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I have had a male betta for close to two years. Recently he has been laying on the bottom not moving for long periods of time. Is this Old age or erratic behavior?
 

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Probably old age--I've had some do the same thing, or lay in a 'V' of plants to support themselves with. Their lifespan is on average 2 years....
 
do you think that a betta would eat baby guppies?i have a betta and i was thinking of getting a male a female guppy and then selling the babies as food for other fish.:D :D
 
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how do you put pictures up?i have never known how to put pictures up on websites.can somebody tell me how?:flamethr: :hot:
 
Yes, bettas love to eat any baby fish! and live bearers are excellent sources of food. I always keep a female betta in with my platies to keep the population in check!
 
i just bought a betta and was wondering if i can put it in with my regular fish or if i can get a small tank (2gallon bow tank) and put a male and female betta in it? somebody told me even male and femal would fight - unless i put 3 females in with the male.
i right now only got a male betta in a betta tank.
my regular tank got pleco, fantail goldfish, upsidedown cat, cory, 3 other fish and 2 fish that look like my pleco but have whiskers.
 
I wouldn't advise putting the betta in your reg. tank. He would go after the fantail goldfish if not some of the others.

You can easily keep him in a bowl by himself, or with plenty of hiding places, put him in with a few females in a 2 gal or larger tank. Be sure the females have a place to hide, and if you see him picking on them any, pull him out. The females would probably be ok in the reg. tank should you have to seperate them out.
 
NO! you cant and should most definatley not keep a male betta with any number of female bettas, unless you plan to breed them. a two gallon is way two small for three or four of any species of fish, never mind one that has a reputation fo tearing its own kind apart. females can however be kept with a few other females, just no males! I've been breeding these guys for a while and even in a 10 gallon tank, the female gets pretty torn up over the 3 days the males and female are together.
 
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how do you put pictures up?i have never known how to put pictures up on websites.can somebody tell me how?:flamethr: :hot:

When you post your message go to the very bottom and find the box that says Attach file: then either put your filename in the box, or click browse and find it!

>>See Below!! (female betta is the white one...)
 

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