10 Great Betta Tankmates You Should Try!

[@finnwiggles28]

This was Great Blake! Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful choices that really are available so Bettas don't have to live solitary, boring lives.

[@edstar81]

Good suggestions mate. Always enjoy your CPD footage

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

I'm doing major fish room changes today, including separating larger betta fry from smaller, so even more variables, lol- I think I just accidentally released one extra tiny one into the community nano tank, although I think it looks more like a kubotai egg snuck into the spawning tub on a plant, we shall see- I have to make hard choices, giant betta with the cardinals, or scarlet badis? Etc. I need all the inspiration I can get, looking forward to watching.

[@coryfeldman-hz2yj]

American here. I was lucky enough to see the Australian west coast. Cairns is the best kept secret in the world. From what I experienced (this was '96) great, fun, welcoming people. I swear in spots you all are more American than us. Beautiful women too.. My goodness.. Thanks for the ideas. Fish tank is the opposite of no worries, but its fun, thanks for the info.

[@spidey_things]

I just got a 20 gallon in the mail, I'm going for a more jungle look with the tank vegetation wise. Plus there will be a lot of hiding spots. I'm thinking about getting 6 killifish, or 9 green neon tetras, but I'm not 100% on a fish yet. My betta is already rooming with two mystery snails in a 10 gallon, and they get along very well, I havent had a single problem in 5 months now. But since the tank is so large, I want to fill it up a little bit and have a slightly bigger community tank.

[@tobibfergomagomedov5175]

You are living my dream man.. one day i will be capable of having this🥺

[@gedGOD]

Interesting and cool list. You've got some nice Betta fish there 😊👍

[@jessicasinclair323]

Having only ever had female betta and no experience of their males. I can say that I have kept them singularly but with other species. Including, platinum Medaka, endlers, guppies, Ottos, neocaridina shrimp, amano shrimp, nerite snails, gold and normal WCMM's, peppered corydoras, and platys with no problems at all. However they didn't like being with male swordtails (lots of nipping and chasing from both parties

[@misterlove7034]

I have guppies, ghost shrimp, algae eaters, and neon tetras with my betta

[@LifewithLily2021]

I have danios with my Betta and a couple people on a Facebook group commented on it saying tint was abuse to have them in the same tank. My dish store recommended them. They leave my Betta alone and my Betta has a chill personality. I think they’re Zebra I think. What are your thoughts? Does it matter the type of Daniel? I like that you suggested Danios too by the way!

[@Sockcessor]

All fish you just have to monitor and be prepared to remove if needed, you should know best as it is your tank and see it the most, not the people on Facebook, it is good to have dither fish there to create distractions so that one single fish isn’t constantly targeted and your betta won’t feel lonely

[@theonew6713]

I have a 16 gallon tank with 4 female beta and 5 Cory. Could I get away with snails aswell or even a whiptail ??

[@Alexis-iu8vo]

15 gallon vertical tank, any ideas on betta combinations?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Vertical tanks are really difficult. some otocinclus perhaps? something that isn't going to be a mid or top dweller btu can hang out on the side.

[@kimberlyd2308]

Great extensive list!

[@Anonymous-aussie]

funny that.. i got me a new betta thru the week after chattin to u on rumballs live i went to keysbourgh and got one.. i was thinkin of puttin somethin in with him altho i do like him by himself

[@BlakesAquatics]

Happy to help 😄

[@laurabustos6560]

@4:30 that is a huge fat and sassy cory cat!!🤭 Too cute! I know this is an old vid, but I'm trying to figure what i might put in a 6g cube with a plakat make betta I picked up at my fish club. It's a smaller tank and he's a shorter fin (pretty fast) so I'm finding it hard to find buddie possibilities. Most vids have tetras, Cory's etc that need large numbers to thrive, I'm on the hunt for something that can be happy with smaller numbers as the tank is so small. Edit, you've also hooked me on whiptail cat fish! My son is setting up a 29g River type scape tank and we have anchor cats growing out in his other tank for the upcoming river. Would whiptail bully the little anchor cats I wonder???

[@teechall4017]

Is it save to pair my school of galaxy rasbora with a female betta?

