Anybody have a female betta sorority?

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Agent_Scully

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i've seen several recently and it seems to be a great way to keep bettas if you do it correctly.

Has anybody had success in doing a female betta tank long term?
(if so, how did you do it?)
 

luckydud13

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It is in my experience that the bettas have to grow up together, or be very calmly introduced. Otherwise they will fight.
 

luckydud13

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I would say 10 gallons or more, more being better
 

severum mama

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Wow, I must be somewhat of an exception then! I tried keeping a betta sorority in a heavily planted 45 gallon and they fought to the point where I had to rehome the underdog.
 

Eupterus

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My current sorority has been going since July.
Part of the success is attributed to that most of them are sisters.
It will be heavily planted, I am waiting on a better paying job to start this project.
 

AshK

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I have a betta sorority and it has been a head ache. Some say you can house 5 females in a 10 gallon, however this is not a good idea. Not enough space for territories and at the bioload limit. I recommend 5+ in at least a 20 long, as this works best for me. Other things I've found out:

-Sibling bettas/fishes from the same grow out tank live well together
-Caves and a lot of cover are essential
-Pay extremely close attention to the pecking order, and always remove the problem fish, not the picked-on fish
-always have a quarantine tank ready
 

eveliens

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I had a previous one that did very well. It was a planted 20Long and all the bettas were introduced at the same time. Four of the females got along very, very well, without any problems. The fifth one they all terrorized until I removed her. Never had many problems, even with torn fins, once the underdog was removed.

My most recent one failed. I had them in a 29, introduced at the same time, and lost them one by one. I have one female left out of seven. However, I suspect this is actual due to an illness rather than fighting, especially since the ones I pulled were "alpha" in the tank. I know for sure 3 were ill before they passed. This was after I separated everyone from each other and other tankmates.

I agree with AshK's tips. You can take precautions but it's a bit dicey. Make sure you pick tankmates that won't pick on them.
 
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