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Larger habitats are best, allowing each betta enough room to claim her own space. Dense plants and hideouts provide betta fish with a safe spot to hide from bullying and to relieve stress.
Never add a male to a sorority tank. Male and female betta fish will fight with each other too. They should never be housed together except during mating and separated immediately after.
Males are the ones who place the eggs in the nest and care for them until hatching. They will do whatever it takes to protect their offspring. Males and females generally fight for the same reasons males fight males and females quarrel with other females. If two male bettas find each other in the wild, both will fan out their fins and puff out their gills to look as large as possible. In most cases, a betta fish fight may last a couple minutes or end immediately.
Fights will last much longer in bettas that have been selectively bred for aggression and usually end with one betta either very injured or dead. Reminder, this is animal cruelty and should never be done in captivity. Male and female betta fish are usually kept in small containers at pet stores because of their territorial aggression. These temporary containers are meant to isolate them from each other and other fish.
Every betta fish has a different personality and level of aggression. They are also perfectly content living on their own with the right care. Tank mates should be avoided for inexperienced keepers, but if you want to learn more, visit our tank mate recommendation page. Avoid tanks smaller than 10 gallons for a community tank with other fish species.
You need to provide enough space for everyone to cohabitate without aggravation and overcrowding. About two years ago i got sailfin mollies, I now have at least 20 fish, I want to get most of them all males or all females. Male and female Siamese fighting fish should not be housed together unless it is for the purpose of breeding. They are likely to become aggressive with each other either before or after breeding.
Breeding Siamese fighting fish requires a lot of time, experience and resources as many tanks are needed for the fry which will eventually fight. Attempting to house male Siamese fighting fish with other types of fish is not recommended for beginner fish keepers, though aquatic snails or large shrimps smaller shrimps may be eaten can be suitable companions.
If a community tank is desired, Siamese fighting fish can sometimes be kept with smaller peaceful fish such as corydora or otoclinus catfish and small non-nippy tetras tetras are best kept in a shoal of five or more of the same species. They become very possessive of their territory. Betta fish fight to guard their territory from trespassers.
They will fight until the opponent gets injured or backs out. It is to avoid betta fish fighting that they are kept in isolation. Splendens or the Bettas were originally discovered in the wilds. They were commonly found in the shallow paddy field ponds of Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. They usually grow to a length of 5 cm. When they are fed and kept properly, they can live for years. With selective breeding, the breeders have successfully developed brilliantly colored and long-finned varieties of bettas.
Sometimes, it may also be a sign of flirting with other fish.
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