The Best Buddies for Your Betta! What Fish Can Go WIth Your Betta?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

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[@LegendsAquatics]

Can peach tree would be used as driftwood in a aquarium

[@robinvangrysperre9568]

What fish can I keep with my betta in a cube 7.5 gallon tank?

[@halcyon3116]

arent the plecas an invasive species???

[@fishkeepingfreak]

Thanks...just bought that cool t-shirt

[@bryantcaylor3649]

Has anyone tried a 75 Gallon with a betta?

[@christiankomodo]

So happy to see so many people in the comments section keeping bettas in big enough tanks! Imagine living in a small cup at PetSmart for a few weeks and then being brought into a 20 gallon planted paradise!

[@Victoria_Marie]

Yup just bought a koi betta and he’s heading home to a 27G planted take and frozen food 🥹

[@pegleggreg3627]

Literally what happened to mine haha. Straight from PetSmart to 20G :)

[@makaylahaizel566]

Mines came in a little cup too.. he found out he had more room(10 gal) and he loves it! I just wanna give him a buddy or two... Also to help with the alge uptake.

[@trenners1990]

​@@Victoria_Mariesame 27g planted, gold betta food/frozen food 😊

[@Skylet866]

@@makaylahaizel566same but zoy my betta is sad bc his bro died so im getting him a gf to cheer him up

[@briant.4618]

In one of my 29 gal tanks, I have a king Betta with a school of 6 penguin tetras, 8 scissor-tail rasboras, standard fin albino bn plecos, 2 nerites and 1 mystery snail. Betta is pretty chill with all of them. The biggest rivalry in the tank is between the plecos and mystery snail....the snail likes to crawl into the plecos cave and the plecos always decides to not so gently kick it out!

[@BRKsEDU]

I tried a Mystery Snail with my Betta and it definitely didn't work well... 5 gallon tank... the Betta was super aggressive towards it. I moved the Mystery Snail to a 15 gallon and now it is super happy and is surprisingly fast for a snail! But I think it's just my Betta's super territorial mindset.

[@Analiese1807]

My Half moon betta is in a 10 gallon tank with my snails and they are great buddies

[@TheGamexAddict]

you might need a larger tank if you want buddies with your betta

[@laurazeller9134]

Had the same problem. Definitely need more than 5 gal so the betta isn't aggressive and feed 2x / day. Establish other in tank first and betta second.

[@DrFrankensteam]

Had a snail and a male Betta in a 5 with no issues.

[@jasonpeculiar]

I have a 25g with a male crowntail betta (Neil). He has some guppies, some CPDs and 2 juvenile ancistrus for company. It's one of my favourite tanks and it gives me zero problems. The betta occasionally flares at the larger guppies, but he's just flexing. It never amounts to anything. The tank produces a lot of fry and I'm constantly pulling fry out as the numbers grow. He does chase the fry now and then, but the tank is heavily planted with Elodea densa in the back and he just can't get through it very well with his long fins. I've seen some people online say they've had problems with CPDs and Bettas, but I've had zero problems there and I think they're a great combination, although there is a compromise re the temperature. Thanks for a great vid guys. Be lucky

[@paulhunt2888]

That's a great observation that you've noticed less aggression when fish are adequately fed! Thank you again for another great Monday vlog 😊

[@MissCaylen]

Hey guys! Thank you for another great video! For anyone interested, I currently have these setups: 10 gallon with ember tetras, female betta, 3 female platys, mystery snail and african dwarf frogs, 20 gallon: corycats, male betta, danios, ember tetras.

[@taravachon7366]

I have a 30 breeder with swordtails, danios, mollies and platties with a female Betta. After making sure they all knew she's the boss everyone's been good but I have a 10g as a backup and just pulled out like 30 fry from someone

[@dretoshmusic1630]

Very helpful fam, I have a 20 and I’ve have a male betta and 5 harlequin rasboras. I was thinking to add ember tetras and corycats. So I am happy to see it’s at least possible

[@saber-ko7tr]

I have a male elephant ear betta with some neon tetras in a 10 gallon with a decent amount of plants (looking to get more) and a piece of drift wood and they get along very well. I found it to be successful when i put the neon tetras in the tank first then the betta

[@whitechin99]

Exactly. My experience has always been put the dominant fish in last no matter what it is. Had a paradise gourami I had to do this with.

