Topic: fight!!!

[2002eileen]

my two female bettas are nipping each other.i don't want them to die and i don't have another tank so i can't move one

[ShieldWolf]

Immediately find some kind of container or you might end up losing both. It could be a large glass jar or even a Tupperware container.

What size is your current tank? Depending on your answer, adding a divider or another female to help diffuse the situation might help but there's no gaurantee of that.

[ruthcatrin]

the chances of keeping two and only two female bettas in a tank together (safely with no fighting) are very small.  You need seperate them now (tupperware, bowl, glass jar, whatever works) or there is a very good possiblity that you will loose one of them in the near future.  If your tank is large enough add a 3rd female, else find a 2nd tank to keep the 2nd female in.  Female bettas are only marginally less aggressive than the males, they still fight, nip, and even kill their competitors.  With at least 3 females the aggression is spread out enough that USUALLY all the fish survive comfortably.  Note: this is not a guarentee of calm living, just what it takes to make it more likely.

[gemini]

I used to keep many, many bettas. I was never successful at keeping a sorority though.  All my females ended up living in solitary except when breeding.

You definitely need more than 2 to make it work. 3 minimum.  You need to separate them ASAP.

[2002eileen]

ok thanks

[Sandypup]

I've had 2 sororities and I've never had anything work out unless there were 4-5 females minimum. 100% of the time, in my experiences, is all going to come down on the individual fish. I've had some girls that just can't be kept with others.