Maybe you could just keep him by himself. 
I thought you showed me pictures of multiple bettas that one time...is Georgette the only one?
I thought you showed me pictures of multiple bettas that one time...is Georgette the only one?
Can I put anything in with the Betta?
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Georgette is the only betta I have. I just have several pictures. I still have to think about the bio load on the 5 gal. Either way I still have to set up a QT. I plan on a 10 gal with a sponge filter. Letting the sponge filter stay in the 30 gal to seed it and keep it seeded or whatever the proper word is for getting it ready to be used. I am still learning and want to do things right.
Very good! I like hearing people who are new to fish say "I want to do things right"...ahhh...makes my day! (and your fish's day, I'm sure!) 
tricksterpup,
I have has bettas twice and both time either killed, got killed or both. I won't keep them anymore unless they are by themselves. I had a betta and a pleco go at it once and it was pretty furious. After all, they are called Chinese fighting fish.
I have has bettas twice and both time either killed, got killed or both. I won't keep them anymore unless they are by themselves. I had a betta and a pleco go at it once and it was pretty furious. After all, they are called Chinese fighting fish.
I think I'll just wait till I get a 30 to go under the 30 goldfish tank or the 55 I have been dreaming about before I get anymore fish.
I found out another
"You know when you spend to much time thinking about fish when..."
I called a coworker by my betta's name!!!
I found out another
"You know when you spend to much time thinking about fish when..."
I called a coworker by my betta's name!!!
just a word about C. Julii. I bought two (there will be more when I can) from the LFS. Very good fish to have. They live in the same tank as two SA puffers (fin nipping little b*ggers it turns out).
Anyway, I did some research and they aren't Jullii, they are C. trilineatus. Look very similar, but if the LFS has them labelled jullii, chances are they are lineatus, or reticulatus (i think).
True Jullii are apperently quite rare.
However the ones I have are really active, always together in the tank and are left alone by the puffers (possibly due to their active nature - they don't stay still for long enough to get picked on). There are also two C. aeneus in there. They aren't so lucky and are moving out to a friends tank next week while they still have some fins left
I'm hoping this won't result in a change of tactics from the puffers!
Not sure if any of this is relevant to a betta, but IME C. trilineatus are a good choice with 'touchy' tank mates.
I also have two C. Paleatus and they are also left alone. Again very interesting fish to watch, often together and have curious feeding habits (hanging upside down at the surface to forage the floating plants for one). Easy to find too.
Before anyone says it I am going to donate the aeneus and increase the size of the groups of the other two to a minimum of 5 in the near future (need a bigger tank + QT setup first).
HTH
Anyway, I did some research and they aren't Jullii, they are C. trilineatus. Look very similar, but if the LFS has them labelled jullii, chances are they are lineatus, or reticulatus (i think).
True Jullii are apperently quite rare.
However the ones I have are really active, always together in the tank and are left alone by the puffers (possibly due to their active nature - they don't stay still for long enough to get picked on). There are also two C. aeneus in there. They aren't so lucky and are moving out to a friends tank next week while they still have some fins left
I'm hoping this won't result in a change of tactics from the puffers!
Not sure if any of this is relevant to a betta, but IME C. trilineatus are a good choice with 'touchy' tank mates.
I also have two C. Paleatus and they are also left alone. Again very interesting fish to watch, often together and have curious feeding habits (hanging upside down at the surface to forage the floating plants for one). Easy to find too.
Before anyone says it I am going to donate the aeneus and increase the size of the groups of the other two to a minimum of 5 in the near future (need a bigger tank + QT setup first).
HTH
Any bottom-dweller should be ok with your Betta, I had a 3 gal tank holding a betta and a golden algae eater.
The algae eater actually wouldn't allow itself to be bullied, and I think the Betta enjoyed the running around, once the algae eater died (after 3 years), I could clearly tell the betta was lonely and it wasn't long before he went.
The point is, they never really shared the same part of the tank together, except when the betta was being a little pest!
The algae eater actually wouldn't allow itself to be bullied, and I think the Betta enjoyed the running around, once the algae eater died (after 3 years), I could clearly tell the betta was lonely and it wasn't long before he went.
The point is, they never really shared the same part of the tank together, except when the betta was being a little pest!
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tricksterpup
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Brian, I should have clarified my original statement. I mainly kept my bettas with other fish in a larger tank such as a 29 gal. The fish I kept them with were wild form guppies, SAEs, cories, amano shrimp and platies. I never had a problem with them even eating fry. But I would say that when I keep them in small tanks, they are kept by themselves, keeping down the bio load. If they are in anything smaller than a 5, they are by themselves.
What size tank did you have yours in?
jim
