What kind of fish get along with bettas

Any ideas on whos right. Well generally it is the male betta fish that will have the long flowing fins, the females most often have short fins.

Another way you can see if a betta fish is a male or female is by looking for a small white dot on the females under belly, this is called the egg spot. Sometimes hard to see though. My question is about how much and how often I should feed him. The specific Betta food I bought is very fine and the pack says to feed a small amount several times a day but my small and your small could be poles apart What would u suggest? Thanks SO much x.

Great question, it is very important not to over feed your betta fish. The swim bladder is beside the stomach and is used to keep the betta fish swimming up right and helps it move up and down the tank. The thing to remember is that a betta fishes stomach is about the same size as its eye!

Two or three small pellets is all it takes for a betta fish to have a meal. Try not to put excess food in the tank as it dirties the water. Betta fish can also go quite a long time without eating — some owners often leave one day every 10 days or so to not feed the betta, it is meant to help the digestive system and help reduce risk of constipation which leads to bloating, which leads to swim bladder disorder.

I have a 10 gallon tank, it had a illness and all of my fish accept two died. I would like to add some other fish, i did some research and some places said that Cory Catfish and Platies and also cherry shrimp will do good.

What will be some good tank mates for my Betta? Dark purple but all his fins are neon blue except his bright red pelvic fins. The tips of all his fins have got a metallic pink and purple end though.

We love him! He shares the tank with 2 corydoras one albino Marie and one peppered Toulouse. And soon we will get some glow light tetras.

One question though, in our tank we have plenty of plans and a large stone bridge. But at the back to one side we have a little oriental house next to some bamboo. Ashura the fighter has decided to call it his home. Not permanently, but sometimes he will go and sit inside the little house for a little while. Then come back out and seek attention again. Also is it normal for a betta to sit in such a confined space? Haha, yeah funny story about your betta fish, but this is perfectly normal!

They love to have a hidey hole which they call home. There is quite a funny video on our do betta fish sleep page that shows a betta fish doing something very similar! Thanks for joining the conversation! I have an 80 gallon tank, 2 male bettas,10 neon tetras, about 20 ghost shrimp, and a 3 plecos will that work?

Also i have a water heater, a large filter , lots of sea shells, 3 live plants, 5 little leef hamocs, and a little cave. Hi there!! We just purchased our very first aquarium!! Is this normal? Should I go get ph strips and stuff?? It does have a filter. Bubbles in a new tank set up is normal, you must let the tank cycle before adding fish. Some beginner information here. Your tank should have a filter and a heater to keep the water at around degreesF thermometer needed too.

You could get PH test kit too, the result needs to be as near to 7 as possible 6. Do you think a 20l tank will be big enough for my betta and a small school of terra? I am so glad that you are putting him in a 20 Litre tank! I would say that is a perfect size for a betta fish to live alone.

I have seen people with schools of tetras in a tank that size that looked happy, but tetras do like quite a lengthy tank so they can swim back and forth. If your tank is a long rectangle shape, it may be ok. So I ended up getting him a 50l heated tank and some new tank mates!

They get on great. No fighting so far. Clown Loach and Corydora are next on the list. The betta fish would need to have betta specific flakes. These are much better for the betta fish. Also Betta fish can be very picky and not even try the generic tropical fish flakes. That sounds like it would be quite a full tank, so depends on the size of the tank! If the tank is big enough for all those fish plus a betta, I recommend have a male betta fish if it is going to be solo. I just poured my fish in his tank he was moving for 20 secs and then he froze is he in a shock or somthing.

I hope he is ok now? Ok, I would love some advice here! I have a 10 gadling tank set up with lots of plants and some decorations. I planned to add ghost shrimp and a beta. I found a solid black Halfmoon yesterday at a pet store that I really want to get. They both seen really laid back and I still have my heart set my the black one. When I was younger I had a dark blue and a pale pink betta that lived together for about 5 years.

