What kind of fish can I put in the same tank with my Beta fighter fish?

Answer 1

goldfish, anglefish?!i think not...
goldfish=huge polluters...and too docile. theyre like big moving targets saying:bite me. they need different water conditions, ditto with angels!!! youre looking at high range fish and low range fish pH wise. big nono. goldies are too innocent and are the most unagressive fish that you could possibly buy. big mistake if you put them with bettas.

i have gupps, and neon tetras in a heavily planted tank. perfectly happy. bettas are community fish.
do not EVER put them in bowls its utter nonsense that they live in puddles in thailand. they live in rice patties, which are huge expanisve bodies of water. Mr Betta should not be put with other bettas, but most non agressive, schooling communitty fish will be fine. corries etc work well too-ive even kept them sucessfully with dwarf gouramis. good luck !

Answer 2

Most of the advice that has good ratings are on the money. It is going to depend on the betta and tank size. A betta will tend to be more aggressive in a small tank of less thab 5 gallons.

Good tank mates-

-cory cats

-small sucker fish like otto, and in larger tanks small breed pleco, and Siamese algae eaters (no chinese algae eaters)

- non showy platty, and swordtails. Guppy, and molly can be a showy. Avoid really fancy male guppies, and male sailfin molly.

Fish to avoid-
- Other betta male or female. Most betta agression is betta on betta. A pair will mate, and then try and kill each other. (Sometimes skipping the mating.)
-Barbs, and larger tetras. Neon are generally not fin nippers.
-Gourami are too aggressive and/or too beta like.
-Angelfish. Too slow, large fins, and very aggressive later in life.
-Semi-aggressive, or aggressive fish. Betta are poor swimmers, and easily picked on.
-Large slow moving fish as male betta are fairly poor swimmers, and in a larger tank most fish can out swim a betta a hide. A betta will often take a day or so to get use to a tankmate. A fish like a goldfish can run or hide.

Answer 3

If the tank is larger than 10 gallons, you could put some bottom feeders in there with it, something like a kuhli loach or something small that wouldn't attract alot of attention, don't get any fish with long flowing fins or very colorful bodies, if the betta see's these type of fish, they will mistake it for another betta fish ( they only fight other betta's, i know from experiance) and the betta will bully the other fish pretty bad, so some small bottom feeder is recomended.

Answer 4

It depends on what size tank you have the betta in and it depends on the personality of the individual betta.

The tank HAS TO BE no less then 5.5 gallons because a betta is more territorial in anything less then that. The bigger the tank the better. Every betta is different, there are one that are more passive and others that are more aggressive. I had a 5.5 minibow with a male betta and i put in a little cory cat and the next day the cory cat was missing his eyes and half his face. So i switched him out for another one of my bettas and added 4 neon tetras, got along fine, no problems whatsoever.
Fish that CANNOT go in with a betta,
-aggressive fish such as oscars, and other cichlids they will just massacre the betta
-semi-aggressive fish such as anglefish, serpae tetras, ruby sharks, tiger barbs, ectt because they are too nippy and will shred the bettas fins apart
- gouramis, they are in the same family as bettas and they dont like each other
-fish with long flowy fins such as male guppies, bettas think its another betta
-nippy fish such as black tetras
-NO GOLDFISH, diff dietary needs, diff temp needs, they crap too much, they get huge

fish that are fine with bettas are neon tetras, cardinal tetras, glow ligh tetras, mollies, platys, cory catfish, otocinclus, penguin tetras, bloodfin tetras, loaches, pristellas, sissortail rasboras, farowellas, bushynose plecos, clown plecos, and snails.

Answer 5

First, goldfish are not community tank fish. Goldfish can only be with goldfish. They have different water quality needs and different temperature needs. Goldfish should only ever be with goldfish. Anyway, your best bet would be to keep the betta alone and add cleaner fish; loaches, catfish, etc. If you have an overwhelming need to put in other fish, yes, put the betta in an established tank as the "newcomer" vs. putting newcomers in his tank. Use docile fish that are his size or larger.

Answer 6

Cory Catfish get along fine with Bettas. Avoid fish with flowing fins. I find it works well to keep Bettas in a tank with fish that live primarily on the bottom and that stay out of the betta's way. They attack male bettas, but you can have a female betta, but their babies will need to be removed after they leave the bubble nest. The male betta is a good father, building a nest of bubbles for his mate, but when his offspring grow up they will be in danger.

Answer 7

I've heard that you can't put any fish in with it. But, my friend put her beta fish in with her other fish and it was completely fine. It didn't attack the other fish at all. She got tired of taking care of two different tanks.

Answer 8

No Fin nippers. Your best bets are on smaller fish (1.5-2 inches) any of the tetra species are exceptionally good with them. Mine did really good with these kinds of fish.

Goldfish are a really bad idea. They prefer water temps 10 degrees cooler than Betas.

You can't combine a male and female Beta until they are ready to breed either the female will eat the Males fins off.

Answer 9

I have put neon tetras, small angel fish in with betas (however they are to be considered aggressive). I was told you can put pretty much anything in with a beta. I was also told that what attracts the betas to fight are other fish with long flowing fins and tails. Hope that helps.

Answer 10

I was always told, to put the beta in tank with other fish. Not the other way around. You cant have a beta in its own bowl then add fish to it. They will fight. Ask your local pet store on which kind of fish.