Betta tankmates?
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That's not what you said earlier...Younglin;4556125; said:
If only 1/4 were docile enough to be kept together, that means you had a 25% success rate, unless by "...about 1/4 of them were docile enough" you meant that 1/4 were docile enough to fight eachother..........Younglin;4556113; said:
If you really had a 75% success rate, then I'd definitely consider myself very lucky, because out of all the bettas I've ever had (not sure how many) I've only owned one that would tolerate tankmates other than plecos; I had kept him with 5 guppies (two males, three females), and a small cory in a 20 gallon.
Well in any case, my position still stands. We have had opposing experiences with bettas, which supports my original post saying that it sometimes works, and sometimes doesn't. It just depends on luck, I guess.Younglin;4556210; said:
man, why did that guy just repeat himself like 4 times? WE got it, only 25 percent of the time you were able to keep your bettas with another bettas. nexxxxxt.
lmao, here's my question. Can shrimp be kept in a planted betta tank?
lmao, here's my question. Can shrimp be kept in a planted betta tank?
LMAOballinouttacntrol;4557406; said:
I kept some ghost shrimp with my betta to test the waters with shrimp....the betta ate them within a week
Just my experience though As for otther tankmates I have had success with cories and other small fast bottom dwellers.
Regards,
-Carlos
ghostknifefish0909;4557447; said:LMAO
I kept some ghost shrimp with my betta to test the waters with shrimp....the betta ate them within a week
As for otther tankmates I have had success with cories and other small fast bottom dwellers.
Regards,
-Carlos
not the answer i was hoping for but it was what i needed to hear. Thanks
i have kept my betta with a ton of things
try to stay away from fish that nip alot like barbs and mollies
i had patys do fine , bala sharks(even tho they get to big for your tank),common pleco work fine , i have kept gouramis , and a rainbow shark smaller cats work fine too
now thats just what i have done every fish is different so pick carefully my betta chased almost everything but there slow and most times cant get but a tiny nip in before the other is on the other side of the tank
get some floating plants and the betta would prolly hang out there most of the time
try to stay away from fish that nip alot like barbs and mollies
i had patys do fine , bala sharks(even tho they get to big for your tank),common pleco work fine , i have kept gouramis , and a rainbow shark smaller cats work fine too
now thats just what i have done every fish is different so pick carefully my betta chased almost everything but there slow and most times cant get but a tiny nip in before the other is on the other side of the tank
get some floating plants and the betta would prolly hang out there most of the time
You can use 1,2, or 3 cories for bottom cleaning, as well as a small school of neon tetras for middle swimmers.
I have kept female bettas with little incident in community set ups. I had a female sorority but it collapsed into bloodshed when the little guppy died. I think he was bottom of the pecking order.
I have kept male bettas singly in community tanks without incident. I have not made many attempts to cohabitate male bettas. I've tried once and that was plenty.
I have kept male bettas singly in community tanks without incident. I have not made many attempts to cohabitate male bettas. I've tried once and that was plenty.
