Betta ?

[narnold]

I have a male crown tail betta that is about 1.5 years old, right now he's in about a 1.5 to 2 gal bowl but I was noticing on some of the gallery pictures of peoples tanks that they have betta's in with other fish, I didn't think that this was possible.

If I can put him into a 10 gal with other fish, what type of fish?

 

[TwoHeadedPig]

yes, you can keep bettas with other fish. keep them away from fin nippers/aggressive fish. large colourful fish may also attract the attention of the betta.

i've kept my betta with ottos and corys without problem. every betta is different. keep an eye on him when you add fish. right now you've got him in a bowl. be sure to add filtration and a heater if you go to ten.

thanks for dropping by, and FYI this question is asked hella frequently.you could have had your answer in mere moments using the search function. but i'm bored at work, so thanks for posting something i can answer

 

[Blueiz]

Not all bettas fit in well with community fish, it depends on there personality/aggression level. If you are looking at putting more fish in your 1.5-2 g tank, Id say that is really to small to add another fish to, but a snail or shrimp would do. If youre looking to upgrade tanks and want to add fish with your betta, fish that arent small enough to fit in its mouth, fish that dont nip fins, and fish that dont resemble your betta will work..

 

[narnold]

thanks for dropping by, and FYI this question is asked hella frequently.you could have had your answer in mere moments using the search function. but i'm bored at work, so thanks for posting something i can answer

I thought about that after the fact but didn't think I could delete a post new thread so figured it was a little late, thanks for the answer though!

 

[Lady G]

Your betta will be sooooo happy in a bigger tank!!! You will see his personality come out so much more, even if you do not get any other fish for him...I would suggest getting him the bigger tank.

As for tank mates, I have corys and I have snails in my betta tanks...that is all I have had experience with, although I have heard of others doing fine with other fish also. As already said, it really will depend on the betta itself.

 

[TwoHeadedPig]

I thought about that after the fact but didn't think I could delete a post new thread so figured it was a little late, thanks for the answer though!

no worries. come to think of it, it's probably waaaaay better to post a question you have then not to and get crummy advice from somewhere else. no such thing as a stupid question right?

anyways, as someone else already said, your betta will love a bigger tank. i only recently moved mine from a bowl to a 5gallon and he's a different fish all together. active and hilarious.

recently, i started attaching dried bloodworms to a piece of thread over the tank. it took like an hour but he actually jumped out of the tank to snack on it! gonna try to train him or something.

best o luck!

 

[Carla G]

anyways, as someone else already said, your betta will love a bigger tank. i only recently moved mine from a bowl to a 5gallon and he's a different fish all together. active and hilarious.

I recently moved mine from an 8 gallon to a 50 gallon and it make a huge difference. He is on the go from dawn till night, all over the tank, playing in the bubble wall, using the current from the pump as a water slide, checking out every nook and cranny. It's like watching water ballet. I'm looking for suitable tankmates for him now. He is in there with a female platy. They don't bother each other.

I'm thinking rainbowfish, peacock gudgeon, ember tetra, neons, cardinals, black widow or gold widow tetra, or Diamond tetra, cherry barbs, botia sidthemunki, Kuhli loach. I'm still questioning whether I could safely put in Spotted Blue Eyes or Threadfin Rainbows.

I have been thoroughly disabused of the idea of putting in any gouramis including sparkling gouramis.

Nippy tetras and barbs are definitely not on. Angel fish would be risky.

Any feedback from the experts on the above would be most welcome. I'm trying to work through this too. I've had incredibly good luck in the past with betta tankmates, breaking every rule in the book, but that doesn't mean that I'll keep getting away with it. I just had to permanently remove a platy from the tank for terrorist activity, if you can believe that one. They are supposed to be such pacifists!

 

[Windy]

Harlequin Rasboras are good with Bettas as are cories.

 

[sheloudre]

We have 3 bettas - all who live with others. One male is with 2 female platys and 2 white clouds in a 10g, another male is with a banjo catfish in a 5g, and the other is in a 10g - a female with 2 harlequin rasboras, and 2 cories, plus a apple snail, and mini ramshorn snails - we put the parents out in our pond the other day. By the way, the 2 males and their tank mates are getting incorporated into our other larger tanks very soon. The female has developed a spot on her eye, so she'll stay with the snails for now, but the harlies and cories are moving too. We have a 34g we are revamping for some of those above fish, and a 28g doing the same thing.

 

[Lupin]

I'm thinking rainbowfish, peacock gudgeon, ember tetra, neons, cardinals, black widow or gold widow tetra, or Diamond tetra, cherry barbs, botia sidthemunki, Kuhli loach. I'm still questioning whether I could safely put in Spotted Blue Eyes or Threadfin Rainbows.

Assuming your betta is docile enough to allow tankmates, kuhli loaches, cardinals and ember tetras are surefire bets to fit well with bettas. The other tetras however may or may not harass the fish if they felt nipping the betta. There are reports neons have abuse the bettas although I have yet to hear one regarding the cardinals. I have not observed the cardinals to act like that anyway.

Y. sidthimunki prefer fast flowing waters which make them useless with bettas. They act sluggishly without currents and may harass the bettas as well.

Assuming the tank has plenty of space, cherry barbs, diamond tetras, black skirts and neons will be fine but if they harass the betta, then get rid either species.

I wouldn't keep the threadfin rainbows with bettas in less than a 4ft tank. Space is very important. I tried threadfins with bettas in a 75g with no trouble as the former is able to dash safely away if the betta tries to chase them around but this is not to be attempted in smaller tanks. What other rainbows are you thinking?

I have been thoroughly disabused of the idea of putting in any gouramis including sparkling gouramis.

I wouldn't try it unless the bettas you have are other species other than the Betta splendens. Space should also be put into consideration.

Harlequin Rasboras are good with Bettas as are cories.

Yes, I agree.