Female Bettas

[Jeepers]

Hello again everyone! I haven't been here in a long time but am glad to have the daily digest delivered to my e-mail!

One thing I cannot remember is: Is it possible to have a community of female bettas living in a 10 gallon tank? If so, what is the rule of thumb as to numbers?

A local store now carries Bettas. I saw them one day but resisted an impulse buy because I didn't want disaster to strike.

There is/was one beauty there, a white girl with seemingly red eyes. I really think I should have at least bought her but I didn't. Who knows if she'll still be there when I go back... but I thought I'd ask my question here first in case I could swing buying a few more to house with her (depending on her availability).

Thank you all!

edited to say: I also have a 55 gallon tank and wonder the same - if I can mix the females, and if so, how many could live together in 55 gallons.

 

[lilfishie]

females can do well in communities, i have 10 in with tetras, barbs (cherry), endlers and shrimp.

its recommended to have a minimum of 5 females

 

[fuzzynicki]

It is always recommended to have a minimum of 5 females in together to lessen the bickering. I have 22 living very peacefully together

 

[Jeepers]

Thank you guys! I put 5 together last night. It was a long night watching them, but so fun! This evening I can find only 4 but one may be hiding. Two of the girls are very similar in color so I'm not sure who is who

The pretty "blue" one in my picture is very odd, as it is a white fish to the naked eye, but so blue in the pictures. I guess the flash from the camera is bringing out color I couldnt see before

My girls came from Wal Mart - FINALLY there is a place local to me that carries fish! Of course when I bought so many (6 total, a new male in his own tank) it raised some concern from the girl who was ringing me up.

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All 5 from last night are accounted for, and tonite I introduced 4 more girls to the tank. All fish came from the same store - same supplier so there are few worries about adding these *new* to the ones from last night. If I had had the nerve last night I would have bought them all at once, but I decided to do some first, then add on.

Here's to another night of watching the tank!

BTW - I'm stocking my 55 gallon and will just leave my 10 gallon for a male.

 

[fuzzynicki]

Ow wow,- that's excellent! Congrats on all your new additions. Need lots of photos of all of them now!