Male vs. Female Betta Fish: Beard and Flaring. While both male and female bettas have a membrane below their gill plate that appears like a “beard,” the male has a larger beard.

Bubble Nests. Generally, only male bettas blow a bubble nest. Again, this is not absolute, as occasionally a female will blow a bubble nest. However, those instances are fairly rare.

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In 1975, scientists tried spaying a few hundred female betta fish. We all know what happens to spayed cats and dogs: They become sterile. Betta fish are different. A third of the surviving bettas ...

For the same reason, male betta fish cannot be housed together. All fish like to hide, so betta fish need real or plastic plants to nestle between when they need a break or want to hide.

Male betta fish try to politely entice a female under the nest at first, flashing their fins and flaring their gill covers. But if she's unresponsive or uncooperative, ...

Like seahorses, male bettas care for their young. Once the female has laid her eggs, she typically leaves. (Some females attempt to eat their eggs, however, and the male may kill her if he thinks ...

Betta fish are native to the waters surrounding Thailand and Cambodia. ... Most females are slightly smaller, topping out at around 2 inches, and male betta fish can grow to about 2.5 inches max.

Formerly known as “Siamese fighting fish,” male bettas instinctively display and will fight with other brightly-colored fish that they see.

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