I loved this video! I had a male Betta for about five years. He was by himself but I’m an older woman and his gigantic centerpiece bowl sat on a table next to me. He was such quiet and entertaining company. I loved him like he was a cat or a dog! As soon as morning came he’d swim in circles cause he knew it meant food! He would follow my finger around the bowl and I’d make large circles on the glass and he’d stay right with my finger. I would say “you want a cookie?” And he’d dart to his feeding spot and just float and watch every move I made while getting the tiny jar out and opened it to me telling him, just a minute, don’t go anywhere. I have even videoed him doing these behaviors cause people who hadn’t seen him do this thought I was NUTSO! He would always seem so excited when it was food or snack time. Betta fish are extremely smart, not just good looking but if I’d nearly forget a snack or food time? He’d be waiting for me in the same spot where he heats. I only fed him in the same spot daily around the same times or as close the the same times each day. He just knew! I read that they can seem to have a built in clock when it comes to food. I have time in my older years (74) to fiddle around with a fish. That fish was just so smart. He died at the end of his 4th yr with me. I made the mistake of buying the biggest fancy Betta at the pet store! I later realized he was an older fish. Bigger is t always better. The associate at the per store helping me after missing my fish for so long after he’d died advised me to buy the smallest Betta which would surely mean it was young. I’ve only ever had one other female who seriously was “just a fish” lol meaning she was only pretty, we weren’t close. She died within three months. I was done! Two years go by, my grandkids asked if I’d ever get another fish? I said let’s do a field trip to the pet store and WE’RE JUST GONNA LOOK! UhHuh….They kept picking out all the large fancy males that were gorgeous. I said we need to pick from the smallest of all the fish. They picked this tiny half moon female and I thought what a waste of money, she’ll last a couple weeks lol so I made up my mind to not get excited or even fall in love again with a FISH! They named her Fishstick and we got out all the first fishes equipment etc. set it up and we were off, she was gonna be just Grandmas fish, a decoration at best. Damn that little Fishstick! I was in love by the 3rd day. I noticed as I’d set down or come back the fish almost teased for attention…well besides her little tricks? She loved to be petted, just like my first fish! Beware if you have contact with your fish? Clean hands, no hands with lotion or gel on them, ever. Let the fish come to you and they will rub all over your finger as soon as they realize you’re not food.🤭 well, I’m in love again and enjoying being a “Fish Mom” again. Not all Bettas will be like this but lightening has struck here twice and I’m just going to enjoy it, whatever comes. Oh, did I mention the fish toys? There’s a glass beach ball the size of a nickel that she pushes around, a scuba diver she had weighted to the bottom she messes with and another fish, not like her but it floats under water strung to a glass tiny float ball…lol yes, I’ve gone Looney! I just wanted to share my fish story…one fish that is so beautiful now and brings such company and joy!
P.S. I’m thinking of getting a small tank. I have such success right now with this giant glass clear bowl but I clean it and everything in it every two weeks and it’s getting harder even though I’ve found shortcuts to make it easier. Fishstick is no trouble on cleaning day, not like in the beginning…it was MAYHEM! Now? She doesn’t even run from the net I use to transfer her to her “waiting bowl” and she watches everything I do until she’s back in her bowl and waiting for her snack!
Check out the aqueon frameless tanks. I just got a three gallon with a small filter and added about six live paints. My betta loves it. Petco has them half priced right now.
@@g.g.2940I have a betta in a five gallon bowl with no filter, I used moss and live plants for the filtration and he’s still alive and doing well after 8 years
How do bettas make it in the wild? They have to live near each other in order to mate. So in theory if one can replicate that same atmosphere in a domestic setting then there should be no problems.
Only the males are territorial, holding territories around three feet across. The females then roam around all over the place in large groups called sororities looking for males that have built bubble nests.
In the wild are only the „wild forms“ of Bettas... the „high Breedings“ are made to be aggressiv....sorry for my terrible english.... I Hope this Girl has just Luck....but its Stressful for the Males....
Yep, you can keep them together. Need a big tank and LOTS of hiding places. I've kept bettas in community tanks before, no problem. But you have to understand what's needed.
I used to have a 20 gal that was divided into 10gal each and had two males. Somehow they would find a way to get past the divider. But they didn't fight they would just swim together and chase all the baby mollies and corys in the tank. So i eventually just took the divider out and they live like that for a year, until they passed. 😢 But thank you for the info. I'm planning on starting a sorority of betta.
I had 6 males in a 29 gal tall tank and they got along just fine. You just have to have enough caves & hiding places along with lots of plants so they can have their own little territories. Sure they would squabble a bit, but no fights to the death.
I have always kept my bettas in a community tank. I kept mine with other fish of the same water requirements in the past, with out incidence they are peaceful once their territory is established. I usually put the bettas in last and try to do it at night. Right now I have seven females and three males living in a well planted 55 gallon
A few years ago I had a 50 gallon heavily planted with 3 males and 12 females and everything was all good. Like she said, the males did flare at eachother but never actually fought. People were always amazed when they came over and saw it. It was definitely my prize tank :)
I got inspired and finally took a leap of faith. I studied a lot and went on and made a multiple betta tank! If you want, feel free to stop by and see my setup! (I will upload in a couple of days) 😉
@@gordogunso it did take longer for them to develop their colors and marbling but they didnt lose color they actually gained color after almost a year together.
Thank you so much! I have a male betta who is very compassionate towards his tank mates, unless they show aggression towards him. THANK YOU SO MUCH for emphasizing that no fish (or innocent living being for that matter) deserves to be on solitary confinement in a small living area and out of their natural habitats, such as a cup in the case of Betta fish.
These risky things can definitely work, but it's down to the bettas individual personalities. Give big tanks, good female to male ratio, planted/hiding places etc does decrease the risk. But at the end of the day it's important to remember that these things work well right up to the point where they don't, and when they don't, it's often a catastrophic failure. Is your bettas lives worth that risk? Personally I find a betta to be just as happy if not more happy in a tank with other peaceful fish, none of which belong to the anabantoid family.
I can see where you are coming from however I find that starting a trend where you breed future beta who are used to being around each other could lead to a future breed of Beta that are no different than other community fish. It is worth the risk to give it a shot even if it won't always pan out. So long as you take the necessary steps to ensure the best possible conditions then we can only hope for the best.
@@ZeroRemorse I disagree. These fish have thousands of years of evolution and even countless generations of human selection for aggressive territorial behaviour. While I think your idea might be great for a long term (lifetime) project for an experienced aquarist, or group of aquarists, I feel that it is irresponsible to promote this to the average hobbyist.
@Kou 1 these fish have been ornamental for about a hundred years if that. Hundreds of years before that, people in Thailand have used them in fighting which still is a sport over there even today. Why do you think they're called "Siamese fighting fish"?
@@ZeroRemorse I agree with you. For a long time I thought about having a Betta Splendan community tank. I heard that they use to be bred to fight. Why can they not be bred to live together?
This is amazing to see and such beautiful bettas. I'd definitely say this is the exception to the rule and unless experienced in keeping fish should not be tried. Your tank is absolutely gorgeous and amazingly planted. What is the plant that is across the top of your tank, do you use fertilizer and Co2?
Lifewithpets thank you :) well I managed to make this setup with a few of my clients in tanks 5-10gs, as long as it's super planted and heated, they happy
I think it maybe Hygrophila polysperma bunches floating on top of the water Because I search Google "Hygrophila floating" and see the similar one at: www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/is-this-a-deficiency.29116/ Hope this help, have a nice time.
Wow i'm impressed! I absolutely want a similar setup some day. Its the first time I see betta living and thriving like this, and I find it amasing. You clearly know what you're doing.
I have 4 females and a male (who was young when I bought him and was sold to me from the female tank) They live in a well established 100l tank and they’re very happy. No fighting at all, barely any flaring. It was a lot easier to do than people will often tell you - lots of hiding places and lots of space for territory should they need it.
