New Fish

[coloradogirl]

Hello,
I am considering getting some new fish for my three gallon plastic aquarium and am curious to know, if I add a female Betta fish, and I buy some other fish, would I have to worry about the female getting competitive for food, or is a female Betta fish more low key than the male? In other words, is she calmer?

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

In my experience female bettas eats more than the male bettas.

 

[Boxermom]

You really shouldn't put a male and female betta together until they are ready to spawn, and then they should be separated, IME. And as we've told you before, you don't have room in a 3g for much else, certainly not several more fish and definitely not another betta.

 

[wodesorel]

The size of the tank as already been covered in your other thread, so I'm just gonna comment about keeping a female.

I think they're a lot better than the males, personally. They seem to be more active and responsive and just have the best personalities. I've always enjoyed the the females, though they have a tendancy to hunt other creatures, like shrimp, more than males do.

It really is personal choice, but keep in mind that if you hunt around a bit, you can find females in just as many colors as the males, including cambodian, pink, purples, and yellow.

 

[jkrekord]

are you taking the mick coloradogirl you were told on the other thread your tank was to small for much and that you could hav a betta n 1 or 2 adf's but oh no you decide to make another thread because you are not interested in the real answer you just want the answer which you want to hear so here if it makes you happy sure get your 3 gallon hey only 1 betta why not put 10 in and oh im sure an oscar would be nice and oh oh dontforget them piranahs...happy? now i know this is the freindliest forum on the net but this has iratated me if you want to keep your betta alive an healthy then PLEASE just have the betta and 1 or 2 adf's

 

[RandomWiktor]

Are you talking about a new 3g tank, or the same one your male is in?
If it is a new one, a female would do perfectly fine alone in it; I do not suggest any other fish, amphibians, or invertebrates, as that is a very small tank and ammonia will build quickly in it with more bioload than just one betta. Even though oxygen needs allow bettas to be kept in small tanks, water quality still mandates that, unless you plan on doing very frequent cleanings, bettas should probably have a good 2.5g to themselves. Since any reading I've done on snails and ADFs suggests they should also have a good 1-2.5g each as well, I would strongly caution you against adding any tankmates. Perhaps you could just plant and decorate the tank well, giving your fish a nice place to live and making his/her tank more interesting without stressing any of the inhabitants. (Note that opinions will vary on this, and many people do not mind overstocking a small tank a bit by adding snails or ADFs. I just feel that water quality is much more important than a more exciting tank)
If this is the same tank your male is in, I'm sorry, but you can not add and female. They will fight to the death. Male bettas are 100% solitary and should never be kept with other males or with females. Females usually prefer to live alone, but are capable of living in groups of 4-6 in a minimum of 10 very heavily planted gallons with plenty of hiding spaces.
Absolutely no other fish could go in a 3 gallon tank, either way. A three gallon tank is sufficient for no species but the betta, as all other fish grow too large, or require group living to remain happy and healthy. If you wish to have a community tank, you'll need to shop for something larger that you can filter, heat, and cycle properly. I personally do not suggest this until you are more researched and know more about proper fishkeeping.

 

[tetras4me]

no but if your getting another betta it would be better if it was a girl but it ok if you get a boy

but dont put a male betta with any other kind of fish than a female betta in that small of space other wise it will it the fish.

 

[RandomWiktor]

tetras4me, please do not post unless you are certain the information you are giving is correct. You absolutely can not put a male and female betta together under any circumstances other than the brief amount of time it takes for breeding. Suggesting this person could put not other fish aside from a female betta in with a male is not accurate; if anything, a male betta is more likely to harm a female betta than most other species of fish.

 

[wodesorel]

Her last betta died, and she's trying to decide what she should get next - a male or a female. Her last post was on what would be a good tankmate - which was answered there. This one is about which make a better pet - males or females.

Please, be considerate. Not everyone is an evil fish keeper.

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

If you are not breeding them

Male + Female = Rumble= sick = Die

 

[coloradogirl]

I am not a bad fish owner. I have never owned fish before, until this one that died recently. I saw a BEAUTIFUL female Betta last night while at the local PetSmart store. I wish I could have taken a picture. She was bright blue. She had great coloration on her. Her color is not as noticible, but I could still see it. I would like to go back and get that Betta if I could. I remember my red male Betta swimming around a lot and he would sit there and compete with himself in his tank, because he would attack the glass. I always laughed at those crazy antics of his! hahahahahahaha! The display picture I have on here is exactly what he looked like.