Putting Betta Fish In Community Tank
As said several times betta s are known to be siamese fighting fish and they may not suit with certain fishes that resemble the same appearance as the betta.
Putting betta fish in community tank. Despite advising betta fish owners to avoid tank mates with bright colors the neon tetra can do well with betta fish because of their speed. A long narrow tank is recommended for plenty of horizontal swimming space. Guppies goldfish and cichlids do not work out because the guppy has a similar tail as.
When looking for a betta tank there is a lot of misinformation around which can cause you to end up buying a tank that is dangerous and cruel for your betta. You cani also putneed them within bigger bottom feeders or snails. Their natural behaviour is why many fishkeepers choose to keep fighting fish alone in a nano aquarium but if you would like to keep more of a variety of fish siamese fighters can certainly coexist with various other species in a community tank without problems.
In your community tank you will need to add more than one as neon tetras prefer to school in packs of 6 to 10. Female bettas can be put in a community tank. I ve got a 55 litre with 6 cherry barbs and 2 peacock gudgeons and am considering adding a fighter.
Adding a betta to a community tank can cause it to be aggressive and agitated. If you want male bettas you can t put them in a small tank with fish the same size or fish with any aggression. Hey guys i wanted to get some opinions about putting male bettas into community tanks i know it can be a bit tricky.
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. I just got a betta fish for my birthday and he s just a baby and i keep him in a half gallon tank buts that because i m saving up for a ten gallon and i had a friend over and we stayed up late so i put a shirt over the tank to keep the tank dark so he can go to sleep and i just want to know if it s ok to do that. Siamese fighting fish aka betta fish are known to lead a solitary and territorial life in the wild and are quite aggressive.