Baby Betta Fish In Community Tank

Learn how to choose the best tank mates for betta fish in a small aquarium or community tank environment.

Baby betta fish in community tank. Betta fish are some of the most beautiful tropical fish in the world. Most fish stores sell bettas that are about a year old and over however some stores sell baby bettas which sadly are usually weak only a few weeks old and will barely accept dry foods. However this is only for the highest chance of the betta not killing everything but its not a guarantee.

It also depends on the betta on if it is okay with other fish. I have a mixture of top feeders middle feeders and bottom feeders in a tropical community tank and i feed the following. A male betta is a big risk he could work out and be perfectly fine but he could also attack and kill some.

From experience if you want a betta to go in a community tank i would go with a female. Good tank mates are ones that usually don t pick fights are big enough bettas can t easily kill them duller coloring shorter fins. However in their natural state they are solitary creatures.

Not ideal for the betta but it. Female bettas can still be aggressive but are a lot less aggressive than males and will have a better chance of getting along with the other fish. My baby loves showing off his pretty colors.

In your community tank you will need to add more than one as neon tetras prefer to school in packs of 6 to 10. Therefore it s important to. There s always the option to support me and purchase healthy juvenile bettas from me knowing your money is supporting something more than just a chain pet store.

Fish will thrive on a varied diet and the ability to feed them a wide range of foods means that you won t have problems when you run out of a specific type of food because the fish won t be that normalised to one food. I am thinking of adding a female betta to my 35 g community tank. Here s a list of compatible fish that can live with a betta as well as practical advice for choosing a community tank setting.