Betta And Danios?

[rmanpf]

I have 5 zebra danios and a rubbernose pleco and a platy, in a cycled tank (10 gallon) and i wanted to add a betta, i have a dysplay for bettas but its very small. so i am wondereing if i can have the betta in the tank with the danios and platy?

 

[modaz]

its a hit and miss really as i do know of some of my customers that have them with danios but i never recommend it b/c danois are nippy but at the end of the day the betta display is not a good idea to keep a betta in either.

 

[newfishy]

Some bettas are ok with company, others will be fine for a while and then go on a rampage, and still others will try and kill any other fish in sight. Its really just a gamble to see whether you have a friendly betta or not. If you realy have your heart set on having a betta I would also buy an extra 1-2 gallon tank and pull him out of the 10 gallon at the first sign of aggresion. If he is happy then you have a spare qt tank which is realy very inexpensive. If he is not happy and friendly you have a good place to go with him.

 

[rmanpf]

my danios are really friendly, i have had lots of fish with them and they never nipped. will that affect anything?

 

[bronzecat]

how about a male PK? Some are quite nicely coloured these days Shouldn't get nipped by the danios, may have to watch him though in case he decides to hound the danios. Modaz will know if this would work
Diesel in my sig is a pk and guppy_man has one called Taj

 

[rmanpf]

i ahve been away from the forum, so whats a PK?


i am from canada, so i only find the VT and the occasional CT.

 

[bronzecat]

i ahve been away from the forum, so whats a PK?


i am from canada, so i only find the VT and the occasional CT.

Hi
Its a Plakat. Short finned more closer to the wild types

 

[rmanpf]

oh, we definitly dont have any of those here

 

[modaz]

oh, we definitly dont have any of those here

it's becoming very common for people to take advise but to say that their fish are placid so should be ok with a betta, i used to say to people "no dont do it" but times are changing and even though i still disagree with the housing of betta in the community with fin nipping species such as danios (if they see a large flowing fin, temptation mostly gets the better of them) all i now say to people is have a back up plan if it starts to go wrong, by all means give it a go if you feel that is the right thing but your back up plan should be a spare tank. This doesnt have to be cycled either.

 

[rmanpf]

thanks modaz, i do have a back up plan, if my danios fin nip the betta i will place in a divider that my father and i made. but i want to see if the danios will accept the betta first.