Male Passed Away

[BlueGuppy]

Gah....first the female, now the male. Well they did come together. The male was not bent up though. Just this morning he was dead...no reason why. I checked all my lvls and they are in normal range. I checked all the babies and they seem fine. So I gave my new female and the other older fry (1 1/2 months) to a good home. Now only have the few males left..lol. Which they are going to a seperate home soon.
I am keeping my name =P I loved my little Blue Guppy.
Now what to do with the tank....I was thinking putting a divider and putting a Betta in each side. Would that be fine?
I have had Betta's live for so long...1 up to almost 3 1/2 years. I usually kept them in 5 gal, but never in a divided 10..

 

[OldMan47]

You could definitely keep a betta in each half of a 10 gallon. FYI 3 1/2 years is not a long life for a betta. They can easily reach 5 or more years if given good conditions.

 

[windhopper]

Sorry for your loss

 

[BlueGuppy]

You could definitely keep a betta in each half of a 10 gallon. FYI 3 1/2 years is not a long life for a betta. They can easily reach 5 or more years if given good conditions.

Why thankyou! Yea I know 3 1/2 isn't long, but you never know how old they are from the fish store and the condition they come in. Out of the 7 Bettas I have had, most lived past 2 years (1 got eaten by my cat and 1 I gave to a friend when I had to move)...that one for 3 1/2 and I think 1 for less than a year, that one was in very bad shape and conditon anyway. Just tried saving it. =(
Also how do you know the age of a Betta? Is there a way.

Also thanks for your support Windhopper. He was just an old guy I guess.

 

[OldMan47]

I usually get a betta at a young age. Might be 4 months or 6 but seldom much older. You can tell by the robustness of body that is just not present on a young betta. An older more mature betta often has a bit stouter look to him. It is almost impossible to find a mature female betta for sale around here and very few of the males are really mature although they are old enough to have a nice set of fins on them.
It is like looking at a dog and realizing that some very large ones are just big puppies although they are as tall as a fully adult dog. There is something about them not really being filled out yet that gives it away.

 

[BlueGuppy]

I usually get a betta at a young age. Might be 4 months or 6 but seldom much older. You can tell by the robustness of body that is just not present on a young betta. An older more mature betta often has a bit stouter look to him. It is almost impossible to find a mature female betta for sale around here and very few of the males are really mature although they are old enough to have a nice set of fins on them.
It is like looking at a dog and realizing that some very large ones are just big puppies although they are as tall as a fully adult dog. There is something about them not really being filled out yet that gives it away.

Thanks for your help. I will look into that. =)