Can a female betta kill a male betta?

Rain · 07-27-2005, 05:19 AM

I've been raising bettas for awhile now,but today I put my male and female bettas together to spawn and like 5 hours later I saw my male betta floating dead.So can a shemale betta kill a male betta?,if not then why did it die?

**Damon** · 07-27-2005, 08:43 AM

A female can easily kill a male betta (or any other fish for that matter.)

**Baby_Baby** · 07-27-2005, 08:53 AM

Sorry about your loss.

maxpayne_lhp · 07-27-2005, 09:36 AM

Did you plan to breed them or something? Why did you mix the two together?

(RC) · 07-27-2005, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain

I've been raising bettas for awhile now,but today I put my male and female bettas together to spawn and like 5 hours later I saw my male betta floating dead.So can a shemale betta kill a male betta?,if not then why did it die?

The post said he was spawning them. I've had more females kill males then males kill females in the last 13 years of breeding bettas. I just had a male killed 2 weeks ago.

RC

Jonno · 07-27-2005, 12:16 PM

Yes female bettas can kill males i found that out first hand but i watches the spawning and stopped it, i dnt breed bettas anymore but breed angels now but i rescused my male..

- Jonno

AshleytheGreat · 07-27-2005, 02:34 PM

Maybe its one of those wierd species that kills the other after there done. Like how the praying mantis female eats the male after their done breeding.

(RC) · 07-27-2005, 02:37 PM

I never had them kill each other after they were done breeding. Only instead of breeding.

RC

aaa · 07-27-2005, 03:02 PM

they are not killing each other after the spawn. the tank just too small for either one of them running away from each other's sight.

i never have a female kill the male, but i have plenty of male beat up by female. my little suggestion is using a female that is a little bit(not a lot) smaller than the male and that's for 2 reasons(just guess, may not be true)

1. the female is smaller in size so the chance of female beat up or kill the male is smaller as smaller in size usually not as strong as the bigger one.

2. the male can wrap around the female. i have some big fat female spawn with the smaller one and the male can't wrap around her and then the egg all gone bad the next day.

hope this help.

(RC) · 07-27-2005, 05:11 PM

Out of 29 spawns I set up in the last 2 weeks. I had 2 females kill a male and 1 male kill a female. In all cases the female was smaller than the male. Both of the males killed were long finned and the female killed was killed by a short finned male.

RC

**Damon** · 07-27-2005, 09:35 PM

Where is your "No Crowns" Avatar RC? (I really liked that one)

Arlene · 08-23-2005, 02:00 PM

I just have a really stupid question but since ive never had a betta before what is it that the fish do to kill each other?

AshleytheGreat · 08-23-2005, 03:21 PM

Wow good question...Im curious too.

aaa · 08-23-2005, 03:27 PM

betta use their mouth and teeth to attack each other.

waynside · 08-25-2005, 02:15 AM

unfortunately...i have had the same thing happen before...some females are just able to move better than the males with the longer fins...so they are able to kill them.

sisofafishlover · 08-25-2005, 08:21 PM

Ya, female Bettas can definatley kill the males, dunno how they do it! Lol, woman power! Nah, its really disgustin, I think she must not have been ready? Most female animals get mad when they aren't ready. I know for sure that horses do, ooh, ya gottan keep em seperate untill she shows signs of being ready to breed!

Soooo sorry for your loses

Godsgirl · 02-27-2007, 10:44 AM

Hi,
I have had a male betta for about a year, and have wanted to breed him, but should I be worried that he would be killed if I do?

anasfire23 · 02-27-2007, 09:46 PM

godsgirl, you have posted on a 2 year old thread. There is plenty of information on what you want to know in the sticky called 'breeding resources' or 'so you want to breed bettas'

07-27-2005, 05:19 AM	#1
Rain Fish Collector Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HI Posts: 8	Can a female betta kill a male betta? I've been raising bettas for awhile now,but today I put my male and female bettas together to spawn and like 5 hours later I saw my male betta floating dead.So can a shemale betta kill a male betta?,if not then why did it die?

