Another Betta question...?

Question

I just bought a 10 Gallon tank not to long ago. I had 4 bettas. Now I have 2. Damn heater killed off two of them. Anyways, Now I have my male and female in my tank together [No they don't fight.] . But I was wondering is there any other fish that I can mix in that tank?
Is there any friendly fish that I can mix with my bettas? Help? =D

Answer 1

You can stick almost anyfish with Bettas like guppies and Angelfish but here are some you should'nt consider putting in your tank with your betta.
http://www.bestfish.com/nippers.html

And if you had more than one male in there then thats probably another reason they died. ANd don't raise the temperature too much or the bettas will breed like crazy [[:

Hope it helps.

Answer 2

Get either your male or your female out of there. I don't know why people keep insisting that they don't fight. You can't cheat nature. This set-up won't work on a long-term basis. It might work for a month, maybe a few months, but eventually instinct is going to kick in and they will start ripping each other apart. If you don't want to believe me, then don't. Just wait for it.

People always want to think that they've somehow cured an animal's natural instinct. Would you try to keep a hunting dog with a pet rabbit? No. Don't mess with instinct.

Once you've removed one of your bettas, you can add platys, mollies, tetras, white cloud mountain minnows, rasboras or cory catfish. You can also add an African Dwarf Frog or a mystery snail. Be careful to plant your tank well so that the tankmates have places to hide in case the betta gets aggressive.

Answer 3

You can keep your betta fish with guppies for one.
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You can add an African Dwarf Frog, but it will need to eat live food such as live Black Worms at least three times a week.

Along with goldfish and guppies, they are commonly kept and usually it less-than-ideal homes. The betta, Betta splendens, is a small labyrinth fish from Thailand, Cambodia, and nearby areas. It is able to use oxygen in air to survive. Thus, it can live in small and/or polluted waters. Males do not tolerate other males. It is for this reason that males are kept in tiny containers of water by themselves. Females are rarely even sold. They are a little smaller or seem so because their fins are much shorter. They have less flashy coloration and are more tolerant of other bettas.

Males grow to about three inches and are brightly colored. Colors may include green, red, yellow, orange, purple, blue, white, black, and more! Most bettas are mostly red or blue/green. Females contain these same colors but more in a pastel shade. They have more apricot colored areas too (non-colored). Females grow to about two inches.


A male betta attacks other males, females when he sees fit, and fish that HE thinks look like a betta too. He will "fight" with his reflection. Fighting males spread out their gills like wings, lunge, and bite off pieces of fin. Fish with flowing fins may find them nipped by a male betta. These include fancy goldfish (who do not like the heat that a betta likes anyway), fancy guppies, and other longfinned fish. Female bettas are more tolerant. They generally can tolerate other females but there are tales of females who think they are male and nip other fish. Fast moving and nippy fish like many barbs and danios will often nip at slow bettas' fins. If a male betta is put in a warm community tank with no other fish that looks like a betta (no flowing fins) and no fish that may nip or eat him, then he will get along fine. Goldfish and bettas are not a good mix. This is for a number of reasons: the betta may nip the goldfish, the goldfish may pester the betta to death or rip his fins, the goldfish likes it cool while the betta likes it warm, and the piggy goldfish will eat any food added for the betta. Single-finned goldfish grow over a foot long while bettas stay at an inch or two. Goldfish like to move around at a good pace making a mess while bettas like to take their time to move around. I love both goldfish and bettas but just not together.

Answer 4

As soon as you get rid of the male or the female, then yes. They will eventually fight. Don't blame it on the heater, it was your lack of knowledge that killed them (by keeping them in the same tank). Once you only have one Betta, you can get any peaceful fish with short fins (Neon Tetras, Rasboras, Cory Cats, Otos, Cardinal Tetras, Cherry Barbs). Avoid nippy fish like Danios and Tiger Barbs. Email me if you have any questions.

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Answer 5

you shouldnt put the two bettas together. the male will eventually start attacking the female. he might even kill her. or maybe the female will start attacking the male, and kill him.
you should just breed them if you want them together. oh yea.
since you didnt know, bettas are suppose to be loners, not together...good luck with your bettas...