Can I place a male betta in a tank with tropical community fish?

Question

I have a 10-gallon tank that houses: 2 gold mystery snails, one algae eater, 2 male guppies, 2 swordtails, and 2 neon tetras. Can I place my male betta in the tank as well?

Answer 1

Do you people even know what a "neon" is? Killer neons? Neons nipping at fins? Holy cow! Neons are one of the shyest most non-agressive fish there are.

The swordtails are most likely to be the ones to nip, but if you have a male and female, they will be involved with each other and not be a problem for the betta.

I don't see any problem with adding a male betta to this tank as long as you have a good filter and keep the temp steady at around 76-80 degrees. These are all tropical fish...including the betta (southeast Asia).

BTW, it is pronounced bet-tah, not bay-tah.

Answer 2

The male guppy are the most likely targets. The neons could be fin nippers, but generally that's only larger tetras. I'd place the betta's bowl/tank next to the main tank. If he doesn't go all psycho at the sight of the guppy thing should work out. Even if he gets worked up at the sight of the guppy give him a week or 2. He may get use to them.

PS- Note that it's one thing to put a betta in a tank tank with male guppy. I would think of putting guppy in HIS tank.

Answer 3

try female bettas instead. they breed them now in colors that are just as nice as the males they just don't have the long tails. you can use everal females in the same tank too.

give your neons 3 or 4 or more neon friends. they love to swim in larger groups.

do you know what kind of algae eater you have? they can be problems in community tanks because they get big and agressive with things 1/8 their size. the snails and a couple shrimp will do their job better anyway.

Answer 4

They are usually fine in a community tank, but they may bother other colorful fish like fancy tail guppies that also spend a lot of time around the surface. As long as it is only 1 male betta, you should be fine.

Answer 5

As a precaution, don't put them in a tank with Paradise Fish, guppies, or other long-tailed colorful fish that it might confuse for another Betta.

Also, don't put a Betta in a tank with Tiger Barbs or other fish that are known to "nip" at long-finned fish... they'll shred his tail.

If the algae eater is anything other than an Otocinclus ("Oto"), I wouldn't add the Betta. Other algae eaters get too big, and in the case of a Chinese Algae Eater, he may start attacking other fish when he gets older.

Answer 6

no. your 10 gallon is getting a little cosy as it is. if your algae eater is a chinese algae eater he will need to be rehomed anyway, before he starts snacking on your other fish.

a betta in this tank is likely to attack and kill your male guppies, they're brightly coloured with long tails, to a betta they look like bettas! your neon tetras have a tendancy to nip their long tails also (they should be in a school of 6+ really, they need their own company)

Answer 7

Yes, that shouldn't be a problem as long as the other fish in the tank aren't too aggressive.

In general you want to avoid putting them in with "fin nippers" such as barbs as the long flowing fins of the betta make an easy target.

Answer 8

Male betta splendens are particularly passive and not as aggressive simply by fact the call "siamese struggling with fish" could recommend. they are terratorial even although and barely do properly in a tank with yet another male fighter. women are passive and do fantastic in maximum community tanks He would even although confuse the quite a few prettier species on your tank for a male betta. that's particularly real of guppies yet may additionally shop on with on your gouramis (that are of a similar family members) or of your cichlids. I even have even although saved a male betta with blue dwarf gouramis interior the previous you're angel fish consistent with length would attempt and have a nibble at his fins (like they do with guppies). in addition they like low circulation on the exterior of your water and could build a bubble nest if situations enable, even if breeding would properly be complicated as they'd thrust back unrecognised women. it might desire to paintings, in case you have someplace you could offload him onto would desire to it not paintings out then provide it a bypass. you will quickly be waiting to tell if hes getting aggressive as he will flare his gills in a show. He would desire to be speedy sufficient to ward off your angels as long as he has lots of area.

Answer 9

I have a friend that generally has a male Betta in her community tank and they never seem to bother anyone--and they add flair and color too--

Answer 10

Yes but only 1