07-27-2005, 08:43 AM	#2
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	A female can easily kill a male betta (or any other fish for that matter.) __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

07-27-2005, 08:53 AM	#3
Baby_Baby Friendly Neighborhood Mod Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,681	Sorry about your loss. __________________ *Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?*

07-27-2005, 09:36 AM	#4
maxpayne_lhp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: West Michigan Age: 20 Posts: 2,174	Did you plan to breed them or something? Why did you mix the two together? __________________ ~Nam Nguyen~

07-27-2005, 02:34 PM	#7
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	Maybe its one of those wierd species that kills the other after there done. Like how the praying mantis female eats the male after their done breeding. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response. Last edited by AshleytheGreat; 07-27-2005 at 03:12 PM.

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07-27-2005, 12:16 PM	#6
Jonno Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Devon, UK Age: 20 Posts: 512	Yes female bettas can kill males i found that out first hand but i watches the spawning and stopped it, i dnt breed bettas anymore but breed angels now but i rescused my male.. - Jonno

07-27-2005, 02:37 PM	#8
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	I never had them kill each other after they were done breeding. Only instead of breeding. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

07-27-2005, 03:02 PM	#9
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	they are not killing each other after the spawn. the tank just too small for either one of them running away from each other's sight. i never have a female kill the male, but i have plenty of male beat up by female. my little suggestion is using a female that is a little bit(not a lot) smaller than the male and that's for 2 reasons(just guess, may not be true) 1. the female is smaller in size so the chance of female beat up or kill the male is smaller as smaller in size usually not as strong as the bigger one. 2. the male can wrap around the female. i have some big fat female spawn with the smaller one and the male can't wrap around her and then the egg all gone bad the next day. hope this help.

07-27-2005, 05:11 PM	#10
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	Out of 29 spawns I set up in the last 2 weeks. I had 2 females kill a male and 1 male kill a female. In all cases the female was smaller than the male. Both of the males killed were long finned and the female killed was killed by a short finned male. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

07-27-2005, 09:35 PM	#11
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Where is your "No Crowns" Avatar RC? (I really liked that one) __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

08-23-2005, 02:00 PM	#12
Arlene Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Scotland Age: 34 Posts: 181	I just have a really stupid question but since ive never had a betta before what is it that the fish do to kill each other?

08-23-2005, 03:21 PM	#13
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	Wow good question...Im curious too. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

08-23-2005, 03:27 PM	#14
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	betta use their mouth and teeth to attack each other.

08-25-2005, 02:15 AM	#15
waynside Automotive Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Texas Age: 34 Posts: 107	unfortunately...i have had the same thing happen before...some females are just able to move better than the males with the longer fins...so they are able to kill them.

08-25-2005, 08:21 PM	#16
sisofafishlover the 1 U admire Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 17 Posts: 39	Ya, female Bettas can definatley kill the males, dunno how they do it! Lol, woman power! Nah, its really disgustin, I think she must not have been ready? Most female animals get mad when they aren't ready. I know for sure that horses do, ooh, ya gottan keep em seperate untill she shows signs of being ready to breed! Soooo sorry for your loses __________________ [color=Indigo][color=Indigo]Fish: 2.5 gallon: Crowntail male Betta 10 gallon: 2 female Bettas 50 gallons: 2 baby Gold, red tailed tinfoil barbs (sm) [b]Extinct means forever, do the right thing, let the word extinct, be extinct[i]

02-27-2007, 10:44 AM	#17
Godsgirl Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1	Hi, I have had a male betta for about a year, and have wanted to breed him, but should I be worried that he would be killed if I do?

02-27-2007, 09:46 PM	#18
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	godsgirl, you have posted on a 2 year old thread. There is plenty of information on what you want to know in the sticky called 'breeding resources' or 'so you want to breed bettas' __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's

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