My father kept multiple male bettas together. His philosophy was 10 gallons of space per male in large tank. Her info is not at completely wrong. She does state the tank needs to have plenty of plants and hiding places. My 20 gallon had 2 late blooming males with 4 females in it. Mind you I was under the impression that the immature males were females due to the supplier assuming that's what they were. I'm not for uncontrolled breeding with man created creatures, yes the domestic betta splendin are not the same as their wild relatives, just like dogs are not the same as the wolf. I removed the males as their behavior got more mature male like. She is telling everyone how she got her results though personally I wouldn't attempt to keep males and females together. Same goes for any fairly easy to breed fish. Most people are unable to handle the potential numbers of the surviving fry. I do recommend anyone wanting bettas to try a sorority tank of females, introduce 4 or more at one time and when you introduce new females, introduce 2-3 new ones. it reduces the likely hood of severe fighting.
Hi I have a question, I hope you can answer. I have 30 gallons, ifI put a lot of plants in can I put 2 males in with other fish as well to distract them?
@@Txnxttxy you don't want to unless you want to try and try and try again. This will never be a one time thing because bettas have different personalities. This person shouldn't suggest for people to have a tank like hers because they will not get the same results
I have 2 male bettas, 2 blue gouramies, 2 angle fish, 1 pleco, 3 tiger barbs in a 55 gallon tank. Keep bettas in a tank you still need to adhere to the minimum of 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. A male betta is around 2 inches including tail. So the min you should keep is 2 male bettas in a very well planted aquarium. I wouldn't keep any females as there is unnecessary stress from the attempts the males make to breed the females. If you are not planning to breed them it's best to keep only 4-5 females OR 2 males in the 10 gallon tank.
I just found this video after reading several journals and articles on keeping more than one beta in a tank. Currently I have a single male in a 10gal but I want to upgrade to a 40g with another male and females. Thank you for the tips! I’m going to get it set up.
Do they breed in that tank? I was at the John G. Shedd Aquarium once and they had a tank like this. I also knew someone who had this kind of tank. He was able to have many males in the tank because they were all bred in that tank. If you put a new one in, it would be killed. I would suggest breeding some bettas then after taking the male and female out, raising the whole batch together. THat is what the guy I know did. At John G. Shedd, they had a 20 long with lots of plants and 3 males with many many females. Was really cool.
I’m glad to see this can be done. I have a 40 gallon tank as well-one veil tail male betta, 6 neon tetras, and 7 Cory catfish; 2 albino and 5 emerald green. I wanted to do something like this with bettas and was told I needed an odd number. They recommended either doing all females or only recommended putting in a single male and they said even then, it depends on their individual personalities. Not sure if it depends on the type of betta as well. Luckily mine doesn’t bother his tank mates and vice versa. I love seeing this. Those little pet store cups are so depressing. I’ve never been a fan of the female bettas but yours are absolutely beautiful.
bettas are my favorite type of fish and i always wanted to put some together and never knew how so thank you so much for making this video you just got a +1 sub
Cian Start with they aqua scape plant as many plants as you can give them enough light that they'll be able to grow within 2-3 months and then introduce your bettas (:
Maybe we can both help each other out! I've just received my 55 inch aquarium today as well. Never planted one of this magnitude so this is an experience for me as well.
It's really nice to see someone do a "betta tutorial" who is actually knowing what they are talking about. I've kept 5 males and around 11 females in a 180 gallon tank (they bred too) and have got shit from self declared experts so many times.
RUclips has become my favorite social media channel I’n the world. I no longer feel like a unicorn. Meaning the only one like me. I constantly find validation here about the things I like when nobody around me does. I’ve had Beta’s together too and when I tell people about it they look at me like a have a third eye. You are my kindred spirit Izabella.
Wow! Your Bettas are beautiful and so is your tank! I was thinking of Bettas, how about just one male and one female in a medium size tank? How do you change the water? where do you keep them?
also, i just wanted to point out that what you're saying about wild bettas is pretty much the opposite to the truth, you can successfully house wild types together, its domestic betta splendens that are far more aggressive and harder to keep together. You're males are constantly flaring at each other, they are obviously really stressed out. just because they aren't immediately killing each other doesn't mean they are happy being forced to be in the same tank as another male... :( the " fighting plakats " you speak of are what you have in your tank.
@love 2324 Ok so if they aren't tossed in a tank together you're saying they can't go in a large tank on their own? Because they most certainly can and are often happier that way than put with other males who will stress them out and cause illness from a lowered immune system. xD I in no way stated they had to be in a shitty little cup if not all put together in one tank. a lot of female bettas are actually happier alone as they are aggressive and get stressed out being with others of their kind. in many cases multiple females live happily without problems together, but forcing them to live in a stressful situation is a form of animal cruelty. purposely putting males and females together in an environment that they can't escape if they want to or feel the need to is cruel. There are so many reasons why putting both males and females together can go wrong and cause the death of your fish, especially if there are multiple males. One of which is becoming egg bound from the male's hormones being constantly present in the water. I'm not gonna bother saying more because i'm pretty certain no one responding so negatively to my comment has an open mind to listen to different perspectives and reason. Putting males with your females is never beneficial when it comes to bettas.
@love 2324 never beneficial to the bettas obviously, to house both male and female together is just a selfish thing to do simply because someone wants to while disregarding how it might effect the fish. and clearly i was right about you not being able to be open minded and see from other perspectives. I very clearly stated that some females can be housed happily together but not all, so idk where you're getting that garbage about each fish being different, obviously i know that, but there is no exception when it comes to males, there will always be stress, even if its not visible to those who don't know what stress looks like. if you keep fish long enough you can identify signs of stress with ease. I'm not even going to read the rest of your response its not worth my time.
@love 2324 Unintentionally added and removed when properly sexed. He was labeled as female, i removed him as soon as i could. It caused problems, they didn't FIGHT but they got stressed which in turn caused illness between my fish.
@love 2324 Also my tank is 55 gallons not 10 and i have tons of other fish as a distraction. Cant help but notice how incredibly stressed all your fish are, have fun when they murder each other or die of illnesses caused by stress. -_- Unless you're talking about the videos i posted of BREEDING bettas???? wth
I Love this ❤️ thank you. The world Needed this, Bettas needed this. I have 4 African cichlid tanks and YES they are extremely aggressive. Dont do it right and fish will kill other fish. So we learn how to do it right and wa-laa beautiful cichlid tank. There is not however many people who have done what your doing here and i think its just absolutely wonderful 😊 think of all the other bettas that can be saved from a pet store once people learn that they can have a whole tank of them. Thank you 🙏
I have four non-related females in the same 7gal tank (that’s my biggest tank). The result is amazing. Initially they fought but I just let them be. I got too anxious once and decided to isolate the bully for a day n reintroduced her into the sorority. The dynamics improved a little. They still chase each other from time to time but overall they’re very active and happy.
I’ve all ways wanted to put bettas in a big tank together and I’ve just started to consider actually doing it and a cane across this video will reserching about it.
You have no idea how excited to know that i am not the only one!!! I have two males and one recently added female in my 55 gallon. One male picked the right side of the tank and the other male traverses wherever as does the female. It's also a community tank with guppies. I honestly believe it also has to do with each betta's temperament as well
Wow! I've also just got a female for my male and the male is already making a bubble nest. The female is still in a floating tank. I know it was long ago that you commented but I was just wondering if you let them breed as well.
I have a 20 gallon long betta habitat tank with 1 male and 6 females. I had 7 females but one had a bad attitude (she was old and big). I think she had been in that tiny cup too long. I tried to isolate her for a few days but when she reentered the tank she just constantly chased the others around. Now she’s in a bowl under a lamp and she’s a lot happier. Some betta don’t enjoy a lot of swimming space, but others do. My fish are happy and healthy. They get nipped fins from time to time but nothing more than that. I made my tank after watching this video. It’s been the Greatest thing
They are such beautiful babies! So happy that I found your video. I have just introduced a male to my sorority tank and he is bosssssyyy! Very happy to see your tank working out, give me faith that mine will calm down too. Thank you for the vid!
