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I have my beta in a small 5 gallon tank but I just got a ten gallon and set it up with a heater (50w) and filter (tetra whisper). THe filter is a drop in and is fairly gawdy in the tank but this is just going to be my small tank....probably the home to my beta as he's old and has survived alot and deserves a better place.

Now my question is....can i put danios or anything else small in the tank too? how about an algae eater? The heater probalby isn't necessary for the beta himself but i should probably still use it correct? Will putting the beta in a heated tank after having him in a not heated one for so long harm him?

Thank you.

Adam

Bettas need heaters. Danios are the only fish my bettas have had problems with. They don't like them zipping past them and lash out at them quite frequently. Otos are the only algae eaters that are suitable for a ten gallon tank. The others get up to 12"


Kim

I would leave the Betta on his own. I think he deserves some peace & quite, after reading your post that he deserves a better place, as he's old.


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you dont have to have a heater in with him as long as a heat source is provided. be it light from a light, or as with how mine are heated now, just the heat in my apartment. i have had my heaters unplugged since may and the temp stays between 76 and 78.

as far as mates. i agree, hes old, let him live out his life in peace. if it was younger, i'd maybe say a couple neons, or maybe 2 dwarf plattys.

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A ouple of Cherry barbs, would be good, and a couple of ottos. Cherry barbs are peaceful, so they won't nip your betta, plus they're not that fast at swimming etc. So they won't annoy him either.

The danios may nip the bettas fins and annoy the betta since they swim quickly.

after thinking about it i think the best thing to do is leave him on his own. the tank has one of those "mock bonsai" trees in it...plastic pieces that go together to look like a bonsai tree and with the dark gravel it looks kind of cool.

But he still looks a little lonely. Maybe I should put some more plants in there or something. I like the japanese like theme of the beta and bonsai.

peaceful.