Multiple Betta Tank

[lukestanislaus]

i was wondering how big and densely planted a tank would have to be to be able to keep more than 1 male betta in it, along with like 10 females or something and a bunch of other small peaceful fish (corys, tetras etc)

also i was wondering how difficult is it to get short-finned male bettas?

 

[HODDY]

* males cannot live together they will rip each other to death
* females and males cant live with each other(apart from breederin,which is a sort period)
* your tank will have to be 20 galons to fit 10 females on on there own with no other fish.

 

[channing]

yup, bettas don't like each other. sorry. go eithier with females or just on male. as to how hard to get short finned ones in my area super hard. trust me ive been looking

 

[lukestanislaus]

i know males will fight, but theoretically if the tank is big enough and well planted/decorate shouldnt the smaller one be able to run away and avoid the larger male enough to live happily? i mean they must encounter each other in the wild, I assume the weaker male just runs away in that circumstance

 

[Amunet]

From what I've read, the wild types are far less aggressive than the bettas we're all used to.
So yeah sure, I'm sure if you had a tank the size of a rice patty then you could keep more than one of the kind we're used to together in it.
I just don't think any realistic tank size available is big enough to keep 2 males together or a male and females together without some of them coming out beaten and/or dead.

 

[K.J.]

Well the more superior betta, I imagine, would fight for more territory until the inferior one had none left, and the superior one killed it. They're mad powehungry, i say.

 

[SoCalMom]

Doesn't matter how big the tank or how many plants. Males can't be kept together

 

[Synirr]

I read about someone who put two males in a 55g together as an experiment. They sought one-another out to fight.
No, it just doesn't work. It's like trying to put rival gangs together... it doesn't matter how big the city is, someone gets shot eventually

 

[HODDY]

just because the tank is big and got lots of planats in doesnt mean they won't fight.They will see each other and they will fight what ever the tank size.Its just natural.

 

[OohFeeshy]

i mean they must encounter each other in the wild, I assume the weaker male just runs away in that circumstance

And that's the point of downfall. Wild? They've never been anywhere near it, and neither have their fathers, or their fathers fathers, or their fathers fathers fathers and so on. You want to keep multiple bettas, there are plenty of other species.

 

[15761718]

well you CAN keep them together in a large enough tank..

realistically people are exaggerating when they say they will find each other and kill each other! ..... sure its possible they can die but its not likely (in a big enough tank of course if its a small tank different story)

BUT the fact of the matter is bettas like to be alone and if you do have multiple bettas in the one tank what WILL happen is you will have stressed bettas, obviously damaged bettas because they will fight but not necessarily to the death, the loser will run away and be timid whilever the winner is still in the tank.

so not only do you have stressed injured (which also increases chances of catching disease) bettas, you will have some very timid bettas who will do nothing all day and have a shorter life span than others due to constant stress and injury, this timidness takes away the very thing that makes bettas unique and enjoyable to have, THEIR PERSONALITY, if they arnt happy (which they wont be) they wont have a personality either

so no, please do not do it

 

[faithless1294]

unless you had a 500ft tank lol then no you cant really put them together why would you want to even try it? its a known fact males cant live together so why try and fault that? itll jus end up in some dead fishes and thats not the nicest of things to encounter