Female Betta, Yes Or No?

[Batzman]

Hey there I was wondering if i could put a female betta in a comunity tank with tetras, danios, gourami and some loaches (the basic comunity mix)

also any other information would be nice as I know very little about them

 

[wilsonnw8]

Hey there I was wondering if i could put a female betta in a comunity tank with tetras, danios, gourami and some loaches (the basic comunity mix)

also any other information would be nice as I know very little about them

I wouldnt you may get away with the teras and danios but its highly likely they wont see eye to eye with a gourami

Female bettas are best kept in groups of 5 or more in a large tank so that they can form a sorrority and spread any aggression, if you want a betta why dont you start up a 3 - 5 gal tank for a boy or a larger tank for the ladies

 

[Batzman]

Hey there I was wondering if i could put a female betta in a comunity tank with tetras, danios, gourami and some loaches (the basic comunity mix)

also any other information would be nice as I know very little about them

I wouldnt you may get away with the teras and danios but its highly likely they wont see eye to eye with a gourami

Female bettas are best kept in groups of 5 or more in a large tank so that they can form a sorrority and spread any aggression, if you want a betta why dont you start up a 3 - 5 gal tank for a boy or a larger tank for the ladies

I always thought it was the males who were the aggressive ones? so will the females pick on the gouramis? always thought it would be the other way around

 

[Devorax]

Females can be quite butch and attack each other on occasion and sometimes their tank mates. The thing with gouramis is that they are close relatives to the betta so the bettas will instinctively be wary/aggressive towards them. Yes males tend to be the more aggressive, but bettas in general can be quite difficult to house with other species. Not all are 'bad', but some can be and it can cause problems. It really does depend on their personalities, which you don't know fully until they are settled in their homes. The best bet is to get a variety of different tailed females and keep them all together alone. They can be very impressive in their own right.

 

[momo33]

I have 4 females ( one suspect may be male) in a community tank with dwarf gouramis,tetras,guppys,a platy or two and nothing untoward has happened in 6 months.

 

[wilsonnw8]

Thats good, but not a common occurance what Im saying is I wouldnt risk it.

momo33 you should keep an eye on your tank bettas quite often get along with other tank mates and then one day decide they are fed up and let rip, this is why I always recommend that males are kept on their own and females in groups of 5 or more.

Females are aggressive towards each other in small numbers and other fish if they feel threatened as Devorax said - it can go both ways gourami's to bettas and bettas to gourami's

 

[momo33]

Oh I wasn't negating what you said, I was merely giving my experience with mine, I guess its like anything, different things happen for diferent tanks and people. I had to get rid of a jack dempsey as it kept trying to kill my oscars, yet I was told it would be ok. I wish I hadn't got rid now, just got and put it in another tank,but thats life.