I have a 5 gal that has 1 male betta. Is there anything I can put in with him safely? I was thinking of a dwarf frog. I tried him with a snail but he nipped at it when he thought noone was watching. So out came the snail. I don't mind keeping him alone. BUt it would be nice to add something that won't nip his fins and he won't bother.
Can I put anything in with the Betta?
- Thread starter Heidyth
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If there's a small rock pile or wood, a pair of kuhli loaches would be fine in there. I wouldn't add the frog--they can be messy, and in such a small tank, you really have to watch the bio-load. A pair of cories should be okay as well--maybe 3 if you go with the pygmy variety.
Don't yell at me
I know it might not be recommended, but I successfully kept a male betta, a rainbow shark, four painted glassfish, and a tiny pleco in a ten gallon tank for close to a year.
The betta wasn't excessively territorial, nor was the shark. Even at feeding time.
Maybe I'm just lucky.
I know it might not be recommended, but I successfully kept a male betta, a rainbow shark, four painted glassfish, and a tiny pleco in a ten gallon tank for close to a year.
The betta wasn't excessively territorial, nor was the shark. Even at feeding time.
Maybe I'm just lucky.
tricksterpup
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You can keep many fish with bettas. Any community fish that is. The Bettas tend to be very curiuos and will check everyone out at first. This isn't really a sign of aggression. In all my years of raising fish, i have never seen a betta cause another fish to hide in the corner.. except another betta, be it male or female. Every thing else was left alone. But then again, i never kept bettas with paradise fish or gouramis.
jim
jim
"Two paradises 'twere in one,
To live in Paradise-- alone."
---Andrew Marvell.
The best buddy for a Betta or a Paradisefish-- is "nobuddy." Just a tangle of green under a green floating roof...
To live in Paradise-- alone."
---Andrew Marvell.
The best buddy for a Betta or a Paradisefish-- is "nobuddy." Just a tangle of green under a green floating roof...
Khuli loaches or pygmy cory!!!! Yeah!!!! I'm off to research the needs of these fish!!!!! There is a castle with a very cool cave system so hiding places shouldn't be a problem. Plus something to help clean the bottom would be great too. Thanks everyone!!!
Just make sure the fish you put in dont have long flowing tails or the betta will eat them offf and kill them, i tried it and it left my gouramis, corys, and glowlights alone, but it ate off the tales of my fancy guppies and killed them
Thanks for the advice. I had read about bettas and other fish with long fins. I may get a couple dwarf or Julli cory's. I also may just leave the betta as the only owner of the 5 gal. If I do get a couple cories it won't be for a while yet. Before I get anything I want to set up a 10 gal QT. So any new anything will have to wait.
I only have the one betta. My hesitation is mostly the fact that he is in just a 5 gal. Plus he is very happy. Knowing that bettas are territorial. I think he would not be as happy if he had to share the 5 gal with anybody.