Companions for female bettas

anemone Wrote:
> How many girl bettas can i have in a 35L...
> If not bettas, whats a good combo of compatible different small
> tropicals
> that i can house in there....im not sure about my lfs' quality...
> "Gill Passman" gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk wrote in message
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What is that in gallons? The minimum amount of water for one betta is
about 1 gal. They can be kept in smaller containers, but they need to
be cleaned out a lot more


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winddancir
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in gallons....um...let me see..
10 gallons....whoa...i thought it was 5...but anyways....yeah 10 gallons
"winddancir" <winddancir.1m2hk8.RemoveThis@news.fishkeepingbanter.com> wrote in message
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> anemone Wrote:
>> How many girl bettas can i have in a 35L...
>> If not bettas, whats a good combo of compatible different small
>> tropicals
>> that i can house in there....im not sure about my lfs' quality...
>> "Gill Passman" gillspamattaylorpassmanspam.co.uk wrote in message
>> news:4238c655$0$38043$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk...-
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>
> What is that in gallons? The minimum amount of water for one betta is
> about 1 gal. They can be kept in smaller containers, but they need to
> be cleaned out a lot more
>
>
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> winddancir
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Walmart in my area sells females all the time. They are usually much
smaller/younger than the males that are sold there. Even Petsmart has
females on occasion. If you have a local fish/pet store they may also
carry females. Oh, one other chain store comes to mind, Pet Supplies
Plus. Happy Grrrl Shopping!


Maria
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Are you in the Chicago area?
Also, yes female Bettas can live in a community tank with other fish.
The females will have to find their place in the hierarchy, so at first
there will be posturing and chasing, even a nip or two until it's
sorted out. Don't be alarmed if you see them sparring.
However, if chunks of flesh and chunks of fins are being removed, then
you may have to separate the aggressor.
Sometimes even a week's "time out" is all that's needed to adjust their
attitude. Sometimes you can have one that is so overly aggressive that
it needs tobe in solitary, or the only female Betta in the tank.
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"Richard Sexton" <richard.TakeThisOut@vrx.news> wrote in message
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> In article <1111247044.185661.312660.TakeThisOut@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
> bettasngoldfish <maria_mjs.TakeThisOut@msn.com> wrote:
>>Walmart in my area sells females all the time. They are usually much
>>smaller/younger than the males that are sold there. Even Petsmart has
>>females on occasion. If you have a local fish/pet store they may also
>>carry females. Oh, one other chain store comes to mind, Pet Supplies
>>Plus. Happy Grrrl Shopping!
>
> When you do this ask yourself if you're ever going to breed them. If
> absolutely not then by all means buy Wal Mart females or females
> from any store. Nobody but Betta people know this but a tank full of
> female Bettas makes a fairly unusual and oftentimes stunning display.

I did not know that. Are you saying you can put the ladies in a community
tank?

>
> But, if you ever plan on breeding them it's not worth going through that
> trouble
> and effort for petshop females. Spend the extra $5 and get something good
> from a breeder. Google "betta stock shop". You can get them on Aquabid
> too but they tend to be direct from Thai land. Very good fish but
> shipping is high on onsey-twosey things and only makes sense if you're
> getting a few.
>

I'm probably not going to breed, but I'll probably check with local breeders
anyway. There's a person who posts Chicagoland meetings and auctions on a
pretty regular basis. I'll have to pay attention next time, as I would
imagine they can steer me towards a breeder. :O It's something odd, like
Chicago Green Water"

I hate buying from the big chains, but (I've said before...) I'm new here
and can't seem to find a good LFS. The only indy's in the area are all
exclusively marine fish.

A
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"Tynk" <TYNK7 DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote in message
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> Are you in the Chicago area?

Palatine/Schaumburg. (NW)


> Also, yes female Bettas can live in a community tank with other fish.


Thanks - did not know that. BAck in the '70's I heard that bettas could live
in a community tank, but I've been reading here that the males are solitary
regardless. It never occurred to me that the females had different rules.

A
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They sure do. = )
I'm out in Romeoville, near Lemont,Bolingbrook, Plainfield.
If you ever have reason to be out this way....even Naperville,
DownersGrove...let me know and I can steer you a good direction. = )
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"Tynk" <TYNK7.DeleteThis@aol.com> wrote in message
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> They sure do. = )
> I'm out in Romeoville, near Lemont,Bolingbrook, Plainfield.
> If you ever have reason to be out this way....even Naperville,
> DownersGrove...let me know and I can steer you a good direction. = )

Well, that was easy. :)

I'm not ready to buy yet, but I'll keep your address handy.

Angie
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