my girl gets a little help

[GuppyDude]

this sounds werid so feal free to make fun of me. i noticed my guppy girl was getting way to much attention from the male because she had juts dropped alot of fry ( all eaten ) so i took her out and put her in my female bettas tank. my female betta is pretty friendly, loved my corys and pleco but she wouldn't stop pecking on my guppy female. i got worried considering iv got 2 other female bettas on the way and i can have the going at it. so i left the guppy in the female tank and moved my female betta to a breeder to my guppy tank with the males. i watched her before i went to bed and she was not happy but i thoght nothing of it. i woke up this morning to find the breeder empty, my guppys cowaring in the corner and the female betta juts chillin out with mr. pleco. i put her back in the breeder this morning am she hasn't jumped again so perhaps shes setteling down. does anyone else know any ways to get her used to being with a community?

 

[Synirr]

does anyone else know any ways to get her used to being with a community?

You can't? Bettas and guppies are a no-no together, and females bettas need to establish a pecking order when housed together.

 

[wuvmybetta]

does anyone else know any ways to get her used to being with a community?

You can't? Bettas and guppies are a no-no together, and females bettas need to establish a pecking order when housed together.

Well said. I totally agree.

 

[GuppyDude]

well, i didn't think a female would be a problem, i thoght it was juts males, well i found that out this morning, she ripped up my beutiful male guppy. its juts a couple tears, im sure he'll recover with melafix. iv got the female guppy back in heer tank and my female betta back in hers. that was a stressful 2 days. how should i add the new female bettas thogh? i dont want them to fight, will they find a pecking order by themselves?

 

[Synirr]

You can add new females just as you add new fish to any tank... just acclimate them first. If you want, you could put them in a breeding trap for a few days so all the fish can get used to seeing one-another before they actually meet face-to-face, but in my experience, it doesn't make that big a difference. When adding new female bettas, one of two things can happen:
A ) The new female will challenge the alpha for dominance, and they will fight.
B ) The new female will immediately back down from the alpha, thus the alpha retains her dominance without a struggle.
It's just the luck of the draw which you get. You also need to be aware that some females are just as aggressive as males, and so may need to be housed alone or with fish that don't draw their aggression. You just need to keep a close eye on them for a few days and see how everything works out. I find it helpful to add new females at feeding time, so by the time they finish eating, they're confused as to how someone else suddenly appeared in the tank
I added my last two females this way, and have not seen even one torn fin.

Edit: lol, added spaces because my "B )" made a B)

 

[GuppyDude]

ok, i guess thats how im goin to do it then, iv got 2 females coming this week so it should be interesting

 

[Synirr]

I've heard it helps to add all the new ones at once... in other words, add both new females at the same time in order to spread aggression around
Edit: Oh, and good luck!

 

[GuppyDude]

well their not comeing at the same time, ones going too be here tuesday or wedsday and the other either thursday or friday so should i just keep the first one out of the tank fior a while? maybe keep her in a breeder?