[@feralon9570]

The betta we have now is in a twenty long with an odd assortment of fish. His tank mates are otto's, porkchop rasbora, and amano shrimp and two hillstream loaches. (these two loaches were not thriving in the tank with their peers) I've had these guys in this tank for about two years with no issues. Our male betta is pretty new to the tank, less than two months, but we had a female betta that resided in the tank prior to this. It's a heavily planted tank with lots floating plants. It's by far my favorite tank.

[@KatydidStitches]

I'm looking at starting my first large aquarium (gonna go tank shopping this afternoon!!) and I definitely want a betta and... something else. Wanting a 20 gallon long with a betta, some kind of school and some algae eaters. This video was a huge help in figuring out what would work. Thank you!

[@mitranoc]

Great video guys. I have a 20 gallon long that's been set up for a little over a month now. It's pretty well planted in the early stages. I recently added my female betta to the tank. I already had seven Harlequin Rasbora, three cherry barbs, and a few ghost shrimp. Everybody is getting along very well. Glad I watched your video because I'm very interested in adding a peacock gudgeon.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Awesome!

[@darrylmoore5847]

Great choices. My favorite is one that you listed, the Cory cat. The times that I have done this combination the betta always seems to school with the Cory’s. I would find the betta under drift wood with them, and also find Cory’s on top of anubias with the betta.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I like that combo too!

[@pjp9383]

I so wish I could attach a picture of my newest re-scaped tank. 30g with dark substrate and dark driftwood, black and white rock, lots of plants! Coffeefolia, a reddish sword, rotala, and val draped from one end of the tank to the other. Bubble wall on one end. Schools of trilineatus and green laser cories, and a betta. (Blue rili shrimp too, but they're new and you don't see them much yet) And yes, the betta schools with them, even when they play in the bubble wall. I may have to start my own channel just so everyone can see how glorious these fish are!

[@J.mansel4291]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics what do feel about having them with golden white cloud minnows? I have 20 gallon with those and Cory cats and neons but wondered if bc the minnow swim in the upper 3rd of the tank a lot if that would be an issue with the betta.

[@oldebulldoggesmd8527]

I did black neons, regular neons, glow lights mystery snails, cory cats and a ram cichild. Coolest tank I think I've had.

[@christiankomodo]

How did everything else in the tank deal with the Ram Cichlid temp of 84-86°F? I know the betta probably enjoyed the tropical temperature :)

[@Relayer56]

I really enjoy your videos. I especially appreciate that you put links to vids on the specific fish you mention. Thank you!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@carolebraswell982]

I love bettas, but mine don't live as long as my other fish. I have researched them and set up a 10 gallon specifically for them and the only tank mates were a couple of Mystery snails. However I am eager to try again after this video!

[@cherylbelott]

I like the tip of adding the mystery snail first. A betta with peacock gudgeons sounds like a colorful fun tank! Happy Monday!

[@ferretfez6976]

Just setting up my first tropical tank and def want a beta, so love your list. I want it heavily planted with lots of hidy holes. It’s about 65 gallons so plenty of room. I’m used to complicated fish and waters as I’ve run a 30 gallon reef tank for quite a few years now.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Sounds awesome!

[@LlamaCraft]

I have a community tank that was about 4 months old when I added a female Betta she did so well I got a female baby and now we have 3 Bettas in the 30 gallon planted tank with guppy's, Molly's, platys, swords glo tetras, zebra danios, plecos, x-ray tetras, mystery snails It has about 40 fish in it (mostly schooling fish I keep up with it don't worry) and they do great

[@toriamousseau]

I have my 29 with a plaket koi boi betta, guppy endlers, corydoras, and a bristlenose pleco. They're doing great! The guppy endlers also have some fry in there that the betta (surprisingly) doesn't even bother with. Have another betta that needs to be kept with just a nerite snail, as he's more an aggressive type.

[@johnwood738]

I love my Kuhli loaches with my Betta lightning, they stay out of her way and are crazy enough to make me sit and watch what they are up to!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, they basically ignore one another, which is cool.

[@Meggsie]

I would give a word of warning, keep a spare 5g tank handy in case things go south. Everything was fine in my tank for about a year (betta, mystery, ember tetras) but something shifted and my betta threw "fish are friends" out the window and ate one of the tetras. Miss Chunky too :c Changed the whole dynamic and I had to run to the store and buy whatever I could find on the shelf to separate. It's sad because I think she genuinely enjoyed swimming with the tetras, they'd even follow her around sometimes but I couldn't keep them together after that. All the poor tetras were huddled in a corner of the tank most of the day... it was sad and now I'm shy a bunch of money buying another tank.

