Females will often be more peaceful together and with other peaceful fish species, however, they have the potential to be aggressive on occasion. If aggression becomes an issue in such a situation, a backup tank is advisable in case separation is needed. Male and female Siamese fighting fish should not be housed together unless it is for the purpose of breeding.
They are likely to become aggressive with each other either before or after breeding. Breeding Siamese fighting fish requires a lot of time, experience and resources as many tanks are needed for the fry which will eventually fight. By: Chewy Editorial Published: January 1, By: Chewy Editorial Published: April 15, View all in be inspired. View all in be generous. Best Betta Fish Tank Mates. Want to know more about how to help keep your fish happy and healthy? Find out about the process of spaying a dog including a step-by-step walk through the dog spay procedure.
Featured Products. It is best that sororities are housed in a larger aquarium of at least 30 gallons. The aquarium should contain plenty of areas for hiding such as plants or ornaments as well as a large space for swimming.
A 5-gallon aquarium does not provide your fish with a lot of space. We would not recommend that a Betta be kept with any other fish species in a tank this small.
Instead of adding fish, we recommend stocking the tank with some live plants for your Betta, like Amazonian Sword Plants or some Java Fern. You might also want to include some artificial plants — just make sure you choose soft silk ones rather than heavy plastic plants as they can damage their fins. It should be set up in a way that will provide enough hiding spaces for the tank mates. All the fish described in the best tank mate section above would be perfect for a gallon setup.
Some of the best tank mates for your gallon tank would be fish that occupy the lower levels of the aquarium, such as small Loaches and Catfish. Non-fish inhabitants like Snails, Shrimp, and Frogs would also work well in an aquarium of this size. Perhaps you do not want to include any other fish species in your Betta tank, and instead, you are looking for non-fish inhabitants. This section will cover any non-fish inhabitants that make the best tank mates for both male and female Betta.
Shrimp would provide the aquarium with additional algae maintenance and can also add a bit of color. Remember that if they are too small then the betta will eat them. Both ghost shrimp and adult cherry shrimp would be ideal. You might also want to consider keeping your fish with an amphibian. African Dwarf Frogs are a peaceful species and make great tank mates.
We have shown throughout this article that there are fish that are compatible with Bettas, you just need to provide a large enough tank and lots of hiding places. A gallon aquarium is the smallest we would recommend for keeping Bettas with other fish. An aquarium of 30 gallons would be the minimum recommended size for keeping a sorority of Bettas in a community setting.
We hope we have provided you with some suitable choices and convinced you to try Siamese fighting fish in a community tank. Your site is excellent! I always look forward to receiving your information.
I have 4 Betta tanks and a gallon community tank so everything you send is very helpful!! Nerite snail. I have had my Half Moon Betta in a 6 gal. Believe it or not but my neons chase the betta trying to nip his tail fins.
Other times the betta chases the neons. This goes on for short periods of time and none of them get harmed. I watch closely just in case one of them gets hurt. So far so good. You should keep the neons in a group of 10 or more. It is pretty much the same with all tetras you have a big enough group and fin nipping drops dramatically!
I have a couple Beta tanks, always well planted with a couple cave options and a beta hammock somewhere. I always made out good with neons and white cloud minnows, every type of fresh water shrimp I could find, cories, plecos, khuli loaches and dwarf african frogs.
In my next place I plan on 2 50 gallon tanks. I have had a very sucessfull tank for about 4 months now, and I have some extra fish space in it. I have 7 fish; dwarf gourami, coryX2, zebra loachesX3, and platy. I was wondering how I could fill up the space? I was also wondering about benefits of ghost shrimp. I have 2 and one of them was sitting on the top and not moving but now he is o the bottom and not moving….
I moved him to a different tank to stop a spreading sickness if that is what it is and he is no better wont eat ont move…. Also, this page is extremely helpful for me! Hmm, the very tips are beginning to curl, or have they always been like that? They started to curl like, the day after I got him. But stopped after just the tips had curled. I change his water bi-weekly with bottled water.