Would it possible for them to live together? Hmm… I dont think it would be a good idea. There is a big risk of an aggressive betta fish fight with lots of injuries if you do that.

I have only put in cories so far, so I wabt to know befote I purchase these fish. Hey, I currently only have one delta tail male betta who is swimming around his 1. I wanted to add a bulldog pleco and mixed tetras 6 ; an albino pristella tetra, a cardinal tetra, a true rummynose tetra, a neon blue tetra, a bleeding heart tetra and a penguin tetra. Will my betta get along with all these different types of tetras or should I just buy a school of the same kind?

Hey I have a beta in a one gall. There names are smackers1 shine2 1and2 means that there my first and second beta smackers froze to death while shine is still alive and there both male.

But is it normal for shine to do that. No, this does not sound good! You should get a 5 gallon fish tank with a heater and a filter to keep your betta in. No I have heard some bad stories between both of these fish. They are both just too aggressive to guarentee that they wont fight one day. Sorry that it has taken me a few days to reply. Betta fish can often be picky, so you need to find some dry food they like, betta specific pellets are usually best.

Remember betta fishes stomachs are small, just the size of one of their eyes, so they do not need to eat much, just two or three pellets will do. Still not eating, try a dried bloodworm they cant resist those! My boyfriend just bought me a 5 gal tank for my birthday with a heater,filter and air bubbles.

He also bought me a another male beta Finnie body is white and fins are purple. I have male betta for three years, Flow is in a small tank and seems happy. I would have loved to give Flow the 5gal tank but i thought it would be hard for him to adjust to a tank with a filter. The problem i seem to be having is that the new male betta Finnie seems to not be liking his food. I started with pellets n he was spitting them out, today i bought flakes and he is spitting them out too, what do i do?

Also i would like to add tetras to the 5 gal tank with the betta, it would be nice to add for color in the tank. If hes been doing fine and one of the bettas has to live in the small tank, you may aswell leave them the way round that they are. No need swopping the fish and stressing them. Hmm, no, I have heard some stories about these fish. There is no guarantee that one day you wont come back home and look at your tank an a fight has taken place.

Both fish are a little too aggressive to be compatible. Great article. I think one of the most misunderstood topics besides tank conditions is tank mates for bettas. I see so much inconsistency.

Some people are fine with adding semi-aggressive fish to their tanks with bettas and then they recommend it, but this doesnt work for everyone.

Like sometimes gouramis are great tankmates but at times they can become too aggressive. What do you think? Interestingly the comment above you asked the same question about gouramis, I say they arent good tank mates for betta fish because there is no guarantee that you wont come back one day and a fight has taken place in your tank, both a little too aggressive to share a tank.

Please help…. Well you have came to the right page on the internet! Theres loads f suggestions in the blog and throughout these comments. How about some Cory catfish?? I moved it today, only to feel it was not hot at all. I know I need a new one, but my betta and cories see m to be thriving, so I was wondering if I needed it immediately?

I have finally perfected my water conditions, and added more fish. I have 2 questions. Many fish jump to the waters surface so it could be the loaches or even the betta fish.

Make sure you have a lid on your aquarium, but also remember to leave breathing space at the top of your tank for the betta fish to breathe. I have tried putting yoyo loaches in my 10 gal and either the female is pregnant or they are mating and bit the hell out of my half moon male. It is not ideal to mix yoyos and betas FYI. Its not too bad, like I mention in the post, 5 gallon tanks are what we recommend, though I have seen betta fish happy in 2. I dont really know what to say about the rocks, maybe its just his way of playing.

Are they shiny? If he can he will probably think it is another betta fish and thats why he seems angry. Well confused about this can anyone help? I am thinking of adding a betta to one of the tanks but wondering if they would get along? Sorry Betta fish and goldfish do not get along! Goldfish make the water dirty quickly and their bright colors and fins are exactly what makes a betta fish stress, be angry and aggressive! I have a betta and have had him for almost a year now or at leazt I think its a him, how can u tell??

