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I have a Betta and I was thinking of putting him with my African cichlids will this work?

male or female? but i wouldent do it far too dangerous

The betta is a male. Thanks for the information. Question do betta tanks need a heater?

depends on the room temp in the winter all my bettas are divided into small quartered 10 gallons with a heater, u=btu durring the spring and summer they are moved back to their individual vases, they love them i have a few i tried to be=reed in a 10 gallon, but they dident make a nest, as soon as he got bac kin the vase he went bubble nest crazy that goes for both my crowntails and viels

Thanks for the information I just got my Betta, I have a 2.5g tank but no heater. I do not think they make a heater for that size tank. I guess I am going to have to figure something out before next winter.

Do not add any Cichlids with your Betta. Just leave him on his own.
You can place him in a heated room for the winter or else buy a small 50W heater.


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I'm going to leave him alone because I do not want any fighting going on in my tanks, thanks for the info

Lady,

Here is a link concerning a small heater that would go into you betta tank. Mine is still working very well.

http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/forums/Technical%20Tinkering/56350.html

Jim

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2.5 gallons is perfect for a single betta, and you can make it a very nice habitat. There are a couple of options as far as heaters go, and my bettas have heaters year round in their 2.5 gallon aquariums, as bettas prefer warmer temperatures. There are 25 watt heaters that are acceptable, but a more perfect option is a mini heater like [link=this]http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=12087&N=2004+22787" style="COLOR: #FFFFFF[/link] one.

A small heater like that, a sponge filter, and then add some gravel, and perhaps a couple of fake plants (I would suggest silk over plastic, as plastic ones can injure them pretty easily), and your betta will be one very happy boy.

Good luck with him, and please don't throw him in with the cichlids, unless you want your new friend to be a handy snack.

Thanks for the information no I would never put him with the cichlids. Stormy Did you get your heater from the web site?