'What can live with a beta?'

tokay from tokay village (Contact Member) -

I just bought a ten gallon aquarium and wanted to fill it with a few fish. I already have a beta but I wanted to have a few more fish as well. Is there anything that can live with a beta fish?

Comment #1 wildcard from the swamp (Contact Member) -

Not much. I have seen them with eels or loaches. But those are borrowers and spend most of their time under the gravel so they avoid being seen and attacked. Betas are territorial and contentious and can attack and kill other fish unless the other fish are carnivores - in which case they'll just eat the Beta. Either way, it doesn't work very well.

Comment #2 Jeff from IL (Contact Member) -

NOTHING thats what they say and thats what i would do besides that get a big tank and lots of cover and start trying fish that dont pick at longfins

Comment #3 shinefish (68.227.70.200) -

I have two male bettas each in a ten gallon tank. I was told that guppies were fine to add. The fish that was more exciteable and built bigger bubble nests immediately started trying to kill the guppies and I had to snatch them out and put them in the other tank. For the last several months the calmer betta actually seems to be thriving with his 4 little buddies in the tank. So you have to know your fish.

Comment #4 nat e (71.103.194.176) -

i have one male beata and as shine fish said...

"i was told that guppies were fine to add. The fish that was more exciteable and built bigger bubble nests immediately started trying to kill the guppies and I had to snatch them out and put them in the other tank. For the last several months the calmer betta actually seems to be thriving with his 4 little buddies in the tank. So you have to know your fish"

so how do i tell if my fish is calm if i have never seen quote exciteable beta

please help me thanks!!! e mail me or say it here

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natejt@aol.com

Comment #5 nat e (71.103.194.176) -

the reason i want to know is because i have a ten gallon tank to one fish isnt that kinda weird so ty

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Comment #6 Jarhead (66.229.34.207) -

Beta reply:

A Betta will live well in a larger Aquarium

AS LONG AS THE OTHERS DON'T BOTHER IT!!!!!.

Male , or Female BETA'S will be fine in a

larger tank.

NOTE: Give Beta a few days to adjust.ENJOY!!

Comment #7 Comment #7 Jarhead (66.229.34.207) - Mon Sep 1 19:37:43 2008 (66.229.34.207) -

Fish - Fish

What can live with a beta?

tokay from tokay village -

I just bought a ten gallon aquarium and wanted to fill it with a few fish. I already have a beta but I wanted to have a few more fish as well. Is there anything that can live with a beta fish?

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Comment #1 wildcard from the swamp -

Not much. I have seen them with eels or loaches. But those are borrowers and spend most of their time under the gravel so they avoid being seen and attacked. Betas are territorial and contentious and can attack and kill other fish unless the other fish are carnivores - in which case they'll just eat the Beta. Either way, it doesn't work very well.

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Comment #2 Jeff from IL -

NOTHING thats what they say and thats what i would do besides that get a big tank and lots of cover and start trying fish that dont pick at longfins

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Comment #3 shinefish (68.227.70.200) -

I have two male bettas each in a ten gallon tank. I was told that guppies were fine to add. The fish that was more exciteable and built bigger bubble nests immediately started trying to kill the guppies and I had to snatch them out and put them in the other tank. For the last several months the calmer betta actually seems to be thriving with his 4 little buddies in the tank. So you have to know your fish.

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Comment #4 nat e (71.103.194.176) - Fri Jul 4 19:36:01 2008

i have one male beata and as shine fish said...

"i was told that guppies were fine to add. The fish that was more exciteable and built bigger bubble nests immediately started trying to kill the guppies and I had to snatch them out and put them in the other tank. For the last several months the calmer betta actually seems to be thriving with his 4 little buddies in the tank. So you have to know your fish"

so how do i tell if my fish is calm if i have never seen quote exciteable beta

please help me thanks!!! e mail me or say it here

^

natejt@aol.com

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Comment #5 nat e (71.103.194.176) - Fri Jul 4 19:38:52 2008

the reason i want to know is because i have a ten gallon tank to one fish isnt that kinda weird so ty

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Comment #6 Jarhead (66.229.34.207) - Mon Sep 1 19:35:35 2008

Beta reply:

A Betta will live well in a larger Aquarium

AS LONG AS THE OTHERS DON'T BOTHER IT!!!!!.

Male , or Female BETA'S will be fine in a

larger tank.

NOTE: Give Beta a few days to adjust.ENJOY!!

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Comment #7 Jarhead (66.229.34.207) - Mon Sep 1 19:37:43 2008

Beta reply:

A Betta will live well in a larger Aquarium

AS LONG AS THE OTHERS DON'T BOTHER IT!!!!!.

Male , or Female BETA'S will be fine in a

larger tank.

NOTE: Give Beta a few days to adjust.ENJOY

Comment #8 fallingstar from Michigan (Contact Member) -

i have a 29 gallon tank that i had 2 fresh water puffer fish in. they were great. at the same time, i was taking care of a friend's beta, whose name was Hezekiah. Hezekiah's tank cracked, so I thought i'd put him in with my puffers. the next thing I knew, Hezekiak was a finless corpse. so at least we know NOT to put betas in with fresh water puffers. lol. Poor Hezekiah. He was 3 years old.

Comment #9 monica (65.189.165.47) -

i have a meduim tank and a red betta fish named Big Red, and i was hoping to add another fish with Big Red but i dont know which one or if my tank is to small.please comment or email mfannin12@yahoo.com plz i kneed help!!

Comment #10 Stephanie (98.240.138.175) -

I have a male Beta and 3 Goldfish. They are just fine together. Beta's are a very HARTY fish and can live in the many conditions. I.E cold water

Comment #11 teresa (147.97.30.209) -

i have 2 male betas, 1 female betas, an algae eater, 2 snails, a frog, and 4 gold fish in a 20 gal tank and they are all fine with each other. i never seen them fight or anything.

