For example, both of them can become stressed and lethargic. The stress of trying to breed can often cause weakness that results in lethargy as well as illness. On top of this, the female can also become egg bound, which is uncomfortable. In some scenarios, she may also become the dominant fish in the tank and begin acting aggressively towards your betta.
Your male also risks becoming a lot more aggressive to the female, and this can happen even in a male that used to be peaceful. Find out everything you could possibly want to know about female betta fish! The male will see the female as a threat to the eggs and begin relentlessly attacking her. Knowing the different behavior, tank requirements and diets of multiple fish is a difficult task to accomplish.
If you want to know about every fish that can live with your betta then click here. As well as keeping one male and one female together some people opt to keep a male betta in with a sorority of females. As well as this, try to pick a tank that has been built for length rather than height.
Not only will this make all fish feel more comfortable, but it will also help you to add lots more decorations that can help break lines of sight.
Bettas have certain pH, temperatures and other water conditions they require. When you want to give them more tank mates, you need to make sure they have the same requirements. Some plants can only survive in certain temperatures which may not necessarily meet your bettas needs. You also want to avoid fish that are too energetic or boisterous. A fish that is constantly swimming around the tank is going to stress bettas. Fortunately, female bettas are a little bit more tolerant than males.
While the advice above is still worth remembering, you can be a little more lenient. As you can see, you can keep your betta with other tank mates, and in fact, a lot of people do it quite successfully. However, if you are going to keep your betta with other tank mates, here are a few important things to remember.
And when keeping females, in some cases it is possible to keep them in sororities, and in some rarer cases, you can also keep them in sororities. So, now you have a better idea of what fish can live with bettas. Armed with this information, you should be able to maximize the visual pleasure of your betta fish tank.
Do you have any suggestions of your own for what fish can live with bettas? What fish shares a tank with your fighting fish? We would love to hear them in the comments below! Did you find this interesting? So will your friends! Use the buttons below to share with your friends and the world! Betta fish crazy? Join our 10, subscribers and get betta fish fun, updates and our betta fish care eBook sent direct to your inbox for free.
No spam. No 3rd parties. We respect your privacy and take protecting it seriously. Hi, i am on my second fighter fish in a year.
My presant one has a problem with his mouth its gone white around his mouth. I am a little worride because my first one whent the same way and died. Hi, that sounds like a fungus infection! Its a disease fish get called Ick and most places like walmart and what not have treatments to cure it.
If you are using the same tank that you had your former sick fish in than this is why you are having the same problem. I am a firm believer that you can not wash awsy the illness from your former fish. It will always remain in the tank no matter what you do. Because you can not use soap to clean your tank. Throw it away and get a new one for your new fish. All fish require a filter, no matter what the pet store tells you. The betas that live without a filter die early, from fungi, and stress which brings on ick.
Cotton mouth is a bacterial infection also happens. My Betta lives perfectly fine without a filter. I change half of its water weekly and it has survived for nearly three years. You have to remeber that Bettas originated from rice paddies and canals in Thailand where the water is far worse than non filtered water! I agree with you!
What am i supposed to do? Just feed your fish every day 2 pellets in the morning 2 in the night that is what I do and my Betta has been living for a long time. Try that and tell me if it works. Can i put the 2 male betta on a one aquarium that have an glass on center.. Hmm, technically you can but it is not recommended as they will probably get stressed. This is because every time they look at each other they will become threatened and flare their gills to protect their territory. This behavior is ok in small doses but all day every day is too much.
With my betas, when the males see eachother, they get very stressed and almost always flair their gills and show off. I do not recommend this for their permanent home unless you are trying to stress them into making a bubble nest for breeding. I recently bought a crown tail beta fish and put him by himself in a 1 gallon tank with a plant and mossback. Is my tank too small?? Should I buy a bigger tank?? Hi, your betta fish will survive in a one gallon tank, it just will get sick much easier and may not be happy with the space it has to swim.
A 5 gallon filtered tank is recommended for a happy healthy betta! Well a few have been mentioned in the post above, generally small bottom feeders are good! Try a Cory Catfish. I have a halfmoon betta in with 8 guppies and 2 cory cats and they all seem to get along ok. The guppies tend to stay near the front on the tank and my fighter stays in his area at the back but if I go over to the tank he comes over to me.
Since I put the other fish in it has been alot easier to keep the levels of the water right. Thanks for sharing your experience of your betta fishes tank mates! I love these fish, but by god did I have the stupidest one ever. My tank was near a mirror, so the top inch or so of the tank could see it.
First time he saw his reflection, he flared up, saw his reflection and swam away as fast as he could to hide in an ornament…. He also kept getting stuck behind the tank filter. Slightly more on topic, I kept him quite happily with some guppies. There were a few territorial fights at first, but once dominance was established they got along fine. Unfortunately I lost him to white spot fungal disease after putting some new plants in the tank and I was too late with the medicine.
