Female Betta’s - Pushing My Luck?
As for whether more than two female Bettas can co-exist peacefully, especially when introducing extras half way into the game, I can only give you generalizations — with with outcome being any one of a number of scenarios. You are looking for a plain, cut & dried, definitive answer on this species’ behavior, which is impossible to perceive beforehand as each Betta has their own individual “personality” (behavioral traits) even though IN GENERAL, the species as a whole is at least semi-aggressive including the females; again “in general,” as most (but not all) female Bettas can be somewhat aggressive.
Your two female Bettas may well have been raised together, so are quite used to each other by now. By adding one or more strange (to them) female Bettas that the original two are unaccustomed to, the ultimate outcomes can be very variable — with only a guess being made of its success (or failure) before the fact. I’d recommend you try Steve’s approach if you intend going ahead with it, as this will be the only way you’ll know, following his directions of introducing these new fish. Ray
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