3 Baby Bettas

[kimber815]

Last week a co-worker received a plastic box full of about 10 bettas from someone in our office who was breeding them and trying to get rid of some of them. My co-worker didn't want that many so after she put 4 in a glass bowl she let the others sit in the plastic box not really knowing what to do with them. It really freaked me out to seem them all in there in that little amount of water and so I had to rescue a few. Someone else in the office took the last couple. I owned 1 male betta a long time ago and still had the glass bowl and some food at home. I brought it in and now on my desk at work I have a glass bowl with 3 baby bettas in it. I don't know if they are male or female cause they are so small but their tails are short and not fancy so I'm thinking females.

I feed them the Betta-Bio Gold pellets but usually they just look at it and occasionally bite it then spit it back out. lol. Does that mean they don't like it? Should I be feeding something else?

Also, I've always thought that bettas can't be in the same bowl together but these were all together in the box and they weren't fighting each other. My babies sometimes chase each other but it doesn't look any harm is being done. Can they be OK together or is this stressing them out?

Lastly, my office isn't warm in fact it's chilly sometimes. Would it be a good idea to occasionally pour a little bit of warmish water into their bowl? I don't mind doing that if it would help them be comfortable.

Wow, I wrote a lot, lol. Thanks for any info you can give.

 

[wilsonnw8]

Hey there

Wow you did write a lot I hope I can remember everything!

If they were very young betta they can be kept together, infact breeders generally keep fry together and then seperate them off after a few weeks. If they are estabished fish you really need to keep them in their own containers...they wont put up with each other for long and you will end up with dead fish.
If your office is cold they will need heaters I wouldnt say it was a great idea to just add more warm water now and again because too many water changes can damage water quality. Really they need their own tanks or bowls and heaters. Lastly if the guys are still small you need to feed them something like betta first bites, hikari betta food is the best for your adult bettas or blood worm etc I would be happy to help you with anything else you want to know.

tilly

 

[Jaded12]

Firstly generally really young bettas all look a bit femalish until the males tails begin to grow out and they begin to show aggression toward eachother. I would seperate them until you're sure of the sex. Also even in they are females they should be kept in groups of no less then 4 in a tank no smaller then 10gallons. and if you're keeping them in seperate tanks each tank should be an absolute minimum of 1gallon with 2.5+ being preferred. You will also need heaters in each tank as bettas are tropical fish and need to be kept in temperatures of 76 - 82 degrees F. The betta pellets may be too big/hard for them to eat since they are so small. Try feeding thawed frozen bloodworms and tropical flakes made for bettas until they get a bit bigger

 

[kimber815]

Thank you both for the replies.