Keeping Bettas Together

[swanseastilo]

Can i keep 1 male and several female bettas together i have read several sites but read diffrent stuff some say no some say yes.

 

[Fishy friend2]

To put it in simple words..... No

 

[fuzzynicki]

Absolutely NOT! You will get people tell you that they have successfully kept males in with females, but this is a very rare occurance and totally not worth risking the lives of the bettas Ideally females should be kept in a minimum group of 5 to cut down on bickering within the tank. Males should only ever be housed individually.

 

[Man of fish]

I was told 7+ females and one male will work. But only 1 male definitely.

 

[Fishy friend2]

A male should never be housed with females, the only success story is fuzzynickies 65 gallons, heavily planted sorority tank, and that is still a little bit risky though

 

[fuzzynicki]

I was told 7+ females and one male will work. But only 1 male definitely.

Too much of a risk to take

 

[Fishy friend2]

To be honest It would only work in a fairly large tank

 

[fuzzynicki]

A male should never be housed with females, the only success story is fuzzynickies 65 gallons, heavily planted sorority tank, and that is still a little bit risky though

Mine wasn't planned lol. I just had 2 out of 6 females I bought turn out to be PK males! They grew up with dozens of girls and were so laid back they were ok. I would never, ever intentionally mix males and females though!

 

[MisssMarie]

It's better to just house more females together, adding a male is a dangerous risk. Females together can make a beautiful tank as well

 

[Fishy friend2]

Oh, okay.

It's better to just house more females together, adding a male is a dangerous risk. Females together can make a beautiful tank as well

But only under certain conditions. I personally wouldn't even try to have a sorority, IMO I think that their are too many risks unless you had a 20 gallon tank or larger

 

[MisssMarie]

I have 5 females in a 10 gallon, I think its just because of their laid back personalities. I let them get used to each other before letting them together, I used dividers to seperate them in the tank for like a week, and then let em go once they were used to each other, I had a handful of fights, but, since then, it's been calm

 

[swanseastilo]

Ok cheers guys. Wont be taking advise from my lfs again.

 

[Liquid skills]

Here some advice if u just wonted females the more the merryer the more females the better as agression is split between all of them mine dont fight my oldest female chases them a little but never bites or attacks and they dont attack or chase her she is the matriarc of the group i recomed at least 7 females and NO males or just 1 male

 

[fuzzynicki]

I totally agree! The more females the better! I have up to 40 in my female sorority. It is a beautiful sight indeed,- and very peaceful

 

[MisssMarie]

How many females should you put in a 10 gallon?