How should i go about adding a beta to a tropical community tank?

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1xalpha said:
Mmmk next question... Is there a difference in aggressiveness between types of betas?
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I've had a few beta in community tanks and in my experience, the crowntail beta (with the shredded fins) is a little more aggressive than the regular beta. The regular one also gets quite a bit bigger. With the fish you have now, everyone has given good advice about watching for the nipping from some of your faster fish. The only other issues i've had come when I add another fish with long flowing fins. Beta kill (or try to kill) any fish that they think MIGHT be another Beta. I think you should do it. It looks awesome in a community tank!
 
RareExoticFish said:
Betas do best on their own
sorry
unless you want your fish nipped at
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True, they do BEST on their own, however, they CAN be used in community tanks. When it comes to nipping at other fish, there are very few that a Beta can catch. They are slow fish, mollies they might get to, but mollies are smart enough to figure out to stay away from them.
 
I've heard as long as the tetra's have a decent school of fish they tend to leave others along and tend to themselves. I may be taking mollies out since they require salt and i don't feel like buying aquarium salt... I'm thinking about getting a white halfmoon beta male.
 
1xalpha said:
I've heard as long as the tetra's have a decent school of fish they tend to leave others along and tend to themselves. I may be taking mollies out since they require salt and i don't feel like buying aquarium salt... I'm thinking about getting a white halfmoon beta male.
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That's true about tetras. If there are enough of them, they will spend their time picking on eachother instead of other fish. And mollies don't always require salt, they are one of very few fish that can be completely freshwater or completely salt water. But aquarium salt is good in every freshwater tank. It is well worth the investment, it helps in biological filtration and also fights freshwater diseases.
 
everlastace said:
That's true about tetras. If there are enough of them, they will spend their time picking on eachother instead of other fish. And mollies don't always require salt, they are one of very few fish that can be completely freshwater or completely salt water. But aquarium salt is good in every freshwater tank. It is well worth the investment, it helps in biological filtration and also fights freshwater diseases.
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im not pro enough to deal with salt tho
 
Sounds like some great advice already. I havent had any problems with my most recent try in a community tank. He has a female betta, 2 black banded rainbows, 1 neon rainbow, 1 clown peckoltia, 1 gold sucking catfish, 1 either L066 or L333(i had both, now only 1 is left), kuhli loaches, female dwarf gourami, a crab, blenny, 2 cory's, 2 peacock gudgeons, 4 emperor tetras, 1 neon tetra and 1 glowlight tetra. I used to have a school of neon tetras and glowlights, but I had to remove my Berney's Catfish for a few weeks from my other tank. He had a good feed while he was in there! I have not had issues with the betta's fins being nipped in this tank.

The only sign of aggression I had ever seen was with my first one. I had him in a different community tank with a male dwarf gourami. He would flare up at the gourami, the gourami would poke him with his feelers and that was about it. No problems beyond that.
 
daleteekz said:
Sounds like some great advice already. I havent had any problems with my most recent try in a community tank. He has a female betta, 2 black banded rainbows, 1 neon rainbow, 1 clown peckoltia, 1 gold sucking catfish, 1 either L066 or L333(i had both, now only 1 is left), kuhli loaches, female dwarf gourami, a crab, blenny, 2 cory's, 2 peacock gudgeons, 4 emperor tetras, 1 neon tetra and 1 glowlight tetra. I used to have a school of neon tetras and glowlights, but I had to remove my Berney's Catfish for a few weeks from my other tank. He had a good feed while he was in there! I have not had issues with the betta's fins being nipped in this tank.

The only sign of aggression I had ever seen was with my first one. I had him in a different community tank with a male dwarf gourami. He would flare up at the gourami, the gourami would poke him with his feelers and that was about it. No problems beyond that.
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how big was that tank?
 
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