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Can male and female bettas be kept in the same tank2007-11-24 23:10:46

Can male and female bettas be kept in the same tank?

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No you can't keep male/female or male/male together, unless you want to breed a couple, but even then they need to be conditioned for about 2 weeks and can only be together for the spawning process,after that you would have to take her out right away, because the male will start to protect his bubblenest with the eggs

But what you CAN do, is keeping at least 3 females together in an at least 10 gallon tank, the reason of 3 is because they need to choose their so called peckingorder, it might look like they are fighting with each other on the start, but they are going to be fine with each other after that

But also provide enough live plants for them to be comfortable in there

Hope that helps

Good luck

EB

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No, the male will kill the female betta. You WILL end up with a dead fish so dont try it./

~ GG

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Yes,especially if you want baby bettas. I have kept them in a tank together,just keep an eye on them to make certain the male isn't hurting her.

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Femal bettas should only be put in with a male that is "bubbling"...he is making a nest and should mate

without harm coming to the female.

Otherwise, no, because he may kill or injure her.

Bettas twist around each other when breeding.

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I just looked it up it said they not be kept together more than a few hrs to spawn .

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I've heard of people doing it with tanks that are A) HUGE and B) DENSELY planted. Otherwise, no.