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Post by briggs on Mar 25, 2005 17:11:49 GMT -5
I just got my first betta fish. He's in a good sized tank for himself with 2 fake plants, a rock formation and a hollowed out log. He uses all of them quite regularly, he likes to make his rounds and hang out in those areas, when he's not swiming around. My tank is about.. 4-5 litres I believe. Bigger then what is suggested at pet stores tahts for sure.
Anyways, so far he is doing quite well I believe. I changd his water today and he tried jumping out of his little holding cup which is normal i hear, but he is fine. Its been about a week since ive had him now and he seems quite comfortable and attached now!
In about 1-2 weeks I plan on getting a crown tail betta. I was originally going to get a bit bigger tank (sort of in the shap of a lilly pad) and then split it down the middle and give half to each fish, dividing it by some clouded glass, but unfortuantely the other tank ill be given wont give the fish the same amount of space he has now, so id ont want to downsize his property!
So what I will probably do is just leave him to his own tank, and then have this ohter tank im being given and give it to the crown tail, and buy him some accessoriesf or his tank.
After all of that, my main question is.. is it bad to keep the tanks some what together? I don't want them to be in eachothers faces constantly and being stressed out and fighting the glass, but im wondering if just knowing there is another betta around will keep some adrenilene going sometimes, which is probably good for them i would think..
or should i completly blind them from eachother?
Thanks!
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Post by abm on Mar 25, 2005 17:52:27 GMT -5
Hi briggs, and welcome to HB:)
I have found that my bettas do enjoy having a "flaring neighbor". I have only males, all in individual tanks, and they all have a buddy nearby; however, some fish are loners by nature and do get agitated when another tank is placed nearby. You'll need to watch your fish and see how it goes. As long as each fish has a hidey and/or a plant to retreat behind when he's feeling overly threatened, they should do fine.
It's good you're thinking about this before the new fish comes home, and it's also nice that you've decided not to downsize your first betta:)
Post pictures when you can, if possible, and introduce your guy!
~abm
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Post by briggs on Mar 25, 2005 19:31:15 GMT -5
Hi briggs, and welcome to HB:) I have found that my bettas do enjoy having a "flaring neighbor". I have only males, all in individual tanks, and they all have a buddy nearby; however, some fish are loners by nature and do get agitated when another tank is placed nearby. You'll need to watch your fish and see how it goes. As long as each fish has a hidey and/or a plant to retreat behind when he's feeling overly threatened, they should do fine. It's good you're thinking about this before the new fish comes home, and it's also nice that you've decided not to downsize your first betta:) Post pictures when you can, if possible, and introduce your guy! ~abm  |
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Post by winddancir on Mar 30, 2005 16:36:37 GMT -5
I have one male who doesn't care either way if he has neighbors. But one of my girls, Beauty, gets very depressed if her tank is seperated from the others. Each one has their own preferences!
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Post by Bettaman on Apr 1, 2005 8:33:37 GMT -5
I just got my first betta fish. He's in a good sized tank for himself with 2 fake plants, a rock formation and a hollowed out log. He uses all of them quite regularly, he likes to make his rounds and hang out in those areas, when he's not swiming around. My tank is about.. 4-5 litres I believe. Bigger then what is suggested at pet stores tahts for sure. Anyways, so far he is doing quite well I believe. I changd his water today and he tried jumping out of his little holding cup which is normal i hear, but he is fine. Its been about a week since ive had him now and he seems quite comfortable and attached now! In about 1-2 weeks I plan on getting a crown tail betta. I was originally going to get a bit bigger tank (sort of in the shap of a lilly pad) and then split it down the middle and give half to each fish, dividing it by some clouded glass, but unfortuantely the other tank ill be given wont give the fish the same amount of space he has now, so id ont want to downsize his property! So what I will probably do is just leave him to his own tank, and then have this ohter tank im being given and give it to the crown tail, and buy him some accessoriesf or his tank. After all of that, my main question is.. is it bad to keep the tanks some what together? I don't want them to be in eachothers faces constantly and being stressed out and fighting the glass, but im wondering if just knowing there is another betta around will keep some adrenilene going sometimes, which is probably good for them i would think.. or should i completly blind them from eachother? Thanks! I have my males each in a 10 gallon tank only seperated by 1 foot between the tanks and they basically ignore each other. they sometimes watch each other but at 1 foot between the tanks they are not close enough to feel threatened (I guess) so they never even flair at each other. I also have a female between 2 males in seperate tanks also seperated by about a foot. The males are always making eyes at her and she's really good at flaunting her stuff at them too. |
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Post by spyker on Apr 14, 2005 17:25:28 GMT -5
I just got my first betta fish. He's in a good sized tank for himself with 2 fake plants, a rock formation and a hollowed out log. He uses all of them quite regularly, he likes to make his rounds and hang out in those areas, when he's not swiming around. My tank is about.. 4-5 litres I believe. Bigger then what is suggested at pet stores tahts for sure. Anyways, so far he is doing quite well I believe. I changd his water today and he tried jumping out of his little holding cup which is normal i hear, but he is fine. Its been about a week since ive had him now and he seems quite comfortable and attached now! In about 1-2 weeks I plan on getting a crown tail betta. I was originally going to get a bit bigger tank (sort of in the shap of a lilly pad) and then split it down the middle and give half to each fish, dividing it by some clouded glass, but unfortuantely the other tank ill be given wont give the fish the same amount of space he has now, so id ont want to downsize his property! So what I will probably do is just leave him to his own tank, and then have this ohter tank im being given and give it to the crown tail, and buy him some accessoriesf or his tank. After all of that, my main question is.. is it bad to keep the tanks some what together? I don't want them to be in eachothers faces constantly and being stressed out and fighting the glass, but im wondering if just knowing there is another betta around will keep some adrenilene going sometimes, which is probably good for them i would think.. or should i completly blind them from eachother? Thanks!
u may place the tanks next to the other. but also should slot a piece of cardboard in between so they won't get stressed by constant flaring.
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Post by amanichen on Apr 14, 2005 17:29:03 GMT -5
u may place the tanks next to the other. but also should slot a piece of cardboard in between so they won't get stressed by constant flaring.
This is pretty much a myth. After keeping multiple divided tanks with three bettas each, I can tell you that while there initially be much flaring, it won't be constant, and it won't be enough to stress out the fish. Of course you might find a particular pair of fish which won't quit, but from what I've seen this has not been the case. Activity is good for fish anyway, many bettas don't get enough exercise. |
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Post by briggs on Apr 14, 2005 17:32:02 GMT -5
probably true. just take a look at store bettas. even healthy ones. they get bored at some point!
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Post by spyker on Apr 14, 2005 17:39:21 GMT -5
This is pretty much a myth. After keeping multiple divided tanks with three bettas each, I can tell you that while there initially be much flaring, it won't be constant, and it won't be enough to stress out the fish. Of course you might find a particular pair of fish which won't quit, but from what I've seen this has not been the case. Activity is good for fish anyway, many bettas don't get enough exercise.
well, dats my practice anyway. my rectangular tanks r placed next to each other (due to space constraints) & i have a blind in between. altho' i do remove the blind daily to make them move around a bit. 
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