We just got a fish bowl with a Betta in it at the pet store. The guy there wasn't very helpful. The bowl is about 1 gallon, no filter or light, just a bowl. Are there any other small fish thatt can live in there with the betta? We also have another similar bowl with a gouramie. Anthing that can live with him? Thanks.
2006-08-04 15:17:55 · 12 answers · asked by lindyk8 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Bettas can live in a community aquarium, but only one betta per aquarium, add as many females as you like. It's better not to put them in with any fish that have long flowing fins though, so they don't mistake them for another type of betta and attack and nip the fins.
A one gallon BOWL is not big enough for anything. The betta will live in it for a little while, but he'd live much longer in a real fish tank. And whatever you do, do not put a goldfish in with him.
Goldfish produce a lot of waste and you'd have to constantly change the water and would never get the water quality balanced out just right.
A good size beginner tank would be a 20 gal, but most certainly no smaller than 10.
Rule of thumb is one inch of fish(after they're all grown, not the small juveniles) per gallon of water. For goldfish the rule is one inch of grown fish per 2 gallons of water.
I personally feel that bowls are never a good idea, decorative, yes, but not a good thing for the fish involved.
2006-08-04 15:26:26 · answer #1 · answered by Huh? 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I own 5 bettas they can live with othere fish the fish can be no bigger then the betta as long as you get a fish the same size or a little smaller it can be in the same bowl with a betta betta's just can't be put with othere bettas (even tho mine wond up in the same bowl together and didn't hurt each other) but do not put 2 bettas together just becareful bettas can jump out of a bowl i had one that did that as for the othere fish anything the same size or alittle smaller remeber fish live with othere fish
any othere questions on betta feel free to e-mail me shylilly_665@yahoo.com im more then willing to answer it
2006-08-04 15:32:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, if you've got a Betta you've probably already gotten a heater. I was going to suggest goldfish (no heater). I think Neon Tetras will work well with the Betta. I don't understand why the gouramie can't live with the Betta. I guess they don't get along. I have this one fantailed goldfish, all by his lonesome, that's like 15 years old now. I can't believe it myself. "He" is really part of the family. I think his longevity is because there are no other fish to stress him out or give him diseases. Just a guess.
2006-08-04 15:28:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well male bettas will fight with other fish; the females (the ones without the fancy tails) are fine with other fish, even their own species.
As for the gourami, you can put a tetra or a platy in with him; they are pretty docile fish, but dont put in the garden variety goldfish because they get huge and they are also REALLY messy.
2006-08-04 15:23:34 · answer #4 · answered by Hollie F 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In such small confines with no filter, you're asking for trouble. Beta's can breathe air as can gourami's with their labarynth which is why they can survive - for awhile - withouth the proper filtration and oxygen. (a bowl traps gases at the top and can prevent the exchange of oxygen with the air.) Whatever you do DON'T put goldfish in with them. Gold fish alone are OK, but are very dirty.
2006-08-04 15:25:36 · answer #5 · answered by brunchbuddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Betas need to be kept by themselves for the most part. They'll fight with other fish or get stressed and die if you put them with a much larger fish.
"Compatibility: Do not keep males of the same species together. Best in a species tank."
Simon and Schusters Complete Guide to Freshwater and Marine Aquarium Fishes
2006-08-04 15:21:47 · answer #6 · answered by 2007_Shelby_GT500 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas need at least 2.5 gallons of water. Just because people throw them in small tanks does NOT mean that they like it!!! And it depends what kind of other fish you want? For a beginer i suggest getting a small 3 gallon tank, with one male betta. (you wont know his attitiude towards you and other fish until youve had him home for a couple months. And bettas can cost anywhere from 3 dollars to 30 (in petstores)
2016-03-26 23:36:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can keep a group of 3 small tetras with your betta and 3 small tetras with your gourami. Never place betta or gourami males in the same tank. If you plan to upgrade to a 10-gallon aquarium, join my yahoo group below.
http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/novice_aquariums
2006-08-05 06:32:08 · answer #8 · answered by NCConfederate13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the first answer said, don't put another kind of fish with it. But do put a filter or some plants, to give them more oxygen.
2006-08-04 15:59:46 · answer #9 · answered by dryad_of_nature 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could buy a beta
2006-08-04 15:22:56 · answer #10 · answered by kelsi~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