Yikes, male and female Bettas kept together would kill each other, if not immediately, in time. They do not make happy tank mates!!
Male Bettas can be kept mostly with entirely peaceful bottom dwellers like Corydoras, Otocinclus and, if the tank is over 15 gallons, small Plecos like Bristlenoses. They have been kept successfully, and unsuccessfully, with peaceful shoaling fish like Neon Tetras, but fish like these can easily outcompete the Betta to his dinner and may occasionally nip fins.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
Jonathan L said:
female Betta fish?
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
shay said:
only a female betta fish anything else will get ate by the betta because bettas are Japanese fighting fish
-shay
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
Jan D said:
You must be sure not to keep two male Bettas in a tank together because they will fight to the death. Females can be kept together though. Many people think that Bettas cannot be kept with any other fish but this is not true. Male Bettas and female Bettas can be kept with other peaceful fish species. Just don’t put them in with any aggressive fish that may nip their fins.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
Julia said:
NO! You must NEVER have a male and a female betta together except for when you want to breed them and even then, only for a very short period of time.
If you are willing to go out and buy yourself a 10 gallon aquarium, you can buy yourself 3 corydora catfish and 6 neon tetra’s.
THOSE will be fine with your male.
Only females can go with females and they should be together in a group of no less than 4.
Make sure that your tank is filtered and heated otherwise, these new additions will not last long at all.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
skydanzer400 said:
Of course he can have a female Betta with him but I’m sure you didn’t need to be told that. However, Betta’s are not schooling fish and the females generally stay clear of the males except during breeding time. If you put them together, you will have to be watchful because the male may kill her. Common tank mates include platies (moons), Corydoras catfish, and loaches. Females can share a tank with danios, tetras, barbs, and gouramis, but males should not be kept with these species as they tend to nip at the long fins. Shrimp are popular tank-mates because, provided with sufficient natural plant cover, they keep the tank clean without causing stress to the bettas.
The success of a betta in a community aquarium mostly depends on how aggressive, or not, that particular fish may be. Some bettas make wonderful community fish, particularly belligerent or skittish bettas are best housed alone. Bettas are very aggressive towards long-finned fish, the guppy for example.
I hope that helps a bit.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
baymast13 said:
I have successfully kept Bettas with Platies, Corydora catfish, a white-tipped Tetra, and snails. Any peaceful fish that doesn’t nip fins is a good choice. Avoid fish with long, flowing fins, such as fancy guppies. The Betta can mistake these fish for other Bettas and attack them.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
Monique said:
Shay and Jonathan please do not answer questions you OBVIOUSLY DON’T KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER TOO. Seriously, if someone listened to your answers their fish could have suffered and died! You cannot put male and female betta’s together expect for breeding and than just for a little while. But just like many others have said you can put them in with other fish. Cory catfish, minnows, danios, tetras without flowing fins, hatchets are all good tank mates for male bettta’s. Nothing with flowing fins, because the male betta might mistake it for another male betta and attack it. You can also keep them with dwarf african frogs and ghost shrimp.
# 7 September 2010 at 2:27 pm
Tropical FishMaster said:
Bettas are compatible with the Bala Shark, Corydoras Catfish, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Molly, Pearl Gourami, Platy, Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Swordtail, Three Spot Gourami, Upsidedown Catfish and Zebra Danio.
DO NOT PUT HIM IN WITH ANOTHER BETTA (MALE OR FEMALE!)
IF YOU WANT TO BREED PLEASE RESEARCH AND CHECK OUT
Yikes, male and female Bettas kept together would kill each other, if not immediately, in time. They do not make happy tank mates!!
Male Bettas can be kept mostly with entirely peaceful bottom dwellers like Corydoras, Otocinclus and, if the tank is over 15 gallons, small Plecos like Bristlenoses. They have been kept successfully, and unsuccessfully, with peaceful shoaling fish like Neon Tetras, but fish like these can easily outcompete the Betta to his dinner and may occasionally nip fins.
female Betta fish?
only a female betta fish anything else will get ate by the betta because bettas are Japanese fighting fish
-shay
You must be sure not to keep two male Bettas in a tank together because they will fight to the death. Females can be kept together though. Many people think that Bettas cannot be kept with any other fish but this is not true. Male Bettas and female Bettas can be kept with other peaceful fish species. Just don’t put them in with any aggressive fish that may nip their fins.
NO! You must NEVER have a male and a female betta together except for when you want to breed them and even then, only for a very short period of time.
If you are willing to go out and buy yourself a 10 gallon aquarium, you can buy yourself 3 corydora catfish and 6 neon tetra’s.
THOSE will be fine with your male.
Only females can go with females and they should be together in a group of no less than 4.
Make sure that your tank is filtered and heated otherwise, these new additions will not last long at all.
Of course he can have a female Betta with him but I’m sure you didn’t need to be told that. However, Betta’s are not schooling fish and the females generally stay clear of the males except during breeding time. If you put them together, you will have to be watchful because the male may kill her. Common tank mates include platies (moons), Corydoras catfish, and loaches. Females can share a tank with danios, tetras, barbs, and gouramis, but males should not be kept with these species as they tend to nip at the long fins. Shrimp are popular tank-mates because, provided with sufficient natural plant cover, they keep the tank clean without causing stress to the bettas.
The success of a betta in a community aquarium mostly depends on how aggressive, or not, that particular fish may be. Some bettas make wonderful community fish, particularly belligerent or skittish bettas are best housed alone. Bettas are very aggressive towards long-finned fish, the guppy for example.
I hope that helps a bit.
I have successfully kept Bettas with Platies, Corydora catfish, a white-tipped Tetra, and snails. Any peaceful fish that doesn’t nip fins is a good choice. Avoid fish with long, flowing fins, such as fancy guppies. The Betta can mistake these fish for other Bettas and attack them.
Shay and Jonathan please do not answer questions you OBVIOUSLY DON’T KNOW THE CORRECT ANSWER TOO. Seriously, if someone listened to your answers their fish could have suffered and died! You cannot put male and female betta’s together expect for breeding and than just for a little while. But just like many others have said you can put them in with other fish. Cory catfish, minnows, danios, tetras without flowing fins, hatchets are all good tank mates for male bettta’s. Nothing with flowing fins, because the male betta might mistake it for another male betta and attack it. You can also keep them with dwarf african frogs and ghost shrimp.
Bettas are compatible with the Bala Shark, Corydoras Catfish, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Molly, Pearl Gourami, Platy, Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Swordtail, Three Spot Gourami, Upsidedown Catfish and Zebra Danio.
DO NOT PUT HIM IN WITH ANOTHER BETTA (MALE OR FEMALE!)
IF YOU WANT TO BREED PLEASE RESEARCH AND CHECK OUT
http://www.bettatalk.com
sorry for caps i just like bettas a lot and i hate it when inexperienced fishkeepers make them suffer.
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