I remember watching the original video and being just amazed! It also made perfect sense to me with the tank being large enough and heavily planted with lots of plants at the surface!! I remember the betta police getting their feathers in a ruffle and it was very obvious that they we're not paying attention to the conditions in which this will work!!

i have 10 males and 14 females in one tank and they all get on great even lay togeter on leaves no trouble at all

this is so interesting to me!! I have a betta sorority in my 55gal and have had it for over a year, doing well. yesterday, the two males in my 20gal with a divider jumped into the same side and have been together peacefully. one is more dominant and the other swims away without issues. im tempted to take out the divider and let them enjoy the space together and they’re both fairly docile. it’s a heavily planted tank with floating dwarf water lettuce at the surface. thank you for sharing this insight!!

This has been done before with others finding dead fish. Bettas have not only became aggressive because of their evolutionary history but also because they were bred for 1000 years specifically for aggression for fighting. So, for new and even most experienced keepers I’d say stay far from this idea. They are happy alone, and you just don’t have to risk it. That last fact alone should be enough to know you shouldn’t try it.

Do you think this would still be the case if your tank wasn't planted and they had to look at each other all day? Very interesting topic Colin.

This video helped me feel way more comfortable about the two males I have together. One adult suffered from Popeye and I put him in another tank with a juvenile and they have been fine together for weeks. They both have their own floating caves and I think that definitely helps

this is a weird topic, it’s weirdly, shaded and prejudiced, and it’s crazy because betta fish are so bred that they don’t necessarily maintain their original characteristics.. like I bought my betta fish out of a community tank and they are super wimpy and neverattack anything. if anything, they are the victims they’re certainly not the aggressor’s lol I use my Betta tank for post-quarantine..when the fish isn’t big enough to go into the bigger community tank. I have a little Sarasa comet goldfish in with my betta. The goldfish is 1/3 of the size of my betta and my Betta acts territorial but very kind; like never nips or attacks or anything. He acts like he’s proud to Lord over this little tiny fish. also, my Betta fish is a wimp so if the school fish can’t survive food competition with this betta (who lets everything drop, unless I hand feed it directly to his mouth) then it will never be able to survive in the goldfish tank. but my betta is still young, so that probably will change somewhat

Hopefuly, no problem such as before with the video being reported.

How large is your tank? Its gorgeous!

Mine is a 26 gallon. With lots of plants wondering if it’s enough for 2 males. What do you think? Guess I’d have to try.

This video is amazingly made! It shows how beautiful and fascinating Betta fish are and also how misunderstood they also are . They are natural fighters but with a little TLC from a amazing betta owner like you they can live happily amongst one another( even the grumpy men)

Very good points there Colin! Awesome video and the tank with the 2 male bettas looks so good! Congrats on the success with the bettas! Keep up the great work man! 👍

This was the exact video i was looking for cause i heard what i needed to hear 😊...thank you for this ...

I was shocked to see how true this is. My 2 are in my long shallow pond by my porch

Good info, one of the most interesting videos about bettas on KZread. :)

Wow what a beautiful tank and thank you for the video

I miss my white halfmoon "Albion", he would rub on my fingers and lay on my palm.

im going to try this in my 37g with my veiltail and crowntail. Thank you for giving me the confidence to try it out 👍

Good points mate and part of a much wider conversation than many giving advice normally dip their toe into. For me in fish keeping there is rarely one answer to a question and often what works for someone is a different experience for someone else so the most important message I took from this is research is important but the popular opinion is not always the only scenario. 👍💙

Interesting points! Good footage