[@MissChelle]

I’m hoping to have a beautiful Betta and some neon tetras hopefully. I think the golden panchax is on the list too! How can I find a community group or co-op in my area? I’m on the central coast of NSW and really need to find some fishy friends ❤️🇦🇺

[@BlakesAquatics]

Im sure thered be some great clubs in NSW, maybe try asking on fb

[@Tigress-fh9ko]

I love CPDS… but my veiltale ended up w damaged fins. I am guessing males were getting nippy when females spawning? Not sure but not much else could have done it. I gave them the 10 gallon and got a new for the betta. May get some neons ..

[@BlakesAquatics]

Hmm having kept 1000s of cpds at this point id say it may have been fin rot rather than nipping?

[@apontutul]

Why some green neons come with a red tinge

[@Azoria4]

great video. what about rummynose?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Great suggestion!

[@ShayWall123]

I’m upgrading my betta to a 20 gallon and am thinking about pairing him with some julii corys! He’s used to being alone but he’s a pretty chill fish. How many corys can/should I put with him?

[@jansendawe9212]

im not an expert but id say anything from 7-15 corys would be good!

[@maniacrebel6160]

Enjoy the channel Blake. What about white clouds as tank mates? I’ve seen it posted online as ok to have with betta’s. Thanks.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Yeah id give it a go 👍

[@andrescott2794]

I just have 5g tank with Betta and how many friends can you keep with him

[@voluntaryismistheanswer]

It depends on the layout, really, they like horizontal space more than vertical. I had mine in tall 5s and even a couple ghost shrimp was a bit much.

[@BlakesAquatics]

I agree

[@bdunleavful]

Great list! White cloud minnows are also a great tank make with bettas! I have some ruby ones with babies. Also I have a golden wonder and he seems way too aggressive to be in with a betta and he needs 30+ gallon tank.

[@makaylahaizel566]

Please move up to a 10 gal... You'll see how much more active they are

[@pelhamsaquatics]

So , no melonichromis auratus?? Hehe🙂 great list Blake well done mate👍🏻

[@BlakesAquatics]

🤣 good one

[@SlickNick3]

I had my betta Finley in a 5 gallon heavily planted tank and added an Amano shrimp and he killed it. 6 months ago I added Finley to my other 5 gallon heavily planted with a bunch of cherry shrimp and they all live peacefully together

[@BlakesAquatics]

Happy to hear it 👍

[@elladebuck6662]

What were the #1 favorite of yours??? I am sure i am not spelling it correct.

[@nz540im3]

Maybe silly question. But for say a few Cory’s, possibly pigmy. And a schooler fish of 6 or more. What’s the minimum tank size

[@BlakesAquatics]

About a 20gal / 60L tank suits a nice small community like that

[@bdunleavful]

Do you need to keep corydoras in groups or are they good with one or two in a tank?

[@BlakesAquatics]

I would suggest 6+ groups

[@beaglegod1]

Wouldn't the temperature be a problem for keeping CPDs and Bettas together? I thought CPDs needed cooler water? If not I'd like to get some.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Nah they come from myanmar, they tolerate 20 to 22 deg c but can go up to 24 to 25 deg c easy which works fine. 24deg theyll both be stoked with that

[@omaewamoshindeiru]

no shit, i just find ur video after i combined my betta with my amano shrimps and they ate my shrimps! only 10 left from 15.

[@BlakesAquatics]

😭

[@Erick-th5uh]

Thanks 🙏 you help me a lot

[@craigbroderick8935]

Just answered my question... Thanks

[@cutximbiriosos3239]

Endlers are great with a betta.

[@karachifishaquarium9375]

Good

[@Oopsie26]

I’ve got a question I did see the bichir fish in the background when you showed the golden wonder killifish, is that a fish i should worry about with having inside the same tank as a betta??