Fish in general do better if they have their own territory. Your plants do this well. I have had 3 males in a 55. They were fine. The biggest problem was the other fish picking on the Bettas because they are a very slow fish.
Very nice clip! I have read many times where people are putting male Bettas, with each other in larger tanks. What I learned so long ago was incorrect regarding Siamese Fighting Fish!
This is a beautiful video. I dont “like” many videos but if I could like this one 100 times i would. Great explanation, beautiful tank and no begging for likes or subscriptions. I’ve subscribed and now looking for a big tank for a betta community.
I believe she meant that a betta should be placed on at least a 10 gallon tank and not left on the cup where it was in at the store. She has a large tank for her bettas, so I dont belive she ment it was okay to group many bettas on a 10 gallon tank.
For all the people saying this is terrible advice need to realize you can't put a bunch of Bettas together at once. It will never work. You need to add the fish slowly like adding one fish every week or two. Also, you need lots of plants and especially plants that float. I buy those fake grass like plants they sell at petsmart that you put under the gravel with the tops sticking out and I take out the center plants which are detachable. This leaves an upside down floating platform that any betta can swim into and chill. You can definitely keep these fish together without any aggressive behavior and with other fish as well. I think it's pretty obvious that if you dump ten bettas together into a 20 gallon tank you might have issues. If that's what people got and assumed they could do from this video then yeah it's bad advice, otherwise, i think it's pretty clear that if you have a fish known to have an aggressive nature then you'll need to add a community one fish at a time. Any responsible fish owner would do so. To add a bunch of these fish together at once in a small tank is pretty rash and just plain stupid, however, I don't think this video is telling people to do this.
no she is not right, why do people not understand this, bettas are territorial. you ad them slowly, and you will already have a male betta that shows dominant features. adding another one in later, will spring that territorial behavior, and they will fight.
This is even worse. If a betta already has an established territory and another betta is introduced, the first betta will surely become aggressive towards it. If you intend to keep any number of bettas together, you must introduce them at the same time so they can all make their own territories.
Thank you for this video! It inspired me to set up a similar tank, I have one male & four females living with a school of zebra danios and it is great! A few squabbles break out between my crow tail female and veil tail female, but all in all they co-exists very well.
Great! I am thinking of doing the same. Can I ask you…how often do you find them laying eggs and hatching baby fish in this mixed tank? I plan on having the same ration of 1:4 and hence pointing the question to you 😊
Suddenly everyone's a betta expert here. Very awesome set up, tried it myself with a smaller tank and less fish but all is peaceful in the betta world.
I had a blue male for about three years and I had his tank all colorful with bubbles going and he loved it!!! He would race himself in the bubbles all day lol it was so cute.
Great video! I've always said if they get along in the same water in the wild then why can't they in an aquarium. Do you breed them in that same aquarium without any problems? Thanks !!
Paul Beck to breed them I separate te breeding male with transparent plastic separator and once the desired female egg tube is showing n his nest is built, add her to his section n within a day it's done n remove her
They don't live together in the wild. These are man made creations - multiple types of wilds put together to create these fish. Some wild counterparts are fine in groups, others aren't. These ones are created to be aggressive to show off their fins. And breeding is not easy, done it myself for a number of years... and egg tube? The ovi? That has nothing to do whether or not the female is ready to breed..........
in the wild (rice paddies and such), each betta has an extremely large amount of territory for itself, so of course they don’t fight. this is a confined, small tank compared to that.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR BETTA TANK! Bettas are my favorite fish to have as pets.im not surprised at how many bettas you have in that one.... I am VERY SURPRISED. You deserve an award. I would love to see more betta videos from you. And know how you started this rank.
I knew it!!! I have 2 male Bettas in different tank. But each tank has many assorted fish. One has a dwarf Gourami. My Betta shares kingship with him but has accepted that he is slightly below Gourami and is cool with it. I feel so sorry for all the Betta fish alone. With no plant. It hurts my heart. I want to save them all from the pet shop but they will just restock. Betta fish have the most amazing unique personalities. It keeps blowing my mind. GREAT VIDEO ❤️
I keep a single male with about 9 females and that are all happy 🤷🏿♂️ I started with other fish like guppies and Molly's and that got the mail used to being around other fish before I introduce the female betas
Originally I wasn't going to leave a comment but I started scrolling down the comments and read some of the negative replies that people were sending and I I just wanted to send out Positive Vibes by saying hey you make your videos & you take care of your amazing tank, keep doing what you're doing and don't let anybody sway you and thank you for the videos
While this MAY be a time bomb waiting to happen, one thing that absolutely needs to be mentioned (and a major reason as to why this is possible), is that "peaceful" living conditions between bettas, whether it be male/male, female/female, male/female, gender fluid betta/other betta, whatever.... is 200% ALWAYS dependant upon each and every individual bettas personality and temperament. Should anyone try this, you MUST be prepared to house one, some, or even possibly all of them separately if things do not work out. Although, that being said, thank you for saying that a tank for one betta should be five to ten gallons, and that they need warm water, as they are tropical fish. Personally, I do ten gallons minimum myself, just because after a decently heavy planting, it's ok to be a day late with water changes with only one fish and lots of plants in so much water. Bettas deserve betta than a bowl!! - The Eeyore Project: Betta Awareness being done in memory of Eeyore, my best friend who changed my life forever, may he rest in peace. I love you little guy!!
You can find less aggressive ones by running or lightly tapping a finger across their bowl. If they just dance around or MAYBE flare up a little, they're a good candidate for a community tank. I've not kept multiple bettas together, but I have kept bettas in a community tank before.
I definitely don’t have have the experience for this. It’s amazing! I couldn’t keep up with all the plants and fish. So.. how do you do it? I have a 10 gallon tank with one female betta, I was wondering if I could maybe make a sorority. ( if so how many males or females can I place in the sorority?)
When I bred my betta in an outdoor tub, I left the fry with him and he raised them just fin till adulthood and no one fought, save for some occasional irritated nipping. There were at least 200 in there. Though I noticed non of the male fry achieved their full colouration. They were all plakats. The males could be identified, but they never displayed or fought each other. When I took a few of them out and put them in individual tanks to see what would happen, they immediately coloured up within a day or 2 and displayed at their neighbors. When I put them back a few weeks later, they went back to their submissive dull selves
I am relatively new to owning Bettas. It's been rough going at first but I'm not giving up. I have 2 tanks ;a 30 gallon which has several fresh water fish living happily together and a 10 gallon that I've decided to setup for a Bettas. I've always been told not to have multiples...until I watched your video this evening...January 14, 2019. OH MY GOODNESS! What a delight to see your bettas swimming & living a normal life. I live in a small city in the West (USA) & being that it's winter I'm not sure how I can order all those aquatic plants thru the mail. But I'll start researching that. Thank you for sharing this. 🐠🐟 Victoria
Great tank! I have kept multiple female and a male together and have them breed no death match. Also kept males in community tanks no murders. As well as keeping them alone, no suicides. I bet most of you that keep fish have killed many more than the Betta in her tank. Unless you don't drink milk, don't eat meat or fish wear non animal based clothing and lets not talk about what fills your abode..Well, just don't be a hypocrite and stop the self righteous bashing.
