Provide him with lots of hiding spots where he can escape if he gets stressed, and make sure the tank is large enough for all your fish. If you see any conflicts or notice your betta tucked in a corner hiding, community life may be too stressful for him and he may prefer a small betta tank setup of his own like the biOrb Classic LED Aquarium with its proper circulatory filtration and heating. You can also add a water conditioner like Aqueon Betta Bowl Plus Water Conditioner , which is specially formulated to promote good health, vibrant color and natural slime coat protection.
It also conditions tap water instantly, making it safe for your fish. Bettas are intelligent and can recognize their pet parents—some will even follow your finger. Inspired by his natural habitat, these betta logs make ideal areas for your betta to sleep, relax, feed or blow a bubble nest. Published: October 28, By: Chris Brownlow Updated: November 12, Recommended introduction is in a group of , with 6 or more leading to potential breeding.
Ghost shrimp are easy to care for, inexpensive, and they are scavengers who will scour your tank looking for excess food to eat off the substrate. They can grow up to 1. These translucent critters are really fun to watch, love moss balls and other live plants and help keep your tank clean. This makes them an ideal fish to live with a betta. Guppies are also content living on their own, so adding one as a tank mate is easier than schooling fish. Enjoying the same pH and temperature range, feeder guppies are also very resilient fish.
They are easy to care for and enjoy the same water conditions as bettas. Corydoras live on the bottom, feeding, and can live alone or in schools 4 or more recommended depending on the size of your tank. They range from 1. The average lifespan for cory catfish in captivity is years and their temperament is non-aggressive. This makes them a perfect companion for betta fish. For the most part, they are very active and can liven up a tank. If you want to be extra cautious, you may even look at the pygmy corydoras which are duller in color and only grow up to 1 inch.
The rasbora is a shoaling fish that prefers to live with a school of 5 to 6 in a tank. This will give them plenty of space for necessary activity. Rasboras also love tasty brine shrimp just like the betta. This species is also very peaceful, adding an additional quality to coexistence with the betta splenden. African dwarf frogs are excellent betta tank mates too because of their peaceful personalities.
They are also relatively easy to care for. Dwarf frogs can grow up to 2. Males tend to be slightly smaller than females and the species also enjoys at least 2 per tank. They are very active and like to explore their surroundings. The frogs come to the surface to get air since they have lungs and not gills.
Despite advising betta fish owners to avoid tank mates with bright colors, the neon tetra can do well with betta fish because of their speed. In your community tank you will need to add more than one, as neon tetras prefer to school in packs of 6 to A long narrow tank is recommended for plenty of horizontal swimming space.
Typical lifespan is 5 years in captivity, and they can grow up to 4 centimeters in length. Cherry shrimp are slightly smaller than ghost shrimp only growing to about 1. Learn more about cherry shrimp. If you plan on purchasing nerite snails then you should be aware that they come with a variety of patterns and colors.
One type of nerite snail even has horns growing out of its shell! They like a tank with a pH level between 7. Last on the list of betta tank mates for 5-gallon tanks is dwarf crayfish. If you do it will kill them. They need a pH between 6. Learn more about dwarf crayfish. If you want more in-depth information about each of the fish on this list such as their diet, habitat and behavioral requirements, as well as how to breed them then check out the Ultimate Betta Tank Mate Guide.
If you have a gallon tank or you plan on upgrading soon, then the amount of betta tank mates you can choose from increases massively. However, one thing to remember is that 10 gallons is the minimum. You should always be looking to place your fish in a tank as big as possible. Mystery Snails are one of the most common snails you can get in the aquarium trade, and in some cases, you may notice them appearing in your tank without you even buying them.
This is because they often smuggle themselves in on plants that you purchase. They come in all colors with varying patterns and each one in your tank is going to look unique. Lastly, mystery snails grow up to 2. They need a pH between 7. They are fiery red in color and have slim, streamline bodies to swim fast.
One thing to know about ember tetras is that they should be kept in groups. Ember tetras grow up to 0. When adding guppies to your tank of course caution is going to be advised. The trick is to avoid adding male guppies to your tank. Instead, you should keep female guppies with male bettas. If you do plan on keeping guppies with bettas, make sure you have a backup plan ready in case something goes wrong.
You can expect your guppies to live for up to 5 years in some circumstances, however, anywhere between is normal. As well as that they can also grow up to 1. Learn more about guppies. Also, you need to be careful when feeding African dwarf frogs. Learn more about African dwarf frogs. 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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How often should I clean the tank? Sounds like a great tank setup! Hope this helps! Beth Williams May 19, BettaInfo May 20, Hi Beth, thanks for joining the betta fish conversation! Emily May 27, Daniel'and'Annabelle May 20, Hi Daniel and Annabelle! Thanks for sharing your story and sounds like you have a great tank!
Boris August 7, Vera May 21, BettaInfo May 21, Bel May 25, BettaInfo May 26, Bel June 23, BettaInfo June 23, Logan May 31, Rave June 3, BettaInfo June 4, BettaInfo June 8, That sounds like it could work!
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