Bettas Living In Trios?

[newfishy]

ok not me, not me, not me...thought id get that point across, but my sister has her betta tanks set up as such

two ten gallon tanks with a divider in each, seperating each into a 5 gallon.

the four seperate places each house 1 male betta and two girls, except for the 4th area houses 1 male and 3 girls.

there was the occasional bickering to begin with but everyone now seems to get along quite lovely, except for the 4th tank, two of the females hate each other and everyone else and womp on each other and the other female plus the male....the beat up female and male hide together in the one cave all the time...its kinda cute.

my sister has the tanks super super busy....plants and hiding spaces galore, enough that no one can make a standoff and fight, and plenty of places so if somebody is getting beat up they can hide.

my sister thinks if the 4th tank does not settle down that they are getting seperated.


getting more into fish myself I am wondering if anyone else ever has this arrangement done..and if so does it work out long term? the first three 5 gallon spaces really seem to enjoy each other company, and 4 just has bickering fish.

I am hopeing she just wont get up one day and everybodys dead.

 

[hollyp0p]

ok not me, not me, not me...thought id get that point across, but my sister has her betta tanks set up as such

two ten gallon tanks with a divider in each, seperating each into a 5 gallon.

the four seperate places each house 1 male betta and two girls, except for the 4th area houses 1 male and 3 girls.

there was the occasional bickering to begin with but everyone now seems to get along quite lovely, except for the 4th tank, two of the females hate each other and everyone else and womp on each other and the other female plus the male....the beat up female and male hide together in the one cave all the time...its kinda cute.

my sister has the tanks super super busy....plants and hiding spaces galore, enough that no one can make a standoff and fight, and plenty of places so if somebody is getting beat up they can hide.

my sister thinks if the 4th tank does not settle down that they are getting seperated.


getting more into fish myself I am wondering if anyone else ever has this arrangement done..and if so does it work out long term? the first three 5 gallon spaces really seem to enjoy each other company, and 4 just has bickering fish.

I am hopeing she just wont get up one day and everybodys dead.

Unless breeding males and females are not meant to be kept together I'm afraid!

 

[newfishy]

she does want them to breed, I actualy think she is her last ditch effort cause shes been trying for abotu 6 months and no babys no matter what else she did.

Idunno, I think bettas are really cute, but I wont have any in a mixed tank.

 

[hollyp0p]

she does want them to breed, I actualy think she is her last ditch effort cause shes been trying for abotu 6 months and no babys no matter what else she did.

Idunno, I think bettas are really cute, but I wont have any in a mixed tank.

I'm not an expert as I only have one male in a community tank (which he loves)....but before breeding can occur it can only be 1 male and 1 female, and they have to be 'conditioned' before breeding is attempted, hopefully some of the betta experts will be able to fill you in better soon when they get online!

 

[blue_betta]

ok not me, not me, not me...thought id get that point across, but my sister has her betta tanks set up as such

two ten gallon tanks with a divider in each, seperating each into a 5 gallon.

the four seperate places each house 1 male betta and two girls, except for the 4th area houses 1 male and 3 girls.

there was the occasional bickering to begin with but everyone now seems to get along quite lovely, except for the 4th tank, two of the females hate each other and everyone else and womp on each other and the other female plus the male....the beat up female and male hide together in the one cave all the time...its kinda cute.
my sister has the tanks super super busy....plants and hiding spaces galore, enough that no one can make a standoff and fight, and plenty of places so if somebody is getting beat up they can hide.

my sister thinks if the 4th tank does not settle down that they are getting seperated.


getting more into fish myself I am wondering if anyone else ever has this arrangement done..and if so does it work out long term? the first three 5 gallon spaces really seem to enjoy each other company, and 4 just has bickering fish.

I am hopeing she just wont get up one day and everybodys dead.

you find it cute that they cower for their lives together? hmm... that says alot...

this set up is a time bomb.. i guess it has not been set up very long? it may be all peace at themoment but it wont be long before you see ragged fins and fin rot and eventualy dead fish.

its beyond me why people cant just stick to the conventionl, tried and tested methods that work! instead decide to go "look look, my fish live fine toegther, they have been intogethr for a few days now and they are fine" then when it all goes belly up they dissapear off the forum... funny that.

she does want them to breed, I actualy think she is her last ditch effort cause shes been trying for abotu 6 months and no babys no matter what else she did.

Idunno, I think bettas are really cute, but I wont have any in a mixed tank.

do some proper research before breeding... throwing a male and a few females in the same tank wont result in babies...

