Ive always been curious as to why bettas are always in tiny bowls with no filter or anything, would it be possible to keep one in a 55 gallon growout tank. If not please explain to me why, I dont believe they would harm my fish, there seems little potential for their harm, I dont believe they would be bad off.
Is it possible to keep a betta in a 55 gallon tank
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It's not because they should, it's because they CAN. It's a very simple, easy (and very unhealthy) way for people that know next-to-nothing about fish to keep them and they can take it for some period of time.fhawk362;4425798; said:
They will do great in a larger tank as long as they won't be eaten, picked on, or tossed around by lots of flow.
Its just they are found in small pools in the wild and can go without a lot of dissolved O2. Sure you could keep it in a 1000 gallon tank. Only thing is with those fancy fins and the fact they are small and slow moving they wouldn't stand much of a chance unless with very small fish and no fin nippers.
Mine was in my daughters 20 for a while, but it was annoyed by the Dojo and the other gold fish in there, they kept 'buggin' him in HIS corner, ol...
I just rehoused him in my 35 gallon with A goldfish (fancy pearl scale that has earned her own tank-it's my wifes), 1 blue gourami and a mating pair of cory cats. All the other little ones went into my 90 gallon (world) tank with a little bit of everything in it...
We'll see how the betta like his new surroundings, he seems to like the floating plants at the moment and definitely a top dweller.
I just rehoused him in my 35 gallon with A goldfish (fancy pearl scale that has earned her own tank-it's my wifes), 1 blue gourami and a mating pair of cory cats. All the other little ones went into my 90 gallon (world) tank with a little bit of everything in it...
We'll see how the betta like his new surroundings, he seems to like the floating plants at the moment and definitely a top dweller.
andyjs;4425829; said:
In the wild, males establish their territories in heavy vegetation and tend to harass each other once they cross paths. But the area is large enough for them to avoid killing each other if the weaker one chooses to retreat.
Sounds pretty cool, Im really tempted to get one now, Ive always liked them and they look like little badasses to me.