Betta company...

**jnmrcs** · 04-24-2006, 05:32 PM

Hi all. I'm new here and just wanted to ask:
What kind of fish can I get with a betta on the same tank?

I heard that Discuss and Angelfish can. But later I heard that Angelfish can't. I want to find some good fish to be with my lonely betta.

**rollie** · 04-24-2006, 06:23 PM

betta will work with most other fish. should be fine with angel, guppys, swordtail plus lot more. do not put any cichlids with him,other than angel. because they might killed him!!

**William** · 04-25-2006, 01:03 AM

Rollias is right. You can keep bettas with most community fish as long as you avoid fin nippers.

**jnmrcs** · 04-25-2006, 11:39 AM

Nice :)

**kimmers318** · 04-25-2006, 11:43 AM

That is nice to know for the future about bettas...they are beautiful fish but I have stayed away from them because I don't know enough about them, except for the fact that males fight with each other.

**rollie** · 04-25-2006, 12:01 PM

plus the males will killed the female after spawning. so do not keep males and females together!

**William** · 04-25-2006, 08:10 PM

Thats only true if you breed them in small aquariums. The male will protect the eggs from everyone including the female who might get killed if the aquarium is small and she can't hide. It is however good to remove the female as soon as the sawning is completed.