what other types of SMALL fish can live with my Betta fish?

Question

i just got a male better fish today, wit was fun but i want another little fish to be with it. i kno the betta fish are aggressive but i saw my this kid that has a betta fish livin with other fishes too!

any good ideas?

the bowl i have is pretty big...it is nice enough for 2 more small fishes...with a lot of room to swim with my Betta

Answer 1

I kept guppies and mollies in my tank with my beta - everyone got along fine.

Betas are only aggressive towards other betas - they'll be docile with your other fish though.

Answer 2

In my experience you won't know until you try. I have found that Bettas are like people (some are nice, some are nasty). The most important thing to think about is the different living conditions that your Betta and the new fish will need. First you will have to get a tank instead of a bowl (which the Betta usually live in), and a filtration system.
Also you will have to consider the temperature between the two and the water type. Bettas are fresh water, it will die in marine (salt) water. If you do fresh water tropical fish require heat which may make the Betta a little uncomfortable and cause stress.
I would not do a gold fish since they create a lot of waste (which raises the pH level) they may make the water a little toxic for the Betta.
A female Betta will live ok with a male Betta as long as he is in the mood to mate. After that time passes he will see no need to have her in the tank and kill her. (And no he doesn't think that maybe I'll want to mate again later.)
If you are lucky enough to have them mate remove the fry immediately after hatching because he will eat them too.


Good luck to you and your Betta.

Answer 3

There are a lot of fish that will work fine with bettas almost any peacefull fish that is not much bigger will do fine, so long as you stay away from fin nippers like tiger barbs, zebra danios and serpae tetras. The only problem that you have is that there are very few fish that can live well in a bowl because there is not enough dissolved oxygen. Bettas do okay because they can get Oxygen directly through the air. If you are going to keep other fish in a bowl anyway try adding an air pump to increase the oxygen levels and a few corydoras cats they also can take oxygen directly from the air.

Answer 4

well I've housed my Betta with some comet goldfishes (feeder fishes), which is not a good idea since the waste produced by the goldfish would kill your Betta. in my case it didn't kill my Betta but my Betta did kill one of the goldfish.
here are some fishes you can put in with your Betta:
- white cloud minnow
- tetras
- danios
- angelfish
- rasboras
- *African dwarf frogs
since you didn't let me know what kind of tank you're keeping your Betta in I'm just giving you a list of fishes that can be kept with the Betta. I'm not saying these are the only fishes that you can keep. you can try fancy guppies but your Betta might mistake it for another Betta and attack it. the fishes I've listed will need a tank with an air filter and heater. most people who keep bettas as pets keep them in small containers without an air filter. if you're keeping your Betta in a tank where there's no air filter then i suggest not getting any tank mates for your Betta. bettas and goldfishes are the only fishes that can stand living in a bowl or container without an air filter, although it is a good idea to get an air filter; it'll make your fish much more happier and keep your water clean.

Answer 5

By my experience, the best fish to mix with a male betta is typically female betta. Though I'm sure you don't want fry running around, so I won't suggest that.

Tetra (any variety that's non-aggressive), small comet gold fish, and typically some guppies do well with male betta. However, you can end up with chewed fins and dead fish, so watch out for that.

Answer 6

Japanese Betta fish will kill each other . These fish are very territorial. That why you see them alone in a bowl at the store. So if your going to place another fish with it make sure it is another species and a little larger than your Betta.

Answer 7

There are a couple of fish. Any fish that you see at a pet store in a tank labeled community, any of those fish would probably get along fine with the Beta, assuming that they aren't too big, to exist in the same tank, that is if you have a small tank. Then again I have heard that Betas do not like bigger fish and can act aggressively towards them, so stick with the smaller fish.

Answer 8

a betta fish can get along with goldfish, since you have a bowl goldfish are the only thing that you can put with a betta. If you had a fish tank you can mix tetras, mollies, platys, make sure your fish aren't to small, the betta might not get along with the smaller fish like the neon tetras. you can put a female betta with a male if you are planning to breed them.

Answer 9

First of all, if you have him in just a bowl with no filtration or heating, I'd highly recommend not putting anything else in with him. Otherwise, you will run into all sorts of problems with overstocking and ammonia/nitrates/nitrites.

Secondly, if you were to put him in a tank with a filter and heater (after you cycle it, of course), your best bet would be platies, mollies, or danios. Guppies are a bad idea, because the males tend to have very showy fins, which are subject to attack from your betta.

Bettas are not generally aggressive. Only towards their own kind (and yes, that includes female) and other fish with large fins.

Answer 10

I would for now avoid getting anything else until you can get your self at least a 5 gallon. Once you have a bigger tank there is a huge list of fish that can live happily along side a Betta.

Answer 11

NO NO NO

A bowl is bad enough, I would recommend a 5 gallon tank. However a betta is ok in a bowl, just ok, it will survive.

The only fish I would do are some shrimp and the PYGMY cory, that's it bettas are solitary fish.

Whatever you do don't get another betta, even females will be killed