Bettas And Tank Mates

[Lee-Taylor]

Hi again guys been looking at a few fish that i like but want to consult people on them firat i already have a male betta and know you have to be careful with what is house with the little fella. Im wondering if its possible to keep dragon fish, killi fish, badi badi, knife fish or sharks with him ??? Any hrlp would be great.

 

[Ninjouzata]

Hiya. You're right it can be pretty difficult. They may want to go after the other fish or the other fish may want to nip at him.
 
Dragon fish -- Do you mean THIS? If so, no, as they're brackish and bettas are freshwater. If you mean a bichir then also no, as they will eat the betta.
Killifish I'm not sure, but most of them have a reputation for being nippy. They're also quite colorful which can entice the betta to nip them as well.
Badi badi I have no idea.
Knife fish will probably eat him.
Sharks will probably eat him or stress him out.
 
If you really want to have other fish with your betta, I recommend corydoras. They are quite peaceful and usually are in a different area of the tank so won't bother him/her.
 
If you havn't seen it already THIS is a good read.

 

[TallTree01]

Hi again guys been looking at a few fish that i like but want to consult people on them firat i already have a male betta and know you have to be careful with what is house with the little fella. Im wondering if its possible to keep dragon fish, killi fish, badi badi, knife fish or sharks with him ??? Any hrlp would be great.

Nope.
Nope
Nope
Nope
Nope

 

[Lee-Taylor]

Thanks fish herser i acrually have a few fish that wheee already in before him and he doeant bother them nor do they bother him i have a common pleco and a white dotted pleco a bronze cory cat phantom tetra neon tetra molly harlequin rasbora and cherry barb
Apart from these fish i have got living with him now is there any other tank mates i could possibly had like losches or something with a some nice bright yelloss or oranges lol

 

[Ninjouzata]

What is your tank size and can you give the exact numbers of the other fish? I ask because the common pleco needs a large tank, 75g+.
I'm not sure what the white dotted pleco is. Cories, tetras, rasboras, and barbs are schooling fish so should be kept in groups of 6+ of their own kind.
 
I'm not trying to attack you just feel these are things you should know, if you don't already.
 
I can't think of fish with yellow or orange off the top of my head at the moment. Khuli loaches are sort of yellow and black/brown?

 

[Lee-Taylor]

Tank size is 150l and all fish are in groups of atleast 4

 

[Ninjouzata]

I recommend upgrading to a larger tank and upping the schools when possible

 

[Lee-Taylor]

Tank doesnt seem crowded thought they have plenty of room to swim dont really wanna change it when its okay if you get what i mea . Like my old man says no point fixing something that aint broken lol

 

[Wildbetta]

Unfortunately the stocking you have is "broken" although it may not appear so right now.  The common pleco for example would need around 200 gallons+ once full grown since it will reach 2 ft.  All of your other fish need at least 6 of each species to be content and to thrive.  Keeping them in smaller than recommended shoal size is detrimental to their long term health.  I do not recommend adding any other fish to this tank until you fix the stocking you currently have.