Hi Liz, thank you for the comment. Great addition to the post! Ha, he sounds like he was the typical funny betta!! Sorry to hear the end of your story though!
Thanks for sharing. Your Betta was not stupid. They are fighting fish and their nature is to fight. That is typical behavior of a male betta to see his reflection and flare up. Sounds like you are the one lacking intelligence or you would have been on top of his white spot disease! Margo, Nicely put!! Plain and simple. Ignorant pet owners, like Liz, make me sick.
Hey, Liz is just inexperienced. Instead of criticizing you should help. That is not a common known fact unless you are a long-term beta owner. To liz Read the article in toys for beta. It tells you why the male does that. Its one thing to disagree with what they say but its another to say an inexperienced owner who clearly came here to read up and get help makes you sick. Now that is Rude if you ask me. I love these bettas, but can i keep my red crown tailed betta with a school of rednosed tetra and some neon tetra?
Hi Fahmi, Betta fish can live with tetras but sorry you could not keep a betta with those fish in your small tank! You need at least a 5 gallon tank before you should add any other fish. I would have to say your tank it too small for a happy healthy betta! I might be wrong though… ;P.
Hi Pheonix, thanks for joining the betta conversation. Yes bettas can live in small containers, but what I advise is how to keep the most healthy and happy betta fish. The smaller the tank the more you will have to clean it — almost daily for the smallest tanks. I heard that smaller tanks will make the bettas life shorter as well as having a small margin to failure resulting in PH swings and amonia spikes which all can cause serious stress on your fish.
I would never go with anything smaller than 10gal, the bigger the tank, the smaller the problems will be. I have my male Betta in a 2. Should I just change the tank and get over it or would a few more fish be okay in the 2. If you wanted a few tank mates you should opt for the bigger tank. Get a bottom feeder like you said and maybe a school of colorful neon tetras to live with you betta fish. Setting up a tank for a betta fish.
Bettas also need periods of both light and dark. Light all day and then dark for sleepy time. Also three colorful Glofish… hmm I think the betta might not like the look of them in his territory. A goldfish is a cold water fish and a betta is a tropical fish. They should never be kept together.
I just recently got a Betta. I love him and he loves me!! PetSmart sold it to me and said it was fine. I have a small plant and a small ornament in there. It has been 2 months and he seems very happy! He eats, swims and sleeps. Are you saying I need a bigger tank for him? I have a tiny little pleco in there too. Hi Sandra, Thanks for you comment!
What I outline is the perfect environment, for the happiest and healthiest betta fish. I can tell from your comment that you are taking great care of your betta and he is happy. Ha, sounds great that you can almost hand feed him and that he comes to say hello!
He sounds a happy betta and you sound that you care for his needs! That is great to hear!! Great Sandra! Yes, I know how you feel, that is how my betta affection started! Well, this one dark blue guy with plummage to be jealous about, kept watching me, and there it was — love.
He came home with me and I sat him right by me on the computer table. But I later got him a larger tank at the lps. I like the Kritter Keeper plastic tanks, especially for 1 or 2 bettas. I think it is cruel to keep a fish in those tiny bowls. When I got my betta Klaus from walmart they kept trying to sell me a mini area for 2 but it was so tiny!
I ended up getting the 1. Anyway back on topic the dual container is cruel! I have a 20 gallon tank from my old Chinese water dragon but our apartment wont allow it here. Sucks I know he would love the depth and room in it. Its great when betta fish follow their owners! Just shows their cute personalities! Hope you manage to get the biggest tank your allowed can and make it look great and make it a home to a few happy fish!
But they are a special mix; 1 V. Gorgeous is the old guy, and the brothers are Frick and Frack[lol] I am interested in finding out if anyone has any vt and dt mixes in their tank and if they see any behaviour differences. Wow, well as long as there is no fighting or injuries then I guess you are lucky! You must have a real big tank?? The only times I have seen two males together they have been fighting!
Females can be kept together as long s there is enough space. Thanks bettainfo!! The tank is a Kritter Keepers large[about 3 gal. When we had the hurricane[sandy] I had 9 in there! Momma is looking for some hugs-lol. Charlie seems to be an organizer though. He keeps the others in their place, lol. Should I be worried? I have a betta fish named silver abd i had him for 4 years he lived in a small tank the tank i got him in for about 2 years so 2 years ago i got a vase.
He likes it. I forgot to say this. I had 2 more last year names lily and pico lily girl pico male and i left them together in a 2 gallon tank and they got along fine! Pico died for some reason and lily died because she swallowed a rock I had a rainbow shark named rain and he died for the same reason as lily.
