Introducing Betta Fish To Community Tank

It all depends on the temperament of the betta.

Introducing betta fish to community tank. Add your community fish to the tank in odd numbered groups if possible. I have a betta living with mollies and glofish and they all get along great. What other kind of fish can i put with a betta in a 10 gallon 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. Choose peaceful fish compatible with bettas and add them to the tank a week or so before introducing your betta to the community. Fish can stress a little anyway when being added to a new aquarium as they are in a new environment a new home and for a betta a new territory.

However in their natural state they are solitary creatures. If they are laid back then it will work out fine. Adding a betta to a community tank can cause it to be aggressive and agitated.

This gives the other fish time to settle in and establish their own territories before your betta joins them. If they are aggressive then they won t be compatible with a community tank. I have a mixture of top feeders middle feeders and bottom feeders in a tropical community tank and i feed the following.

Learn how to choose the best tank mates for betta fish in a small aquarium or community tank environment. Betta fish are some of the most beautiful tropical fish in the world. I was thinking about 3 clown loaches and a school of danios or tetras of some sort.

Nothing else is in there yet. 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. You therefore want to reduce any other stress as much as possible and the smoother the transition the easier it will be on the betta.