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Why are betta fish fighting fish?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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11y ago

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Answer Male Bettas will fight over territory. They will kill each other if kept together! their techniuqe of fighting is quite strange, what he does is open his mouthand ram into the foe and bite of his fin, eventualy once the foe is tired he will float to the ground and the winner will eat parts of the loser. <{

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13y ago

Actually,yes,they can.You can keep one male and one female Betta together,but ONLY that pair,and if you put more in,they will become very agressive,resulting in fighting to badly injure other fish,or killing them.Before you put in a male and female Betta together,make sure you put one in a clear glass jar (I say put the male in the jar) and leave the other Betta in the fish bowl.Put the jar against the fish bowl and let them see each other.Soon,they will get to know each other and you will be able to put the male Betta inside the bowl with the female Betta.

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11y ago

They're very territorial, especially the males. They won't put up with any other betta (or fish that looks like a betta) in their area. If they're in the same tank, they will fight until one kills the other because the loser can't run away. Also, females will often try to eat the eggs after they are laid, so the male may fight with her to protect them (don't keep males and females together either).

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14y ago

they bite each other and rip their fins. you should know what it looks like when you see it

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11y ago

Betta's will kill any kind of fish weather it's another betta or a molly the betta always wins

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14y ago

The gills get spiky and there fins get spread out and very colourful

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6y ago

By staying out of another betta fish's territory.

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Yes they do

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