on how addictive these little guys are!!! I want about a dozen more now.

I have a 10 gal tank set up that will be available in about a week or so. I would like to put some girls together. Is three too many for that size tank??

Actaully I think three is too little. I would go with about 5 at least. With female bettas you actually want to overstock a bit to minimize aggresion. True, they aren't as aggresive as males but they will bother individual shoal mates if kept in smaller shoals.

Hahaha yes they are addictive. I only had one for a year, but I just got a little girly too

Actually...in my opinion 3 is too little! For a 10 gallon I would get 5 females, and make sure you introduce them all into the tank at the same time and that there are lots of hiding places. That way they get along better. They may fight a lot in the begining, but generally they do settle down. Have fun with your girl tank!

the betta bug got you.Theres no escape I know I only planned one betta now I have two and my little girl looks lonely.I must resist the temptation.

i know what you mean i had only one betta for a long time and in one week i saw these 3 i just had to have so i bought them all in the same week and if i had about 50 betta sized tanks they would all be full.lol

LOL. It really catches ya. When I lived in MN I had 32 bettas at one time.

WOW, five would be fantastic. Well, I guess I have some tank designing to do now......

Whoah!

That's one for each tooth in your mouth.

Well, unless your wisdom teeth were pulled.

Yeah it was quite a lot of work!!

And no, theyre not pulled.

First I got some betta girls, then a betta guy, then I bred them now I got 17 young bettas to take care of

Sounds wonderful Erin!

Yeah, we should have warned you about how addictive they are!

I only have two, but would absolutely love more

I'm with you Erin on all the Betta's.At one time,I too had over 30-and then a pair spawned and had babies.It truely was a ton of work to keep up with-especially having all the regular tanks that I have.

I too think that 5 is a good number.Don't be fooled into thinking that females are not quite as aggresive as males either, for I've had more females be the meaner ones.
As mentioned,the most important thing is to introduce them into the tank all at one time.They might fight for a bit until they get a "pecking order",and then normally the tank does quiet down.
A big factor also, is alot of plants/hidey holes,so that each female does feel protected in her own space.

Good luck,and keep us posted with pics and such.

Your topic title scared me.


5 bettas is safer that 3 bettas. I think that if you are just getting VTs or some more gentle type of betta than 3 would be ok(but I'm sure you want 5. Who wouldn't! ). CTs and PKs are a little agresseive (or at least mine are). I have a 10 gallon that has 3 CT girls together. There use to be two DTs but they sadly died. Just be prepared that when you get girls they will fight at first and who knows, they may never stop. My girls fought for a couple days. Really bad fighting on the first day but about 1 week later they were a happy family.

Make sure you have LOTS of plants and places to hide. I just went out and bought plants that where for larger tanks and put them in there. My females love them. Hiding spots are a must. My betta seem to really love those rock this that have holes in them so they can swim through them.

If you decide to get one, make sure you tell us! Oooo, and remember we all love pics

umhm I see you managed to get bitten by the betta bug like the rest of us. it is contagous. I am thinking about getting another one myself . Maybe a female