I loved the so much and i vow to silver my 4 yer old betta that the day he passes. Hi, I am currently setting up a 5 gallon tropical tank and definitely am going to get a betta. The local aquatics store told me I could keep two females with a male in a tank of this size, is this true? If not what would you recommend I put in there for company? Well with males and females in the same tank they could end up breeding. After breeding you must separate the male from the female, this is because the male protects the babies in the bubble nest and he will even try to attack the female.
I added 2 frogs, 6 tetra, a bubbling dragon filter, moss balls and a lily plant on top. I am VERY surprised that you have that many fish in a 3 gallon. So we have a little 3 gallon tank with a male betta a African dwarf frog and a gold snail they all get along pretty good was thinking about adding something would a couple ghost shrimp be fine?
Hi Dustin, from the sounds of it your tank is full already! For the happiness of the animals living inside I wouldnt add anything else to it. Hope this helps. Hello so I had a male betta for about 8 months before he passed away. I find them very peaceful and calming. I want to get another betta! Any help is much appreciated! Hi Michael! Thanks for joining the conversation. We say male bettas need 5 gallons of personal space all to themselves before adding any other fish, so your tank is on the borderline.
Stay away from any colorful fish or fish with flowing fins. Alternatively, you could give the whole 5 gallons to your betta and give him a really awesome home where he will live a really happy and healthy life.
Hope this helps, and anyone else with any more information that could help Michael, just join in! Hit reply under this message. SO a cory and a betta could work? Or no bettas and some other fish? Hey, Cory and a betta you say?? If you are putting females together they need to be in groups of 3 or more and you should probably have a bigger tank! The blue fins look more like ribbons compared to mine that has more uniform fins.
Is that just a different kind? There are so many variety of betta fish tails and colors. Yes the chances are you are looking at a different betta fish tail type. I have a 5 gallon tank with a betta. I was wondering if that was to small to add some neon tetras? Well a 5 gallon tank is a great space for a betta fish, a perfect amount where it will be happy!
Neon Tetras are schooling fish, so you will have to add more than 6 for the tetras happiness. Tetras also like swimming and are always on the move, if your tank is wider than it is high, then yeah, this partnership could work.
Though it is recommended that you give male betta fish 5 gallons of personal space. Bettainto you are so diplomatic. Plecos are too large of a fish to live with Bettas. You need perhaps the Neon Tetras in a group of 6 or more in at least a 10 or 20 gallon tank along with your betta fish. Just wondering if anyone has any advise or help.
Oh, how big is your tank? Neon tetras would have been fine if your tank was big enough! Males and females will probably fight for territory and may end up breeding and then the male will aggressively protect the nest. Hey, I just got a Betta fish yesterday, along with a 10 gallon tank and decor. Anything I can do to help him?
Or is he OK? The water is best kept between 78 — 80 degreesF. For a tank your size you should really go out and buy a heater, it will do wonders for you fishes health. In short, bubble on the waters surface are perfectly fine! It is a behaviour of a healthy and happy Betta fish! If you would like to learn more about bubble nests we have a full betta fish bubble nest guide here! Small tank 2. Do I need to upgrade the setup before I add anything else?
Hi Heather, I would always recommend 5 gallons of space for your betta fish before adding any tank mates. For a 2. Hi I am just startng up my new tank and unfortunaly needs a good clean! My tank it 5ft long and holds around litres.
And would you recommend them both to be female? Also want to add some tetras and possibly a pleco eventually.
Do you think this would work? Nice big tank! If you are going to house more than one betta fish make sure there is plenty of scenery — plants, ornaments etc — for the bettas to hide if they feel threatened and also to block the fishes view so that they do not always see each other. If you are going to house female betta fish, you will need more than two. When there is only two often one becomes the dominant female and may bully the other. It would look really good! The betta fish should leave the two corries alone, as they will spend most the day out of the bettas way.
Sometimes if the tetras annoy the betta too much he may go after these small fish. Just make sure there are pleny of hidey holes and live plants in the tank to obstruct the view of the fish. Try and keep the tertas in a school, just like you mentioned, otherwise they could get a little stressed too.
Again, different bettas have different tempers but, that should be adequate space. Maybe because my reply was late you have already tried this out? Let us know how having a betta fish with other fish is working for you! Those tiger barbs, are generally known to be nippy fish. If you add and long finned fish just be aware that tiger barbs are notorious for chasing long tails and tearing them up. I know from experience. Hi Kellie, It depends if you have a filter and if there is anything else in the tank.
But I think you should be doing quite large water changes on around a weekly basis for a 1. Hi I have a 55 gallon tank with a variety of fish, guppies, tetras, plecys, mollies and I have one male betta and three females. All seem fine together in the tank lost of ornaments and plants to hide and play in. But to the point we are confused by one of our females she looks identical to the other two but her two fins under her belly are longer than the others and have gotten told that she could be a male.
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. 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.
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