[@timy5667]

I have a mustard gas betta with 6 diamond tetras. So far no issues. Continuing to stock the tank thank you for these videos.

[@Trains-With-Shane]

In the past I have had really good results keeping a betta with platies, albino cory cats, and neon tetras over the years in various small to medium (up to 55gal) tanks. I even had some baby Mollies at one point and the betta left them alone. Which surprised me but there were lots of places for them to hide.

[@masteraquaticsjustcallmeed5115]

Good Monday Jason and Joanna!!! Great selection and advice on Buddies for bettas!! I have 8 Betta tanks 4/ 20 gal long, 2/ 15 gal long and 2/ 29 gal high. 4 of my Betta's are from KGT aka Lisa: Flamenco (Double tail red and black) is with the Black Neons, Americo (Rose Tail white, red and blue) is with the Green Neons, George (Dumbo Ears blue and white) is with the Rummy Nose Tetras, the Betta Sorority tank are with Penguin Tetras, Harlequins, and PorkChop Rasboras. All these tanks also have Corydora's in with them and Mystery snails. I also have Threadfin Rainbow fish that I got 4 months ago from Flip Aquatics, in with Ofelia my Black Samurai Female Betta that I got from Lisa. Just to name a few...

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Very cool combos!

[@DijeKangoo]

Are they male or female betta's?

[@victoriasrandomstuff]

I have a lady betta in my 55g planted angel tank. She likes to hang out in my crypt forest and is a beautiful addition.

[@jenniferbrook1720]

ive had a betta with 3 corydoras and 3 snails in a 10 gallon, my betta was very friendly and i had 2 sponge filters and pothos in this tank. Never had any issues

[@fxtexasgaming9793]

I have a 10gallon with a male halfmoon beta, 4 ghost shrimp and 5 black neon tetras, it’s my first ever fish tank and I love it

[@stephaniemurphy865]

I have a female plakat betta in a 10 gallon with some ember tetras, mystery snails and a few guppies and they're all doing fine. I got the idea of ember tetras from one of your other videos , I used a sponge filter from another tank to cycle this tank and then put the guppies in from my guppy tank to keep it cycled till I got the other fish and everyone is getting along great. Someday the guppies will go back into the guppy tank.

[@whorable]

just bought my first betta 2 days ago. i wasn’t going to get bettas because i know they take more care than cold water fish but i just felt connected to my little vidia. she’s going into a 10 gallon but she has really clammed fins.. hopefully this helps her along with indian almond leaves

[@onemillionfish]

i have my betta in a 29 tall with... 6 guppies, 6 harlequin rasbora, 3 mystery snails, 2 african dwarf frogs, and a dozen or so cherry shrimp. everyone has been getting along great for 6 months or so. 👍

[@janmargelowskyakacrittermo1101]

I have a planted 20L that's working well with a Giant Betta, 15-20 Cherry Barbs, 6 Panda Corys and a Long Fin Bristle Nose Pleco. 😀

[@2tardi]

Love this subject! You are one of the few people who talk about companions for Bettas! One tiny critique: what kind of betta? Splendens? I had 3 Rubras in a community tank. Problem was the current. Bettas, tetras (neon, rummy nose)and rasporas worked perfectly fine. I wouldn’t keep them with corys, as they are more nervous and hit the betta space. Forgot to mention: tank size was 250l (~65gallons). Forgot to mention 2: bettas are very much character animals. I kept them with gobys. Some bettas great for one male way too much stress.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, our videos about bettas just cover standard bettas found in pet stores. Most others are really hard to find, and most people don't keep them.

[@ntwlnut]

Best Berta buddies! That’s adorable!! 🥺

[@chaaaaaaaazz]

Just got a female plakat betta her own tank. No plans on getting her tankmates because she spooks easily but will still watch lol

[@shesellsfish]

Good list if you have a mild to medium tempered betta, if you get one of the ultra aggressive bettas who does not play well with others, it doesn't matter what you try to keep or how well you feed them. I have 3 bettas, 2 are so sweet and Mello, the other one...hah! He let's nothing live in his 5 gal heavily planted house. Nope, it's ALL his, end of discussion, lol. O e of the reasons I like bettas so much, they each have their own distinct personalities. Happy Monday, guys. Hope you're having a great week. 👍❤👍

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, not much can tame a crazy betta :-)

[@UmarKhan-sq6zo]

I've had success with keeping bettas with Black Harleyquinn Rasbora, Female Guppies and Rosy Tetras 🙂 The Rosy Tetra combination was beautiful!!!

