Could I Keep A Betta With These Fish,male Or Female?

[maisy12345]

Hi ,i`ve got a 110l tank ,and when it`s fully cycled could i keep a betta with my existing fish,
dwarf gourami 1m,1f,
6 fire green tetra,
8 glowlight tetra,
5 corries,
shrimp, amano and freshwater ,as i`ve fell in love with these fish,lol? If not a male then a female?

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Hi ,i`ve got a 110l tank ,and when it`s fully cycled could i keep a betta with my existing fish,
dwarf gourami 1m,1f,
6 fire green tetra,
8 glowlight tetra,
5 corries,
shrimp, amano and freshwater ,as i`ve fell in love with these fish,lol? If not a male then a female?

Not with gourmai.

If you have space you could always set up a small tank and just have one in there, my preference would be 5 gallons and up so you could fit it somewhere else and its not too big .

I have my 2 boys in a 10 and 14 gallon tank (just them with snails) and they really do fill the tank up

 

[maisy12345]

Confused because some people say that if the tank is big enough and they`ve got enough hiding places that the dwarf gouramis and the betta will be fine,have you owned both yourself?

 

[marieukxx]

From what I read they are cousins of Bettas or something like that. They both occupy the same top level of the tank and are agressive.

http/www.bettafish.com/showthread.php?t=73075&highlight=gourami

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

Confused because some people say that if the tank is big enough and they`ve got enough hiding places that the dwarf gouramis and the betta will be fine,have you owned both yourself?

As a general rule they won't co-habit together long term.

 

[Louiseness]

Confused because some people say that if the tank is big enough and they`ve got enough hiding places that the dwarf gouramis and the betta will be fine,have you owned both yourself?

it's concievable that hiding places MAY work for some people, but I think it's more down to having got hold of two unusually calm fish, or a very very big tank!

As I said in the other thread, I have experience of keeping them together and although they TOLERATED each other, they were never happy and always ended up with injuries. That was in a well-planted 70L community tank. I wouldn't try it again.

 

[lilfishie]

Maisy trust me it doesn't work, i tried my Honey Gourami in a 30 Gal (so decent sized, heavily planted with lots of wood/caves!) and 5 laid back females and they went straight for him