Betta/Tetra?

Question

Do fish like betta/tetra require a filter? And can they live together peaceful?

Answer 1

I've got my male betta in a 55-gallon with seven neon tetras and two silver dollar tetras. Now, the silver dollars are much bigger than he is, so when he tries to bully them around, they just smack him with their tails. He has never attempted to go after the smaller neons. So, yes, they can peacefully live together. Just make sure you have hiding places for your neons to hide in the event your betta does decide to become aggressive.

Tetras most definitely need a filter and an aerator. They are not nearly as hardy as they used to be, mostly due to inbreeding and the great demand for them. If any of your water parameters (ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH) are off, your tetras will be the first to show signs of stress.

Bettas do best in a filtered tank, though you don't necessarily need a filter. In unfiltered water, a betta is more susceptible to diseases like fin rot and ich.

Both of these fish will also need a heater, as they're both tropical fish (keep their temps at around 78F).

Answer 2

I would put a filter in tanks for bettas and tetras. Bettas can live peacefully with most fish, but two males may fight. Please dont put your betta in a vase with rocks or lilies. They require swimming space too! Breeders and petstores have them in small cups because the males have to be seperated so there are NO chances of them killing eachother. If they put them all in 10 gallon tanks that would take up way to much room!

Answer 3

Bettas don't need a filter, but will require water changes every 4-7days depending on the size of their tank/bowl. Tetras require a filter and the large ones tend to be fin nippers. This is a real issue for bettas. Neon tetras are generally too small and tend to become betta snacks. Male bettas are territorial and tend not to make good tankmate in tank 5 gallons or smaller. (Some bettas are meaner than others.) So in general bettas and tetras (barbs too) are bad idea.

Answer 4

I dunno...much of this advice seems like hokum...I've got a betta female in a 10 gal tank with 8 tetras (black widow and serpae) and they get along fine. Half the time the betta will school with the tetras...and I've been told that betta is a solitary fish. She won't even eat the pellets I used to give her, but insists on flakes..I'm sure if you introduced the betta male as a youngun...the size would keep him intimidated long enough for him to decide to be sociable.

Answer 5

They don't require a filter but would be nice if they had one. Yes bettas can live with other fish. It is the male betta that fights and he fights other bettas. I had a male and female betta living with a bug eyed goldfish and a tetra with various other fish and they got along fine.

Answer 6

Yes, you need a filter.
Your betta might eat neon tetras. Other tetras would probably be too big.
Your betta would like an area of plants near the surface, where he can sit so that the plants hide him from below, and so that he can reach the surface unimpeded.

Answer 7

Tetra I don't know.

But Betta's can live fine without a filter. I have 2 Betta's both in their own small tank and neither one has a filter. I've had one of them for over a year now and he's doing great.

Answer 8

No. they won't be happy. Please see my different answer on your question in case you probably did no longer already examine it. A fish might desire to proceed to exist in a bowl yet they might have a depressing life because of the fact of ammonia poisoning, undesirable oxygenation, and for many fish, additionally stunted improve because of the fact their insides proceed to grow however the ouside will not be able to because of the fact it extremely is proscribed by applying the tiny enclosure. it extremely is VERRRRY painful. Please evaluate a plenty greater suitable enclosure with a clear out and heater. it extremely is someone-friendly false impression that fish are okay to maintain in bowls yet extremely, that is not a outstanding life for them and that i'm useful you will possibly presonally experience greater perfect in case you rescued a betta from a cup on the puppy keep and gave it a greater perfect dwelling house that's 5 gallons or greater suitable and did no longer make a contribution to letting a foul fish go through. in case you coach different persons your tank and tell them approximately why bowls injury fish then you are making a transformation and can desire to help different fish by applying making human beings conscious of perfect fish care! :)

Answer 9

No. I kept mine in a large glass vase with stones in the bottom for a long time - you just have to change the water every 4 days or so to keep it from getting nasty. You can't put the males together, they're very aggressive. I've had males and females do okay in a tank with other fish, but not with other betas.

Answer 10

My boyfriend has cardinal tetras and yes, he uses a filter. If you're in any doubt, ask the folks at the fish store, they are always very knowledgable, I find.