Hi Chris,



I have two female bettas. Males have the long pretty fins and females have
the short fins. I'm not an expert and I too have been asking questions, but
from what I have gathered in the past three weeks is this. Males will kill
a female as well as other males. Keep a close eye on them. If you notice
any aggression, take one of them out of the tank. You say one has strips.
My females get horizontal strips when they are stressed or in fear.
Vertical strips mean anger or ready to breed. First I had both of my
females in the same tank and the passive one had the horizontal strips.
Within one minute of removing the aggressive female the passive one lost her
strips. Maybe your female is in fear of the male...and rightfully so. Hope
this helped.



Lisa




"Chris" wrote in message ...
Just picked up a pair of Betta Falx from my LFS. Think they're a M & F
pair, one is more stripey (and more outgoing, think it's the female) .
Have read up about them on the internet and in books but was wondering
if anyone here has any experience in keeping these fish, or any tips.
Regards,
Chris


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