Betta Fish Dying

[patandchickens]

I've kept male bettas in 10-20 gal community tanks a number of times with no problems (one betta per tank, obviously) -- you need to avoid very nippy companions (e.g. zebra danios) as they can be hard on the betta's fins, but honestly I have found them to be quite good citizens around yer basic community-tank tetras etc. And it's certainly a nicer life for them than a weenie little glass globe

People can rationalize all they want about "bettas come from small stagnant mudholes with poor water quality", that does not make it true. There is NO SUCH THING as that small of a persistant body of water in nature; wild bettas (although fish-store bettas are soooo far removed from their wild ancestors as to be almost a differetn thing) normally have vast room to move around compared to a little globe; and although their natural bodies of water dry down during some of the year and are not great water quality, they are not *always* that way, nor does it make it a good idea to push the limits of their physiological tolerance.

JMHO,

Pat

 

[ninny]

If your going to have females you need at least four and introduce them at the same time or they will fight. Ive been able to keep multiple males in the same 30 gallon tank for months before having ot remove one of them. They each had their half of the tank and left each other alone. Its was awesome to see. Had to watch them very closely though. Ive been toying with the idea of breeding for years. I just don't want to have to deal with all the tanks it would take. Ive always feed top quality foods and blood worms. If i could build a nice looking way of display lots of little tanks maybe DH would let me. Sorry i drifted in my thoughts.

If the taking mirror away doesn't work i would check cragslist somebody is always getting out of fish. Remember not to mix males and females though. And never mix them with guppies.