Bettas with other fishies

[DancingBetta]

Hello!
I was at the pet store, looking at bettas for fun, when I realized how much I missed having them. I’m planning on redoing my tank and getting rid of some fish. I’ll keep my favorites: a BN pleco, a Siamese algae eater, and a mystery snail. It’s a 40 gallon tank. So... I started wondering if a betta was compatible with these fish... what do you think?

 

[Sgooosh]

Hello!
I was at the pet store, looking at bettas for fun, when I realized how much I missed having them. I’m planning on redoing my tank and getting rid of some fish. I’ll keep my favorites: a BN pleco, a Siamese algae eater, and a mystery snail. It’s a 40 gallon tank. So... I started wondering if a betta was compatible with these fish... what do you think?

i would think yes, but what is your filter? sometimes those mess up their nests

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Siamese algae eaters can be aggressive, when they are the only one of their kind in the tank. I don’t suggest getting a Betta... there are a lot more stocking options for a tank that size.

 

[OliveFish05]

Male bettas are solitary by nature, and can pose a risk to tank inhabitants. Female bettas do better in a community tank though, and as long as the Siamese algae eater isn’t a problem (I don’t know much about them) you could certainly have a female betta sorority with the pleco and snail!

 

[DancingBetta]

I might consider rehoming the algae eater, if I did would that work?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I might consider rehoming the algae eater, if I did would that work?

If you just had the Betta and the BNP, it might work. I have kept Bettas and BNP’s before, and they did good together.

 

[DancingBetta]

Well I took a closer look at my Siamese algae eater and... he’s a flying fox ?

 

[Sgooosh]

Well I took a closer look at my Siamese algae eater and... he’s a flying fox ?

it says it needs a 40g tank, so i think it is fine
very cool guys they are

 

[DancingBetta]

Aaaand I triple checked, and this time I am absolutely sure he’s a Siamese algae eater....

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Aaaand I triple checked, and this time I am absolutely sure he’s a Siamese algae eater....

Definitely don’t keep them together.