How Betta Fish Community Tank

You ll need at least a 10 gallon tank to keep a single betta and a few other community fish and a minimum of 25 gallons for a group of female bettas.

How betta fish community tank. Daniella vereeken via flickr commons. Aside from the physical damage these issues. There are many betta fish tank mates or companions that can live with male or female bettas under the right conditions.

Quarantine it for at least two weeks ensure the tank is clean and ready to receive the betta then gradually acclimate the fish to the community tank s water. 75 gallon betta community tank duration. How to set up your tank for success.

Therefore it s important to add a betta to a community tank the right way. However the success of your community tank depends on the aggressiveness of your fish and their tank mates your betta s unique personality whether their a social fish or loner and the effectiveness of your aquascape in allowing adequate space and hiding spaces for your fish and their tank mates. Stress is a major cause of death for betta fish.

Adding a betta to a community tank can cause it to be aggressive and agitated. I have a cycled 20 gallon long with silk and real plants. Throughout history the betta fish or siamese fighting fish was continuously bred for its territorial aggression.

Siamese fighting fish aka betta fish are known to lead a solitary and territorial life in the wild and are quite aggressive. Generally loaches and catfish wish to feed towards the bottom of the aquarium and betta and harlequin will wish to feed at the top. This means that unless you have a food that can sit in the middle of the water or a tablet stuck to the side of the tank either option you pick won t be ideal for one group of fish.

Read tank mates for bettas and betta fish in a community tank for help. Creative pet keeping 420 846 views. Make sure there are no fin nippers in the tank.