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[matchstickman47]

lol if you wanted to see complaints scroll down ....

 

[modaz]

Tom, thanks for the thread but almost all of the non bottom dwellers should not go with bettas, sorry mate but this isnt good faqs and really shouldnt just be taken form other peoples views as stated in my last response to your other thread.

 

[matchstickman47]

Tom, thanks for the thread but almost all of the non bottom dwellers should not go with bettas, sorry mate but this isnt good faqs and really shouldnt just be taken form other peoples views as stated in my last response to your other thread.

ya thank ther are many varied view on what should be kept with bettas in peoples personal experiances many bettas have been compatible but i understand where your comin from

that fact is most people dont listen to what people say about fish
what i have made this faq for ( it may be unclear i meant this) is if you are to mix the fish you should choose thease

people are ignorant to the fact that nearly all non bottom dwellers shouldnt be kept with bettas ...... i am just offering advise on witch should if any are to be kept

thanks for the help
i am very interested in the subject and wanted to make an faq i can change, but i realised that because of differing pinions i would be going back an fourth from yes they should and no they shouldnt because everyone betta is unique
thanks though

 

[LauraFrog]

I would argue with mollies - most mollies require very hard, brackish water so they are not compatible water-wise even though they will not fight. Zebra danios are also not suitable IMO as they are extremely active fish that spook bettas. Neons and cardinals are not a good choice, although black neons may be.

All of the bottom dwellers on that list are fine, but I should make it clear that most of them require much, much larger tanks than recommended for a betta. I would recommend 5 gals as the minimum size for a betta and a small group of otos or pygmy corys (say 1 betta and 3 cats) but that will require good filtration and very regular maintenance.
The larger corys (community tank corys) and sidthimunki loaches (dwarf chain) need a 15 gal minimum, and bristlenoses, most small loaches and big corys are 20 gals plus.

 

[matchstickman47]

I would argue with mollies - most mollies require very hard, brackish water so they are not compatible water-wise even though they will not fight. Zebra danios are also not suitable IMO as they are extremely active fish that spook bettas.

fair enought as i say just give me an opinion and i can change it tanks

mollies and zebs ...gone

just give any opinions and i will edit it just to make you all happy
the idea is more experience member give advise i change mine accordingly to help the inquisitive

 

[modaz]

laura~ mollies don't need brackish water, this is old school, they need clean well filtered waters more than anything.

 

[matchstickman47]

this is exactly what i mean

fifty fifty do you want me to add molie back?

 

[newfishy]

this is pretty much impossibe to write a hard and fast list of what male bettas can go with. one male betta may be fine with all of the above, the very next male betta may only get along with some on the list and yet other male bettas will kill any other tank mates on site.

male bettas are a fish by fish basis, haveing a preestablished tank, setting up a breeding net to get the betta use to the tank mates and then very close examination of the first weeks together is the only thing to do.

 

[Xenosis]

Yeah man i just put an oto in my tank like 3 weeks ago to clean my algae problem, within 30 seconds i had to isolate the Betta and recatch the Oto.

 

[matchstickman47]

as i say they are all unique...... lol i went over that in the faq

you could say it is for people who realy want to add other fish
i a merely suggesting tankmates for them

 

[bronzecat]

Hi

It is virtually impossible to write a list of whats compatible to be housed with a male betta. Like Exnosis, we had a male who wouldn't even share with an oto.

Visited an LFS yesterday and had to tell the owner that a male betta was being shredded by the Platties sharing its tank. They were hanging off its tail as we stood there watching.

Anyway, I thought last night you said that bettas weren't for you?

 

[matchstickman47]

Anyway, I thought last night you said that bettas weren't for you?

they arnt

im just curious




i dont need anymore people telling me you cant make a definate list
because i know this already
the list realy is for ignorant people who must have thier bettas in tanks with others lol
its just suggestions nothing is solid

 

[bronzecat]

Hi

I understand what you wanted to do, but if a complete newbie reads the list above and goes out and buys those fish, believing that it will be fine, what are they gonna think if world war 3 breaks out in their tank?

I know a very simple FAQ for male betta tank mates.............."Any tank mates - proceed with caution and have a back up plan".

 

[modaz]

this is exactly what i mean

fifty fifty do you want me to add molie back?

nope definately not keep it out.

Bronze I've pinched your quote

 

[LauraFrog]

LOL Daz! I also like the addition to the previous quote (big purple text)... people always seem to think that in their expert hands, there is an exception to basic rules x, y, and z (like 'cycle your tank' and 'don't put oscars in 10-galloners' and 'don't put angels with neons'.)

I know mollies don't need brackish water as an absolute requirement, but in my experience it keeps them healthier, true sailfins DO need it, and all mollies need hard water whereas bettas prefer soft water. Unlike most hardwater fish (which usually adapt to soft water) mollies do not seem to thrive unless there is hard water. Unfortunately, most domesticated livebearers are becoming quite weak due to all the inbreeding... it's worst with guppies, but mollies have still had their share of it.
So I was being a bit extreme saying that - but I would still say that they are incompatible water chemistry-wise.

Maybe instead of a hard and fast 'yes and no' list you should have three categories: almost always okay, may be possible but proceed with caution, and absolutely not.

Ie in the first category I would put snails, pygmy corys and otocinclus. In the second, things like small tetras, platys, bigger corys, bristlenoses and harlequin rasboras. And in the third barbs, gouramis, guppies etc.