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Okay, I recently read that bettas will eat snail so I want to put one in my 10G. Before I do this I want to know what I should do to prepare the tank for him. Are any of the fish ion my sig fin nippers? And how do I create a quiet spot for him free of current?

Bettas can eat snails?.....I don't think so...

I would not recommend a betta in a tank any bigger than 3 gallons. I noticed they are more comfortable and less stressed in smaller tanks.

~*~ Caviar? no thanks! ~*~

that makes no sense. a betta would be better in a bigger tank like a 10g. the puddles that they live in the wild are bigger than 3gs a lot of the time.

Your tank sounds a bit full for another fish but if you wanted to try i would first accumulate him to the new home by buying a betta home that hangs on the side of the tank so he can be "in" the tank but not with all the other fish at first, but i would still be wary about the amount of fish as it will probably overwhelm your betta.

Greenmonkey- Not all bettas like large tanks. One of mine hated being in a 10 gallon so much he started laying on the bottom all the time and ate very little. When he stopped eating altogether, I put him in a smaller tank and now he's very happy: making bubble nests, getting really excited at feeding time- especially when I have the fozen bloodworm cup in my hand. It really depends on the betta I guess.

Regarding snails, I have seen one of my boys eat a snail. It was on a plant I'd just put in his tank and he just sort of flipped in over and sucked it out, just like my Yoyo loaches do.

Black skirts are going to be an issue.



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he just sort of flipped in over and sucked it out

This is what I've read so I thought I'd move the one betta temporarily.

Black skirts are going to be an issue.

I thought they might be....

Might have to re-think this.....

Yes, some bettas eat snails. *looks at the litter of snail shells that her betta girls leave behind* However, I think your tank is already quite full, so adding another fish probably isn't a good idea.

You could always pull out the snails and feed them to your bettas, though.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

that makes no sense. a betta would be better in a bigger tank like a 10g. the puddles that they live in the wild are bigger than 3gs a lot of the time.

Personal Experience:
I had a female betta living in a .5 gallon bowl. She was happy, healthy, bright in color, and always puffing air bubbles at the surface. Her belly was full of eggs and she was very plump...which is a sign of good health in a female betta.

Then, I moved her into a beautiful heavily planted 20 gallon long tank which also had a lace catfish and somw white clouds which didn't bother her at all. Over a period of 2 weeks, her belly got smaller and smaller to the point where her belly looked like a male betta....no eggs. She hated the filter current, and she was not as bright red as she had been in the half gallon bowl.

....she is now back in a half gallon bowl and is happier than ever....and her belly is plump with eggs again.

~*~ Caviar? no thanks! ~*~