Can I Do This?

[Fishy friend2]

Can 2 female platys be housed with 1 Male swordtails in a 14 gallon tank with a male betta

 

[Whitey_144]

Can 2 female platys be housed with 1 Male swordtails in a 14 gallon tank with a male betta

I would say yes, but I'm nto an expert on Bettas...

 

[catfish4ever]

Can 2 female platys be housed with 1 Male swordtails in a 14 gallon tank with a male betta

I would say yes, but I'm nto an expert on Bettas...

Wrong! The betta's are territorial and will chase the platys and swortails around eventually killing them

 

[Louiseness]

Wrong! The betta's are territorial and will chase the platys and swortails around eventually killing them

Have you had this happen in your personal experience?

I have kept bettas very successfully with platies (although not swordtails). They aren't as fast moving or nippy as some tetras so can get along very well.

 

[Mowbz]

Wrong! The betta's are territorial and will chase the platys and swortails around eventually killing them

Cant say ive ever seen a truly territorial Betta, but agree with Louise, they will go for stuff that move quicker than they do, fast moving fish freak them out a bit sometimes. (Tetra's etc)

 

[Hardlife91]

Betta will chase and kill anything that looks like its own kind... So stuff with long fins like a male guppy. I never have problems with betta and platys, however the sword tail is a maybe!

 

[Louiseness]

Betta will chase and kill anything that looks like its own kind... So stuff with long fins like a male guppy. I never have problems with betta and platys, however the sword tail is a maybe!

I would just be concerned that swordtails are pretty fast and crazy swimmers, plus get comparatively big. Big tank, current and fast moving fish aren't exactly ideal betta conditions.

EDIT: oh and 14 gallons is far too small for them anyway.

 

[Whitey_144]

I thought they only went for long tail fish, not Platys...although i guess the swordfish might come into that category

 

[Fishy friend2]

Okay then thanks for the help I was thinking that they might go after the swordtail too