Siamese Fighter Questions

[Gary-S]

has anyone got one of these with guppies ?i know there is a chance they will attack the guppies but is it possable to get a less aggresive one that might not?also do they eat snails and there eggs?

thanks

 

[oscars r ace]

im my experience, its not just the betta that you have to watch out for, when i first started out i had a male betta in with 7 guppys, aswell as someother stuff, they are not important, the thing is that the guppys killed the betta, stripped him completley of his fins. i put the guppys in a different tank on there own so because they were also attacking other fish. a bit later i bought a south american puffer which can be nippy so i thought id put him in with the guppys before i put him in with the other fish. the guppys atacked him, not the other way around.

basically what i am trying to say is DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE GUPPY. They are nasty fish and i will never keep them again.

hope this helps, although obiously it may of just been the personality of the guppys as all fish are different, imo i wouldnt try it.

mine don't eat snails, whether or not other ones do i don'tknow

 

[greenscooby]

You might try the BETTA section.

Might get a better response there.

 

[bronzecat]

Hi

You would get basically the same answer on the betta section as you have here

Bettas wont eat your snails, dunno about the eggs though. Its impossible to pick a less aggressive male betta out. A betta that looks calm at the lfs, may turn into a monster when you get it home and it starts to mark its territory.

As Oscars said, Guppys can be pretty nippy, and i have personally seen what damage can be caused to a male betta by guppys.

Its a bit like rolling a dice, you never quite know whats going to happen where a male betta is concerned

 

[Gary-S]

thanks for the replies, dont think i'll get the fighter . if anyone knows a good small to medium fish that will eat snail eggs and maybe snails i'd appreciate the advise, the more colourfull or interesting the better,

gary

 

[bronzecat]

If your tank is big enough, what about a Yoyo Loach. I had them and mine ate snails. However they should really be kept in a group.

 

[oscars r ace]

puffers eat snails, although if you put puffers in you severly limit what else you can put in the tank.