I have owned betta fish for several months. I have a desire to build on what I have. I don't have much more room to expand in. I already have a large, established indoor garden in my room (18 different pots with about 40-50 plants total). I want to add to my aquariums. I have three betta fish each in a different one gallon bowl. What are a few small compataible tank mates for my betta fish? I want to get a few neon tetras. Are they compataible? If they are not compatiable can neon tetras live without filtratration in a one gallon bowl? I don't have a lot of funds to work with (I am a college student). Also does anyone know if the neon tetras they sale at wal-mart are healthy and happy? Or is there somewhere else to aquire healthy neon tetras? I know all about raising bettas and caring for them (I researched bettas for about two years before buying one) but neon tetras and where to buy them is new to me. Are there any good sites on neon tetras? Thanks for any help.
2006-09-01 12:29:25 · 9 answers · asked by Charis 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
I have read that neon tetras can eat freeze dried blood worms. My betta fish eat those as well. I guess this is a good thing.
2006-09-01 12:43:42 · update #1
How do you keep neon tetras? What are their ideal conditions? What are they compatiable with?
2006-09-01 12:44:55 · update #2
Can you keep neon tetras in a one gallon bowl without filtration?
2006-09-01 13:11:33 · update #3
How many square feet is the bottom of a 10 gallon tank. I really don't have any where to go with it if it is to big. I barely have enough room for my three one gallon bowls as is. Not to mention my indoor garden takes up quite a bit of room since I established it first.
2006-09-01 16:01:55 · update #4
Any other tank mates I would really like to be stunning. Like neon tetras are.
2006-09-01 16:29:17 · update #5
I live in a small town. The closest large town in about an hour away. I know it has a petsmart and maybe a petco. Anyway if I need to purchase neon tetras from one of these stores I need to know the ideal conditions in which to transport these fish home.
2006-09-01 17:46:55 · update #6
I don't think any other fish would be appropriate for such a small bowl. Fish really need a cycled tank with a filter to thrive. Neon's are especially susceptible to disease and don't transfer well. They would need to be quarantined for about 4 weeks in a separate tank for observation prior to being introduced to a community tank. This is true for any fish.
My advice is to enjoy your Betta's as they are or to cycle a small aquarium. Ten gallons are very common at garage sales and on Craigslist.org for free or cheap.
By the way, your indoor garden sounds like a wonderful idea.
2006-09-01 14:31:02 · answer #1 · answered by Nippyfish.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get a 10 gallon aquarium, they are cheap. You can get whole setups with air, filter and heater for under $30 if you shop around. Once you have that you can choose from all sorts of community fish which will coexist with bettas. Neons or zebra danios would be fine with them. I have come across a lot of neons which weren't very robust in the past 5 years, sometimes it is just luck to get hardy ones. Wal-Mart is not the best place to get fish unless the manager of that department is a good fish person and cares about the conditions of the tanks and fish. I have complained to a lot of discount chains because of their poor tank maintenance and the condition of their fish. Local tropical fish stores are almost always a better bet and worth the extra couple of dollars you might have to spend.
Whatever you do, get some bigger tanks for your bettas, at least 2-1/2's. A gallon isn't enough and even a small water event can spell disaster for the betta. Larger tanks are more forgiving.
2006-09-02 00:35:17 · answer #2 · answered by OzobTheMerciless 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas can be placed in tanks with other fish, as long as there are no other bettas in there with them. You also want to avoid fish with long fins or the betta will be likely to chew on them.
Tetras are fairly easy to care for, as well as zebra danios (another good starter fish). Both are considered community fish and would do fairly well in a tank with a betta.
You will need an entire tank set up, however, if you intend to mix more fish with each betta. First off, the ratio is one gallon of water to every one inch of fully grown fish. So if you want a betta (approximately two inches) and several tetras or danios, I would get at least a 10 gallon tank. You will also need a filter, heater, gravel, and flake food for the tetras or danios.
Other fish that could possibly intermingle with your betta are mollys and platys, both good community fish. Be sure that whichever specific breed you pick does not have flowing fins that can be chewed on.
PetSmart and Petco typically have a variety of different fish to pick and choose from, and from what I've seen are healthier than those at Wal-Mart.
2006-09-01 21:16:02 · answer #3 · answered by imrielle 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you can have ghost shrimp, african dwarf frogs, and a few more. NO THEY CANNOT GO WITH BETTAS. They will eat each others' fins. Neon tetras have to have a filter and it's best if they live in a 2.5 gallon tank. DO NOT BUY THEM AT WALMART. There are always dead fish in the tetra tank. Buy them at petsmart.
hope this helps!!!!!
2006-09-01 19:41:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Neons can live with bettas if:
a)They are fairly large.
b)The betta is in a larger than 5 gallon container.
c)If the tank is filtered and heated.
2006-09-01 22:26:50 · answer #5 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i always just add neons to my betta tank they get along great i also have some peppered corydoras in there to betta will get along with most community fish but watch out for nippers such as barbs and mollys they will nip all his fins off and no guppies(betta will kill them)
2006-09-02 05:43:24 · answer #6 · answered by tweetypie88888 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-09-01 19:45:03 · answer #7 · answered by syed_ebad 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tetras, mollys, african dwarf frogs, female betas and male batas, hope this helped
2014-10-07 12:36:17 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about a Pirhanna!!!
2006-09-01 19:36:20 · answer #9 · answered by sac_baby_girl 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