He seems very happy. His bowl is sitting were I can interact with him daily on a regular basis. This is not the ideal tank situation, but it can work. Hi, so I saved my male betta his name is Turtle from my cousins wedding in July. They put them in toxic beads, so me and my other cousins spent the night getting them in clean water. And if they had babies, would he eat them?
And he has a tiny but of fin rot. Thanks for the help! Mollies can also be on the aggressive side so it isnt a great match with a betta fish but can work. I have heard stories on both sides. What other fish would you suggest?
In addition to the fish, I think the shrimp are animals that can live betta fish circuitry. Please check here asian betta fish. We also have had a beta for the past year in a 1.
The beta is currently happy with no filter he hates it and room temp water with no heater. Prob around 72 degrees. I was intrigued by the ideas of corys, plecos, neon tetras, and ghost shrimp. Wilbur we had 2 black male mollies and one was sex mad and a bully, we took him out and replaced him with 2 guppies and a platy, my tank is 30 litre and now houses 1 male fighter 2 female, 1 molly, 2 guppies and 1 platy, all seem very happy now. The guy at the shop said this size tank would hold around 12 fish, so 3 more platys and we should be safe.
Any comments will be appreciated Thank you. I read on line and it says 5 gallons in the tank? What must I do? Hi Tayla, your betta fish will be able to live in the small tank and survive for a while. Please keep his water extra clean, as it will get dirty soo quickly! I got a new fish tank 2 weeks ago, added a female betta with 5 tetras in a 5 gallons tank witch was a bad idea i know. Two of them died of stress. The tetras are fine. The betta wasnt chasing but swimming around. I have a 1. I know he is making bubble nests does that mean he wants a mate?
Here is some more information on betta fish blowing bubble nests if you would like to know more. We started him off in a 1 gallon as I did not know a ton about these guys, just that they are all so beautiful and unique and I had to have one! He was upgrades to a 2 gallon about 6 months ago, and today he had his first swim in his brand new 10 gallon tank!
I really want to add friends for him! We tried an African Dwarf Frog but within the first day Bruce grabbed the poor guy by the leg and shook him around like a ragdoll. This fish is out of this world when it comes to temperament. Who I only got to keep Bruce company…! Do you think this will also happen if I try adding some shrimp, catfish, or small schooling fish?
Input please! Some betta fish can have a high temperament and all tank mates may get a nip or two at some point which we dont like. A 10 gallon tank should be big enough for a tank mate though. Because he was put in first he is probably territorial for the whole tank.
Adding plants and ornaments can help break up the vision and create places to hide which can help when introducing fish. What kind of catfish and other mouth sucker fush can bettas live with?
Right now i have two bettas. One female and one male. Other then that, there fine together. Keeping towards the bottom of the tank so they make a good betta fish tank mate as they choose to stay at the top. You could try Glass Catfish in a small group — these are completely see through. Cory catfish are a good choice also. My girls dont fight plenty of hiding spots heated 5 gallon..
I have a 3 gallon tank is it okay to have tankmates for my single Beta? He seems to be a calm boy who likes to lay about on his hiding spot.
Im sure there are people who have done it, but betta fish need plenty of personal space. Great website and advice.
I would just like to confirm my thoughts, but please let me know if I am not on the right thinking path. I have kept a Betta many years ago, but it was in one of the tiny tanks, and although he lasted for many years I would love to add one to my large tank.
I have a 24gallon tank with 5 neon tetras at the moment and was thinking of putting a Pleco and blue Betta in the tank as well. Would they all be ok together? I also have a few live plants and drift wood as well as a sunken boat to hide in. Fantastic upgrade for your new betta. You will surely notice how much more lively and happy your betta is in a bigger tank. Had a passive, shy and sweet male crown tail that I thought would like some company so got a small female veil tail. She would go looking for her friend in the plants and she quit eating for a couple days.
Am considering getting a medium-sized catfish or ground feeder to keep her company now. I have 3 comets and 4 neon tetras in a tropical tank and a male betta red body with blue tail in a separate tank. Would it be safe to place my betta in with the other fish? It depends on the temperament of the fish and how big the tank is. Sometime tetras can be nippy, but in a big enough tank with plenty of live plants to keep the fish occupied it should be fine.
