juliehainsworth
Fish Herder
Fish also dont belong in buckets, bags, or containers! You just use whats available to you at the time and as long as your fish survives then thats fine!
Female Bettas
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There is a difference between containers and sinks. Sinks are quite dirty. Most peoples' toilets have lower levels of bacteria than their sinks... As I said... if you wouldn't put the fish in the toilet, don't put it in a sink. Buckets are typically much cleaner than sinks.
My sink is really clean thank you. 
RandomWiktor
Rabid Betta Activist
Ooh, petty arguments instead of advice. I like that in a forum!
I would doubt that either fish is "lonely." Bettas are not a social species, and prefer solitude due to their highly territorial nature. But if you want the two together, please read below:
As for putting two females together, I do not suggest it, nor do most experienced betta keepers on this forum. Even if it is well planted, the chance of two female bettas fighting is immense; bettas do poorly one on one regardless of the gender. The chance of them "snapping" down the road and seriously harming one another even if they do not fight initially is significant, so I would not chance it. You would be well advised, if you wish to do a "sorority tank," to keep 4-6 females in a very heavily planted 10g tank with plenty of hiding spaces.
If you can not provide this, they would be better each in their own tank. You could place the tanks next to one another since you want them to see one another. Better yet, try a divided tank where they can see one another without making any physical contact. I love divided tanks; you can make them yourself cheaply, and they are a wonderful way to protect your fish while still permitting them to view one another. If you need advice on making a divided, there might be some on the DIY page. I keep three of my females in a divided 15g, which gives me the peace of mind of knowing they won't harm one another, while also letting them get some behavioral enrichment by watching one another and interacting through the divider.
As for the sink issue, it is not a very good way of determining if they'll be agressive, because they are in neutral territory in a frightening new environment, with nothing to hide in to escape one another. The behavior is skewed by being in a situation that differs so greatly from a tank. It is probably also not the safest because of the chance of soap residue, but I think that point has been argued through the floor. The fish are fine, at any rate, and in the future, consider a small container with a lid. I use gladware with a few small holes drilled for air.
I would doubt that either fish is "lonely." Bettas are not a social species, and prefer solitude due to their highly territorial nature. But if you want the two together, please read below:
As for putting two females together, I do not suggest it, nor do most experienced betta keepers on this forum. Even if it is well planted, the chance of two female bettas fighting is immense; bettas do poorly one on one regardless of the gender. The chance of them "snapping" down the road and seriously harming one another even if they do not fight initially is significant, so I would not chance it. You would be well advised, if you wish to do a "sorority tank," to keep 4-6 females in a very heavily planted 10g tank with plenty of hiding spaces.
If you can not provide this, they would be better each in their own tank. You could place the tanks next to one another since you want them to see one another. Better yet, try a divided tank where they can see one another without making any physical contact. I love divided tanks; you can make them yourself cheaply, and they are a wonderful way to protect your fish while still permitting them to view one another. If you need advice on making a divided, there might be some on the DIY page. I keep three of my females in a divided 15g, which gives me the peace of mind of knowing they won't harm one another, while also letting them get some behavioral enrichment by watching one another and interacting through the divider.
As for the sink issue, it is not a very good way of determining if they'll be agressive, because they are in neutral territory in a frightening new environment, with nothing to hide in to escape one another. The behavior is skewed by being in a situation that differs so greatly from a tank. It is probably also not the safest because of the chance of soap residue, but I think that point has been argued through the floor. The fish are fine, at any rate, and in the future, consider a small container with a lid. I use gladware with a few small holes drilled for air.
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