Comment #12 Jill (173.48.161.27) -

I have three betta fish, and have been on many betta forums/sites. Firstly, if you want to group your betta with another fish, the tank needs to be big enough so the betta doesn't feel territorial. Females are usually less grouchy, but the older they are, the more they act like males (puffing up gills and flaring fins, fighting, etc).

Bettas live in warm water, I usually keep my tanks at 72-74 degrees F. They prefer more acidic water than most fish, so keep the pH at 6.5ish. Using that information, find a fish that has the same temperature/pH range. Bettas are very territorial and vain. They will attack fancy guppies, or anything with bright colors or big fins. Crowntail bettas are much more aggressive than most other kinds, so be very cautious when adding new fish to your CT betta's tank. A good "safe" fish is a pleco ("tank sucker", they eat algae off the sides of the tank). Make sure it's as big as the betta fish, and that the tank is large enough for both of them to coexist peacefully.

Comment #13 jon (76.114.210.144) -

First of all don't listen to anyone that says just put the fish in and see what happens. I have two bettas sharing the same tank. It's 10 gallons and everytime i introduce new fish, I start out with a divider. This allows them to share the same water for about a week but not actually get to eachother. they'll actually get used to living together and eventually you'll be able to remove the divider. I usually give it about a week but this also depends on your fish behaviors. Anyways, I think this is the best option for you and I hope you use this.

Comment #14 John (98.215.246.171) -

I dont believe you can add many other fish with betas. But I heard Plecostomus (The algea eaters that lay low to the bottom) can adapt to betas. They are fish that do not bother betas, and the betas dont even notice that the other fish is there, because the pleco. is so slow and motionless. I hope this helps!

-John

Comment #15 Lisa (66.11.75.81) -

Hello,

We have a 29 gallon tank and a male Betta. He happily lives with 6 glass catfish, 8 Zebra danio's, a snail and 2 African Dwarf Frogs. We had purchased 3 Sunset platy's which I read was fine but Zeke (our Betta) was not digging it. We have never seen him act aggressive until then. The Platy's promptly went back to the pet store with no harm to anyone but I would not try this again.

Comment #16 Lisa (66.11.75.81) -

Oops I forgot we also have a Panda Cory and 3 reg Cory Catfish.

Comment #17 Crystal (70.246.155.103) -

I am an aquarium owner- 10 gallon. I have a mystery snail (funny little guy!) living with 7 female bettas. Not only does Ishsnail (as I call it) love them, they love playing soccer with his shell! They are so cute together.

Comment #18 clay batchelor (71.96.157.104) -

you can add african frogs with betas as well

Comment #19 Sarah (69.250.230.13) -

Hey Crystal-

I doubt the snail sees it as soccer!

Comment #20 Jen (136.242.111.59) -

I have a male crowntail betta fish in a medium sized tank. When I bought my betta, I also bought a male mickey mouse platy. They were introduced to the same tank at the same time. At first they went their seperate ways, but now they swim together and get along.

If you would like to add a fish to your betta, I would suggest a platy. As a bonus, bc of their color, they are a cute little color compliment to your betta.

Comment #21 BPAG (58.170.156.180) -

Fish that i have put in with my short fin fighter,

is sword tail male and female, black widow tetra's 3, my fighter seems happy and gets along with them all, but it all deppends on the size of the tank if there is lots of room for everyone, everyone is happy :)

Comment #22 Aleiyah (173.66.104.34) - Wed Dec 30 12:30:02 2009

"i heard these fish can"

african dwarfs but u would have to feed it live food such as black worms 3 times a wk and algea eaters or guppies and corydous catfish , loaches , daphnia platies or (moons)and Betta is spelled Betta john not betas lol what should i feed my male betta it wont eat the topfin color enchancing pellets that we got from the pet store so today i looked up alot of information about food and i i am going today to look at and get some stuff and maybe one of the fish i named and I'll let you know how it works out see how gills(my male betta fish)takes it and when do they change colors mine is blue's and greeniah with two red small stripes on his fins

Comment #23 Shannon (99.243.47.35) - Sat Jan 2 22:31:20 2010

"It kind of depends on your betta, but these are good choices."

I know these things can usually live with bettas. But it depends on the betta/other animals. Usually though, any non-carnivorus large tropical fish will do the trick. If you plan on housing your betta with non tropical fish, don't buy a heater. They WILL kill your other fish.

- Large Dull coloured tetras (Bettas will kill any smaller bright fish)

- Bristlenose Plecostomus (Other plecos grow too large and destroy your

tank and potentially bully your betta)

- African Dwarf Frogs (NOT CLAWED. CLAWS ARE BAD)

- Snails (Large ones preferably)

- Chubs (Not sold anywhere I know of, but are a very good choice if you don't have a tank heater. You just need to catch them first.)

- Any freshwater, non-carnivorus, dull coloured, fish. (Tropical might help though. Since heaters kill non tropical fish and tropical fish are generally larger than the non tropicals. You can opt not to have a tank heater though.)

If you want to attempt to house a betta with a turtle, you have to take some nessesary precautions first. You have to make sure that the turtle is not a snapper sliders and painted turtles only. The turtle must have a very gentle temper. It's temper won't be affected by wether you catch it or buy it. Third, you must have a very large tank with lots of hiding spots for your betta. Make sure the hiding spots are completely turtleproof. (Just mentioning the turtle info because people have unsuccessfully housed bettas and turtles)

Comment #24 Kumar (59.165.111.25) - Wed Feb 10 03:48:22 2010

"What can live with a beta?"

Betta killed my gold so dnt put any fish with beeta

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