Is This Reaaly A Female?

[Liquid skills]

ok well i got this girl? for christmas from my little brother from the female tank but recently it has been so aggressive and one of my females has lost 90% of her fins anal fin and tail she was less damaged wgen i bred her she was recovering and i went down stairs and she had lost so much i have seperated the female who done this but the others have also ripped fins not as bad as the first females fins but still damaged heres a picture of the aggressive female

also she is very bright coloured compared to my others

heres two of my other females (not the highly damaged one)

all the other females swim with each other and dont show any agresstion so thats another thing that makes me think she may be a he if not how can i stop her from being so agressive??

the tank is heaverly planted i will post pic of tank :

its not a very good picture so i will upload another one later

thanks in advance

chris

 

[Liquid skills]

heres another picture and a vid

 

[shi24137]

looks like a female to me but you never know, the LFS said mine was a girl and he/she gets along great with females but any male and he/she goes nuts which in turn makes me feel it's a male...

 

[Liquid skills]

Its crazy she just has become very aggressive and nothing has changed so im stumped

 

[mtbdean]

You sure its not the White Skirt Tetras? They went for everything when I put them in my tank, so now they are in a species tank!

 

[lilfishie]

you just have the 3 females? you need 5+ to spread aggression the more the better really

 

[MrCashew]

I thought only females who were sisters got along peacefully? if the fish is a male it could be a throwback to wild-type (originally all bettas had short fins and tails). seems like separating it is a good idea regardless. Try looking at its belly and seeing if you can see an egg-spot/ovipositor. males shouldn't have anything underneath.

looks like a female to me but you never know, the LFS said mine was a girl and he/she gets along great with females but any male and he/she goes nuts which in turn makes me feel it's a male...

Also females do flare at males. its a sign that she is attracted to him.

 

[shi24137]

well the jar the betta in question was in did not specify if it was a male or female, they said that it was female, but to me, it looks like a male, the betta in question only flares at my male bettas, the females he just leaves alone...for now

 

[onidrase]

Totally irrelevant, but I love the shape of that tank. May I ask what type it is, the model or company or something?

 

[MrCashew]

well the jar the betta in question was in did not specify if it was a male or female, they said that it was female, but to me, it looks like a male, the betta in question only flares at my male bettas, the females he just leaves alone...for now

I think its very likely that shes female. females will flare at males if they are ready to breed. if it was male the females it shares the tank with would almost certainly have an issue with it, and vice versa.

 

[Liquid skills]

I dont think its the white skirts i used to have a male in there in sted and he was fine tail never ripped i know it has to be this other female her tail and fins are the only one that are whole not even a slight tear and ive seen her chase the others quite fearsly hhhhmmmm

Also i only have 3 for now i am buying more when i get paid i know about spreading the aggression i had things come up so thats why i couldnt buy any more

Are u talkin about my tank onidrase? If so no idea what it is i got is second hand with two tones of gravel ( two 30l buckets full) filter air pump heater lights etc for £60) but i have no idea what it is only that of cause its bowed shape 2.5ft high 3ft long 1.5 width holding 250L

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

It looks like a female.

Try putting her in a breeders net for a few days (in the same tank) to see if it calms her down (effectively you are putting her on the 'naughty step'). See if that calms her down.

 

[Liquid skills]

hi doodle i tried that for an hour yesterday but her nice dark colors turned in to thorny fear stripes i felt so bad ans cruel doing it ill watch her the next few days if i notice any more damage or aggression (that isnt normal betta) ill pt her on the naughty step again lol

 

[lilfishie]

you just have the 3 females? you need 5+ to spread aggression the more the better really

Heres you answer to peace

 

[Liquid skills]

yeh but as i stated before i dont have the money atm just didnt know if there was any way to calm her down for now ?