Comments on: Why Do Betta Fish Fight?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 10 Jul 2019 01:21:23 +0000

In reply to David nicky. You can read the anatomy page which will tell you how to differentiate the two sexes.

By: David nicky

David nicky — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:23:51 +0000

I have two betta fish currently. One is named The Dark Knight (blue) and the other Sophia (orange). I don’t know how to tell if Bettas are male or female. I have them in separate tanks. I’m starting to think Sophia is a dude. If so I will call him Stephon.

By: Kevin B Baker

Kevin B Baker — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 22:31:36 +0000

In reply to Bryan. I have had 4 male bettas in the 55-gallon for over 2 years with other species as well. They have been together so long they protect one another it is a beautiful thing. They have never fought over food or over territory. I got all of them at the same time and they were very young, I don't think even an inch long since day one they have teamed up against the rest of the community.

By: Kevin Armstrong

Kevin Armstrong — Sat, 19 Jan 2019 16:41:52 +0000

I had a beta fish named Sushi in a 10 gallon tank with some neons and mollies , all got along fine but my algae eater actually killed Sushi .

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 23:58:38 +0000

In reply to Ka-Lai. Clever naming there Ka-Lai, however, no a fraternity or a collective habitat of males is not possible. You could use a divider system to house males in the same tank (example: 2 males in a divided 10-gallon tank), but they wouldn't be able to interact with one-another and should not be able to see one-another either.

By: Ka-Lai

Ka-Lai — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:00:36 +0000

Is there any chance that you could create a habitat of multiple males? I see that you have mentioned a sorority is possible. If there is a collective of males (if ever possible,) would that collective be called a fraternity?

By: Erika

Erika — Wed, 08 Aug 2018 01:58:40 +0000

Hello 🙂 Thank you for making this article. I bought my first betta fish today (probably going to name him Ippo or after a famous historical figure) and my uncle insists that I buy him a companion. Now I can tell him exactly why I must not 🙂

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 01:51:32 +0000

In reply to Sarah. 4 is the minimum for a sorority tank, so you should be okay. You may need to add one more, but only time and careful watching will tell you that. Telling if they are aggressive during a purchase is not completely possible, it depends how they react in the presence of others in your habitat. I've had some that are completely docile on their own and extremely aggressive with a tank mate.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 05:08:32 +0000

Hello, I was wondering, I just got a tank that is 10 gallons and I was wondering if it would be fine I put in 4 female Bettas, I don’t want the to quarrel so I had to ask a expert, also if I get them, how can I tell if one is aggressive before I get it?

By: tatum

tatum — Mon, 21 May 2018 18:02:29 +0000

Hi Bryan!!
My friends and I have been housing Betta fish for a whole 3 days!! We used some of the info on this site for our taxis experiment. We were wondering what your last name is so we can properly site your enthusiasm on our presentation please let me know soon, (in the next day). Your website has been extremely helpful to Betta fish enthusiasts like ourselves!!