On 12 Dec 2006 08:26:42 -0800, "bahamuto" wrote:

I'm not sure the male betta's with the females will work out. I
could be wrong but unless the females have a bunch of hiding places,
and a big enough tank. (Looks like they have the hiding spaces) there
will be some chewed up fins.

If I'm wrong I'd love to hear about how that works out cause I would
love to do that myself.

Nathan

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I routinley keep 2 or 3 male betta's and a minimum of 6 females in a
165 gal preform heavily planted pond outside during warm months. Never
have had any problems with chewed fins, usually windup with tons of
babies. Also in that preform is a trio of paradise fish, a few suinset
platys, and a heap of kaufman guppies. Oldest male betta is going on 6
years of age.....and if he makes it until spring again he will be on
his 7th year of being an outside betta. He was also born outside in a
350 gal galvanized water tank used to water our cows. MOst folks here
used toplace goldfish in the tanks to keep algae down but water tanks
in this region get pretty warm, so we just threw in a few female and
one male betta and been doing it ever since except now they are kept
in preforms etc.


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