Betta's in a 55 gallon

ha ha ha nice on the love struck but i dont think so

dont keep males with females, even in a tank as big as yours.

have a group of at least 4 females.

Let a single Male Betta patrol the 55 gallon tank. He will be the boss of the tank.

I always kept anywhere from 6-15 female Bettas together depending on the size of the tank (75 g to 125 g). The trick is to put them in at the same time. I tried the Harem thing with 6 females and 1 male and he chased them non-stop until they were worn out and he was ragged. He'd have chased them until he had a little fishy-stroke if I hadn't taken him out.

It's not impossible to keep a male with females, but usually though the male will end up being to much of an *arse* for it to work. In my particular case though, I had had the male for a few years and added the female later on. I think it might have been partially age and being kept in a (eek!) bowl for a few years that might have chilled him out, but I probably also had an exceptionally mellow betta. After he died I tried a few other males with the female and I eventually did need to seperate them - I believe it was just as much because of the males picking on the female as from the established full grown female beating the males up.

I would stick to just females personally. A group of at least 4 is best, so you could do probably up to 10 or more in a 55 depending on the rest of your stock.