Hi, I got a beta fish, male, in a 1 gallon tank a few weeks ago. He appears to be happy and he loves hiding in the back of the tank where the plants fake are. Although he appears to be happy, I just wanted another opinion. Also, my tank is pretty big appearing with lots of space he sticks to the back. I was wondering if a snail would be okay to get.
Once you put your betta fish in a tank that is around 5 gallons you will see it in a new lease of life! We recommend 5 gallons with a soft flowing filter and a heater. They should be fine together. Just keep an eye ut as some Tetras can nip fins often depends on the fish. Plenty of plants to block the views of the fish will help. Betta fish like to have a lot of personal space other wise they can get stressed and aggressive which will lead to fights and fish injuries.
Many fish owners have bettas that appear happy and healthy in lower gallon tanks. However a 5 gallon tank will mean your betta fish is so much happier and healthy — you will notice the difference. So I thought I would share an absolute first for me, I have had own and bread beta fish before.. I want their spell for a couple of years I did not own any.
Recently my friend and land lady she has a 30 gal tank, the oldest fish a 7inch koi who lost his tank mate sadly, and got him a picasimus, and the koi was such a bully!!! I was thinking of maybe a 2 gallon bowl? I had 2 male bettas in a 50 gallon tank with 3 10inch koi. They had caves to hide in and I fed them sinking food. They did extremely well. They had territories, but they were at opposite sides of the tank.
I have a 10 gallon tank for my betta. Currently I have a clown nose pleco and a mystery snail. I have a few Guppies — they all have short fins so they should be OK and a Feather Fin Syno Catfish that lives in the inside of a hollow log. So after a lot of research I thought we should be OK. He was happy, not chasing the guppies and completely ignored by the catfish. Got up this morning and he has vanished.
Could the catfish have eaten him whilst he was resting overnight? Is it possible he has jumped out the tank? Betta fish can be good jumpers. Hey, I have a 10 gallon community tank with a filter and air stone and rocks and fake plants and I have a Cory cat, one pleco, and a lot of guppies. My friend recently got a betta fish and he wants to put him in my tank, will they all be fine together?
Today I went to pet smart and really wanted a gold fish. This 30 gallon tank was way to expensive for the one paying for my fish. Does just one goldfish really need to be in a 30 gallon tank??
Instead I bought a betta Gilbert Andplaced him in a 5. Im happy I got a betta they are very cute! I have had my betta fish in his 10 gallon for years now. I am thinking of upgrading to a 40 long because the 10 gal is over stocked. There were several fish i liked that i was wondering if they are good with betta fish. Many were featured in the article above. Does anyone know if the fish listed below are betta friendly?
Bumblebee goby Red fin shark Raibow shark. Hi I was wondering I have a male Betta fish can he be put in my community tank with my neon tetras and glo fish not goldfish without a problems?
I have had a male beta for 7 months now. The one balloon Mollie had fry and are now in its protective net breeder.
They all swim together to me when I near the tank. I love them all. They are in a 10 gal. Okay so I have 1 female and 1 male who seemed to be not getting along so well. The female bit a couple chunks out of the males tail and a couple out of my Cory cats tail!!!
I thought bettas were supposed to not mind Cory cats. Hello, i got a red beta jelly bean a few weeks ago. The pet store told me I could put him in a 1. After I brought him home and set him up I did a little research and realized that was not a sufficient home for him.
I went back to the pet store and got a beta tank 2 gallon with filter that was made for beta fish. After getting the tank set up and a lama it in jellybean I watched and he was miserable. The filter was pushing him all around and he even got stuck behind it.
I immediately put him back in how bowl and he has seemed extremely happy ever since. Has anyone else had a male Betta live for six years? I even was even an non experience beta owed, learned a lot with him, yes in deed he love mirrors every once in awhile puff up his fins. He eat a mate I once got him for just experiment see if I had a green thumb for breeding. I often used tap water straight out of sink.
