Male And Female Together?

[sumpnsfishee]

I just have one male in a 10 gal tank. Once it is finished cycling and the numbers settle, can I ad a female?

 

[The_Betta_Lady]

No, they should only ever be put together when breeding.

 

[blue_betta]

I just have one male in a 10 gal tank. Once it is finished cycling and the numbers settle, can I ad a female?

no male and female should never be kept together unless breeding, and even then they are only together very breifly, the female is removed as soon as spawning is complete. you can keep several females together in groups of 5+ and if you have patiance, perseverance and know where to look and who to ask, you can get females that are just as colourful as most males. a colourful group of semales will look great and you could add small shoaling fish with them. a male should be kept on his own, no tankmates other than perhaps some small corys or otto cats to assist with keeping the tank clean. even then some males will not even accept the precence of these fish.

 

[Tolak]

Not in a 10 gallon.

 

[creeker]

I have even had problems with aggression amongst the females. I don't recommend multiple females in a 10 gallon either.

 

[DavidAl]

Hi sumpnsfishee,

The only way I would keep a male and female betta in a 10-gallon tank is with a divider.

David

 

[sumpnsfishee]

Thank you All... I think I will keep Edward with a snail or two and maybe next larger tank do the female sorority. Sounds like a pretty tank!

 

[lilfishie]

Thank you All... I think I will keep Edward with a snail or two and maybe next larger tank do the female sorority. Sounds like a pretty tank!

They certainly are, especially with the females about recently!