I totally agree! I have 3 aquariums with mixed Bettas. 2-5 gallons and 1-10 gallon. My first one has 8 Bettas. 2 Nemo males and a crowntail male plus 5 females (a yellow, red, silvery blue, blue and rust colored one). My 2nd tank has 5 Bettas. 2 males (a blue and a red) plus 3 females (a blue, a white and a dark blue with gold fins). My 3rd tank has 7 Bettas. 1 male Nemo and 7 females (a Nemo, yellow, 2 red, tiny bright blue & white, light blue dumbo betta). They all get along and eat together as well. They all have short fins like the Nemo’s except the crowntail. I’ve never had any luck mixing HM or veiled tails successfully. I’m basing the gender on them as they were sold to me off eBay. To do this I’d put one in a small clear fry basket for 2-4 days. If they stopped flaring at the tank Bettas I’d release them. They may chase each other which is normal but if any slight fin damage occurred they all healed now. If they continued to show aggression I’d remove them but only had to do this with one betta. It seems that the different types and colors plus the temperament of the betta itself seems to be why it’s worked out. My 2 Nemo males are together because one jumped into the fry basket during the night and they didn’t fight. So they mixed themselves! But! You must have time to watch them all day the first day. Feeding them a little in the first hour seemed to have distracted them from any aggression and ease the transition. I did add 2 red females at one time to the tank that has 2 reds in it. I had to move one to another tank due to torn fins but she’s doing well in the 2 Nemo and Crowntail tank. Defying all that’s ever been said about mixing Bettas! Plus they are beautiful! They are filtered and heated and I do 50 water changes weekly and feed daily. By no means am I saying try this. I would never want to risk a betta dying nor do I recommend you try this. I was a beginner when this all started 3 months ago as well. I do have Koi tanks, ponds, Cichlids and Oscars (many aquariums) so I guess you could say I am experience keeping fish. Just was new to Bettas. I wish I could add videos! My sellers have seen them any are amazed! Guess they must love me! Lol
Those two males are beautiful, specially the albino head one. I used to breed them in my country, at once I had between 250-300 in a bathtub on my backyard, they wouldn’t fight till you separate them. Very nice tank btw!
I tried 3 females in a 55gallon... one of them went around and killed the other two. She worked one by one... it was sad. My tank wasn't densely planted, and there weren't a ton of hiding places, maybe that was my problem. I've always wanted to work towards having a betta community tank
@@demonpride1975 He's talking about bettas that are sold in pet store. Those are commercially bred, and they can get more aggressive with selective breeding :)
I agree that bettas need to be in a very densely planted tank to replicate their natural habitat. Likewise paradise fish. We kept dozens of them in a 25 gallon tank with a dense clump of reeds planted in a muddy base. The fish made little living holes among the mass of fine plant roots and mud, bred prolifically and looked fantastic - and all got along just fine.
@monokhem They have been bred to fight far longer than they have been bred as decorative pets. Their instinct to fight has not gone away. Fighting bettas are sometimes crossed with wild bettas for increased speed, but not always. Plakats that have not are more aggressive than their wild ancestors. In the wild bettas rarely fight to the death because they have plenty of territory.
@monokhem domesticated bettas are bred to fight each other and just putting a different coat of paint on them doesn't change what they've been breed to do.it's why they are called siamese fishing fish.
it's true. They are fighting fish that have been selectively bred for their aggression. Even the pretty ones still have aggerrssive side cuase their aggression hasn't been bred out.
Keep in mind that these are very specific conditions, please do not buy a bunch of bettas and try to keep them together in your unplanted 20 gallon. Don’t do it.
This is absolutely an eye opener for me. thanks so much for the video. All this while i thought keeping bettas together is a definite no-no. Your video just shows it's not true. I do have a 45 gal tank but have been afraid to mix my betta in. Im definitely gonna give this a try
So happy I saw this went and added 2 males and 2 females 4 guppies shrimp snails and they are doing great...had to take 1 male out to make it work. And it's really planted of course!
I currently have a 75g heavily planted with cories, and mollies. Two females and one male beta. My male betta is very very docile and has shown no signs of aggression towards any other fish. Im going to get a couple more females and try to add another male beta :) I’m very excited
I loved this video! I had a male Betta for about five years. He was by himself but I’m an older woman and his gigantic centerpiece bowl sat on a table next to me. He was such quiet and entertaining company. I loved him like he was a cat or a dog! As soon as morning came he’d swim in circles cause he knew it meant food! He would follow my finger around the bowl and I’d make large circles on the glass and he’d stay right with my finger. I would say “you want a cookie?” And he’d dart to his feeding spot and just float and watch every move I made while getting the tiny jar out and opened it to me telling him, just a minute, don’t go anywhere. I have even videoed him doing these behaviors cause people who hadn’t seen him do this thought I was NUTSO! He would always seem so excited when it was food or snack time. Betta fish are extremely smart, not just good looking but if I’d nearly forget a snack or food time? He’d be waiting for me in the same spot where he heats. I only fed him in the same spot daily around the same times or as close the the same times each day. He just knew! I read that they can seem to have a built in clock when it comes to food. I have time in my older years (74) to fiddle around with a fish. That fish was just so smart. He died at the end of his 4th yr with me. I made the mistake of buying the biggest fancy Betta at the pet store! I later realized he was an older fish. Bigger is t always better. The associate at the per store helping me after missing my fish for so long after he’d died advised me to buy the smallest Betta which would surely mean it was young. I’ve only ever had one other female who seriously was “just a fish” lol meaning she was only pretty, we weren’t close. She died within three months. I was done! Two years go by, my grandkids asked if I’d ever get another fish? I said let’s do a field trip to the pet store and WE’RE JUST GONNA LOOK! UhHuh….They kept picking out all the large fancy males that were gorgeous. I said we need to pick from the smallest of all the fish. They picked this tiny half moon female and I thought what a waste of money, she’ll last a couple weeks lol so I made up my mind to not get excited or even fall in love again with a FISH! They named her Fishstick and we got out all the first fishes equipment etc. set it up and we were off, she was gonna be just Grandmas fish, a decoration at best. Damn that little Fishstick! I was in love by the 3rd day. I noticed as I’d set down or come back the fish almost teased for attention…well besides her little tricks? She loved to be petted, just like my first fish! Beware if you have contact with your fish? Clean hands, no hands with lotion or gel on them, ever. Let the fish come to you and they will rub all over your finger as soon as they realize you’re not food.🤭 well, I’m in love again and enjoying being a “Fish Mom” again. Not all Bettas will be like this but lightening has struck here twice and I’m just going to enjoy it, whatever comes. Oh, did I mention the fish toys? There’s a glass beach ball the size of a nickel that she pushes around, a scuba diver she had weighted to the bottom she messes with and another fish, not like her but it floats under water strung to a glass tiny float ball…lol yes, I’ve gone Looney! I just wanted to share my fish story…one fish that is so beautiful now and brings such company and joy!
P.S. I’m thinking of getting a small tank. I have such success right now with this giant glass clear bowl but I clean it and everything in it every two weeks and it’s getting harder even though I’ve found shortcuts to make it easier. Fishstick is no trouble on cleaning day, not like in the beginning…it was MAYHEM! Now? She doesn’t even run from the net I use to transfer her to her “waiting bowl” and she watches everything I do until she’s back in her bowl and waiting for her snack!
Check out the aqueon frameless tanks. I just got a three gallon with a small filter and added about six live paints. My betta loves it. Petco has them half priced right now.
@@g.g.2940I have a betta in a five gallon bowl with no filter, I used moss and live plants for the filtration and he’s still alive and doing well after 8 years
How do bettas make it in the wild? They have to live near each other in order to mate. So in theory if one can replicate that same atmosphere in a domestic setting then there should be no problems.
Only the males are territorial, holding territories around three feet across. The females then roam around all over the place in large groups called sororities looking for males that have built bubble nests.
RehAdventures I was thinking the same thing. From my knowledge, they naturally live in heavily planted area and overgrown areas.
In the wild are only the „wild forms“ of Bettas... the „high Breedings“ are made to be aggressiv....sorry for my terrible english....
I Hope this Girl has just Luck....but its Stressful for the Males....
Yep, you can keep them together. Need a big tank and LOTS of hiding places.
I've kept bettas in community tanks before, no problem. But you have to understand what's needed.
