A few years ago when I was in college I had this great blue male betta. He'd eat fleas of my cats (when we had a slight flea problem after adopting a cat off the street) and eat them from my hands, always swam to the front glass and watch me work at the computer... just really interesting little guy.
I decided to split the tank and put a female blue betta in. They flaired their gills at eachother for a number of months before I took out the divider and let them mingle.
This male betta adored the little female betta, and neither of them had a nipping problem. They were very peaceful with eachother, and happy, until she got old and died (they lived in the same 2 gallon for over a year). After that he wasn't the same (fishy had a broken heart) and died a few months after.
So now I am in an office setting and I set-up a fish tank. right now i'm just letting the water do its thing, and letting the levels just kinda level out.
But is this normal behavior of a male and a female after being exposed to each other for a long period of time? How can you tell how good your betta's temperment is before introducing him to a female.
I decided to split the tank and put a female blue betta in. They flaired their gills at eachother for a number of months before I took out the divider and let them mingle.
This male betta adored the little female betta, and neither of them had a nipping problem. They were very peaceful with eachother, and happy, until she got old and died (they lived in the same 2 gallon for over a year). After that he wasn't the same (fishy had a broken heart) and died a few months after.
So now I am in an office setting and I set-up a fish tank. right now i'm just letting the water do its thing, and letting the levels just kinda level out.
But is this normal behavior of a male and a female after being exposed to each other for a long period of time? How can you tell how good your betta's temperment is before introducing him to a female.
