Can I Have A Male Betta

[mattyjones]

hi i fancy a male betta but i dont know if it will go with whats already in the tank i have
a selection of corys
2 plattys
2 gouramis
some neon tetras and 3 german blue rams would it go okay with these or not?
thanks matt

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Gouramis and Betta will fight. Both territorial. So no would be the answer I'd say. Sorry

Get a 20L tank and have a Betta with some shrimp

 

[mattyjones]

would that be the only thing that would cause a problem?

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Your rams would probably take exception to the betta as well. Neons can be nippy and could nip a bettas fins.

 

[mattyjones]

so even if i rehomed the gouramis it wouldnt be great

 

[Jinty McGinty]

Nopes it wouldn't be fair to the betta.

 

[mattyjones]

oh fair enough i guess that gives me a reason to buy another tank then lol. i know somebody selling a 28l tank would that be good for a betta? and also am i right in thinking i could have a couple of female bettas in my current tank or not?
thanks

 

[-FighterFishh]

oh fair enough i guess that gives me a reason to buy another tank then lol. i know somebody selling a 28l tank would that be good for a betta? and also am i right in thinking i could have a couple of female bettas in my current tank or not?
thanks

A 28L would be good for a male betta and some endlers, but you'd have to cycle it first!

No, some males are good with females, but the vast majority will attack them/be attacked by them. Best just to keep them separate

 

[wirralbull]

yes you could have a group of females in current tank

 

[mattyjones]

thanks for that sorry for all the questions but if i got rid of the tetras and the gouramis would the rams be an issue or not?

 

[lilfishie]

Females still can't go with Gourami, trust me i tried, Rams are a hit and miss sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. The Tetras will be fine with females

 

[maisy12345]

Hi ,i had a male and female gourami ,in with my betta ,they were fine ,had to move my betta to a 28l though as it didn`t like my strong filter current and wasn`t feeding properly,also the betta was kept in the 28l with 5 neon tetra which were fine together.The only tetra i`ve come across that`s aggressive [although i`ve only kept 3 types ]i s the green fire tetra .