How many in one tank?

83turboranger · 01-25-2005, 05:08 PM

Hey,
I have a 2 gal. tank. All it has is a bubble maker. Not ideal for the 3 neon tetras I have, as I've been told many times. I was given the idea to make it a betta tank. (I plan on getting a 20 gal. for other fish) How many bettas can I have in my 2 gal. tank? Any advice would be great. Thanks.

Jett · 01-25-2005, 05:55 PM

one and only one

(RC) · 01-25-2005, 09:49 PM

You can't keep more than one Betta together. They will fight.

RC

VWs and Fish · 01-26-2005, 12:31 AM

So in the wild being a betta is like being a ninja. If you encounter any other betta...you must fight to the death. And only the most ninja bettas live! Kill or be killed in the rice fields.

(RC) · 01-26-2005, 04:16 AM

In the wild Bettas do fight, but the loser can run away. In a tank they don't have anyplace to run.

RC

VWs and Fish · 01-26-2005, 09:50 AM

thanks you have no smashed my dreams of teaching my beta marshal arts in hopes he could become a great warrior.

83turboranger · 01-26-2005, 02:38 PM

so one per tank, I take it?

Damon · 01-26-2005, 02:41 PM

Unless you can successfully divide the tank, only one betta per tank.

83turboranger · 01-26-2005, 03:52 PM

alright, thanks

Lexus · 01-26-2005, 09:22 PM

unless they are females.... females can be kept together although some do become territorial

girls

83turboranger · 01-27-2005, 09:06 PM

haha, that would be better. I'd enjoy two more. Will the pet store be able to sex them for me?

VWs and Fish · 01-27-2005, 09:34 PM

I wouldn't shop at a store that couldn't tell me the difference, but I've noticed that larger pet stores do not have females...just what I've noticed.

Lexus · 01-27-2005, 11:40 PM

Female bettas have smaller/less finnage. They have duller colors or more natural colors but can come in reds, greens, purples, blues ect... but they all seem not as vibrant as the male betta. They also are smaller. But be careful, when buying young fish males can be mistaken for females if they have not grown their fins.

http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_...males.htm#top2 some pics of females

Damon · 01-28-2005, 10:33 AM

Check for an ovipositor. Its a small white tube protruding from under a female's belly. Females have more rounded fins also but the ovipositor is the only way to be sure. Keeping females together isn't a good idea either. Females are just as agressive as males. I've lost 3 males to females in a spawn tank. I wouldn't try it until you have a little more experience keeping bettas under your belt.

83turboranger · 01-28-2005, 02:33 PM

Alright, then maybe I'll start w/ just one. But I kinda like the idea of a brighter colored male.

(RC) · 01-28-2005, 02:49 PM

Many females are just as brightly colored as the males, but they don't have the finnage of the males.

RC

lil_jess · 01-28-2005, 04:06 PM

these bettas fight because of territorial. Back in the stream, shallow ponds they fight for territory and just fight.

bettaboi · 01-30-2005, 07:41 PM

like someone said i would wait till you have a lil more experence with bettas and just remember to do your homework

01-25-2005, 05:08 PM	#1
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	How many in one tank? Hey, I have a 2 gal. tank. All it has is a bubble maker. Not ideal for the 3 neon tetras I have, as I've been told many times. I was given the idea to make it a betta tank. (I plan on getting a 20 gal. for other fish) How many bettas can I have in my 2 gal. tank? Any advice would be great. Thanks. __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-25-2005, 05:55 PM	#2
Jett Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 9	Re: How many in one tank? one and only one

01-25-2005, 09:49 PM	#3
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	You can't keep more than one Betta together. They will fight. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

01-26-2005, 12:31 AM	#4
VWs and Fish Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 30	Re: How many in one tank? So in the wild being a betta is like being a ninja. If you encounter any other betta...you must fight to the death. And only the most ninja bettas live! Kill or be killed in the rice fields.

01-26-2005, 04:16 AM	#5
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	In the wild Bettas do fight, but the loser can run away. In a tank they don't have anyplace to run. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

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01-26-2005, 09:50 AM	#6
VWs and Fish Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 30	Re: How many in one tank? thanks you have no smashed my dreams of teaching my beta marshal arts in hopes he could become a great warrior.

01-26-2005, 02:38 PM	#7
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	so one per tank, I take it? __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-26-2005, 02:41 PM	#8
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,972	Re: How many in one tank? Unless you can successfully divide the tank, only one betta per tank. __________________ 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)

01-26-2005, 03:52 PM	#9
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	alright, thanks __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-26-2005, 09:22 PM	#10
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,405	Re: How many in one tank? unless they are females.... females can be kept together although some do become territorial girls __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

01-27-2005, 09:06 PM	#11
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	haha, that would be better. I'd enjoy two more. Will the pet store be able to sex them for me? __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-27-2005, 09:34 PM	#12
VWs and Fish Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Washington Posts: 30	Re: How many in one tank? I wouldn't shop at a store that couldn't tell me the difference, but I've noticed that larger pet stores do not have females...just what I've noticed.

01-27-2005, 11:40 PM	#13
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,405	Re: How many in one tank? Female bettas have smaller/less finnage. They have duller colors or more natural colors but can come in reds, greens, purples, blues ect... but they all seem not as vibrant as the male betta. They also are smaller. But be careful, when buying young fish males can be mistaken for females if they have not grown their fins. http://www.aquariumfish.net/catalog_...males.htm#top2 some pics of females __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

01-28-2005, 10:33 AM	#14
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,972	Re: How many in one tank? Check for an ovipositor. Its a small white tube protruding from under a female's belly. Females have more rounded fins also but the ovipositor is the only way to be sure. Keeping females together isn't a good idea either. Females are just as agressive as males. I've lost 3 males to females in a spawn tank. I wouldn't try it until you have a little more experience keeping bettas under your belt. __________________ 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)

01-28-2005, 02:33 PM	#15
83turboranger Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Glenville, PA (southern York County, PA/northern MD) Age: 21 Posts: 130	Alright, then maybe I'll start w/ just one. But I kinda like the idea of a brighter colored male. __________________ <III>< -2 1/2 gal tank -1 orange/red glofire +1 Plastic Plant -20 gallon -Kribensis (female) -6 Tiger Barbs + 1 Cave IN GOD WE TRUST

01-28-2005, 02:49 PM	#16
(RC) nobody Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: upstate NY Age: 46 Posts: 793	Many females are just as brightly colored as the males, but they don't have the finnage of the males. RC __________________ "Lead by Example, Follow by Choice" http://www.ibcbettas.org/ http://www.cnybc.org/

01-28-2005, 04:06 PM	#17
lil_jess Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 34	Re: How many in one tank? these bettas fight because of territorial. Back in the stream, shallow ponds they fight for territory and just fight.

01-30-2005, 07:41 PM	#18
bettaboi Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: desmoines iowa Posts: 55	Re: How many in one tank? like someone said i would wait till you have a lil more experence with bettas and just remember to do your homework __________________ dont play stupid with me ....im better at it

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