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Hi. I wanted to ask if anyone could give me a thought as to what fish could you put into a tank with a betta? If anyone has a thought plese reply.

umm. bettas do better by them selves but depending on ur bettas temper, if it is mild then tetras, white clouds,etc. would do good. if u betta is aggressive then larger fish maybe like liverbearers would be good. i hear that alot of people have good luck with ottos. give it a try.

Look in the hospital at my other thread. I couldn't keep an otto alive if my life depended on it. I don't think I'm going to get a betta and put it in a tank now that I've thought about it. Thanks for the help though bettachris.

Check out this post for some good betta tankmates.

A betta's individual personality does affect what fish can be kept with them, but my experience shows that they will tolerate other fish well. Basically, the best tankmates for bettas are small fish that will not harass them or nip at their fins, as bettas aren't as aggressive as they are reputed to be. The two bettas I've kept were just fine in community tanks, and did not attack their fellow fish.

Last edited by sirbooks at 08-Feb-2005 20:49

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Cories are rarely touched by bettas... they're just too dang easy going to be attacked! Of course, depends on the size tank you're looking at... maybe a ten gallon with a betta and a school of six of the smaller cories?

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Thanks for the info!

I have a betta that picked on my cory constantly! Of course at the time, I only had 1 cory. Maybe a school would be left alone, but I saw it happen. It really does depend on the betta. And the only way to find out is to try.

-Dennis

Guess it depends on the size of the tank?
I used to have a number of bettas in a 6ft tank.. with Gouramies..Blue/Opaline/Dwarf, Cories,Ottos,Plecos,Loaches,Guppies,African Butterfly Fish..been awhile..forget what else..but I have about 6 female bettas and would switch out males..1 at a time (from their individual little bowls/tanks).. only had 2 males that were 2 aggressive to go in.and one male that was too SHY ..he hated being in a big tank. But the rest did fine. Not as outgoing as females,though. Betta personalities vary so much though.. just depends on the individual what they can go with.