 

[newfishy]

you dont have to be a *****, I believe I said it wasnt MY tank, and I am worried about the outcome.

 

[blue_betta]

you dont have to be a *****, I believe I said it wasnt MY tank, and I am worried about the outcome.

not being a *****.. just fed up with people not doing their research before keeping betta

your "worried about the outcome" but think its cute?

 

[newfishy]

I am sorry that was perhaps not the best reply, but I dont like to feel riduculed for something I am not doing myself. ITS NOT MY TANK. I have never owned a betta, I will be the first person to say I have no clue what to do with them. and that one male and female betta always hung out together before the other two females were added.

my sister jamming all these fish togheter is the same person that thinks cycling a tank is irrelevent and stupid. she hasnt lost any fish because she does daily massive water changes and thinks that is the best way to help her fish.

I am just trying to get some info toghter to let her see that I may be right and she may be wrong

 

[blue_betta]

look in the FAQ secton at the top of the betta forum, there many links to a wealth of information. take that, print it off and show your sister.

dialy water changes are fine so long as its not water straight form the tap. it must be treated first. but cyling a tank is by far the best way for a tank to be run. smaller tanks are difficult to cycle but a 10gallon tank can be cycled easily and it the best way to run it, with perhaps a 10% water change every week

 

[hollyp0p]

owoooh cool it....as she said she's trying to be the good person here....and only came for help

As I said I've only got one and am far from being a betta splenden expert, hence I couldn't help further than knowing it wasn't right.

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

Technically it is possible to keep a male with females. Not something I'd recommend that anyone try though and definitely not in such a small space as they have.
I have a few males living in my females tank right now, where they have been since moved out of the fry raising tank some months ago. Many of them are siblings, none try to spawn and, apart from the odd flare, they are happy together. *Waits to get flamed* In my own defence they were thought to be females when moved in there and males were removed when they became apparent. Most have gone to new homes now. But there are two fellows still in there. I think the only reason it works is because these guys have never been apart. They don't have naturally aggressive personalities and have a great deal of room in there (it's 35g long) with a great deal of plants.
In short, it can be done, but not one to do if you have little to no experience or if they have been alone previously....or if you have no idea what sort of personalities you're dealing with. I know these guys implicitly, having been born and bred right here.
She needs to let the boys have those tanks to themselves and the girls to share a larger tank between them. If she then wants to try breeding their is a wealth of information on it on the internet and many who will be happy to give guidance without flaming your every move. We all make mistakes. Anyone who says otherwise is lying.
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[newfishy]

thank you for that reply, I really think I am gonna try and get her to seperate everyone and at worst turn one tank into a sor for the pleasent girls.

I honestly think each boy needs a 5 gallon or more to himself cause they are monster huge fish, when they do the flare thing they get longer then I can streatch my hand...more then 5 or 6 inches.

 

[Miss Dib Dabs]

They sound like giants or half giants! Lol all my boys have a minimum of 5g each so I'd agree with that. Hope all goes well with them.
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[Bubblenester]

Technically it is possible to keep a male with females. Not something I'd recommend that anyone try though and definitely not in such a small space as they have.
I have a few males living in my females tank right now, where they have been since moved out of the fry raising tank some months ago. Many of them are siblings, none try to spawn and, apart from the odd flare, they are happy together. *Waits to get flamed* In my own defence they were thought to be females when moved in there and males were removed when they became apparent. Most have gone to new homes now. But there are two fellows still in there. I think the only reason it works is because these guys have never been apart. They don't have naturally aggressive personalities and have a great deal of room in there (it's 35g long) with a great deal of plants.
In short, it can be done, but not one to do if you have little to no experience or if they have been alone previously....or if you have no idea what sort of personalities you're dealing with. I know these guys implicitly, having been born and bred right here.
She needs to let the boys have those tanks to themselves and the girls to share a larger tank between them. If she then wants to try breeding their is a wealth of information on it on the internet and many who will be happy to give guidance without flaming your every move. We all make mistakes. Anyone who says otherwise is lying.
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No flaming for that... it's pretty well known that males can often be kept with their brothers and sisters, at least for a while, as long as they were all raised together. The first female that I pulled out of my growout tank and put in my community tank turned out to be a male! "She" was the most aggressive of the group, though not by much, and suddenly "her" fins began to grow. He was fine in the community, and I only pulled him out because some friends wanted a betta and he was perfect for them.