Betta Stressed In Community Tank
By campbell 3 years ago on tropical fish.
Betta stressed in community tank. Be very selective about which tank mates you choose and how you introduce your betta. He is in a 37 gallon top fin tank top fin 40 filter together with 10 baby harlequin rasboras 8 otoclinclus and 3 albino cats. Never try to keep your betta fish with tank mates in a tank under 10 gallons.
It s far better to have a betta fish in a single specimen tank than to have him stressed out all the time in. Aggressive tank mates that might bully your betta are going to be short high term causes of stress however if left over time they can also cause long term stress. Learn how to choose the best tank mates for betta fish in a small aquarium or community tank environment.
In the wild fish with weakened immune systems do not live long and often infect others around them. 5 gallon with a betta and 3 cories terrible decision at first my betta seemed stress but once he got used to them theyre friendly and get along well. Betta in community tank stressed.
There simply isn t enough room for everyone to get along. Adding a betta to a community tank can cause it to be aggressive and agitated. Hi i have a community 60g tank with a platy 3 cardinal tetras 2 cherry barbs a molly 5 guppys and a pleco and i think i want to add my other female betta which i got when i was inexperienced and is in a very small tank much too small for her and i feel bad for it and i also wanted to use this small one for fry i put her in and she occasionally chases down fish and is the top bully the.
Then i noticed he began to develop fin rot. Here s a list of compatible fish that can live with a betta as well as practical advice for choosing a community tank setting. Worried about my betta fish in his new tank seems stressed.
The most concerning impact of stress is a weakened immune system. This is my first post and i am looking for advice for my betta fish. Worried about my betta fish in his new tank seems stressed.