Could I put my female betta into my tropical community tank?

Question

You see, I have currently 5 tanks in my house. A 20 gallon Goldfish tank, a 2.5 gallon male betta tank, a .5 gallon female betta tank/bowl, a 6 gallon hospital tank, and a 10 gallon Tropical community tank. I feel bad for the female betta (her name is Violet, she's simply gorgeous.) in her little tank- and if it is possible I would like to move her into my ten gallon Tropical. Currently, it holds four neon tetras, and one female balloon molly. After Christmas I will be getting at least two more Balloon Mollies (two just recently passed away) and probably four more neons (I haven't been able to replace the ones that have died since I first bought them- I haven't gotten the chance). So would it be okay to put her in there? I'm not sure if she's aggressive or not... but I want her to have fun! (Yes, I am concerned about my fishes' entertainment during the day... xD ) So yeah... would that be okay?

Answer 1

Absolutely!!! That would be so much better than the half gallon she's in now... Bettas (male and female) make great community fish, and should be treated as such. She would be absolutely at home in the 10 gallon, and you won't have any aggression problems.

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EDIT: Bettas are called Siamese Fighting Fish because they originate from Siam (modern day Thailand). They are called Fighting Fish because they are territorial towards their own species and other fish that they mistake to be their own species. If you still believe that Bettas are solitary creatures, you need to crawl out from under your rock.

Answer 2

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Could I put my female betta into my tropical community tank?
You see, I have currently 5 tanks in my house. A 20 gallon Goldfish tank, a 2.5 gallon male betta tank, a .5 gallon female betta tank/bowl, a 6 gallon hospital tank, and a 10 gallon Tropical community tank. I feel bad for the female betta (her name is Violet, she's simply gorgeous.) in her...

Answer 4

The reason that your betta breeding didn't go quite as you planned is because you're ignorant about the subject, and probably didn't do it properly. First of all, betta's cannot and should not be kept in bowls - no fish should. Bowls are absolute deathtraps for fish, you've had your betta in there for a year, but when kept properly, betta's can live for about five to eight years. If yours continues to live in the bowl, she'll probably live another six months to a year, if you're lucky. Your 36g tank is pretty overstocked. Tetras and zebra danios need to be kept in schools of five to six. Do not keep schooling fish alone or in pairs - that's how they become very stressed out. Angelfish shouldn't be kept with danios or tetras for two reasons: a) the angelfish may, and probably will eat them, and b) tetras can be pretty nippy. A 36g tank is only large enough for your pair of angelfish or a school of bleeding heart tetras, a school of zebra danios and a dwarf gourami. Silver dollars require larger tanks, they also do better when kept in larger groups. Roseline sharks are also pretty nippy and aggressive, your other fish would suffer. I don't recommend anything smaller than a 55g for one single roseline shark. You could try and keep your female betta with your dwarf gourami and a school of BH tetras and zebra danios, but this doesn't always work. Especially if you have a male gourami, since they can be pretty aggressive. Try it, once you return the other fish and up the number of tetras and zebra danios, and then keep an eye on your fish to make sure that there's not much aggression going on.

Answer 5

It can definitely go with the neons and balloons :)! Female bettas, contrary to some undereducated peoples beliefs (lol japanese fighting fish..), are very much like mollies/platies/guppies in temperament and numbers they like to be in.

I'd recommend getting 2 more neons like some other people mentioned, the extra 2 balloons, plus Violet and maybe one or two other female bettas. That'd be a perfect little community tank for a 10 gallon.

Good luck :)

Answer 6

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Hi, first of all the angelfish alone need to be in 20 gallons, silver dollars in 20 gallons and roseline sharks in at le3ast 30 gallons, its not that you are overstocked, as this can be combatted with excellent filtration and regular water changes as necessities, but your tank at the moment will be stunting the growth of all your fish and making them very stressed, which will not only lead to shortened lifespan but also aggression. Angelfish and gourami's are both very aggressive fish, to each other and to other species. Addding a lone betta will not only heighten the aggression levels, but increase the number of aggression links, further stressing your fish. The tetras also need to be kept in larger shoals of 8+ and so do the glowfish as they are just danio's, but dyed. The roseline shark also needs fast current's whereas Bettas and gouramis need slow currents. I'm not attacking you here by the way, just making some suggestions! I'd advise going into your lfs and asking what's the best you could do in this situation.

Answer 7

The female betta will be absolutely fine in the 10 tank. Get at least 2 more tetras when you get the mollies. Tetras need 6 or more fish in a shoal to school properly.

Edit: "Japanese Fighting Fish"?? Betta fish are native to Thailand, formerly Siam hence the common name Siamese Fighting Fish. Betta Splenden, the scientific name, are quite adaptable to community tank life as long as you have a large enough tank and don't mix in incompatible fish.

Answer 8

I have never had a female betta that was good with other fish but most of my male bettas were good in my community tank and some were even good with other male bettas.

Answer 9

She should be fine in the ten gallon tank but I'd cool it with adding more fish. The fish you have in there plus a betta would be about the right amount. Neons don't need to be in huge schools. I think that was dreamed up by someone selling neons!

Answer 10

id put here in there. shell get along because shes a female. i think u know the male is aggessive and the female isnt.