What size tank do Bettas need and how many should you put together. I was at Walmart yesterday and I saw the most pitiful thing. They have their Betta in small cups, it looks like it has about 2 cups of water in it. They had about 50 of these. Is this normal? I know that they can't be feeding them if they have so many in those little cups.
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Yes it is "normal" and they probably are being fed. I personally would never put a betta in anything smaller than a ten gallon tank anymore. Some folks have them in 2.5 gallons and do all right with them. You should not keep bettas together. If you want more than one betta, they can do well in a partitioned 10 gallon tank. Any betta tank should have a filter and heater as well, IMO.Mindy said:
Most pet stores are pretty cruel to bettas. They can survive in those cups, but not as long as if they were in a larger, filtered, heated tank.
I'd recommend a 2.5 Gallon tank or more for a betta.
Only 1 betta per tank, they will fight to the death if you put more than one together.
I'd recommend a 2.5 Gallon tank or more for a betta.
Only 1 betta per tank, they will fight to the death if you put more than one together.
That is the way most LFS and Walmart temporarily house the Bettas. It sure seems kinda cruel. You can only keep one Betta in a tank unless of course you get into divided tanks.
If the tank is big enough sure. Bettas and cory catfish make a really great tank. Other fish with flowing fins can be a problem and nippy fish will probably attack a betta.
A 10 gallon with 5 cory catfish, 1 betta, live plants and maybe some ghost shrimp or ammano shrimp would be a perfect little setup.
A 10 gallon with 5 cory catfish, 1 betta, live plants and maybe some ghost shrimp or ammano shrimp would be a perfect little setup.
I personnaly have a betta. Like the other said do not put more than 1 betta per tank.
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Hope that this will help you in your choice!
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There are a lot of fish that can get long well with a Betta if you look back a couple weeks in thread you will see some people who asked the same questions, me included.
For my Betta I have a 10 gal with 1 neon tetra (his partner died), 2 panda corys and 1 albino cory. Eventually I will put in more neons.
I heard that white cloud minnows, almost all tetras, otos, cories and ghost shirmp will do well with a betta. Like everyone said no long flowy fins on any of the other fish of he will likely attack. Well Ghost shrimp are debatable different people have had different experiances with them and bettas recently. Oh and I've heard that Loaches are good also. There are more but that would depend on the size of the tank your getting also. Anything smaller then a 10 gal I wouldn't recommend putting in more then a Betta and some plants.
Good luck!
For my Betta I have a 10 gal with 1 neon tetra (his partner died), 2 panda corys and 1 albino cory. Eventually I will put in more neons.
I heard that white cloud minnows, almost all tetras, otos, cories and ghost shirmp will do well with a betta. Like everyone said no long flowy fins on any of the other fish of he will likely attack. Well Ghost shrimp are debatable different people have had different experiances with them and bettas recently. Oh and I've heard that Loaches are good also. There are more but that would depend on the size of the tank your getting also. Anything smaller then a 10 gal I wouldn't recommend putting in more then a Betta and some plants.
Good luck!
correct me if im wrong but if you have female bettas cant you have a few in the same tank? as far as im aware its only the males that have issues with each other
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My local Walmart doesn't take care of their fish very well. I saw many dead or close to dead fish in tanks. Worst thing I saw was TWO male bettas in one of those plastic cups. One was dead and the other was cramped because of it, and there were torn fins on the bottom. An awful sight to see.
My local Walmart doesn't take care of their fish very well. I saw many dead or close to dead fish in tanks. Worst thing I saw was TWO male bettas in one of those plastic cups. One was dead and the other was cramped because of it, and there were torn fins on the bottom. An awful sight to see.