I was thinking about getting like 1-2 dwarf puffer fish, i know they are not salt water. they sell them at petsmart for like 2.99 could i put them in with my betta??
2007-07-03 06:03:07 · 8 answers · asked by ShadowCrested 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Okay well as all of you are saying they are very teritorial. what about a dragon gobi??
2007-07-03 06:30:32 · update #1
Okay well i want to get a very intresting looking fish to go with my betta. im really not getting it from any where special(petsmart) i will be getting the betta and it at the same time (this is my biggest betta tank yet 5 gallon all my others are 2.5) do you guys know about any cool fish that are under say 10 bucks that you can get there??
2007-07-03 06:50:56 · update #2
The dwarf puffers like to nip fins. Sometimes they can be kept in a community tank if you have enough snails to keep them busy and plants/decorations to keep them distracted, but you'll have to do that at your own risk. More than likely, they will tear the betta's fins to pieces and kill him.
The dragon goby is really a brackish water fish (if it's the one I think you're talking about), so it wouldn't be a good choice either. They are quite peaceful though.
2007-07-03 06:45:58 · answer #1 · answered by jcrnr79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the DPs like to nip at sluggish shifting fish. they are actually not the rampant killers that those human beings look to think of they're. I actual have a male and lady pair that have bred till now... although the rasboras ate many of the fry. i first have been given them for my 2.5 planted tank. i had them in there with a male and femal guppy. they did advantageous however the male chased the female (puffers it relatively is) slightly initially. i then moved them to my 25 gallon "small fish" community with neons, glass cats, cories, gold barbs, otos and chain loaches. the only issues that have been given picked on have been the otos and cories. even then it substitute into in simple terms little fin nipping. DPs are many of the cleanest fish i've got ever seen! my different fish will spit out some nutrition, however the DPs in simple terms take complete bloodworms without fuss. i've got additionally in no way seen a dookie putting off my puffers till now, ever, as I actual have with the different fish i've got ever owned (ought to be far greater than eighty species and 500 specimens) they now stay in a 10 gallon with a 2'' striped raph catfish, and four harlequin rasboras. the rasboras are larger Aholes than the DPs, i'm relatively questioning approximately removing them and getting some greater neons/cardinals. in a 6.5 you will possibly desire to do the two or yet definatle no longer the two, the DP will nip the betta unmercifully. DP's pass throught the total tank a minimum of five circumstances daily. and no puffers are not labyrinth fishes.
2016-10-03 12:03:54 · answer #2 · answered by dorais 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a 5 gal tank you will have a Puffer battle! There won't be enough space for your other fish to run and hide. In the end, you'll be left with one winner, providing he isn't killed by injuries as well.
If your betta gets lonely in his 5 gal, just put a small mirror next to it. It'll perk him up a bit.
2007-07-03 07:06:01 · answer #3 · answered by larsor4 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Puffer Fish are extremely aggressive fish, Bettas are extremely peacful fish that have no real defense. Many people think Bettas are aggressive because male Bettas fight other male Bettas, but they only fight fish that look like Bettas. Your Puffer Fish have beaks and they will absolutely tear your entire Betta to pieces.
Nosoop4u
2007-07-03 06:20:47 · answer #4 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say no tot he Dwarf puffers as they aren't just fin nippers, but whole body nippers!
THe dragon goby would quickly outgrow your 5 gallon
You might check out some pygmy cory cays, a few species of killifish would work or of course some of the smaller tetras would be a great addition.
MM
2007-07-03 07:15:22 · answer #5 · answered by magicman116 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
while the dwarf puffer isn't saltwater, it isn't freshwater either. They are a brackish water fish and will not do well with your betta. They will nip fins, etc.
If you want some fish to put in with your betta, try some white cloud minnows or smaller tetras.
2007-07-03 07:21:55 · answer #6 · answered by fenris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Dwarf puffers are not community fish, if you wish to keep them put them in a species tank, the only really good tankmates are ottocinclus. They, even with their own species can be territorial
2007-07-03 06:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...beta fish are solitary fish. Even in the wild they are found in shallow areas that most of the time the fish have their own puddles. When the rainy season comes the puddles combine and they mate.
2007-07-03 06:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by Sin Sin 1 · 0⤊ 4⤋