[@monaangela4667]

Great video helpful as always, thanks. My Betta Jack has a mistery snail and some shrimps to companion, they are doing good. Jack has a hard personality, he don't like to have other fish in his tank. I love him any way. 😄🤗 Happy Monday, have a wonderful week. 🥰🥰

[@christiankomodo]

I too had an Amano shrimp in with a betta in a tank once. It was the most scared and reclusive shrimp ever but he stayed alive! :)

[@annette3966]

Great recommendations, thank you! I have mystery snails with my bettas and they do well together. Sometimes the bettas will nip at the snails a bit, even the female bettas. I've had otos, too. They work well, but like you said, otos need to be in a big group and a good size tank. I'd like to upgrade my tanks so I can have more options for tank mates.

[@that_panda_s]

I have had a clown plecco with my betta for going on a year, just upgraded to a 40 gal tank. They have had their moments at first when they were in a smaller tank but now with more room they are great together! With having more room I’ve been looking to add more schooling fish to add along with plants

[@markhunter2244]

Happy Monday, really cool buddies for a Betta. Awesome view from the window 🌲🌲🌳

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you!

[@AJproductionsful]

My Betta and silver arowana have been best friends for the last 2 years! Amazing!

[@katphish30]

I have a 10 gallon with a blue female betta and six standard neons, and a 14 gallon cube with a dark blue mustard gas betta and 10 ember tetras. The embers are so stinking cute at feeding time, swarming around the betta and waiting for their crushed flakes to sink.

[@maxt2534]

I actually have a 15g HEAVILY planted tank with a plakat male betta, he is with 8 ember tetras, 6 habrosus corys, and 5 adult elders which have 3 older babies and 7-10 smaller babies living peacefully all together, I’ve even had one baby ember tetra survive but I accidentally killed it when I transferred it to a separate tank for grow out. I also grow up some mystery snails in that tank as I breed and sell those locally

[@minibatman2.016]

I’m not sure if you guys will see this but I have a 40gal breeder that’s planted, has driftwood, rocks, rock hides, stratum plant substrate, black sand, and some live plants that hang off the sides of the tank for aquaponics and some bamboo (I’m also trying to grow some pothos but I only have 2 leaf clippings), It is heated to around 78-80 degrees F, and I want a community tank with multiple different species. I was thinking about having a betta fish (maybe a female or short fin male) as the centerpiece fish and some schooling fish and bottom dwellers in the tank but I’m not sure what I should get and if it’s a good idea. My tank has been cycling for 6 months now and I don’t plan on getting fish until I get more plants to fill out the open space and then wait maybe a month to make sure those plants are thriving and are healthy before getting fish in there. But if anyone has any recommendations for a 40gal community tank with warm water (betta or not, I just want to know some ideas for the tank) I’d like to know. Criticism and advice is appreciated ❤️ Also- I have a spare 3.7gal and 10gal tank in case anything happens (the 3.7gal was used for quarantining live plants to make sure there were no invasive snails attached to them)

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice! Here are some cool options - green kubotai, cory cats, clown pleco, ember tetras, galaxy rasboras or emerald dwarf rasboras?

[@isabellaeggert59]

I have a female half moon betta fish with 5 golden white cloud mountain minnows plus a mystery snail in a 10 gallon tank. She chased for the first day or so but now they love peacefully.

[@kenjiro2676]

I have a 10 gallon work 12 ember tetras(soon to be 20), betta imbellis, and rams horn snails. The tank is lively and awesome. Yes I’m aware than 20 is overstocked, but maintaining my current embers is super easy and low maintenance, the parameters are pristine with ammonia 0, nitrite 0, and nitrate 10(and I have to fertilize with easy grow to keep the plants happy).

[@highbrass7563]

I think thats fine. An overstocked tank can work just fine. Lot more maintainace I fine

[@kenjiro2676]

@@highbrass7563 a lot has changed in the past 7-8 months. I didn't get 20 ember tetras and only had 12 or 14. I only have 2 surviving ember tetras, the rest slowly died out to melanoma. It seems that my stock were all carriers for this type of cancer due to inbreeding. My wild betta also jumped out of the tank around 4 months ago. I forgot to close my lid after feeding my fish. But before all of this, the tank was easy to maintain. Pearl weed took care of the nitrates for me, all I did was gravel vacuum every 2 weeks.

[@maxt2534]

@@kenjiro2676 sorry to hear that

[@kenjiro2676]

@@maxt2534 yeah it is a shame. The 2 survivors are hardy though, they are active and hang out with each other. Of the 14, the last 2 are definitely the hardier and healthy fish(knock on wood).

