can i keep a male and female Betta?

avanc

avanc

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So this may sound like a really dumb question, I'm a fairly experienced fish keeper but I haven't had a Betta since I was a little kid..well i have acquired a beautiful little male and was wondering, I know why they're called Siamese fighting fish (duh right) but how do males and females do together? mine's busy all day trying to build bubble nests and i wonder if he might want a girlfriend?
 
avanc said:
So this may sound like a really dumb question, I'm a fairly experienced fish keeper but I haven't had a Betta since I was a little kid..well i have acquired a beautiful little male and was wondering, I know why they're called Siamese fighting fish (duh right) but how do males and females do together? mine's busy all day trying to build bubble nests and i wonder if he might want a girlfriend?
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i wouldn't unless u want to breed, but if u breed u keep them in separate tanks and when the male is ready then u drop her in for a couple hours to breed then take her out..

unless u have a bigger tank i wouldn't do it
 
avanc said:
Do they get too aggressive with each other?
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The problem is males are persuasive. Even if the female refuses to spawn with him, he may kill her in the process from constant harassments. Please keep the sexes separated unless you plan to breed in which case you have to research further before you plan on it.
 
the male and the female can both kick the bejeebus out of each other during spawning, and i've seen the two sexes fight like two males would in a tub on the market back road of Thailand.

do so much research that your eyes hurt from staring at a computer screen, and also honestly decide if you have the resources, finances, and time, to care for a spawn of baby bettas, if you are thinking of breeding this fiesty lil fish.


on a side note, male bettas build the nests because they feel good and when fish feel good their bodies and tiny brains say "spawn!", lol, to put it as simply as possible. this does not mean that they 'have' to spawn, however.
 
I had a male and female in my community tank for a while at one point (just wanted to try it.. they were constantly monitored) and to my surprise I saw no agression with that particular pair

now... that was a 1 in a million shot.... so unless you have another tank set up and ready to go.. and you have the time to sit there ALL DAY and watch them... dont even try
 
BettaFishMommy said:
i wouldn't even attempt it. 7itanium, i think you were incredibly lucky!
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I agree 100%.. I always like to think that anything is possibly.. but many things are highly unlikely

I want to stress that I didnt mean to sound like I was telling the OP to do it..

the chances of it working are very very slim at best... and the chances of a bad injury are high
 
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