Second Betta?

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I’ve finally remembered what I have been meaning to ask all day.

If I get a second betta and house him in a tank that is about a meter and a half away from my current betta (they will be able to see each other) do you think they’ll flare and possibly get stressed out by seeing another betta?

 

[tom130691]

nope mine where 40cm away and didnt even notice each other

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Brilliant; their tanks would be at 90degrees to each other and far enough away but I thought I'd check. I'd love a second one

 

[BethK]

Nah, I doubt they will notice much of each other, if anything it would be more of a curious 'ohh what's that over there'

 

[lilfishie]

Should be fine, i kept two males side by side, they flared at first but after an hour or so weren't bothered at all by the other betta

 

[silverrabbit]

Even if they did notice each other they'd get used to seeing each other and chill out soon enough. I have boys in a divided tank and after a week they just don't bother with each other

 

[loraxchick]

agreed it would be fine. they may flare a lot for a while, but will settle down and become bored of the "game". never had a problem in this respect (or using a mirror, which is the same concept as far as the fish is concerned).
cheers

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Thank you all