Yes possibly! It would depend on the size of the tank but he will be thinking this as his territory now. If your tank is well over 5 gallon, you may be able to add a small bottom feeder, if your tank is any smaller though I wouldnt risk it, or you may find an injured fish!

Males generally are the ones with the long flowing fins, females have shorter fins and are not sold as often. Will a 5 gallon tank with 6 neon tetras, male betta, snail and 3 ghost shrimps be to full?

If so, will it be still to full if I get a ten gallon tank. Yes, a 5 gallon tank would be too full. Neon tetras alone like a nice long tank so I dont think they would be too happy in the 5. Betta fish ideally like 5 gallons of space for themselves.

A 10 gallon fish tank would be much better! Still only one male betta would be comfortable. More than one male and you will come back home one day to find an injured fish or worse. A female betta fish sorrority may work if you have over 3 females in the tank though. Hi, I had put a male and female betta together in a tank, they were acting shy around each other so I thought it was okay.

The next day I noticed the male would bite the side of the female so I have to take either the male or female or and put it in another tank that has a fish in it.. Hi Mike, I dont know what your local walmart sells.

There are plenty of examples on this page, in the blog and in the comments. Nothing to bright or colorful and nothing with flowing fins. You also must make sure your tank will be big enough.

Over 5 gallons is needed. I just bought an albino Cory and a spotted Cory for my 11 gallon tank to live with my Betta and Gold Inca snail. My Betta seems uninterested in the spotted Cory, but keeps taking jabs at the albino.

Will this behavior dissapear as the Betta gets used to the Cory? My only concern is how stressed out my little albino Cory will get. Hmm, yes your albino cory will get stressed out by this. Hi daar ek het 2 mannetjies en 1 wyfie mannetjies in afskorting tank en ek weet nie hoe of hoekom nie maar hulle bly oorspring Dan al 3 saam in tank maar bakly nie bly hulle split maar spring net weet oor wat moet ek doen Dankie. Hi i have read that i would need over 5 gallons to add any more fish to a male betta.

My tank is 6 gallons.. Hi, great question, I love how you have been doing your research and you obviously really care for your betta fish. Yeah, neon tetras prefer a longer tank, they like to swim in their school and do so length ways, not so much vertically. I have a 3 gallon tank with one Male Betta and I wanted to put some more fish in with him for company does anyone have any ideas on what I should get. Hmm, well considering that a three gallon tank is perfect for a betta fish i think that you should get tetras or bottom dwelling fish like tank cleaners.

And well i know you said fish but have you considered getting crabs. Well there are a few suggestions in the post and quite a few within the comments, a small bottom feeder like a cory would be a great partner.

He would be happiest and healthiest by himself with lots of personal space! Hi, my name is amber and i have a betta and he is blue.. His name is stitch. I got him a little starter kit with a 2 gallon tank and he swims around..

There is a little plant and he swims through it. Is it normal for a fish to stalk his food and Attack it and eat it? Also he is the only fish in the tank and he looks a little lonely..

Do bettas get lonely? Yeah that sounds completely normal, great fish arent they? They all have there own personalities and some will hunt the food you put in. Hi I have a 20 gallon tall with one male crowntail in there. It has a filter, heater, plenty of plants and a hollow log. There are plenty of hiding spaces and I just feel like the tank is so empty. Would this work. And if not. What else could I put in the tank. It sometimes just comes down to the personality of the fish!

Add gouramis with care and keep an eye on the territorial reactions of the betta fish and the gourami. Good news I have a 20 gall. Thanks Skyler. Sounds like you have a great tank! Pretty big one too! Thanks for helping others out with your betta fish tank mates. Or you could use some of the techniques I use for thinking of good betta fish names.

Good Morning. I have several questions. I am new to community tanks but I have owned Betta ever since I have been ignorant enough to keep them in small tanks. My current Betta, Fletcher, has velvet. I have quarantined him and I shall be buying Aquarium salts and possibly Coppersafe to kill the velvet.