@@Sarah-xd5cq it's not, with real plants, sand, real food, and private retreats.
I've kept and bred multiple betras in FIVE gallon tanks, for DECADES.
I used to have a 20 gal that was divided into 10gal each and had two males. Somehow they would find a way to get past the divider. But they didn't fight they would just swim together and chase all the baby mollies and corys in the tank. So i eventually just took the divider out and they live like that for a year, until they passed. 😢 But thank you for the info. I'm planning on starting a sorority of betta.
That's sweet.
Don't keep betta with Mollies. Betta will definitely kill Molly fish
Betta fish are good jumpers that's how they get past the divider
@@WilsonChristian I have 3 mollies in with my 6 females and 1 male betta...they are fine. My mollies are huge though.
@@dakota6637 actually? I always wondered how tf they did that
I had 6 males in a 29 gal tall tank and they got along just fine. You just have to have enough caves & hiding places along with lots of plants so they can have their own little territories. Sure they would squabble a bit, but no fights to the death.
Your betta fish are all beautiful! I am jealous of your tank
Gay
@@mrtambourineman6107 lol
I come back and I got a bunch of likes. It would be nice if youtube notifications actually worked.🙄
I know right...it looks amazing.
I hope she responds with any updates of her bettas.
I started my sorority 5 on a 20 gallon and with two ADF.
They are small but its working so far lol.
I have always kept my bettas in a community tank. I kept mine with other fish of the same water requirements in the past, with out incidence they are peaceful once their territory is established. I usually put the bettas in last and try to do it at night. Right now I have seven females and three males living in a well planted 55 gallon
I have 15 females❤
I agree those little cups are so sad. I love your video. Thank you so much for educating us on these beautiful and complex fish!
Can I put a calm male betta and a female betta together in a two gallon tank? How can I make it work? I rlly don’t want to buy ANOTHER one
@@sunneeecatsunshine8355 I'd say 2 gallons is too small for 1 betta yet alone 2 :) I've never kept bettas so you could try google :)
Bettas need 2.5 gallons each fish.
René Willard no thats bear minimum id like to see them in at least 3.5 gallon but preferably 5
@@renewillard777 no 5 gall minimum to 10 gal is best choice. No less than that
A few years ago I had a 50 gallon heavily planted with 3 males and 12 females and everything was all good. Like she said, the males did flare at eachother but never actually fought. People were always amazed when they came over and saw it. It was definitely my prize tank :)
Did u mate them together in one tank together? Is that possible?
I got inspired and finally took a leap of faith. I studied a lot and went on and made a multiple betta tank! If you want, feel free to stop by and see my setup! (I will upload in a couple of days)
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Yes please 🙏 DO IT QuiCK...!!
Breed them and the fry will live together even when adults. I’ve bred fish and never separated the 40 fry. They live peacefully
Wow ! What about males in it ? I heard they'll start to fight once they're around 2 months old ? Is it true ?
Dont bettas lose their color if housed with eachother while growing up?
@@moviebites9570 they didnt nip fins until like 6 months but no serious damage. once one particular male became dominant the others didnt fight.
i had a lot of plants in the tank. also if the females are bigger that is better
@@gordogunso it did take longer for them to develop their colors and marbling but they didnt lose color they actually gained color after almost a year together.
Thank you so much! I have a male betta who is very compassionate towards his tank mates, unless they show aggression towards him. THANK YOU SO MUCH for emphasizing that no fish (or innocent living being for that matter) deserves to be on solitary confinement in a small living area and out of their natural habitats, such as a cup in the case of Betta fish.
These risky things can definitely work, but it's down to the bettas individual personalities. Give big tanks, good female to male ratio, planted/hiding places etc does decrease the risk. But at the end of the day it's important to remember that these things work well right up to the point where they don't, and when they don't, it's often a catastrophic failure. Is your bettas lives worth that risk? Personally I find a betta to be just as happy if not more happy in a tank with other peaceful fish, none of which belong to the anabantoid family.
So well said!!
I can see where you are coming from however I find that starting a trend where you breed future beta who are used to being around each other could lead to a future breed of Beta that are no different than other community fish.
It is worth the risk to give it a shot even if it won't always pan out. So long as you take the necessary steps to ensure the best possible conditions then we can only hope for the best.
@@ZeroRemorse I disagree. These fish have thousands of years of evolution and even countless generations of human selection for aggressive territorial behaviour. While I think your idea might be great for a long term (lifetime) project for an experienced aquarist, or group of aquarists, I feel that it is irresponsible to promote this to the average hobbyist.
@Kou 1 these fish have been ornamental for about a hundred years if that. Hundreds of years before that, people in Thailand have used them in fighting which still is a sport over there even today. Why do you think they're called "Siamese fighting fish"?
@@ZeroRemorse I agree with you. For a long time I thought about having a Betta Splendan community tank. I heard that they use to be bred to fight. Why can they not be bred to live together?
This is amazing to see and such beautiful bettas. I'd definitely say this is the exception to the rule and unless experienced in keeping fish should not be tried. Your tank is absolutely gorgeous and amazingly planted. What is the plant that is across the top of your tank, do you use fertilizer and Co2?
Lifewithpets thank you :) well I managed to make this setup with a few of my clients in tanks 5-10gs, as long as it's super planted and heated, they happy
AquaZone Aquarium Services Mtl Izabella do you mean this set up with males and females in 5 & 10 gallon?
I have 2 males in a 20
Know hype
I think it maybe Hygrophila polysperma bunches floating on top of the water
Because I search Google "Hygrophila floating" and see the similar one at: www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/is-this-a-deficiency.29116/
Hope this help, have a nice time.
Wow i'm impressed! I absolutely want a similar setup some day. Its the first time I see betta living and thriving like this, and I find it amasing. You clearly know what you're doing.
I have 4 females and a male (who was young when I bought him and was sold to me from the female tank) They live in a well established 100l tank and they’re very happy. No fighting at all, barely any flaring. It was a lot easier to do than people will often tell you - lots of hiding places and lots of space for territory should they need it.
one of the coolest, useful aquarium video ever seen
I have a 50 gallon outdoor container pond, and I have 9- 2 males and 7 females.
This is AWESOME news! I have a 54 gal and am going to bring Beta's on board! SOOO COOL! Thank you.
@@kaykaethomas2791 my pond is heavily planted. Fyi! Have fun!!!
Do they breed on their own?
I actually love this tank!!😍 Its cool that you were even able to breed them. WOW!☺
Excuse my language this tank is fucking awesome .......... wooooooooow ..
Thx a fuckin lot !
@@AquazoneQC hi i have a quick question! What plants are in this tank? Im trying to put live plants in my tank i have 75
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My father kept multiple male bettas together. His philosophy was 10 gallons of space per male in large tank.
Her info is not at completely wrong. She does state the tank needs to have plenty of plants and hiding places. My 20 gallon had 2 late blooming males with 4 females in it. Mind you I was under the impression that the immature males were females due to the supplier assuming that's what they were. I'm not for uncontrolled breeding with man created creatures, yes the domestic betta splendin are not the same as their wild relatives, just like dogs are not the same as the wolf. I removed the males as their behavior got more mature male like.
She is telling everyone how she got her results though personally I wouldn't attempt to keep males and females together. Same goes for any fairly easy to breed fish. Most people are unable to handle the potential numbers of the surviving fry.
I do recommend anyone wanting bettas to try a sorority tank of females, introduce 4 or more at one time and when you introduce new females, introduce 2-3 new ones. it reduces the likely hood of severe fighting.
Hi I have a question, I hope you can answer. I have 30 gallons, ifI put a lot of plants in can I put 2 males in with other fish as well to distract them?
@@Txnxttxy that would work.
