Male bettas are designed to fight and may not be able to distinguish a female counterpart from a threat. These male and female pairings often result in fights and subsequent deaths.
In general, male and female bettas should only be temporarily housed together when both are willing to breed and spawn; they should be immediately separated afterward to prevent possible aggression.
Betta fish kill each other and other fish by attacking their fins and inflicting open wounds. These fights can last for considerable amounts of time, and usually, at least one fish will have died by the time the fight finishes. It is not recommended to try keeping the two fish together again. Simply put, there is no way to stop your betta fish from fighting other fish. However, if you notice that your betta fish is flaring in a tank of its own for unknown reasons, there are ways to diffuse its aggression; this is an important behavior to keep track of as over-flaring can lead to irritation and infection.
One of the reasons your betta might be flaring with no apparent cause is stress. Stress could be the result of a recent change in scenery, water parameters, or livestock. When transporting a betta from one tank to another, your fish undergoes an incredible amount of stress ; they have been removed from their comfort zone and placed into a new surrounding where everything is new.
If you notice that your new betta is flaring for unknown reasons, it may be safe to assume that it is due to this transitory period. Some hobbyists have also experienced their bettas flaring up at their own reflections on the glass.
This behavior should subside within a couple of weeks. Water parameters. A change in water parameters could also make your betta stress out. Important parameters to watch out for are ammonia, nitrite, pH, and water temperature ; nitrate is also important, but only really becomes a concern at extreme levels.
Stability is key for bettas, and any sudden swings could make your fish act out of character! If your betta begins to flare, make sure to check water conditions and adjust accordingly.
If you think that you have an especially docile betta that you think would do well in a community tank, the transition might still be rough. As we mentioned before, these fish are extremely protective of their territories, and transporting them out of their comfort zone can cause a little confusion and subsequent aggression.
Betta fish will not always fight to the absolute death. Bettas will often damage their opponents scales, gills and tails by nipping and thrashing about.
Those injuries, along with infections caused by stress, could, however, kill a betta after fighting. Deliberately making betta fish fight is cruel. Male betta fish fight each other because they are incredibly territorial.
During a fight, the two male bettas will fan out their fins and puff out their gills flaring to make themselves look twice as big. This act is done to intimidate and scare off the opponent. NEVER put two males together without a partition separating them and their visibility to one another. Male bettas will also fight for food. Betta fish will typically eat as much as you can feed them in captivity.
In the wild, however, they have to either find or hunt down their food to survive. In those scenarios, when two males come together, there is no pack mentality, but simply a need to survive. Males will also fight each other to protect their nests and eggs. Any threat to his chances at reproduction will ignite his protective instincts.
Females are generally less aggressive than their male counterparts, but they can still be very territorial and will fight one another. They can cohabitate peacefully in groups of female betta fish, known as sororities. Females will generally be aggressive with other females for a little while in a sorority until a natural pecking order is established. For example, in a gallon tank with 9 female betta fish, one will establish herself as the alpha and the others will submit to her and form smaller packs of their own.
Provided no new betta fish are added, disrupting the ecosystem, they will likely live peacefully without incident. A sorority must contain at least females. Some females may still be too aggressive for the sorority life. Larger habitats are best, allowing each betta enough room to claim her own space. Dense plants and hideouts provide betta fish with a safe spot to hide from bullying and to relieve stress.
Never add a male to a sorority tank. Male and female betta fish will fight with each other too. They should never be housed together except during mating and separated immediately after. Males are the ones who place the eggs in the nest and care for them until hatching. They will do whatever it takes to protect their offspring. Bettas have been known to aggressively respond to their own reflections. Although these may be considered "enrichment" items, these are known stressors in bettas and should not be added to betta tanks.
Injuries can occur when betta fish attack toys or their reflections in a mirror. Treatments have been attempted with marijuana and Prozac to decrease aggressive betta fish behavior.
Bettas responded with decreased aggressive behavior with both treatments, but became tolerant of the marijuana dose. Always consult your veterinarian before embarking on any treatments for your pet fish. Timing of isolation from an enriched environment determines the level of aggressive behavior and sexual maturity in Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens. BMC Zoology. A non-social and isolate rearing condition induces an irreversible shift toward continued fights in the male fighting fish Betta splendens.
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