ject: female betta with lateral lines down body...
From: "RedForeman ©®"
Date: 7/8/2004 9:23 AM Central Daylight Time
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||| I'm debating putting 1 female and 1 male*Bob* to see what they
||| do... in a 29g with 2 Kribs*non breeders*(he's gay)... I may not do
||| it, too time intensive, to laborious... Bob's been acting like he's
||| in the mood, and building nests everytime I turn around.... the
||| ADFs that are in with him, kinda look at him like he's dinner, but
||| their legs fit in his mouth quite easily... so I'm getting the idea
||| he's looking to move up from the condo(5g) to the chalet in the
||| mountains(29g planted)... we'll see...
||
|| The LFS person is unknowledgeable.
|| They obviously don't k now much about Bettas.
|| If you decide to house the male in the 29g with a lady.....I would
|| recommend adding at least a few ladies.
|| They (the females) will work out their hierarchy, and the male's
|| attention will be split up.
|| Now, remember, all Bettas are different and have individual
|| personalites.
|| Some males may be nippy or chase females at first, but do no real
|| harm. They usually settle quickly and ignore the girls.
|| Some females can be quite vicious and shred a male in not time.
|| So, when adding them....I would add them all the same day. That way
|| it is no one's territory.
|| (don't forget to quarantine the ladies first).

There really aren't many ppl that ARE knowledgeable about bettas... just you
and a few choice others... I picked up a book and quickly realized, there's
over 100 types of bettas... short finned, long bodied, not to mention the
ones I can't remember....

but anyway... I still have to research to find out, if my male is only
interested in certain 'looking' ladies... I wouldn't want to put a female in
there that he wouldn't be interested in... or am I off in la-la land?

"La la land", maybe. Only your male will decide whether he likes certain
females or not, hehe. = )~

You're right about how many different types of Bettas there are out there.
Luckily, most of the time you're only going to find Betta Splendens in shops.
The other types don't look much like the Splendens, so if your local shop
carries a different type...you'll see a difference.