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Can a female Betta be kept with a Paradise Fish? How about a Dwarf Gourami? What are some good tank mates for Bettas in a 10 gallon aquarium?

both gouramies may be alittle active for a 10 gallon, depending on the aggression on the betta, a school of 5-6 cardinals are good.

Do not mix various labyrinth fish(bettas, paradise, and gouramis) in a 10g tank. There's a high chance for disaster especially with the agressive fish you are listing. Paradise fish are quite similar to bettas in personality and males will often fight. They are also very active and not really suited to a small tank. 1 dwarf gourami might work but they actually like company yet they won't tolerate other dwarf gouramis in that small of space. The betta would be the best option unless you want to look into smaller gouramis such as sparkling or honey gouramis.
Other fish depends on your bettas personality but overall avoid anything with long or flashy fins.

depending on the agression of the betta babe you could possibly add another 2 females...

heidi

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in a 10 gallon, maybe 3-4 khuli loaches (the little black ones).

Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean...

I would keep the Paradise Fish on it's own.


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Get a Really Cool Betta and Put Them With 4 Small Corys
I'll Try this one too but first I need to Buid a thank for them

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I have 5 neons (soon to be 8) and 2 ottos in my 10g with my male Betta. Haven't had any problems yet. It is planted and my Betta, Jack, loves the plants. He was curious of the neons at first but leaves them alone now. Jack is dark blue so the neons go great with him. I would have liked to have cardinals but they are hard to find around here. Good luck with whatever you choose.

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