Are female betta fish aggressive

Answer 1

Some females WILL fight, so trying to keep two of them in a small space (say one or two gallons) is NOT recommended. However, with enough space they normally do just fine. This may shock you though... the same is true of the males. When the males fight, it's over territory. So keeping two together in a small environment will lead to some serious battles. Give them space - say, two or three of them in a long 30 gallon aquarium - and they do just fine. One of my favorite aquariums was a 20 gallon tall with five females (and a black ghost knife). It was highly, highly planted. It really was a gorgeous tank, and a pleasure to sit and watch.

The above responder is an idiot. In the wild, bettas live in rice patties which cover several acres EACH. a single male betta will claim roughly 300 gallons or so of that patty as its territory. so unless you have a 900 gallon pond, you should never keep male bettas together. there is not a single betta expert who will tell you otherwise. His only experience with keeping bettas together is with his five females. Betta females can live together in groups of 4 or more in tanks of 10 gallons or larger. 6 or more females is best though. see bettafish.com for honest information that wont wind up with you staring at dead bettas.
Females do not always get along. If you want to keep them together, you must have at least 4 in a minimum tank size of 5 gallons, with plenty of hiding spots. They will establish a pecking order. If you keep 2 together one will bully and may kill the other, and if you keep 3 you'll get two on one. 4 or more usually co-exist peacefully but it is sometimes necessary to remove a large, obnoxious bully or a small, shy fish that is always picked on and keep them alone. Female bettas are peaceful community fish because they are faster and more agile than the males. They should not be kept with baby fish or with fish large enough to eat them, or in community tanks with filters that create fast flows, however are suitable for most communities.

Answer 2

They don't actually fight. The male kills the female if she isn't ready to breed when he has access to her and if you leave them in the same tank for too long after they breed. They can only be together for that short time it takes for her to give him the eggs to fertilize and care for.

Answer 3

They may, but they don't usually fight if they are given enough room for them to live in reasonably. ie 1 inch of fish needs a minimum of 1 gallon of water. So 2 female Bettas would need a minimum sized tank of around 5 gallons nominal.

Answer 4

If you put 2 male Betta Fish together they will fight. If you put 2 Female Betta fish together they would be fine. But males will fight regardless if there is a female there or not. They should be in at least a 10 gallon tank. Not a bowl.

I think two females would kill each other unless there was a really big tank and I think then they would still fight to the death. Just saying.

Two female bettas will usually fight if kept in a small aquarium. It's best to have three or more together.

Males will almost always fight, whether or female is present or not, unless kept in an aquarium large enough for each to have it's own territory.

Answer 5

Yes, though not as much as males. A group of females can live in the same tank, but they will fight a bit first to see who is dominant. They won't bother other community fish, which some males do.

Answer 6

Yes, some times if you are not careful when trying to breed bettas, the male will attack the female and he can injure the female. The females are much smaller than the males.

Answer 7

They don't actually fight; the male kills the female. They can only be together when the female is ready to breed.

Answer 8

Females are usually aggressive and should be kept alone. Male Betas do not tend to fight unless nessacary. Females betas may even attack males during breeding. Hoped this helped!

Answer 9

yep they r fighting fish

Answer 10

sometimes it depends of the male betta's character