What fish is the best for bettas??????

Answer 1

betas have to be in a tank alone they are fighting fish.

Answer 2

Betta's don't have to be kept a lone!!!! Because of the aggressive nature of this species, tank mates must be chosen carefully. Common tank mates include mollies, catfish, or loaches. Amano Shrimp also provide good tank mates owners should have a back-up plan if the shared tank does not work. I would find some good site on line and read as much as you can about Betta's I did put a link below that may help some.
I have had male Betta's with other fish. and they all did fine.
Good Luck

Answer 3

I have my male Betta housed in a community tank with platies, swordtails, dwarf rainbowfish, barbs, corydoras, neon tetras, bleeding heart tetras, and a algae eater. You can house female Betta's together as long as you have 5 or more in the tank. They will establish a pecking order first that will look like some fighting but it is normal. Betta's will not kill everything they come across. They are peaceful fish except to Betta's. More than likely if placed with another aggressive fish the Betta will be the one harmed.

Answer 4

it really depends on your bettas personality. mine is very timid and cannot defend himself from ghost shrimp. but most bettas are not like this.
definitely not much larger fish (balas) or fish that resemble the betta (guppies). nippy hyperactive fish are out of the question (danios, some tetras).
neon tetras are a good choice, so are cories.
a betta in a 10 with 6 neons and 3 cories would be great!

but make sure to watch the tank carefully. look for signs of aggression with the betta. they are territorial and some will fight other fish away from they area.

fyi, NEVER go by the one inch per gallon rule, it never works out.

Answer 5

It has been saif that Bettas like to be alone and dont like other fish with fancy tails. However I have a male betta in a tank with goldfish, tetras, danios, pleco, algae eater, platies and a fancytail guppy. All of the fish were in the tank for a few weeks before adding the betta and they are too fast for the betta to catch. He also seems to know that it is their territory.

Answer 6

Presently in my 20 gallon tank, I have one male betta, 2 mystery snails, and 2 dwarf clawed frogs. Everyone seems to get along fine. The betta will stare at the frogs and get very close to them, however, he has never shown any sign of aggression towards them. He appears to be fascinated by them. I plan to add my female bettas from another tank to this one, in addition to 2 more dwarf frogs. As far as fish, I have read that non-aggressive fish would work with bettas...but I have not attempted to add any as of yet. Good luck!

Answer 7

Any peaceful fish (that are not hyper or nippy) that don't have long fins are fine with Bettas. Avoid Guppies, they are a gamble, but most Tetras, and Corry Cats are great and provide a good contrast to the Betta. Good luck!

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Answer 8

Male bettas need to be kept from other bettas. They also don't do well with fancy tailed guppies as they think they're other male bettas.
The Betta (Siamese Fighting) should be kept in groups of a maximum of 1 and is compatible with Bala Shark, Corydoras Catfish, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Molly, Pearl Gourami, Platy, Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Swordtail, Three Spot Gourami, Upsidedown Catfish, Zebra Danio,

Answer 9

there are many types of fish they can survive with in a community tank,just ask someone in your local pet store to help you get everything you need to set up your tank.And assist you in choosing fish when the tank is ready.
just as I'm sure you already know since they're fighting fish you can never have more than 1 Betta fish :}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:}:

Answer 10

Depends o your tanksize and personallity of your betta. Some bettas will kill all other tankamtes, where if you have a mild betta, they can get along. So the personallity is a factor, and also tanksize.

More can be found on my betta website: http://www.bcaquatics.com

Answer 11

dont listen to them, with mine i had some blue neons, a molly, and a chineese algee eater, and there were 2 others that i cant think of the names of right now...basicly as long as they are roughly the same size, and non-aggressive your good