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Post by nene on Jul 3, 2003 8:02:16 GMT -5
I have several male bettas and I decided to get a female betta one day while at Wal-Mart basically because I felt sorry for her. Anyway, I put her in a 2 1/2 gallon tank with two african dwarf frogs. At first she was just curious and then she started attacking them. I quickly removed her to an extra tank I already had set up. I was thinking about getting another female betta to put in with her so just to test her I put a mirror up to her tank- she started posturing and flaring her gills and short fins and did this for as long as the mirror was there. I decided she should be kept by herself. Is this agressiveness unusual in a female betta?  |
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Post by Betta MVP on Jul 3, 2003 12:44:26 GMT -5
It's not unusual at all. You can sometimes house female bettas together but if you do, my suggestion is at least four. They will establish dominance and if you only had two, one would get picked on way too much. Some females are too aggressive for any tank mates though and are better off by themselves.
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Post by subo on Jul 3, 2003 14:46:21 GMT -5
Nene,
Go to the Pictures board & check out the Female Betta Dorm thread. You'll go ga-ga over these cuties! (Six in one tank...)
It REALLY made me want a female tank - maybe someday.
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AmberD
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Post by AmberD on Jul 3, 2003 20:26:46 GMT -5
Nene, Go to the Pictures board & check out the Female Betta Dorm thread. You'll go ga-ga over these cuties! (Six in one tank...) It REALLY made me want a female tank - maybe someday. *grins* Here, this link should speed things up  healthybetta.proboards19.com/index.cgi?board=picturepages&action=display&thread=1055720834I think your girl should be left alone. Females do have the potential to be as aggressive and territorial as males. It depends on their personality, age, and experience. Yours sounds pretty set in her ways. Amber |
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