Feed him three times a week. In kept uping the size of vase bowl the bigger he got. Sure miss him. Now reading all this information on how take care of them! Am like totally amazing how long he lived, even with my life style at the time I was teenager. Now, I know some great information I feel the new betta I have will do great! I now know not use tap water lol…. Sincerely, Brenda. I need advice before I get a betta. Would they all be okay in a tank slightly bigger than 5 gallons or should I get a bigger one.
Thanks so much for your help. They would do much better in a bigger tank with plenty of plants and decoration. No, they should never be put together! Betta fish and goldfish. I have a 5 gallon tank with a male betta and some fish I want to put is the guppies, dwarf guarmis, mollies, zebres, and swordtails. Mostly just a bottom feeder is 10 gallons enough for a betta fish and feeder?? Hi, I love your website: its helped me alot with my tank setup and everything but i still have a quick question.
I have a 5 gallon tank and was wondering how many fish i can put it along with my betta? I was thinking a school of neon tetras and a cory catfish? But then i read somewhere that Cory catfish like to be in a school too. So now im deciding is it a school of cory or a school of tetras. Hi Kevin, Thanks for the comments! Ok, so really what we would say is a betta fish need 5 gallons of personal space before another fish is put into the tank — then that fish will need some personal space too depending on species.
Add a few plants and ornaments to break up the vision between the two fish. I have an 80 litre aquarium and a red Betta who loves to snake about in the vines. He lives with 4 glass shrimp, 2 large Angels and a small shoal of tetra.
There are also 4 zebra cory. I have a pond style filter,heater and air pump. They are very graceful fish. I rescued him from living in a stupid cup. It looked like Harry Potter living in a cupboard and I felt sorry for him. My Betta Pebbles lives together with a black ghost knife fish, a rummy-nose tetra and a algae eater. They all live happy together in a 60L tank Europe uses liters xD the knife fish is really shy and always hides just like the rummy-nose. I have 3 female bettas that share a tank with one African dwarf frog, 2 guppies, 3 platys, one cory cat, and one temporary comet had a problem with neighborhood cats and our pond.
My aquarium is a 36 gallon bow front that is moderately planted. My biggest betta has been very territorial when I add any new fish to the tank. After she establishes her dominance though usually only takes a few days , she does not bother the other fish in the tank.
My smallest betta hangs out with my dwarf frog under the same plant every day. My last betta swims around with my platys mainly. In my experience they are great community fish. I am getting a 5 gallon tank and was wondering if I could put a tank mate in. I had a one gallon and put a rank mate in until it the tank mate jumped out and then my cat ate him. Just to sum all of those comments up.
NO CUP!!!! I wanted to know if I could put my betta in a tank with goldfish? I want to purchase some but I want my betta to be in the same tank as them. Hi Kitana, no you should not keep bettas and goldfish together. One is a tropical fish and one is a coldwater fish. We wrote an article about it here. We do not recommend that you keep your betta in a tank so small!
We always advise a 5-gallon tank as a minimum for the happiest healthiest betta fish and to definitely not to go smaller than 3 gallons. I was wondering if I could put one or two Tetras in with my Betta, I only have a 3 gallon tank though. Tetras need space to swim and should be kept in larger groups than 2 or three.
If I were to want to put some neons with my Betta are there any special feeding requirements, do they eat the same sorts of food as the Betta do I need to buy separate food for the neons? HOwever, you will probably want two different foods for them. Tank Mates. Pic from wikiacuarios — thanks! FAQ — Can two betta fish live in the same tank? Neon Tetra photo by Brandy Dopkins. Pleco Photo by Dimitris Siskopoulos. Comments BettaInfo January 18, Lyndzey January 22, Ally April 29, Leora October 3, Andrew December 17, Cookie the Betta December 11, Hayley April 13, Heidi Guinn January 15, Nick C October 5, Audrey February 27, BettaInfo January 21, BettaInfo August 8, Beta lover 99 May 8, I have a beta but I need to know what fish can be out with it any recommends thanks.
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