In the 20 gallon tank, I have 5 neon Tetras. I have read if you add Aquarium salts to the tank your betta will almost never get various diseases. Will the medication effect my Tetras at all?

I also want to add a bottom feeder so when the tetras miss some of their food, I have a fish that will eat it off the gravel at the bottom. Are Ghost Shrimp good for that? I want to add more variety to my tank. Always check with the aquarium salt you get but yes tetras can cope with a small dose.

I think about 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons is sufficient for tetras as a general water improvement, you can add more if you are trying to cure a disease. Always check! And thanks for all of the names I decided his name shall be blue macral because he is a neon blue tetra and like off of the old sea movies macral means beautiful. I have had a very sucessfull tank for about 4 months now, and I have some extra fish space in it. I have 7 fish; dwarf gourami, coryX2, zebra loachesX3, and platy.

I was wondering how I could fill up the space? I was also wondering about benefits of ghost shrimp. I have 2 and one of them was sitting on the top and not moving but now he is o the bottom and not moving…. I moved him to a different tank to stop a spreading sickness if that is what it is and he is no better wont eat ont move….

Also, this page is extremely helpful for me! Hmm, the very tips are beginning to curl, or have they always been like that? They started to curl like, the day after I got him. But stopped after just the tips had curled. I change his water bi-weekly with bottled water. He seems very happy. His bowl is sitting were I can interact with him daily on a regular basis. This is not the ideal tank situation, but it can work.

Hi, so I saved my male betta his name is Turtle from my cousins wedding in July. They put them in toxic beads, so me and my other cousins spent the night getting them in clean water.

And if they had babies, would he eat them? And he has a tiny but of fin rot. Thanks for the help! Mollies can also be on the aggressive side so it isnt a great match with a betta fish but can work. I have heard stories on both sides. What other fish would you suggest? In addition to the fish, I think the shrimp are animals that can live betta fish circuitry. Please check here asian betta fish. We also have had a beta for the past year in a 1. The beta is currently happy with no filter he hates it and room temp water with no heater.

Prob around 72 degrees. I was intrigued by the ideas of corys, plecos, neon tetras, and ghost shrimp. Wilbur we had 2 black male mollies and one was sex mad and a bully, we took him out and replaced him with 2 guppies and a platy, my tank is 30 litre and now houses 1 male fighter 2 female, 1 molly, 2 guppies and 1 platy, all seem very happy now.

The guy at the shop said this size tank would hold around 12 fish, so 3 more platys and we should be safe. Any comments will be appreciated Thank you. I read on line and it says 5 gallons in the tank? What must I do? Hi Tayla, your betta fish will be able to live in the small tank and survive for a while.

Please keep his water extra clean, as it will get dirty soo quickly! Increased cohabitants mean increased bioload or a number of inhabitants creating waste. This can make your fish sick. Therefore, a filter is necessary for a community tank. Listed below are each of the fish companions that can live with bettas along with some specific information about the species itself. Each recommended tankmate requires a similar water pH level of around 7. Go Gary go! They are one of my favorite tank mates for male or female bettas alike.

Mystery snails are a great addition because they feed on uneaten food and clean up algae, helping with aquarium cleanliness. Mystery snails are plant-safe and do well with bettas because of their docile nature. Sometimes a betta will be curious or even nip at a mystery snail, but they have a hard shell they can retreat into if needed. Adults can grow to around 2 inches in size, with an average lifespan of one year. The ghost shrimp or glass shrimp is appropriately named for its see-through appearance and is an invertebre.

Ghost shrimp are virtually invisible in tanks without close inspection by the naked eye. They make fantastic betta fish companions.

Recommended introduction is in a group of , with 6 or more leading to potential breeding. Ghost shrimp are easy to care for, inexpensive, and they are scavengers who will scour your tank looking for excess food to eat off the substrate. They can grow up to 1. These translucent critters are really fun to watch, love moss balls and other live plants and help keep your tank clean. This makes them an ideal fish to live with a betta. Guppies are also content living on their own, so adding one as a tank mate is easier than schooling fish.

