You Betta believe I need help

[16Chickens Keeper]

What are you feeding the ladies?

I was advised by the Petco person in charge of fish that I should feed them this Tetra Betta floating mini pellets with natural color enhancers for maximum beauty, except I’ve found it to be too big so I crushed it up a bit which they prefer.

 

[16Chickens Keeper]

Also I wanted to let everyone know that I found reason why my water would look very cloudy it ended up being the light I was using behind there tank would give off a orangey glow so it made it look very dirty.

 

[Fishkeeper]

Tetra brand fish food isn't high-quality at all. It's okay short-term, but you'll want to look for something a bit better. Lots of ingredients that live in the water, wheat and other fillers low on the ingredient list.

Have you tested the water for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates?
Any plans on getting bigger tanks and separating the two?

 

[16Chickens Keeper]

Separate

Tetra brand fish food isn't high-quality at all. It's okay short-term, but you'll want to look for something a bit better. Lots of ingredients that live in the water, wheat and other fillers low on the ingredient list.

Have you tested the water for ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates?
Any plans on getting bigger tanks and separating the two?

Ok thanks I’ll be sure to find a higher nutrient food. And yes I will be getting Sargent tank soon ( in about a month) and no I’m not going to separate the two. Also how d you measured amonia nitrites and nitrates?

 

[Fishkeeper]

With a water test kit that you buy at a pet store. Read up on aquarium cycling to learn more about water parameters.

You NEED to separate them before they start fighting and hurt each other. Domestic bettas are like fighting-stock gamefowl, they cannot be kept in groups. Pairs are especially bad, the less aggressive one will be bullied and severely picked on. If you want multiple bettas in the same tank, get a 20 gallon tank and wild-stock bettas, those haven't been selectively bred for aggression like yours have.
If you're going to insist on keeping them together, you need at least a 10 gallon tank, and as many line-of-sight barriers as you can put in. And if you do that, you may as well just get a 10 gallon tank and put a divider in it.
Why do you want to keep them together?

If your pet store told you that you can keep bettas together, they were either lying or misinformed. Chain pet store employees are not to be trusted for any sort of good advice.

 

[centrarchid]

With a water test kit that you buy at a pet store. Read up on aquarium cycling to learn more about water parameters.

You NEED to separate them before they start fighting and hurt each other. Domestic bettas are like fighting-stock gamefowl, they cannot be kept in groups. Pairs are especially bad, the less aggressive one will be bullied and severely picked on. If you want multiple bettas in the same tank, get a 20 gallon tank and wild-stock bettas, those haven't been selectively bred for aggression like yours have.
If you're going to insist on keeping them together, you need at least a 10 gallon tank, and as many line-of-sight barriers as you can put in. And if you do that, you may as well just get a 10 gallon tank and put a divider in it.
Why do you want to keep them together?

If your pet store told you that you can keep bettas together, they were either lying or misinformed. Chain pet store employees are not to be trusted for any sort of good advice.

In my experience, female bettas from strains bred for color and finnage are not game. They can be kept in groups just fine, especially if cover is available. The fighting strains are more robust and not likely to be found in pet stores.

 

[16Chickens Keeper]

I just want to say thank you so much to everyone who left feedback and know it is greatly appreciated.