Betta question

[-=LÈGIÖN=-] wrote:
My neighbor, down the road, were yappin' about fish over coffee this
afternoon. I told him I wish I had known more about bettas when I got
into the hobby in the '80s. Just like the cichilds, I'm absolutely
sold on their personality. And since I'm more into heartier (?) fish
these days, as I understand it, the bettas are right up my alley. I
don't want to get into keeping pedigree fish anymore..too much money
and time...the summer drought killed my money tree as it is.

I'm brainstorming a 55 gal with about 12 colored female bettas and the
right planting....I'll sleep good tonight, you can bet.


On 22 Jul 2006 13:06:09 -0700, "Tynk" wrote:


[-=LÈGIÖN=-] wrote:


If female bettas can be content living among their own sex, I'd be
content with just the females. Has anyone kept only female bettas for
long periods of time?

Absolutely.
Currently my 75g has only females.
After their initial bickering over the hierarchy, all is fine.
On occasion you may get 2 dominant females that neither will submit,
and one of them will need to find a new home.
This is all common when it comes to Bettas though.
When you have fish that need to push their weight around to find their
place, sometimes it can get nippy, or even a chunk of fin missing is
still normal.
Constant biting, no. Not normal and one is overly aggressive or just
can't stand that individual fish. They too have likes and dislikes.
I've specialized in these fish for 28 yrs and when it comes to them,
yes, I'd say I was an expert.
Once you really start to see their hierarchy, their body language,
etc....they make for quite interesting little fish.
I keep a rainbow of females in the 75g, and usually a resident male.
However, I have quite a bruiser of a female when it comes to the boys
and cannot house one in there now.
She's not even the alpha (the big boss) either. Just does not tolerate
a male at all.
Hey....what's a 30 liter in US gallons anyway?
Somebody tell me because I do not know the conversion.

From what I remember, a litre is alittle more than a quart. With that
angle, my guess would be around 10 gallons,...too lazy to get up and
grab one of the books...even lazier to google it.