He lives in a 10-gallon tank with a heater and a filter. It looks kind of weird having a puny fish in this big tank. So, I'm thinking of adding more fish. What are some fish that are compatible and how many of them should I buy? If you have the fish, please include the price you bought them and where. Thank you!
It's always a risk introducing other kinds of fish or inverts with male bettas. In many cases the betta will either harrass the other fish or it may nip on the betta's long fins and cause infection. Also you need to consider temperature compatibility.
I did keep a couple of otocinclus with my betta for a while, but removed them because they weren't getting enough to eat. The betta mostly ignored them. Panda corys might work, and in a ten gallon tank you have room to keep a school of them. Corys should always be kept in a school of at least four or five. The drawback is that corys like cooler temps than do bettas.
Some people successfully keep neon tetras with a betta, but tetras can be nippy, so you are taking a chance. And since they are small enough to eat, the betta may attack them. Keep tetras in schools of at least six.
Some kind of shrimp may work--I've had a few ghost shrimp in with my betta for a long time, or your betta might eat them. A snail is pretty safe, but again the betta may harrass the snail so much it never comes out of its shell and starves. Mine will harrass a brightly colored snail but ignores a black or blue one.
A lot just depends on the personality of your betta. If you buy some fish to keep with him, just be prepared to put them somewhere else if it doesn't work out.
I did keep a couple of otocinclus with my betta for a while, but removed them because they weren't getting enough to eat. The betta mostly ignored them. Panda corys might work, and in a ten gallon tank you have room to keep a school of them. Corys should always be kept in a school of at least four or five. The drawback is that corys like cooler temps than do bettas.
Some people successfully keep neon tetras with a betta, but tetras can be nippy, so you are taking a chance. And since they are small enough to eat, the betta may attack them. Keep tetras in schools of at least six.
Some kind of shrimp may work--I've had a few ghost shrimp in with my betta for a long time, or your betta might eat them. A snail is pretty safe, but again the betta may harrass the snail so much it never comes out of its shell and starves. Mine will harrass a brightly colored snail but ignores a black or blue one.
A lot just depends on the personality of your betta. If you buy some fish to keep with him, just be prepared to put them somewhere else if it doesn't work out.
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Sarah's wrong. Bettas are more likely to end up a victim than an attacker in a community setting!
In your 10 gallon I would recommend some peaceful bottom dwellers, a trio of Sterbai Corydoras would be ideal - they won't bother the Betta nor compete with him for food. Bettas eat slowly, mid-top dwellers can beat them to their dinner!
In your 10 gallon I would recommend some peaceful bottom dwellers, a trio of Sterbai Corydoras would be ideal - they won't bother the Betta nor compete with him for food. Bettas eat slowly, mid-top dwellers can beat them to their dinner!
non betta fish are not compatible with others cause of there aggression. You can alway remove the betta into a fish bowl and if you really want other fish than you can add a few nice fish in your tank.
try algie eaters or small, speackled catfish.