i had a pair in a 55 gallon tank and the male eventually killed her from what I have read after that the only time you can keep them together is if you are trying to breed them and then even after they breed you have to get her out of the tank or he will kill her or sometimes she will kill him
i currently have three female betta's and one male betta in a 25g planted tank... my male is more beat up than the ladies, but none of my ladies are being bothered... i've had them in there for about a year now...
i disagree. i have a male crown and 3 females together! it was 4 but one jumped out! as long as there is more than one female the male will not persistently chase her and then eventually kill her! i also have loads of plants for the fish to hide in amongst so if they do get a bit hassled then they have somewhere to hide! all of mine seem to get along!
also with the breeding thing when the eggs are layed you are to remove the female! the male will fight with her then to protect the nest! when the fry hatch you then remove the female as she will eat the fry!. fry can then be fed brine shrimp!
that's what i said edathome... it's the same with any species aggressive species... if you put two together one will kill the other... but if the aggression can be spread throught different tank mates it cuts down on the possibility of fish death...
i just discovered that i actually have two males and two females in my 25g tank... one of the female betta is beating up on my male... i took it out to look at him, and yes... it's a male... i guess it's my fault for not noticing... but i never thought that they would have a short tail plakant mixed with a bunch of female bettas... ha... they've been together in the same tank for 6-7 months now... i guess i have some mellow males...
they will both stay in that tank untill i see some physical damage... but untill then they're pretty chill with eachother...
sorry gumbii! it wasn't you i was disagreeing with! it was f w pleco!
I also have cherry barbs and cinnamon gouramis with my betas! they are all really chilled and get on great! When i got the male beat i was told he had been taken back because he was too aggressive! i was on standby to fish out the females! when i released him, he wasn't aggressive he was just really horny. fanning himself out and chasing the females one after the other! all settled now though and i think one of the females may be pregnant! i will have to remove him though as i don't want to remove the females!