@@Txnxttxy you don't want to unless you want to try and try and try again. This will never be a one time thing because bettas have different personalities. This person shouldn't suggest for people to have a tank like hers because they will not get the same results
I have a 10 gallon tank. Can I put 2 boys and 6 girls
I have 2 male bettas, 2 blue gouramies, 2 angle fish, 1 pleco, 3 tiger barbs in a 55 gallon tank. Keep bettas in a tank you still need to adhere to the minimum of 1 inch of fish per gallon of water. A male betta is around 2 inches including tail. So the min you should keep is 2 male bettas in a very well planted aquarium. I wouldn't keep any females as there is unnecessary stress from the attempts the males make to breed the females. If you are not planning to breed them it's best to keep only 4-5 females OR 2 males in the 10 gallon tank.
I just found this video after reading several journals and articles on keeping more than one beta in a tank. Currently I have a single male in a 10gal but I want to upgrade to a 40g with another male and females. Thank you for the tips! I’m going to get it set up.
Yeeeaaahhh I'm gonna wait on this advice... I'm getting my first ever betta and ill wait till I've had like 12 and maybe a few sororitys.
Do they breed in that tank? I was at the John G. Shedd Aquarium once and they had a tank like this. I also knew someone who had this kind of tank. He was able to have many males in the tank because they were all bred in that tank. If you put a new one in, it would be killed. I would suggest breeding some bettas then after taking the male and female out, raising the whole batch together. THat is what the guy I know did. At John G. Shedd, they had a 20 long with lots of plants and 3 males with many many females. Was really cool.
I’m glad to see this can be done. I have a 40 gallon tank as well-one veil tail male betta, 6 neon tetras, and 7 Cory catfish; 2 albino and 5 emerald green. I wanted to do something like this with bettas and was told I needed an odd number. They recommended either doing all females or only recommended putting in a single male and they said even then, it depends on their individual personalities. Not sure if it depends on the type of betta as well. Luckily mine doesn’t bother his tank mates and vice versa. I love seeing this. Those little pet store cups are so depressing. I’ve never been a fan of the female bettas but yours are absolutely beautiful.
It’s funny because most animals work the same way. Must be a truth in natural law.
bettas are my favorite type of fish and i always wanted to put some together and never knew how so thank you so much for making this video you just got a +1 sub
Well I'm a little confused...I want a community like this too,but I'm afraid I don't have the skill to do so...anyways,great Video!
Cian Start with they aqua scape plant as many plants as you can give them enough light that they'll be able to grow within 2-3 months and then introduce your bettas (:
Johnny Newport Alfaro Thanks! I will maybe try it with my next big tank coming in today.
Maybe we can both help each other out! I've just received my 55 inch aquarium today as well. Never planted one of this magnitude so this is an experience for me as well.
Johnny Newport Alfaro Well we'll see how it goes....I got mine cheaper because its from a friend so I'll have the money for more plants 😂
Cian Sharing is caring 🤔
That is a good example for how to put more bettas in a tank. Very LARGE tank, MANY plants ect.
It looks so good❤️
It's really nice to see someone do a "betta tutorial" who is actually knowing what they are talking about. I've kept 5 males and around 11 females in a 180 gallon tank (they bred too) and have got shit from self declared experts so many times.
Experts .. one day we just laugh at that term lol
Oh NO. U already know. So many dam experts and myths hanger ons.
How did u breed them? Was it in the same tank as them? The others wouldn’t eat them??
RUclips has become my favorite social media channel I’n the world. I no longer feel like a unicorn. Meaning the only one like me. I constantly find validation here about the things I like when nobody around me does. I’ve had Beta’s together too and when I tell people about it they look at me like a have a third eye. You are my kindred spirit Izabella.
Thanks for being a sweet unicorn 🦄
Beautiful tank - and thank you for not having any nasty music drowning out your great advice
Hahaha I will try keep nasty music away !
Wow! Your Bettas are beautiful and so is your tank! I was thinking of Bettas, how about just one male and one female in a medium size tank? How do you change the water? where do you keep them?
also, i just wanted to point out that what you're saying about wild bettas is pretty much the opposite to the truth, you can successfully house wild types together, its domestic betta splendens that are far more aggressive and harder to keep together. You're males are constantly flaring at each other, they are obviously really stressed out. just because they aren't immediately killing each other doesn't mean they are happy being forced to be in the same tank as another male... :( the " fighting plakats " you speak of are what you have in your tank.
I mean, it's called the 'Siamese Fighting Fish' for a reason.
@love 2324 Ok so if they aren't tossed in a tank together you're saying they can't go in a large tank on their own? Because they most certainly can and are often happier that way than put with other males who will stress them out and cause illness from a lowered immune system. xD I in no way stated they had to be in a shitty little cup if not all put together in one tank. a lot of female bettas are actually happier alone as they are aggressive and get stressed out being with others of their kind. in many cases multiple females live happily without problems together, but forcing them to live in a stressful situation is a form of animal cruelty. purposely putting males and females together in an environment that they can't escape if they want to or feel the need to is cruel. There are so many reasons why putting both males and females together can go wrong and cause the death of your fish, especially if there are multiple males. One of which is becoming egg bound from the male's hormones being constantly present in the water. I'm not gonna bother saying more because i'm pretty certain no one responding so negatively to my comment has an open mind to listen to different perspectives and reason. Putting males with your females is never beneficial when it comes to bettas.
@love 2324 never beneficial to the bettas obviously, to house both male and female together is just a selfish thing to do simply because someone wants to while disregarding how it might effect the fish. and clearly i was right about you not being able to be open minded and see from other perspectives. I very clearly stated that some females can be housed happily together but not all, so idk where you're getting that garbage about each fish being different, obviously i know that, but there is no exception when it comes to males, there will always be stress, even if its not visible to those who don't know what stress looks like. if you keep fish long enough you can identify signs of stress with ease. I'm not even going to read the rest of your response its not worth my time.
@love 2324 Unintentionally added and removed when properly sexed. He was labeled as female, i removed him as soon as i could. It caused problems, they didn't FIGHT but they got stressed which in turn caused illness between my fish.
@love 2324 Also my tank is 55 gallons not 10 and i have tons of other fish as a distraction. Cant help but notice how incredibly stressed all your fish are, have fun when they murder each other or die of illnesses caused by stress. -_-
Unless you're talking about the videos i posted of BREEDING bettas???? wth
I Love this ❤️ thank you. The world Needed this, Bettas needed this. I have 4 African cichlid tanks and YES they are extremely aggressive. Dont do it right and fish will kill other fish. So we learn how to do it right and wa-laa beautiful cichlid tank. There is not however many people who have done what your doing here and i think its just absolutely wonderful 😊 think of all the other bettas that can be saved from a pet store once people learn that they can have a whole tank of them. Thank you 🙏
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I have four non-related females in the same 7gal tank (that’s my biggest tank). The result is amazing. Initially they fought but I just let them be. I got too anxious once and decided to isolate the bully for a day n reintroduced her into the sorority. The dynamics improved a little. They still chase each other from time to time but overall they’re very active and happy.
Its refreshing to see a tank dedicated to Beta fish with space, plants and friends
I’ve all ways wanted to put bettas in a big tank together and I’ve just started to consider actually doing it and a cane across this video will reserching about it.
You have no idea how excited to know that i am not the only one!!! I have two males and one recently added female in my 55 gallon. One male picked the right side of the tank and the other male traverses wherever as does the female. It's also a community tank with guppies. I honestly believe it also has to do with each betta's temperament as well
They also come and eat together
Wow! I've also just got a female for my male and the male is already making a bubble nest. The female is still in a floating tank. I know it was long ago that you commented but I was just wondering if you let them breed as well.
Thanks for the video, your tank is lovely. I like how you have multiple generations of bettas living together, it's very inspiring.