Enjoying the same pH and temperature range, feeder guppies are also very resilient fish. They are easy to care for and enjoy the same water conditions as bettas. Corydoras live on the bottom, feeding, and can live alone or in schools 4 or more recommended depending on the size of your tank. They range from 1. The average lifespan for cory catfish in captivity is years and their temperament is non-aggressive. This makes them a perfect companion for betta fish.

For the most part, they are very active and can liven up a tank. If you want to be extra cautious, you may even look at the pygmy corydoras which are duller in color and only grow up to 1 inch. African Dwarf Frogs are a peaceful species and make great tank mates. We have shown throughout this article that there are fish that are compatible with Bettas, you just need to provide a large enough tank and lots of hiding places.

A gallon aquarium is the smallest we would recommend for keeping Bettas with other fish. An aquarium of 30 gallons would be the minimum recommended size for keeping a sorority of Bettas in a community setting. We hope we have provided you with some suitable choices and convinced you to try Siamese fighting fish in a community tank. Your site is excellent! I always look forward to receiving your information. I have 4 Betta tanks and a gallon community tank so everything you send is very helpful!!

Nerite snail. I have had my Half Moon Betta in a 6 gal. Believe it or not but my neons chase the betta trying to nip his tail fins. Other times the betta chases the neons.

This goes on for short periods of time and none of them get harmed. I watch closely just in case one of them gets hurt. So far so good. You should keep the neons in a group of 10 or more.

It is pretty much the same with all tetras you have a big enough group and fin nipping drops dramatically! I have a couple Beta tanks, always well planted with a couple cave options and a beta hammock somewhere.

I always made out good with neons and white cloud minnows, every type of fresh water shrimp I could find, cories, plecos, khuli loaches and dwarf african frogs. In my next place I plan on 2 50 gallon tanks. I always feel sad that most pet stores rarely have betas in a tank so people think they only need that sad little bowl, with me they get a tank with dual filtration and lots of plants and other members of the community.

I even added a 5 year beta to a tank that had platies and an upside down catfish and everyone got along. Hi Daniel, thanks for sharing your experiences with us.

Thanks, Robert. FYI: Black neons are not the same species as neons. Certain male bettas can will attack male guppies. Their fancy tails are too tempting. Biologist with 40 plus years of experience in the aquarium hobby. I found the black neons to get a tad bigger than the regular ones and I notice them to also be a tad more aggressive at times if you add smaller fish they go after them.

Thanks for the notes everyone! I have a 5 gallon with plants, plus a male betta, African dwarf frog and a Mexican dwarf lobster, and everyone is living in harmony. Can you keep male Guppies with a female Beta sorority in a 60 gallon tank? Also, what is the max number of females that can live together in a sorority. I plan on getting the females all together from a pet store that keeps them that way. Hi Sherry, if you are really keen to keep guppies and betta fish together, then this is the best way to do it, but there is still a risk of aggression.

You can keep a maximum of 30 female Bettas in a 60 gallon tank. Tepper says. Bettas usually attack scales, gills and tails and will respond if bitten by aggressive fin nippers like angel fish or red tail sharks, Dr.

Goldfish and dwarf gourami should also be avoided, as well as fish that are larger than your betta or have similar fins. Release your betta fish and then monitor his interactions with other fish. Provide him with lots of hiding spots where he can escape if he gets stressed, and make sure the tank is large enough for all your fish. If you see any conflicts or notice your betta tucked in a corner hiding, community life may be too stressful for him and he may prefer a small betta tank setup of his own like the biOrb Classic LED Aquarium with its proper circulatory filtration and heating.

You can also add a water conditioner like Aqueon Betta Bowl Plus Water Conditioner , which is specially formulated to promote good health, vibrant color and natural slime coat protection. It also conditions tap water instantly, making it safe for your fish.