Do You Know How Important It Is To Tell An Adult Male Betta To The Mature Female Betta

Aug 21
06:43

2012

Robert Schroeder

Robert Schroeder

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Knowing which you have, a male betta fish or a female betta is incredibly important if you are putting a grouping of fish into your tank. To give you enjoyment and the safety of your own bettas, discover ways to distinguish among sexes and how they cope with each other in a community fish tank.

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Do you know how to distinguish a male betta fish from a female betta?  Are you aware of the huge impact this can make on your fish tank?

One of the big questions for a betta owner might be,Do You Know How Important It Is To Tell An Adult Male Betta To The Mature Female Betta  Articles is my fish a male betta or a female betta and does it make any impact on me?

Could you actually put male and female betta fish together?  I went to the pet store to obtain my first betta the clerk informed me that it really didn't matter.  Especially since I wasn't ever going to breed them.

That answer was more or less suitable for me at that time since I only wanted one fish and that fish would definitely be by itself in the aquarium.

About 2 weeks later that question and answer started to bug me as I watched my betta swim around the inside of the tank and I pondered to myself, "what if I desired to get another fish for that tank?"

I performed a little analysis and found out that the explanation to the, male or female question, was really pretty straight forward.

Male bettas can be discovered as the ones with the long flowing fins, beautiful bright colors and are generally the larger of the species. Not a big stretch for a pet store clerk to have learned.  The smaller more brownish colored ones are the females. Equally vital, is in fact that the majority of pet stores only carry male bettas, because they are the most spectacular when in a fish tank.

Knowing whether your betta is male or female is without a doubt very important in case you are intending to have more than one fish in a tank. Don't let it cross you mind that you can put two male bettas in a tank together.  These are Siamese Fighting Fish and when put together, two males will fight until one is dead.

Two female bettas in a tank would not be constructive either. Females may become territorial and will fight the other female for dominance of the tank.

The surprising thing about the female betta is this, if you consistently put 5 or more females into a tank, they won't fight. I suppose it may be that there are simply too many for one to believe that it should dominate.

When putting females together, employ the formula of 5 gallons per fish to help keep yourself outside of trouble.  That means, 5 fish equals 25 gallon tank. It's the fastest way to all have their little corner of the world to dominate without a lot of fighting.

A male and a female can get along in a tank, given that the tank is large enough. If another female is added to the tank, you may actually have issues with the two females. When you are adding females, try to ensure it is 5 or more and up the size of your tank to 30 gallons or more.

Don't forget to place rocks, gravel and plants (real or artificial)in your aquarium. Consequently the fish can have a place to hide if they desire.  This means that they are more likely to find your tank more interesting, which should encourage them to be active and enjoyable to observe.

Knowing which you have, a male betta fish or a female betta is incredibly important if you are putting a grouping of fish into your tank. To give you  enjoyment and the safety of your own bettas, discover ways to distinguish among sexes and how they cope with each other in a community fish tank.