Fish Lovers 2.0

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i recently got two more bettas.

meet zed


and neptune

[Blood Storm]

i recently got two more bettas.

meet zed


and neptune

Zed is beautiful, he looks just like a betta I bought a while back that died within 24 hours...

[Wild.One]

i recently got two more bettas.

meet zed


and neptune

Wow those are beautiful!!!

[~Sunburst~]

I actually have no clue why you'd even risk the lives of your fish like that? Even an ounce of research would tell you what a terribly horrible idea that it. Betta Splenden males can not be housed together unless under very specific conditions and even then its a crap shoot. Betta imbellis, however, can be kept together pretty easily; same with most wildtype betta.

Actually, I did some research and some websites say that male bettas CAN get along with each other. You seriously think I would try this without any research? And besides, I said I was going to TRY it out. I know it was a slim chance, but I just wanted to try it. I moved them into separate tanks because I took advise from people who were trying to help and not be rude.

[Dia.]

I actually have no clue why you'd even risk the lives of your fish like that? Even an ounce of research would tell you what a terribly horrible idea that it. Betta Splenden males can not be housed together unless under very specific conditions and even then its a crap shoot. Betta imbellis, however, can be kept together pretty easily; same with most wildtype betta.

Actually, I did some research and some websites say that male bettas CAN get along with each other. You seriously think I would try this without any research? And besides, I said I was going to TRY it out. I know it was a slim chance, but I just wanted to try it. I moved them into separate tanks because I took advise from people who were trying to help and not be rude.

They actually can't. (Unless you have an immensely massive, fully planted tank to replicate the thousands of gallons of rice paddies bettas come from.
There is no way you can keep the bettas you buy at the majority of pet stores together.
It's the wild types that you can keep together. Not splendens. They are called Siamese Fighting Fish for a reason.

Can you link to any of your sources that said you can keep them together?

I'd like to point out that the people here are extremely passionate about their fish keeping and when they give advice, they aren't intending to be rude. It just seems to come across that way to the new people.

[Blood Storm]

I actually have no clue why you'd even risk the lives of your fish like that? Even an ounce of research would tell you what a terribly horrible idea that it. Betta Splenden males can not be housed together unless under very specific conditions and even then its a crap shoot. Betta imbellis, however, can be kept together pretty easily; same with most wildtype betta.

Actually, I did some research and some websites say that male bettas CAN get along with each other. You seriously think I would try this without any research? And besides, I said I was going to TRY it out. I know it was a slim chance, but I just wanted to try it. I moved them into separate tanks because I took advise from people who were trying to help and not be rude.

They actually can't. (Unless you have an immensely massive, fully planted tank to replicate the thousands of gallons of rice paddies bettas come from.
There is no way you can keep the bettas you buy at the majority of pet stores together.
It's the wild types that you can keep together. Not splendens. They are called Siamese Fighting Fish for a reason.

Can you link to any of your sources that said you can keep them together?

I'd like to point out that the people here are extremely passionate about their fish keeping and when they give advice, they aren't intending to be rude. It just seems to come across that way to the new people.

this is an argument that has gone on for a loooong time...it depends on the fish(are they docile or aggressive), the tank(never in anything under 30 gallons). Wild betta splendens is actually a schooling fish and multiple males can live together, but when its time to breed they do separate but under most conditions wild B. Splendens do get along with each other. domesticated B. Splendens were bred TO fight(in China betta fighting is a form of gambling and is still done today).

I would recommend you do a female tank with more than one female(two females will bicker and pick but if there are 5--10 females the picking evens out to be little more than chasing around the tank), maybe try doing that instead and let the males live alone.

[Nyxeva]

I actually have no clue why you'd even risk the lives of your fish like that? Even an ounce of research would tell you what a terribly horrible idea that it. Betta Splenden males can not be housed together unless under very specific conditions and even then its a crap shoot. Betta imbellis, however, can be kept together pretty easily; same with most wildtype betta.

Actually, I did some research and some websites say that male bettas CAN get along with each other. You seriously think I would try this without any research? And besides, I said I was going to TRY it out. I know it was a slim chance, but I just wanted to try it. I moved them into separate tanks because I took advise from people who were trying to help and not be rude.

Cardinal wasn't being rude, they were trying to make a point. (Sorry Cardinal, I don't know which pronouns you prefer ouo) The idea you were proposing would result in the death of at least one of your fish, possibly even both, and we just want to prevent that. Store bought male betta fish cannot be housed together, they will fight and they will kill each other. If you're worried about your betta getting lonely, they really are generally solitary fish. They don't mind having a tank to themselves. But if you'd like to see some variety, do some research on betta tankmates. Snails and African dwarf frogs are generally recommended, and you can keep them with plecos and cory cats if your tank is big enough.

I keep my betta with two petricolas and haven't had any issues with them. However, my tank is a ten gallon, heated and filtered and it has plenty of places for the fish to hide and get away from each other.

[Lilium900]

Does anyone here have any experience with Anglers (aka frog fish)? Ive had freshwater for most of my life and want to take a step into the saltwater world. Or just anything about saltwater in general will be a big help, thanks! (And i joined this a year or two ago, but have failed to ever post on it)

[Grimace]

Does anyone here have any experience with Anglers (aka frog fish)? Ive had freshwater for most of my life and want to take a step into the saltwater world. Or just anything about saltwater in general will be a big help, thanks! (And i joined this a year or two ago, but have failed to ever post on it)

Not too hard to keep if you can do saltwater in general. Only trick is getting them to take food off of tweezers or etc.


Anyway, I posted this pic in the turtle thread, but figure I might as well leave it here too.

[Lilium900]

So prizrak, my rose tail, just started tail biting . Im going to let him since their tails are so heavy, but he never did untill now -sigh-. Oh well, at least hes more active now.