betta community?

[crash32]

is one male betta a good community fish to go with passive smaller fish or of equal size? people keep telling me different things. would a female betta be alrite with a male in a community 55gallon???

[gm72]

Sorry to say it all depends. I used to have a betta in a community tank and he was okay...for a while. Not sure about a pair in a community, I would think that would cause some aggression problems with the male.

[cocoa_pleco]

they can be with some fish, but not small nippy ones like barbs and tetras

[Ark6ie]

my red male betta is in my big community tank with no problems and i have tetras and even two bubby angels, but im keeoping a close eye on him. and my blue betta is in a smaller tank with a pair of swordtails and a couple of guppys with no problems there aswell. i dont have any female bettas so im not sure what would happen with that but it really does depend on the betta

[zackish]

Female bettas are real peaceful. No problems with those, but if you had a pair of bettas the male might constantly be chasing the female and if it's a small tank it might stress the other fish.

[mitcore]

I keep a fighter in my 3ft with all that is listed down below and there has been no problems at all

[Rue]

Well...I started my 'Betta Experiement' back in January of this year.

I have 1 male CT and 3 females in my 25g community tank.

I have no aggression issues so far.

My tank has lots of vegetation, esp. on top...I think that helps define territories. But all 4 bettas will hang out together.

[radiant sea snail]

Female bettas are not always peaceful. Not all sororities are successful because of this. They recommend having at least 4-6 females minimum to lessen the aggression and spread it out more. As well as many many hiding places and plants.

Some females have to be removed because they are just plain mean and will tear into other females. I'm adopting one that I'm getting in the mail tomorrow because of this. The owner removed her from the sorority for being so vicious; and ran out of usable space to keep her.

So, some people may have incredible luck with females. But usually you have to keep a close eye on them till you are sure of their personality around other females and fish in general.

I have a female right now that nearly ate one of my ramshorns. No more snailies for her!