soky5 Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 how do u seperate male fighters because i may get a lot and need to no how to thanks if they are in a jar you have to give them water change every 1hour to kept them warm so wot do i do thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 get a tank and put in separators so you only need one heater and filter or buy betta containers which hang on the side of a tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 why would you keep them in jars?? just how many are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Do as David said, or get one big tank with heater and filter and use plastic bottles to seperate with holes in them, I have seen another breeder with this kind of setup. May I ask why you're getting so many males? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Maybe hes breeding them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I think soky5 was intending to breed them. IME the hatch rate can be huge. Its better to be prepared in advance than have nowhere to put the males. Its not so bad in Auckland but Timaru is too cold to have them in jars unless in a well heated draft free room. (Having lived in Timaru for 11 years myself). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soky5 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 hey yea if i breed them i may get alot of males so i am just seeing how to kept them from each outher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 from what i have heard, if males are hatched together, raised together and not separated at any time, they will live together in a tank quite happily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soky5 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 o really can u do that so if they are bought up togeter they can live umm i not sure i may ask some people about that but u may be right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 as long as they're never separated. if you take one out for a while, you can never put it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_elmo Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 i breed them for awhile and i just put everyone into the same tank, if you have enough they dont fight.....i had over 50+ fighers in my 5ft last time :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 If you are intending to breed them to sell as mature males you will need to seperate them so that they can see each other and flash their fins as this encourages good fin development. Otherwise you sell them for a lot less as unsexed. I made tanks within tanks from glass with stainless steel mesh on the bottom and divided into sections about 75mm square and 3/4 the depth of the main tank. Lift and replace the container once a day and get an instant water change. Siphon the gunge off the bottom daily. They respond well to good food and lots of water changes. You will need lots of tanks as they grow at different rates and are best seperated by size or you end up with only a few pretty average fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soky5 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 ok thanks for how many babys do u think i will get thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soky5 Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 hey so dont u have to separated them so if they live togeter you dont need to but dont u need to when they are lke 2-3 mounts when they start fighting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 They are prolific and could have over 1000 but the chances are that not many will survive unless you take special precautions. Easy to breed ----not so easy to rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted July 3, 2007 Report Share Posted July 3, 2007 Local breeder at our club kept the males together. Not a problem unless you change their territory or move them around. He'd send them in bags of 5 to the local fish store at the time, where they would need seperation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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