[@BlakesAquatics]

Yes definitely, a bichir will eat a betta very easily

[@yogeshbjankar6420]

What about cherry barbs with betta? I have a tank with 38 gallon planted tank with 4 schools of fishes which are 9 neon tetras , 8 cherry barbs, 6 silvertip tetras and 3 oto cats, i want to introduce a centre piece fish and i always wanted to keep a betta half moon , i have researched enough and the answer is always 50-50 chance it will do well or will the opposite will happen. What do i do?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Cherry barbs would be too nippy i would say

[@yogeshbjankar6420]

@@BlakesAquatics I see, thanks for the reply. Any other suggestion for centre piece fish?

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@yogeshbjankar6420 i would go with a male apistogramma macmasteri personally

[@wisemandenny8]

Nice video as usual Blake. One question -- do you really think Bristlenose Plecos clean the glass? In my experience they cause more of a mess than they clean because of substrate stirring. And as far as I know they eat wood. I haven't noticed them clean glass. But I also haven't kept them for 5+ years so maybe I just forgot.

[@BlakesAquatics]

Absolutely I do, maybe not very difficult to remove green spot algae, but definitely softer algaes and diatoms

[@naiksingh6070]

I bought some a few weeks ago. And swiftly returned them. The mess was incredible! I thought platies were bad but plecos! Wow

[@andrewgilbert1296]

I have a baby painted turtle the size of a half dollar thats friends with my purple stars and stripes betta when the turtle is sitting on his turf ramp in the water the betta will lay on top of him. Also have 3 albino 4 emerald and 3 peppered Cory's a blue guppy a fire tailed guppy a fancy guppy and 2 common guppies with a gold mystery snail to top it off. Sometimes the betta will chase the guppies but otherwise goes all over the tank and doesn't mind the other fish

[@iainlindsay211]

Great video Blake. My female betta is currently housed with some ember tetras and they get along great. However, I'm soon moving the embers to a larger, longer tank so I can get a few more and see some better schooling behaviours. What kind of water parameters would you recommend for mystery snails? My betta tank also has a nerite snail which I'm also going to relocate to my hard water guppy tank as - after reading up - I've realized the water in the betta tank is a bit too soft for it and it'is probably a bit unfair keeping it where it is now. However, it does add a good bit of character to the tank and really helps with algae control and I'd hate to leave my betta with no "friends", would a mystery snail be a better option for softer water?

[@BlakesAquatics]

Hmm not really, though it depends on what is making the water hard, if it has no minerals except calcium, and is ph 6.8 that would be fine, but if its oh 7.4 made up of minerals other than calcium theyd probably both be unhappy

[@iainlindsay211]

@@BlakesAquatics Good answer and makes a lot of sense thanks. The guppy tank hardness is buffered using Seachem Brackish Salts. It sits at around 7ph and fairly high gh (22). The guppies thrive in it, as do the amanos that are in with them. Unfortunately Seachem are - kind of annoyingly - very tight lipped about the mineral compostion of the product. I've managed to garner that it is relatively low in actual sodium chloride (specific gravity doesn't even hit 1.003), though other than magnesium I've not been able to garner what else it consists of. Might just leave the nerite in with the betta then as I've seen no sign of shell damage, plus she has laid plenty of eggs in the tank which I'm taking as a sign she must be in reasonably good health. Thought I'd check as I'd hate to think she's suffering and I find snails can't really "tell" you like fish or shrimp can through their behaviours.

[@BlakesAquatics]

@@iainlindsay211 yeah im sure youd know, thered be signs but if its active, in good condition no use fixing something that isn't broken

[@logicorlie2400]

Finally!!

[@ThePsantos2397]

Which fish out of your betta tank list can be put in a 10 gallon

[@BlakesAquatics]

Cpds, pygmy cories, ottocinclus

[@craigquinn8225]

guppies are good especially a massive colony of guppies. and you get to see the betta hunting the babies. cruel I know. but nature

[@BlakesAquatics]

Only issue there is that bettas can sometimes nip at the guppies and also guppies want hard water, bettas prefer soft

[@craigquinn8225]

@@BlakesAquatics their all tank bread in the same water condition. for many generations now. always been interested in weather hardness/softness still applies

[@mumikasa]

Your chin is getting bigger and bigger everyday 🙂‍↔️

[@BlakesAquatics]

I lost 30kg since this video was made