I have a 20 gallon long betta habitat tank with 1 male and 6 females. I had 7 females but one had a bad attitude (she was old and big). I think she had been in that tiny cup too long. I tried to isolate her for a few days but when she reentered the tank she just constantly chased the others around. Now she’s in a bowl under a lamp and she’s a lot happier. Some betta don’t enjoy a lot of swimming space, but others do. My fish are happy and healthy. They get nipped fins from time to time but nothing more than that. I made my tank after watching this video. It’s been the Greatest thing
I always had the same opinion that there in the wild together with enough water and hiding well done makes me want to try myself thanks
They are such beautiful babies!
So happy that I found your video. I have just introduced a male to my sorority tank and he is bosssssyyy!
Very happy to see your tank working out, give me faith that mine will calm down too.
Thank you for the vid!
i keep on watching this video every. now and then .. my inspiration for betta sorority tank!
So glad you made this video I'm getting fish tomorrow so I'm gonna get few bettas
Fish in general do better if they have their own territory. Your plants do this well.
I have had 3 males in a 55. They were fine. The biggest problem was the other fish picking on the Bettas because they are a very slow fish.
Get a plakat, they're quite fast
Very nice clip! I have read many times where people are putting male Bettas, with each other in larger tanks. What I learned so long ago was incorrect regarding Siamese Fighting Fish!
What is the name of the plant in the tank? It’s gorgeous!
I had a dream last night of betas living together in a tank. So glad to find your video.
This is the best betta care video i've seen yet. Excellent info!
This is a beautiful video. I dont “like” many videos but if I could like this one 100 times i would. Great explanation, beautiful tank and no begging for likes or subscriptions. I’ve subscribed and now looking for a big tank for a betta community.
I believe she meant that a betta should be placed on at least a 10 gallon tank and not left on the cup where it was in at the store.
She has a large tank for her bettas, so I dont belive she ment it was okay to group many bettas on a 10 gallon tank.
Arioska G. Yeah I wouldn't put that's many in a 10g, only a breeding couple during breeding period
No she was talking about if you only 1 make sure its a big enough tank for it
That tank is so pretty! It's so nice to see multiple bettas together.
Beautiful fish and nice tank!
+GaearGrimsrudd thanks!
Hi, I love your aquascape. Do you have a video of how you set up this tank. Or could you provide a list of what you used to create your setup? Thanks.
I love this girls mentality.
Your video was a tonic, no hysteria, just facts, nice commune, cheers from Scotland 🏴
For all the people saying this is terrible advice need to realize you can't put a bunch of Bettas together at once. It will never work. You need to add the fish slowly like adding one fish every week or two. Also, you need lots of plants and especially plants that float. I buy those fake grass like plants they sell at petsmart that you put under the gravel with the tops sticking out and I take out the center plants which are detachable. This leaves an upside down floating platform that any betta can swim into and chill. You can definitely keep these fish together without any aggressive behavior and with other fish as well. I think it's pretty obvious that if you dump ten bettas together into a 20 gallon tank you might have issues. If that's what people got and assumed they could do from this video then yeah it's bad advice, otherwise, i think it's pretty clear that if you have a fish known to have an aggressive nature then you'll need to add a community one fish at a time. Any responsible fish owner would do so. To add a bunch of these fish together at once in a small tank is pretty rash and just plain stupid, however, I don't think this video is telling people to do this.
+david wilinski you're right I didn't say that n explained in never videos :)
+AquaZone Aquarium Services Mtl Izabella newer
no she is not right, why do people not understand this, bettas are territorial. you ad them slowly, and you will already have a male betta that shows dominant features. adding another one in later, will spring that territorial behavior, and they will fight.
This is even worse. If a betta already has an established territory and another betta is introduced, the first betta will surely become aggressive towards it. If you intend to keep any number of bettas together, you must introduce them at the same time so they can all make their own territories.
I love this! I never knew they can live together. I bought 1 and was thinking I’d love to have more but store said “Nooo” and then I found your video!
“They need sausage” - I almost died. Is your mind tripping you on your own wishes? 🤣🤣🤣
Ew. These are things you can think but not say to strangers.
Loredana Vasilescu ew ew ew yuk
OurWonderfulWorld weirdo
Amazing, you have beautiful bettas I never know it was actually posible to have many of them in one tank haha
Thank you for this video! It inspired me to set up a similar tank, I have one male & four females living with a school of zebra danios and it is great! A few squabbles break out between my crow tail female and veil tail female, but all in all they co-exists very well.
Great! I am thinking of doing the same. Can I ask you…how often do you find them laying eggs and hatching baby fish in this mixed tank? I plan on having the same ration of 1:4 and hence pointing the question to you 😊
Thank you for sharing these info, it was super helpful!
Are those frys safe and grow into adult in this kind of setup?
Suddenly everyone's a betta expert here. Very awesome set up, tried it myself with a smaller tank and less fish but all is peaceful in the betta world.
I don't think mine could live together they have the long fancy fins
I had a blue male for about three years and I had his tank all colorful with bubbles going and he loved it!!! He would race himself in the bubbles all day lol it was so cute.
Great video! I've always said if they get along in the same water in the wild then why can't they in an aquarium. Do you breed them in that same aquarium without any problems? Thanks !!
Paul Beck to breed them I separate te breeding male with transparent plastic separator and once the desired female egg tube is showing n his nest is built, add her to his section n within a day it's done n remove her
They don't live together in the wild. These are man made creations - multiple types of wilds put together to create these fish. Some wild counterparts are fine in groups, others aren't. These ones are created to be aggressive to show off their fins.
And breeding is not easy, done it myself for a number of years... and egg tube? The ovi? That has nothing to do whether or not the female is ready to breed..........
Colorful Fish Finally a voice of reason rather than ignorance.
Their different from the ones in the wild they've been changed by us and made into aggressive fish
in the wild (rice paddies and such), each betta has an extremely large amount of territory for itself, so of course they don’t fight. this is a confined, small tank compared to that.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR BETTA TANK!
Bettas are my favorite fish to have as pets.im not surprised at how many bettas you have in that one.... I am VERY SURPRISED. You deserve an award.
I would love to see more betta videos from you. And know how you started this rank.
Thank you
Really fascinating video and great to see them with babies too ! 😀
thanks !
I knew it!!! I have 2 male Bettas in different tank. But each tank has many assorted fish. One has a dwarf Gourami. My Betta shares kingship with him but has accepted that he is slightly below Gourami and is cool with it. I feel so sorry for all the Betta fish alone. With no plant. It hurts my heart. I want to save them all from the pet shop but they will just restock. Betta fish have the most amazing unique personalities. It keeps blowing my mind. GREAT VIDEO ❤️
I keep a single male with about 9 females and that are all happy 🤷🏿♂️
I started with other fish like guppies and Molly's and that got the mail used to being around other fish before I introduce the female betas
Originally I wasn't going to leave a comment but I started scrolling down the comments and read some of the negative replies that people were sending and I I just wanted to send out Positive Vibes by saying hey you make your videos & you take care of your amazing tank, keep doing what you're doing and don't let anybody sway you and thank you for the videos
Thank you kind hearted person :)
While this MAY be a time bomb waiting to happen, one thing that absolutely needs to be mentioned (and a major reason as to why this is possible), is that "peaceful" living conditions between bettas, whether it be male/male, female/female, male/female, gender fluid betta/other betta, whatever.... is 200% ALWAYS dependant upon each and every individual bettas personality and temperament. Should anyone try this, you MUST be prepared to house one, some, or even possibly all of them separately if things do not work out. Although, that being said, thank you for saying that a tank for one betta should be five to ten gallons, and that they need warm water, as they are tropical fish. Personally, I do ten gallons minimum myself, just because after a decently heavy planting, it's ok to be a day late with water changes with only one fish and lots of plants in so much water. Bettas deserve betta than a bowl!! - The Eeyore Project: Betta Awareness being done in memory of Eeyore, my best friend who changed my life forever, may he rest in peace. I love you little guy!!
So much this. These risky things always work well, right up to the point that they don't
You can find less aggressive ones by running or lightly tapping a finger across their bowl. If they just dance around or MAYBE flare up a little, they're a good candidate for a community tank.
