Why don't female bettas fight the male bettas?

Answer 1

The male fishes do eat each other. It is also possible that the betta might fight and/or eat other fishes that are kinda like themselves (like fishes with long fins for example). However, it is likely for the male betta to mate if you put female betta fish with him, but I have read some where that they might just get eatten... I have also read that after they mate, it is very likely for male betta to eat female betta. In addition, after the baby bettas are born and grew a little, you HAVE to separate them from the daddy betta, unless they will get eatten.

Hope this helps!

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I would just like to tell you that male fighting fish will kill each other, but they do not eat each other. They will not harm any of your other fish, even if it is a guppy, even if they do guppys are to fast. They may chase your fish if they come to close or annoy him but they will not harm another. Generally they tend to chase fish with long flowing tails as they interpret them as another male fighting fish when they see this. When a male and female are put together the male will chase the female, if the female will not mate. The female is not threatened by the male though as she has a temperment just like the male, sometimes the male and female will not get along and there is a possibility they will need to be separated. Any fish will eat the fry even the mother so that's when breeding nets are to be put in place as it will ensure that fry have a chance of living. Yes the male will get angry with the female after they mate as she will no longer want him and he no longer needs her, so it is recommened to only put the male and female together when breeding. If you do have a big tank above two foot then they have enough room to be in the same tank.

cheers.

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I agree with the last post as far as being able to keep them together and they definitely don't eat each other, but even when they do want to mate, the male will chase the female and nip at her. Its part of the breeding process. He will chase her while building the bubble nest and she will become filled with eggs. When she is ready to breed she will begin to "stand on her head" (appears as though the eggs are causing her to be lighter in the back end). He will try to chase her to the bubble nest by nipping and pushing. When she is ready she will "bow" in front of him and he will "embrace" her by wrapping his body around hers and squeezing the eggs out. She will appear paralyzed while he scoops the eggs up and places them in the bubble nest. She then needs to be removed or she may eat the eggs. I breed bettas and they are facinating to watch. It is rough on the female betta and she may need treatment to prevent infection from torn fins but other then that she can survive. I breed them in a 10 gallon tank by placing a betta bowl within the tank to keep the female in while the male flares and her and starts the bubble nest. This way she takes less of a beating and when she's ready it doesn't take long for the embrace and the eggs to be tended to. I always remove the male after the eggs become wigglers so they don't get eaten. Haven't given the male the chance to try. Also if you do breed you need to separate all the males that survive when they begin to show signs of which are males and which are females because they do become aggressive at this time. The females can stay together. Good luck.

Answer 2

yes, male bettas fight each other to defend their territory and fight for a female betta some times a female will fight a male but its usually very rare

Answer 3

NO. If you put a female (or several females) in the same tank as a male, no matter how large, the male will kill the females. If you want to know why they act like this, there is an explanation here: http://bestfinforward.fh50.com/betta_aggro.htm

Answer 4

Females are extremely calm and docile. They are not as violent as male bettas, and hide at the site of a male (unless they are mating). They are also smaller than males, so they will not fight.

Answer 5

Yes male Betta fish will fight each other because they are very dominant fish, Betta's are also called Siamese fighting fish because if you put a male Betta fish in a tank with another Betta they will fight sometimes even a male and a female Betta will fight one another unless they are mating but once there babies have hatched the male will eat them unless he is moved and then he will fight the female. Betta's used to be used for entertainment as well people would raise there fish and then put them in fighting contests for money and human satisfaction.

Answer 6

No, I don't believe so. They don't just die prematurely because they don't get to mate.