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warrion_2000  Enthusiast Posts: 257 Kudos: 169 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Apr-2003   | I have a 25 gallon planted tank, which currently houses 5 gouramis (1 golden, 2 dwarf (red), and 2 red gourami which look like the dwarf but are longer). I added the 2 red gouramis and the betta just a day ago, and the betta began beating the other fish. Are bettas always incompatible with gouramis, or have I just been unlucky? Is there anything I can do to solve this? Thanks. |
 Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:48 |      |
illustrae  Fish Addict Posts: 820 Kudos: 876 Registered: 04-May-2005   | Most of the time, male bettas are incompatible with gouramis. I would remove the betta as soon as possible. Hoping that there must be a word for everything I mean... |
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Megil TelZeke  Fish Addict Posts: 863 Kudos: 890 Votes: 393 Registered: 21-Jul-2003  | Well both are anabantoids. and Male bettas are quite territorial, so yes they will fight other anabantoids, regardless of species.  |
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Theresa_M      Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004  | Unfortunately the only solution is to remove the betta. Even female bettas can be troublesome with other labyrinth fish. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
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| warrion_2000 Enthusiast Posts: 257 Kudos: 169 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Apr-2003 | Yup, did that as soon as I got the betta, now that he's alone he's building a bubble nest. Going to try and find a female soon, and setup my other tank soon. Thanks for the replies.  |
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| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | Good job that you removed the Betta & Betta's are nearly always kept in a solo tank, without other tankmates. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
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| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | good judgement, bettas are really best alone. |
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| warrion_2000 Enthusiast Posts: 257 Kudos: 169 Votes: 1 Registered: 29-Apr-2003 | In my experience with all fish actually I've found that they are very unique. I've kept a betta with a school of 10 barbs without the betta being picked on once! And on another occassion a different betta got chased by the same school. |
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