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Post by kiara on Mar 31, 2006 4:32:05 GMT -5
Hey. Ive got my Betta in a 10L tank and was thinking of upgrading to a 50L tank. I was wondering what other species other fish I could put in the tank with him. I know that other fish with fancy finnage arnt a good idea, so no guppies.....  ahhh well. I also know that i cant put in fin nipping fish. Though figuring out which fish nip fins is a bit more difficult. My Betta, Li, is very aggressive. I put a snail in his tank a few weeks ago. The snail lost its eyes a few days into the endeavor and ive just taken it out cause it was unable to eat due to Li continually knocking it off the side of the tank. Bearing all this in mind...any ideas species of fish that would be able to stand up for themselves with out any major incidents would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Kiara ps.....would a few female Betta's be ok?  pps...... the tank would be planted with live plants and ill probably get some sort of decorational shipwreck or something, so there will be lots of hiding places available. |
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Post by sawcat on Mar 31, 2006 13:42:32 GMT -5
Cories do well with bettas, and my otos are getting along with their betta roomie.
Female bettas would be good if you don't put the male in the 50. Females can be quite aggressive too.
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Post by accountingchick on Mar 31, 2006 15:25:31 GMT -5
My personal recommendation is to leave your betta by itself. If it did not get along with the snail, then it won't get along with other fish. Female bettas are also a bad option. The only time that you want to put a male and female betta together is when you are going to breed them and that is a very technical process. I would keep the betta in the 10 liter/2.6 gallon and maybe make a community tank in the 50 liter/13.2 gallon with fish that are not as aggressive as bettas.  |
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Post by kiara on Mar 31, 2006 19:08:05 GMT -5
No. I want Li in the 50L. Thats the whole point for me getting it in the first place cause the tank hes in at the moment is a real ugly piece of work.
Ok so females are out. What about tetras? Im guessing theyd be fast enough to get away, and small enough to hide. But are they fin nippers? I think Li would be alright with other fish so long as they can get away; the snail was never in a particular hurry to do so.
I've never heard of cories or otos before. Ill look into them.
What are ghost shrimp? Ive read about them on a few different sites but have never seen them in any pet shops of aquariums.
And also one last thing. A bit off topic, but im curious.
Ive got a friend who used to breed bettas. She always used to keep the males and females together until they had bred and then shed remove the female until all they fry were big enough to move/sell, then the female went back in. She recons she never had any problems with any of them. Do you recon this was dumb luck? I know she had quite a few pairs so it wasnt just one couple. But it sounds a bit impossible. Or at least to me it does.
What do you guys think???
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Post by sawcat on Apr 1, 2006 17:11:08 GMT -5
Cories and otos are small types of catfish (probably about the only types of catfish that would work for that size). None of my bettas have attacked their otos or cories, infact the one that lives with two otos has an oto that tries to clean him up.
I've been looking into ghost shrimp, and it sounds like about 50/50 success rate with bettas from the replies I've gotten.
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Post by ahhthatsbetta on Apr 2, 2006 9:41:49 GMT -5
I've had luck keeping a male betta in a 20 gallon with 6 cories, 2 ottos, 5 black phantom tertas, and 5 german blue rams ... there is occasional chasing, but no fatalities (50 ltr = 10 gallonish? so my set-up is a somewhat close comparison) The tank is quite heavily planted, and has some driftwood as well, so there are lots of places for the chased and the chaser to get relief from each other
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Post by cellogirl on Apr 2, 2006 13:00:25 GMT -5
Rasboras (sp) are good. My sister has some in with her bettas and they are fast enough that so far none have been eaten. They are also fast eaters which is another good thing when you have a piggy betta that wants all the food to itself.
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Post by kent1992 on Apr 17, 2006 11:58:36 GMT -5
Kiara,
If your betta is aggresive enough to attack a snail, I would not consider putting anything with it. Some bettas can live with other fish, some can't. Your betta sounds like it's better left alone.
I would even think twice about putting in ottos or corydoras catfish. Most bettas won't bother bottomfeeding fish, but if your betta attacks snails, I'm sure it would exhibit similar aggresion towards catfish.
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ahhh well. I also know that i cant put in fin nipping fish. Though figuring out which fish nip fins is a bit more difficult. My Betta, Li, is very aggressive. I put a snail in his tank a few weeks ago. The snail lost its eyes a few days into the endeavor and ive just taken it out cause it was unable to eat due to Li continually knocking it off the side of the tank. 