I've not kept multiple bettas together, but I have kept bettas in a community tank before.
Nice video, what kind of plants are those?
beautiful collection of betas :-) it was fun watching them !!
Rajiv Nair oh thanks ! Check my new video I got even more nice ones !
That's the most beautiful Betta set up I 've seen so far. And I love your smiling description 🙂
Did you get your bettas from a pet store or online?
yaoming yen no just local Montréal stores :)
What plants did you use in your set up ??it looks great
Did thay breed in that tank like that
I definitely don’t have have the experience for this. It’s amazing! I couldn’t keep up with all the plants and fish. So.. how do you do it? I have a 10 gallon tank with one female betta, I was wondering if I could maybe make a sorority. ( if so how many males or females can I place in the sorority?)
When I bred my betta in an outdoor tub, I left the fry with him and he raised them just fin till adulthood and no one fought, save for some occasional irritated nipping. There were at least 200 in there. Though I noticed non of the male fry achieved their full colouration. They were all plakats. The males could be identified, but they never displayed or fought each other. When I took a few of them out and put them in individual tanks to see what would happen, they immediately coloured up within a day or 2 and displayed at their neighbors. When I put them back a few weeks later, they went back to their submissive dull selves
Cuz they had an alpha Betta ;)
I am relatively new to owning Bettas. It's been rough going at first but I'm not giving up. I have 2 tanks ;a 30 gallon which has several fresh water fish living happily together and a 10 gallon that I've decided to setup for a Bettas. I've always been told not to have multiples...until I watched your video this evening...January 14, 2019. OH MY GOODNESS! What a delight to see your bettas swimming & living a normal life. I live in a small city in the West (USA) & being that it's winter I'm not sure how I can order all those aquatic plants thru the mail. But I'll start researching that. Thank you for sharing this. 🐠🐟 Victoria
Victoria Greenroyd have you gotten your betta
You're gonna need much bigger than 10 gal for multiples.
Great tank! I have kept multiple female and a male together and have them breed no death match. Also kept males in community tanks no murders. As well as keeping them alone, no suicides. I bet most of you that keep fish have killed many more than the Betta in her tank. Unless you don't drink milk, don't eat meat or fish wear non animal based clothing and lets not talk about what fills your abode..Well, just don't be a hypocrite and stop the self righteous bashing.
I totally agree! I have 3 aquariums with mixed Bettas. 2-5 gallons and 1-10 gallon. My first one has 8 Bettas. 2 Nemo males and a crowntail male plus 5 females (a yellow, red, silvery blue, blue and rust colored one). My 2nd tank has 5 Bettas. 2 males (a blue and a red) plus 3 females (a blue, a white and a dark blue with gold fins). My 3rd tank has 7 Bettas. 1 male Nemo and 7 females (a Nemo, yellow, 2 red, tiny bright blue & white, light blue dumbo betta). They all get along and eat together as well. They all have short fins like the Nemo’s except the crowntail. I’ve never had any luck mixing HM or veiled tails successfully. I’m basing the gender on them as they were sold to me off eBay. To do this I’d put one in a small clear fry basket for 2-4 days. If they stopped flaring at the tank Bettas I’d release them. They may chase each other which is normal but if any slight fin damage occurred they all healed now. If they continued to show aggression I’d remove them but only had to do this with one betta. It seems that the different types and colors plus the temperament of the betta itself seems to be why it’s worked out. My 2 Nemo males are together because one jumped into the fry basket during the night and they didn’t fight. So they mixed themselves! But! You must have time to watch them all day the first day. Feeding them a little in the first hour seemed to have distracted them from any aggression and ease the transition. I did add 2 red females at one time to the tank that has 2 reds in it. I had to move one to another tank due to torn fins but she’s doing well in the 2 Nemo and Crowntail tank. Defying all that’s ever been said about mixing Bettas! Plus they are beautiful! They are filtered and heated and I do 50 water changes weekly and feed daily. By no means am I saying try this. I would never want to risk a betta dying nor do I recommend you try this. I was a beginner when this all started 3 months ago as well. I do have Koi tanks, ponds, Cichlids and Oscars (many aquariums) so I guess you could say I am experience keeping fish. Just was new to Bettas. I wish I could add videos! My sellers have seen them any are amazed! Guess they must love me! Lol
I have an empty 75 gallon tank and I would love to do this with bettas
Those two males are beautiful, specially the albino head one. I used to breed them in my country, at once I had between 250-300 in a bathtub on my backyard, they wouldn’t fight till you separate them. Very nice tank btw!
I tried 3 females in a 55gallon... one of them went around and killed the other two. She worked one by one... it was sad. My tank wasn't densely planted, and there weren't a ton of hiding places, maybe that was my problem. I've always wanted to work towards having a betta community tank
Nathan Ackerson that's why!
Females should be in larger groups, not all females are fine in groups and because these are man made fish that were meant to be more aggressive....
@@BettaBeautiful1 ummmmmm bettas are not man made, they live in rice fields in china.
@@demonpride1975 He's talking about bettas that are sold in pet store. Those are commercially bred, and they can get more aggressive with selective breeding :)
@@chuklebolt every living creature has natural instincts, that is not something you can simply breed out of a creature.
I agree that bettas need to be in a very densely planted tank to replicate their natural habitat. Likewise paradise fish. We kept dozens of them in a 25 gallon tank with a dense clump of reeds planted in a muddy base. The fish made little living holes among the mass of fine plant roots and mud, bred prolifically and looked fantastic - and all got along just fine.
I have 2 females and 1 male.
The females are a crowntail and a koi betta. The male is a Platinum Dragon.
Great video!
This is the first time I see:
1. bettas in lots of water
2. many bettas together without fighting.
+Acvaristul Lenes thanks !
Actually male bettas didn't feel lonely of being alone, because that is the way they wanted to be, alone in their territory.
Females, too. In the wild they only live in loose harems, and those have not been specifically bred to kill each other for hundreds of years.
@monokhem They have been bred to fight far longer than they have been bred as decorative pets. Their instinct to fight has not gone away. Fighting bettas are sometimes crossed with wild bettas for increased speed, but not always. Plakats that have not are more aggressive than their wild ancestors. In the wild bettas rarely fight to the death because they have plenty of territory.
@monokhem domesticated bettas are bred to fight each other and just putting a different coat of paint on them doesn't change what they've been breed to do.it's why they are called siamese fishing fish.
it's true.
They are fighting fish that have been selectively bred for their aggression.
Even the pretty ones still have aggerrssive side cuase their aggression hasn't been bred out.
How BEAUTIFULLY kept Betta fishes🙂👍 what do you feed them? They're so colorful 😀.
Keep in mind that these are very specific conditions, please do not buy a bunch of bettas and try to keep them together in your unplanted 20 gallon. Don’t do it.
Awesome video, do the eat their fry ? What do you do with them once they’re fully grown
This is absolutely an eye opener for me. thanks so much for the video. All this while i thought keeping bettas together is a definite no-no. Your video just shows it's not true. I do have a 45 gal tank but have been afraid to mix my betta in. Im definitely gonna give this a try
So happy I saw this went and added 2 males and 2 females 4 guppies shrimp snails and they are doing great...had to take 1 male out to make it work.
And it's really planted of course!
And your shrimp are OK I want to get shrimp but not sure what fish are safe with them
For me i put 8 females and 2 males in a heavily planted tanks.
Too bad i had to sell em when i moved :(
How many female bettas could I have in a 50 gallon? It’s well planted and has lots of hiding spots.
I loved your voice and the way you describe 😗
+Leo_0_0_o Leo thanks !
I currently have a 75g heavily planted with cories, and mollies. Two females and one male beta. My male betta is very very docile and has shown no signs of aggression towards any other fish. Im going to get a couple more females and try to add another male beta :) I’m very excited
How did that work out?
Janet Almodovar Not good, won’t be trying again
Okay