What other kinds of fish are bad for my beta?

Question

I have a beta and i dont know what other kinds of fish it would try to kill. ~thanks~

Answer 1

Can I keep other fish with my Bettas?

Well the answer is complicated, a nice big maybe

1st lets see what you have;
a 5g tank or larger 10-20g being ideal?
1 betta male or female?
A desire to have an amazing home for your betta and other fish?

The tank:
The tank itself should contain 1 or more caves as space allows, plenty of plants, fabric or real. A smooth substrate, fine gravel or sand. A Filter, light and a heater. The filter should be adjusted so the water current is minimal.

I have bettas in various community tanks. I have had only 1 that was not going to be friends with his tank mates and so he lives alone.

So the list of critters I have with my bettas;
Danios, Rasboras, Black Neon tetras, wild guppies, African dwarf frogs, Cherry Shrimp*, Ghost Shrimp*, Cory cats, Zebra loaches.

Things I would never keep in with a betta;
Gouramis, Angelfish, goldfish, most tetras, tiger barbs, cichlids, crabs or crayfish, anything bigger than a betta, anything thats a fin nipper.

Always research any fish before putting it in your aquarium.

In my experience you need to watch the other fish for picking on the betta than the betta picking on the other fish.

When introducing new fish to a bettas tank, let them float for about a half hour, long enough for the betta to investigate them and get bored. Bettas are very curious and will follow and examine new tank mates very closely. Try checking your bettas fish aggression with a colorful and very fast male wild(feeder) guppy, if he kills it you know he is not suitable for a community tank. Odds are he will play chase with it and never actually hurt it. Out of the many bettas I have owned only 1 killed the guppy, she was very determined.

The next thing you need is a backup tank, all prepped and ready to be home. Be ready to move the betta to it if things go bad. Sometimes bettas will just let other fish bully them, sad but true. Remove betta immediately if this happens to him or he could be bullied to death. It is easier to catch and move a betta than other fish.

Remember each betta will react differently to tank mates. Be observant and careful and things will go your way. The larger the tank the less likely your betta will go ballistic on his new friends.

Also remember that no matter how big your tank is, do not place 2 male bettas in it or keep a male with females.

So now that your an educated betta keeper, when people tell you that bettas kill any other fish you can laugh in their faces and tell them they are full of betta myth BS.

Heres some vids of my 20g tank with Vash the Betta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4TUmWSiHhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4fbTPhlvRA

*Some bettas see shrimp as dinner and will eat them, same for snails.

Answer 2

About the only others that a betta might harass are other bettas (male or female), male guppies, and gouramis. I've also heard some people say they've had trouble keeping them with neons.

The number of fish that would pick on the betta is much more extensive. Keep away from any fish with a reputation for nipping fins (especially tiger barbs, angelfish) and are large enough to eat it.

That said, bettas do have inidvidual personalitlies. Most are fine to keep in a community tank, but some won't tolerate ANY tankmates. The best thing to do is to stock slowly, and keep a small spare tank or tank divider handy if it becomes necessary.

Answer 3

you are able to jst no longer with a fish with a protracted tail like the betta has in any different case the beta will bypass after them. I placed a beta in with different fish and it replaced into nice, different than fo the present interior the tank. It have been given exahausted from swimming through fact the present replaced into so good and it ended up death interior some days =( so which you're able to easily look out in case you have a contemporary on your aquarium.

Answer 4

Bettas have a bad rep because they fight with other male bettas-but they can be kept with small schooling/community fish.Avoid 'fin nippers' though,such as barbs and danios.Just try it out I guess,and if necessary,you can always just put up a tank divider, or put it in it's own small tank or bowl,like most people do.

Answer 5

I would think most community schooling fish wouldn't bother your bettas. And I am talking about tetras only. Barbs and Danios have a tendency to nip at you bettas. Of course not all species do it. Mostly tiger barbs and zebra danios.

Answer 6

there are lots of fish that will try to kill your betta -- mostly look for peaceful fish -- any fish you think you might like do lots of research before buying it. i have a betta with pearl gouramis, sunset honey gouramis, and rasboras.