What Size Tank?

[mike455555]

what size tank would you need to keep 2 male betta's without them fighting?

 

[sausagewinkle]

This will cause lots of different answers.

My answer, male bettas should not be kept in the same tank

 

[lilfishie]

why would you want ot risk 2 together?

 

[mike455555]

i wouldn't i was just wandering? how much space each male needed for his place

 

[hinterglem]

You could use a small tank and put a divider in, but if they can see each other it would still stress them out. I don't think any size tank would be big enough otherwise.

 

[sausagewinkle]

I have my boys in a divided tank, as does lilfishie. They can see each other, but this doesnt stress them out

 

[mike455555]

i ment without a divider. im not going to do it i was just wandering what size territories they would want

 

[the_lock_man]

There was a huge debate, which got quite heated at times, on this subject, a week or two ago.

Have a read, lots of opinions there!

 

[lilfishie]

i'd say you'd want a 4ft at least personally, i've kept males in 2ft and they've defended that easily

 

[bettanoob]

i belive betta splendens are 1 per tank (im sure there is a size were they will not be able to come across each other) but they will find each other and fight untill death i did my reasearch on keeping males as they are so pretty but the only way i can see it happening were i can have lots its to either get a split tank or lots of little tanks oh and i also need to persuade the other half on letting me have so many hehe ( ill get there eventually little at a time hehe)

 

[lilfishie]

its also very rare that they actually fight to the death, most of the time 1 backs down but still not worth the risk. Glad your not thinking of doing it

 

[bettanoob]

when i say to the death ( i ment on will die from stress/exaustion

 

[mike455555]

well if i found a tank big enough i might think about it. but i wouldn't want one to die... so i probably wouldn't

 

[lilfishie]

there is someone doing a 100gal with 3 males i think

 

[Fatknee]

My betta's are in devided tanks and can see each other,I think they enjoy flaring up against each other.......