1 Gallon Tank My betta fish

[Maymay]

Well uhm yesterday my female betta fish was biting my male betta fish's tail i started to get mad, since i tried to put her in the small tank i accidently drop her, i asked my mom but my female betta fish jumped off the table and jumped to the door , so i losted her and put a sign of my female betta fish picture and writed losted. The name of the female betta fish was Tropical but it was expensive in the pet store it was 49 dollars now im sad. But i got her back to my tank

 

[grac3]

i'm sorry, you're keeping a male and female betta together in the same tank?

 

[Ouse]

Welcome to the forum.

I agree with the post above: one gallon isn’t quite enough for a betta, let alone a male and a female together.

 

[WRWAquarium]

Hi. Happy to hear the fish survived! If you can, try to get a larger tank. 5 gallon would be better 10 gallon even more. Fish will be happier

 

[Rachaeljuno]

Hi! Welcome to Fishlore! I would recommend at least 5 gallons for one betta. Also, males and females should only be kept together if they are breeding. They will each need a tank. A 10 gallon divided tank would be a great option! That way they'll each have 5 gallons but will be fully separated from each other Petco is having their dollar per gallon sale so I would head over there!

 

[Jayce0]

Please do research before getting a new pet, it will save your little friend's life. As others have stated, you should never put a male and female betta in the same tank unless you're experienced and plan on breeding them, and also that they need much more than 1 gallon. As above, 5 gallons each is the minimum, with 10 gallons each being optimal. A split 10 gallon tank may be best for you, again, as stated above.

A few more things, just assuming off of your current knowledge of fish keeping;

Is the tank cycled? Have you conitioned it? Heater, filter? Substrate, plants, decor? You'll need all of that. It will be costly, so if you feel like you can't afford it, please put the lives of your fishy pals first and aske that wherever you bought them to take them back. I also recommend looking up a video of how to acclimate fish to a new tank.

 

[Sophie292]

If you want to keep bettas together I would recommend only keeping females in the same tank, which should be at least 20 gallons.

 

[SiennaR]

You should get those two into a 10 gallon tank- or a 20 gal.- that bucket is WAY to small especially for two. They're fighting because you're not supposed to have both in the same thing. Put the little girl to breed them if you want, put them both in the same tank and cover the little girl with a clear bowl or a clear plastic bottle and cut of the top so it small and she gets air but she doesn't escape also so he gets in the mood when he sees her. Anywho you should put them in separate tanks if you're not breeding them. Make sure theres live plants or fake ones that look realistic, and make sure they're very SOFT! And sand or soil. Air pump, filter, fertilizer, hiding spaces, and brime frozen shrimp or flakes. And possible a heater. Make sure the tank is cycled and the pH water levels are okay. And as the others said- make sure you have a professional breeder or you are a professional breeder.

 

[NotSoAggressiveAquatics]

Just to add to what others said fish don’t understand punishments. It won’t understand it did something bad by putting it in a smaller tank. I’m not trying to sound mean because you didn’t know and i think we all came on a little harsh but to be quite honest it was kind of cruel to put her in that tiny cup

 

[Idkitsathrowaway]

Please, please,please NEVER keep a male betta with another betta! they will fight(they are called siamese fighting fish for a reason!!!) you can keep females together(in at LEAST a 20g) but your still at risk to a bloody tank one day. Also betta NEED 5g MINIMUM! there sending there whole life in their afterall. How would you feel if you were living in a box, you would want it to be pretty big right! They need a filter(sponge is best for them) to clean the water beter and to help cycle it. a heater too. they are tropical fish after all. plants are also a must(real or fake, but fake can only be made of rubber or silke otherwise it will rip their fins)(real plants will clean water too, and not all need a fertiliser) they get O2 from the water so make sure there is a airstone or the filter pushes air down like mine dose. Betta also like to sit at the bottom of the tank because there fins are heavy, so a nice soft substrate will help!(also with real plants, mine LOVES his anubias nana) you can give them tank mates, but be careful he can and will chase them, so get fast ones like neon tetras(there schooling fish so get 5 at least) but be careful neons and other schooling fish are often known to nip fins. bettas despite there colorful appearance can be quite shy. so give them a place to hide when he wants to.

parameters. the temp needs to be 75-84. No amonia, no nitrites, low nitrates(not at 0 because you may not know if something is wrong with the cycle) bettas prefer more acidic water 6.8-7.2 preferably. they also prefer softer water(less minerals in it) Also don't get too strong a light, it is also part of the betta can be shy thing.

I know it seems like a lot to manage but its really not you can get a API master test kit to test ph and the 3 chemicals of the nitrogen cycle! You are clearly new, so i tried to explain why each thing is and why its important. If you get it all under control, you will see a vivid colors, and there fins may even grow a bit, they will be happy, not just alive, and you will get to see them trive!

 

[FoldedCheese]

Guys, I'm almost certain OP is trolling.

 

[Jayce0]

Guys, I'm almost certain OP is trolling.

The terrible grammar tells me that this is just a rather young child trying to get help, unless you're wanting to suggest it's a young child trying to troll. Even then, I feel like it would be worded not better but differently. Just going off of other troll posts, you know?

Either way, this post is somewhat old and I'm sure we can assume none of us will get a response so I don't understand why you guys are echoing what others have already said now-

 

[FoldedCheese]

The terrible grammar tells me that this is just a rather young child trying to get help, unless you're wanting to suggest it's a young child trying to troll. Even then, I feel like it would be worded not better but differently. Just going off of other troll posts, you know?

Either way, this post is somewhat old and I'm sure we can assume none of us will get a response so I don't understand why you guys are echoing what others have already said now-

The ridiculousness of the story suggests a troll....A $49 betta jumped off the table and then jumped to the door then got lost so they posted lost signs then she got her back...come on now. The grammar is terrible but the spelling isn't, it could just as easily be someone whose first language isn't English although the spelling is all correct. Anyway, it's a troll let's all move on.

 

[Coradee]

As has been said this is an old thread which for whatever reason was revived, as the Op has not been online since March there seems no point continuing this discussion.
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