[rdd1952]

All bettas act differently. Some do fine in with other fish while others don't. The biggest potential problem is when you put them in with fancy-finned fish like guppies and angels that they can mistake for another betta. I don't keep bettas or gouramis but since the gouramis are also bubble-nesters, I would think the potential is there for problems too. Try posting in the regular Betta section (this is the FAQ section and very little traffic in here) for more replies.

[Peto]

rdd1952, on Jan 3 2009, 02:16 AM, said:

All bettas act differently. Some do fine in with other fish while others don't. The biggest potential problem is when you put them in with fancy-finned fish like guppies and angels that they can mistake for another betta. I don't keep bettas or gouramis but since the gouramis are also bubble-nesters, I would think the potential is there for problems too. Try posting in the regular Betta section (this is the FAQ section and very little traffic in here) for more replies.

Thanks!

[millie1]

mine lives happily with clown loach, Black knife ghostfish (or is that the other way round lol), plecs - hes a male and absolutely loves living in that tank - he will even feed from my hand (bloodworms) and is a happy fishie lol

[mollymae12]

Really great info. Thanks!

[killudead]

My betta lives with the following company in a 75 gallon tank.
I need to update my journal actually....

2 red wag platy
1 sun burst platy
1 blue ram
5 neon tetras
3 black tetras
2 rummy nose fish
3 black phantoms
1 cory cat
5 amano shrimp
2 crystal red shrimp
2 bumble bee goby's


they are small fish right now.
the betta is the king pin, with the sunburst platy and cory cat right behind.
all the rest are half their size
Wow, now that i count them, thats alot of fish.. hmm.. better stop buying for now.

[aimsley_87]

My male Betta is a very aggressive fellow and is currently trying to kill my guppies (have been seperated). He only fights with them at night time, is this a normal Betta thing?
I also have 7 neon tetras and so far they all seem fine with Midnight(my Betta), a bristlenose Pleco, which couldnt care less about Midnight and 2 apple snails which also dont seem bothered by his presence.
My question is:
Can i keep mollies in a tank with Midnight? Is this advisable? He seems quite aggressive to the guppies and im wondering would he be the same with mollies? What other fish can i keep him with as i would like to add to the tank but obviously i need to be careful with what i put in.
Thanks.
Aimsley.

This post has been edited by aimsley_87: 20 April 2009 - 06:11 AM

[knig6]

Never put a betta with a fancy fish, i accidently letted 1 of my comet goldfish be in the tank with my male betta, it big it fin then there was alot of water, so i broke it up and putted the comet in with the other comet,

(reason why 1 of the commet was with the betta because i thought he will feel more friendly, cause he distacted from all the other comets)

[pippoodle]

my betta lives with

reticulated corys
javanese rice fish
pygmy corys
shrimps and snails - though he doesn;t like the snails and knocks them off the glass and plays with them all the time

[Platygirl11]

Planning on getting a new tank for my current community, so.
1. How many female bettas could I put in a 10 gal tank?
2. Could I put any african dwarf frogs in?
3. What about a 20 or 30 gal tank?
Hypothetically, of course.

[Dragonslady]

I have been keeping my male betta in a 5gal with three pygmy corys and an oto. They all seem to be fine together since everyone except the betta is dully colored, small, and fast.

So far, the betta seems little more than slightly confused and interested in the corys. I'm not sure if he's registering the oto at all!

[rothenb1]

FishEnthusiast, on 24 June 2005 - 09:35 PM, said:

I currently have 17 females in my 20g. It is heavily planted with 4 caves and a larger piece that acts as a "cave". I am going to thin the numbers a bit on payday. I am going to keep 11 in there, and I am going to put the other 6 in either a 10G or a 20G. If I go with the 20G I would probably buy more. Right now the girls are small and there is no real agression at all. But they will grow and I think they need more space.

I agree that males can be kept with frogs. Black Beauty is in a 5G with 2 ADF's, Fred and Ginger. Fred sings for Ginger every night. They get along beautifully. I often find BB sleeping with the frogs.

I also thought that apple snails were also called mystery snails, but I have been known to be wrong.

I agree with the rest of the article. It was very well written, with good information.

This is all really great info. My crowntail is in a 5 gallon and I was thinking of getting him some buddies, so I think I'll get two ADFs for him!

[Mrs. Williams]

I had two female bettas alone in a tank together before i completed the community and they got along very well. They picked on each other for the first two days or so and then they were friends lol. Now that there are other fish in the tank they seem to pair up together.

[chestnutree]

Hi All,

I really want a betta fish! they are so cool!

I would also like some ghost catfish. I did ctrl + f to do a search on here but couldn't find anything mentioned if these 2 fish would go well together or not?

Im completely new and currently doing a fish cycle with some hardy fish. All advice welcome. thanks

[BethK]

My betta is fine with black tetras and a tiny common catfish (sorry, I forgot the species name).

I think it depends on the Betta tbh but I wouldn't put them with other long finned fish or brightly coloured.

[Glofishgirl]

I have no idea what I'm saying, I'm no expert I warn, but I heard that glofish could live with bettas... But then something said that an other fish with bright colors shouldn't be in the tank with them... And can gloish ACCIDENTLY breed? Like if I have a male and female in a group, will they mate without me WANTING them to?

[leona1]

tacofrano, on 28 June 2005 - 11:55 PM, said:

whould a guppy be ok to go in with an extremly stupid betta?(stupid in a good way like whouldent harm a fly)

I've had three very brightly coloured male guppies in with my male and female betta for a while now in a 3 ft tank, they all seem pretty happy, the male betta ambushes the female on occasion and chases her, but then she does the same to him. they dont nip or actually bite each other and they totally ignore the guppies.

[Daigle107]

Previous to the new 29 gal tank that I have, I had a 10 gallon planted experiment... Wouldn't really call in an aquarium as the attempt at a planted aquarium failed terribly. The only think that survived was my java moss and within 3 months it had taken over the entire tank. Little off topic, but now to my point, in this tank I had a male betta, a small school of neon tetras, a yoyo loach, a freshwater shrimp, a couple long finned danios and a small clown pleco. Although perhaps a bit overstocked, this tank did fine, and there was minimal aggression out of it's inhabitants.

[HybridGS]

I am going to set up a Baby BiOrb for my partner, was planning on keeping a male Betta, what do you think would be good Tank mates?

Could i do a Betta, Dwarf Frog, Apple Snails and Cherry Shrimp? I think the small bowl will be to small for other fish, it has a heater and filter

[kizno1]

HybridGS, on 28 July 2010 - 12:03 AM, said:

I am going to set up a Baby BiOrb for my partner, was planning on keeping a male Betta, what do you think would be good Tank mates?

Could i do a Betta, Dwarf Frog, Apple Snails and Cherry Shrimp? I think the small bowl will be to small for other fish, it has a heater and filter

Shrimp would be the best option IMO. Its a bit small or an other fish IMO. Bettas need slightly higher temps than most tropical about 27-28C would be best.