is a 1/2 gallon tank to small for a goldfish and a betta?

Question

I want to get a goldfish to put in the tank with my betta, echo. but i dont know if the tank is too small, and i think it might be.

is it to small for just the betta? he seems happy in there, and its a heck of alot better than what the store keeps them in!

Answer 1

1/2 is even too small for bettas. Sure they may be able to live for a year or two (note they live 5 years when kept the way they should be) in it, but you could live in your bedroom your whole life as long as you got food. But you'd lack excercise + everything else which will result you dieing at age like...50...(you get the idea).

Goldfish grow way too large and need a 50 gallon atleast to live and grow their proper size. When you stick it in a tiny tank like 20 gallons, their growth is stunted. Their body will stop growing, but their internal organs continue to grow, but they get squeezed in the non growing body and that's how they die. Return the goldfish, get a 1 gallon tank or bowl (come on, it's like 10 dollars and you can use it for a lifetime. 10 gallon bare tanks even cost 15 dollars MAX).

And while I'm at it, bettas are community fish. They can be kept with ANY fish as long as its not another betta, doesn't have long fins likes guppies (the betta will assume its another betta and nip at its fins, which could be fatal), or anything small enough to fit in his/her mouth. Of course, if there's a fish attacking it, i'm sure it'd fight back, but so would any other fish.

Answer 2

That would not be a good idea. The Betta is the only thing you can keep in there. The goldfish needs at least 10 gallons of water, because of the high ammonia in it's waste. Plus, the Betta would maul the goldfish.

Answer 3

Way to small for both of them--itis ok to put your betta in there but way to cramped for a eat-anything quick-growing goldfish--they really gulp the air and are really dirty fish as far as wates go the tgoldifhs needs a ten gallon tank---I always told my customers tthat if they were interested in fish-buy the biggest tank they can afford because it wont be long until they will be buying the next size up and do it again later---bying as big as you can afford is money saving plus kinder to the fish

Answer 4

Rule of thumb is one inch of fish per gallon of water. For Goldfish the equation changes to one inch of fish per TWO gallons of water, because they emit lots of waste. And this is pertaining to their fully grown size, so if you do have a half inch Betta or a quarter inch Goldfish, go ahead(yeah right!) A half gallon tank is too small for anything except maybe Sea Monkeys, unless you want to replace the fish constantly and that would be just plain cruel.

Answer 5

For a betta, a 1/2 gallon tank is just fine.
But to add a goldfish, they need more room...
For growth reasons, a 10g tank is the smallest accomodation that should be suitable.

Not to mention, your betta MAY be aggressive towards a newcomer in his waters.

Answer 6

Your betta will kill your goldfish. A betta can live in a very small container. but the betta has to be alone they will kill anything else you put in there.

Answer 7

bettas live for there self. try putting a goldfish in there and see what happens

Answer 8

Bettas like being by themselves.

Answer 9

don't put any fish in with your beta. beta are very aggressive and should be housed alone. you might want to consider putting your beta into atleast a one gallon tank.

Answer 10

Do NOT put a beta with another fish. He must be segregated, b/c he will attack the other fish!