![]() In addition to making your community tank more colorful due to their silver body, dark patches, and bright orange fins the harlequin rasbora is also capable of peaceful and calm cohabitation with your betta fish. Scientific name: Trigonostigma heteromorpha. However, before you decide to create a ‘tank community’ that might include the betta fish and other species you need comprehensive research on them as they might stress the betta, lets then get started with answering the question: What fish can live with bettas? 1. It is more likely that your Betta would thrive well with other compatible species if it is bred in a large sized tank that is at least 10 gallons. Just like their name suggests, the betta fish is prone to fighting, thus, they are very dominant and might often be involved in sparring with other species.īreeding your betta in a tank that is smaller than 10 gallons restricts the space available for the betta fish to swim and dominate, this might stress your Betta and make it ill. If you breed your Betta in a smaller tank, your Betta is more likely to feel threatened or afraid, no matter how compatible they might seem with their ‘tank mates’. The basic principle you have to follow while breeding Bettas, is that you must never keep your Betta in a tank with other species if the size of your tank is less than 10 gallons. Most fish keepers choose to create a tank community of their Betta with and other species, this might be because they want to make their tank more colorful and vibrant or because they think their betta fish needs a companion. What kind of fish can live with Betta in a 10 Gallon Tank? Bottom feeders like the catfish that only swim at the bottom of the tank, surviving on algae gotten at the bottom of the tank do not pose as much threat to the betta fish. Bettas are likely to feel threatened in tanks that have a fishes that actively swim about, they thrive better with other calmer fishes. Bigger fishes like the clown loach could scare or threaten the betta fish, this triggering an attack. Fin nippers such as the tiger barb or the goldfish, which are aggressive and dominant as well can not compatibly live with the Betta fish, ![]() As the name suggests, the fighting fish is remarkably territorial and keeping the Betta fish in a tank with another aggressive species such as the gouramis fish might probably cause in sparring between both species that might result in harm. This is not the case at all! There are certain types of fishes that have been evidenced to live in peaceful coexistence in the fish tank together with the Betta fish the attributes of these fishes include: There is a generalized fallacy that the betta fish cannot live with other species. ![]() What species of fish can live with a Betta fish? This post would provide in-depth details about the Betta fish and their relationship with other fishes. Popular for their glittering colors of blue, green, and red, shimmering scales, and prominent fins the Betta fish, also known as the Siamese fighting fish can be regarded as one of the most beautiful creatures ever! If you have visited an aquarium, or you are an avid pet lover or a fish keeper, you must have come across the Betta fish and you might have considered, or still consider the thought of getting one. ![]()
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