Should I?

[danni_69]

Dude?!?! Why would you want to even try this? If you know male bettas fight each other, mostly to the death.. then why on earth would you want to experiment with it??

I had a bad experience a few weeks back. I'd set up a divided tank (3 parts) with a glass top slide lid that covered with no jumping gaps. I went to the shop super quick, came back and two of my boys were killing each other cuz I'd left the tank lid slightly (probably inch and a half) open and the older of the two had jumped in and started attackin the lil one.. both of them are perfectly peaceful, quiet fish.. ON THEIR OWN!!!

Please, for the fighters sakes, don't try keeping two together, no matter how big-a-tank you might get.. they will find each other!

 

[newfishy]

no

 

[Corleone]

Aside from immense tanks, the only "successful" attempts I know of were in uncycled or unfiltered tanks. Certainly if the fish are sufficiently stressed by their environment, they'll be less prone to fight each other. There was one just a month or two ago on this forum of something like a dozen males packed into a small uncycled tank. They didn't kill each other, the water got them first. People have had all sorts of "amazing" success stories in the first few weeks of a badly informed setup, but unfortunately very few of them have the goodness to follow up with the consequences in terms of dead fish or the sudden decent into bloodbath as the cycle finishes and stress subsides. Success in fish is measured in years, not weeks or even months in most cases.

 

[bronzecat]

I personally cant see anything "Successful" in keeping fish in crappy water just so they wont fight.

 

[dcarmor927]

i have to agree with the congregation...i've seen some fight, and its not pretty...don't do it

 

[bronzecat]

Actually, I dont know why I'm bothering with this thread?? Kevinthecow hasn't replied and he's been online recently. So I was probably right...........

 

[Hayleamorgan]

Mate your showing your age! Grow up!

 

[bronzecat]

Mate your showing your age! Grow up!

Who is?

 

[ReMz]

I think she is referring to the original poster.

The stupidity of some people never ceases to amaze me......