An Aquarium Mate

[Roki .. ~]

hi ,, i finally got my betta ,, im gonna buy live plant cuz i read its good for him ,, but i wanna buy some fish to put them in the same tank


its about 50 ltrs what should i buy ?


" can i buy an angel fish , Black Widow or silver dollar ?>>( i just wanna 1 type live with live plants )

thank you

 

[bronzecat]

Hi and Welcome

The issue of suitable tank mates for male betta splendens is complicated unfortunately.

Angels = No. tank wouldn't be big enough even without the Betta
Black widow = No. May pester the betta.
Silver Dollars = No. Tank is way too small for a 7" fish.

There are numerous recent threads about tankmates and a pinned section too.

IMO - Bottom dwelling fish are the best option. Cories, Oto's etc. However these require a mature tank with sand or very smooth substrate to live happily.

People will say they have kept certain fish with their betta ok. Bear in mind that the personality of bettas is different from fish to fish. Some will tollerate tank mates, whilst others wont.

A wise man once said regarding tank mates - "Proceed with caution, and have a back up plan"

 

[CraigBaines]

"Bear in mind that the personality of bettas is different from fish to fish."

I only have to walk past his tank and my lil fella flares up at me lol!

 

[Roki .. ~]

Hi and Welcome

The issue of suitable tank mates for male betta splendens is complicated unfortunately.

Angels = No. tank wouldn't be big enough even without the Betta
Black widow = No. May pester the betta.
Silver Dollars = No. Tank is way too small for a 7" fish.

There are numerous recent threads about tankmates and a pinned section too.

IMO - Bottom dwelling fish are the best option. Cories, Oto's etc. However these require a mature tank with sand or very smooth substrate to live happily.

People will say they have kept certain fish with their betta ok. Bear in mind that the personality of bettas is different from fish to fish. Some will tollerate tank mates, whilst others wont.

A wise man once said regarding tank mates - "Proceed with caution, and have a back up plan"

thank you bronzecat that was very quick post ^^

im gonna put only my betta in the tank with 4 - 5 live plants ,, but i wonder if the plants will get enough CO2 ?

 

[nel5on]

Hello

We have our male betta in a 30ltr tank with 6 otto's 6 cherry shrimp and him, he doesnt bother them and lives happily with them (for now)

 

[Roki .. ~]

Hello

We have our male betta in a 30ltr tank with 6 otto's 6 cherry shrimp and him, he doesnt bother them and lives happily with them (for now)

im in loove with the otto ,, i may get 2 of them

the cherry shrimp is little scary lol

thank you sweety

 

[Roki .. ~]

hi i bought a big plant for the tank ,,but i got another Q sorry ^^"

can i put my fighter with my 4 mollys ( 3 and half month old ) ?

they r about .6 - .9 mm

 

[Netty]

Think he would probably enjoy snacking on them. Best not if you want the babies to grow up

 

[millym]

hi our betta lives with 5 khuli loaches,panda corys & amano shrimp & all get along with no probs, we did however have 2 baby peppered corys in there for a while but had to move them to our 4 ft tank as bert the betta we had then, used to rest low down under a tiger lily leaf & i caught one of the peppers munching on berts tail that was trailing on the sand on several occasions!!! i think the cory had just happened to be whiskering around in the sand & tried a bite of the tail & liked it,very unfortunate, poor old bert didnt even notice he was being enjoyed for lunch. we've had pandas in with b our bettas for well over a year with no probs at all

 

[Roki .. ~]

Think he would probably enjoy snacking on them. Best not if you want the babies to grow up

they r my best mollys kids which r gone ok i will make a new tank for them

thank you Netty

hi our betta lives with 5 khuli loaches,panda corys & amano shrimp & all get along with no probs, we did however have 2 baby peppered corys in there for a while but had to move them to our 4 ft tank as bert the betta we had then, used to rest low down under a tiger lily leaf & i caught one of the peppers munching on berts tail that was trailing on the sand on several occasions!!! i think the cory had just happened to be whiskering around in the sand & tried a bite of the tail & liked it,very unfortunate, poor old bert didnt even notice he was being enjoyed for lunch. we've had pandas in with b our bettas for well over a year with no probs at all

im sorry 4 that thank you for the post


it helped ,, i may got some pandas then

 

[Netty]

No probs It would be awful to come down and they've gone missing.