I have a gold gourami, a cory catfish, a male betta, and two ghost shrimp in my 29g. For those of you who don't know, bettas are peaceful with most other fish besides bettas.
What other kinds of fish could I put in? I don't want tetras, livebearers, or barbs...
I want angelfish sooooo much but I'm afraid my betta will tear them apart because they have long fins! Has anyone successfully kept angelfish and bettas together?
What other fish could I put in there and how many?
Thank you so much :-)
2006-12-26 12:52:25 · 3 answers · asked by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Angels and bettas can be kept together, as long as there is plenty of hiding spaces. The angels are much more territorial than the bettas, and it is the bettas' finnage you should worry about. Angelfish may eat your ghost shrimp when they grow up, but so will the gold gourami.
There is still plenty of room in your tank, dwarf rainbows would do well in there.
2006-12-26 13:03:30 · answer #1 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your tank is a little too small for an angelfish. You could get away with it if you had NO other fish, but that's a little tight squeeze. And yeah, you're right, your betta may show some territorial behaviour towards them.
Anyway, get some more cory cats for starters; they are schools and should be in groups of 5+.
You could get a dwarf gourami: http://www.biol.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/users/naibunpi/Image/Gourami-photo-old.jpg
Scarlet badis (if you can find them): http://www.franksaquarium.com/images/Dario_dario.jpg
A pair of bolivian rams: http://www.azgardens.com/images/Ram-Bolivian.gif
A pair of kribensis cichlids: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/CichlidPIX/Pelvicachromis_pulcherAQ.jpg
Some glass catfish: http://www.aquafish.co.il/CatFish/GlassCatfish.jpg
Some harlequin raboras: http://tropicalresources.net/phpBB2/templates/BMan1Blue/images/profile_pics/fish_profiles_heteromorpha1.jpg
Some dwarf rainbows: http://www.aquariumfish.net/images_01/neon_dwarf_rainbows_001_w320.jpg
A few Killifish (if you can find them): http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/images/noth_rachovi.jpg
http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Minnow380.jpg
2006-12-26 13:41:50 · answer #2 · answered by Zoe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it should be okay. Just dont put anyfish in there that are soo smal the Angelfish could swallow it.
2006-12-26 13:07:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