Betta Tank Bottom Feeder

He is in there with 4 clown killfish which are also fish that generally stay towards the top of the tank.

Betta tank bottom feeder. 1 not colorful or resemble a rival betta s colors guppies 2 not a fin nipper tiger barbs are a big no 3 the right size for the size of the tank no common plecos in a 10 gallon tank since they get to 2 feet in length 4 lives roughly in the same water conditions as a betta no brackish saltwater fish more info here. A possible viable option for feeding your betta for a couple of days is to add feeder fish to the tank. Because of this i want to balance things out by getting a small bottom feeder to not only keep the tank clean but to add some variety.

Bottom feeders like the catfish that only swim at the bottom of the tank surviving on algae gotten at the bottom of the tank do not pose as much threat to the betta fish. For this reason it would a good idea to have a bottom feeder fish in your tank to ensure that your tank is clean of algae and of excess food that can collect in the substrate. Feeder fish are actually fish fry that your betta will gradually pick off and feed on while you re away.

A 5 gallon aquarium isn t big enough for any algae eaters but bottom feeders. You could probably house 3 4 pygmy cories with your betta in a tank that size. Secondly the food tends to accumulate at the bottom of the tank and bettas are surface feeders.

If you want a tank mate that ll help with the algae get a 10 gallon aquarium and consider a group of otocinclus catfish or a single clown pleco. What kind of fish can live with betta in a 10 gallon tank. But they won t go for the algae.

20 gallon minimum if you want a school of corydoras or other small bottom feeders with ur betta. So i have a male crown tail betta fish in a 5 5 heated and flittered tank.