OK to mix beta w/ goldfish?

[kyle3]

the profile is wrong. as Roan said

there is a lot of misinformation about bettas not only on the internet but also in books published about thier care

the difference is surviving a hard, much shotened life, versus being a healthy fish that lives out it's full life span in comfort.

 

[Nim Dibbley]

the profile is wrong. as Roan said

there is a lot of misinformation about bettas not only on the internet but also in books published about thier care

the difference is surviving a hard, much shotened life, versus being a healthy fish that lives out it's full life span in comfort.

what would be then a long full life for a betta?

 

[kyle3]

a well kept betta can live to be 7-8 years old

 

[RockabillyChick]

there was someone on another forum who kept a betta in a 5g hex tank, filtered and heated, for 8 years.

i keep my two male bettas in a split 10g tank.

 

[Roan Art]

Hrm, 7-8 years is very unusual. Wonderful, but not a common occurence.

I'd say, on average, if the betta has a proper tank et al you could go 3 years easy.

Otherwise, 6 months to a year, IF you are lucky.

Roan

 

[Lauren]

I had one for 4 years, the first three years he was in an unheated and mostly unflitered 2.5 gallon box.

 

[kyle3]

it was probably a weary life for your betta- i'm sorry- but they are just as healthy or happy as they should be in such a home- 2.5 gallons is bigger than most cold unfiltered betta containers too

 

[Lauren]

it was probably a weary life for your betta- i'm sorry- but they are just as healthy or happy as they should be in such a home- 2.5 gallons is bigger than most cold unfiltered betta containers too

He lived a long life, dispite being uncared for. No one knew any better, he got moved to the retirement home for the last year of his life, with warm, filtered water.

 

[kyle3]

i'm sorry but just because he survived that long does not mean that it should be a recomended practice.

are you recomending it? b/c that is what i'm reading

it's like saying my 2" fancy goldfish has lived for 5 years in my 5 gallon tank-

this is not an approriate environment for the goldfish even though it survived.

 

[Lauren]

i'm sorry but just because he survived that long does not mean that it should be a recomended practice.

are you recomending it? b/c that is what i'm reading

it's like saying my 2" fancy goldfish has lived for 5 years in my 5 gallon tank-

this is not an approriate environment for the goldfish even though it survived.

Of course I'm not recommending it, hense why I said uncared for. Roan estimated an average life of 3 years. I shared my betta's experiance to point out that I think she is underestimating the average life span.