[@TheSoupDealer]

This is super helpful! I’m hoping to buy a 20gal long planted tank and eventually I want to buy some schooling fish too.

[@omarortega8319]

I have a 125 gallons tank with 2 males Bettas, 3 female Betta, 3 different type of tetra, 1 rainbow tetra, rainbow sharks, bala sharks, albino cory catfish, plecos, kuhuli, albino dojo's, gold fish, also a pair of fitter fish and a pair of tiger barbs they all get along pretty good I'm new in aquarium hobby but I like my fish it's so relaxing

[@cinandrews]

I have a 20 gallon with a mermaid betta, albino cory catfish, mystery snail, and dwarf frogs. All are doing well. I also have a 10 gallon with a male betta, albino cory catfish, and a mystery snail. I love the albino cory cats! They are everywhere in the tank and very active. They great me at the tank hoping for food all the time!💚

[@unifiedvision999]

I have a 20H which is newly planted, mainly for a male betta but also have five GlowLight tetras and two adult mystery snails with probably 30 or 40 babies. There's lots of algae at the moment, because the plants haven't really taken off, but at some point I'm obviously going to have to get rid of a lot of mystery snails! I'm intending to add some shrimp soon, there are plenty of places for them to hide. My betta mostly just stays up at the top of the tank among the floating plants, chillin', except when he sees his reflection and gets all angry LOL

[@audrameyer9558]

I loved this! I have many bettas. Many... lots from KGTropicals. I just recently added Peacock Gudgeons to a 5 female sorority in a 29 gal that has some rasboras, 2 mystery snails and some ghost shrimp. I LOVE the combo! The Bettas and Gudgeons hang together and its cute!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That’s so cool!

[@ML-ks2lj]

Does kg ship fish?

[@audrameyer9558]

@@ML-ks2lj Hello, yes! Might delay some shipments now due to the cold. But best quality Bettas I own 😊

[@ML-ks2lj]

@@audrameyer9558 awesome. I won't be ordering any animals until spring I won't order in the winter or the middle of summer.

[@bbbuns3206]

I've been able to house multiple males together just fine along with neon tetras, rummy nose tetras, mollies, platies, guppies, and a few other types of fish as well and it always worked for me

[@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030]

i currently have a red betta living in a 5 gallon with 3 amano shrimp and a colony of ramshorn snail and he is thriving

[@ryangrove2082]

We have a betta, a powder blue dwarf gourami, 6 albino Cory's, and 8 neon tetra and two golden mystery snails. They get along fine, but we do hand feed all the fish individually. I have read that sometimes the betta will swim with gudgeons

[@theirishman8455]

I have 2 bristle nose plecos and a betta in a 10 gal, they get along fine 👍 Had 1 bristle nose Pleco with a betta in a Fluval 5 gal and the bristle nose harassed the betta 🤷‍♂️

[@cosmoplakat9549]

Cosmo constantly attacked and flaired at the ramshorn snail to the point it was stressing him out too much, I removed the snail. Cos has since crossed the fishy rainbow bridge, and I'm not sure I'm ready for another "wet pet" yet. I'd love love love a guppy/betta combo tho. For now with my new 20L I'm going to stick with guppies, maybe one female dwarf gourami, and maybe a few cory cats...I haven't fully decided on guppy tankmates as there are so many possibilities!

[@MeztliZen]

I’ve had a male betta with tetras on three separate occasions and they all did fine. I also feel like crowntail bettas can be more aggressive than the other varieties.

[@sergeiz.5815]

I have a male halfmoonBetta purple color in a 5 gallon. Snails cool. I have snails in my 10 and 20. Cool info :) thanks 👍😊

[@davidlangston9595]

I've got a planted 14gal with a ghost crowntail betta, a school of 8 golden white cloud minnows, 1 clown pleco, 2 mystery snails, 1 nerite, 5 cherry shrimp, 3 thai micro crabs and hopefully some Malaysian trumpet snails (but I haven't seen them in a while because I fall asleep too early). They all leave each other alone!

[@jordanwilde9226]

Ember Tetras are wonderful, though I warn people that more predatory bettas can eat smaller ones. I had that happen with my smallest Ember Tetras when I introduced them to my 29g wild betta community.

[@adinawatson8544]

I've only tried tank mates with one betta (she was still pretty small like 0.75 inches) in a 10 gallon, 3 endlers, 5 neocaridinia and she was pretty territorial and wouldn't let them eat when I put food in but I think that's because she was really underfed when I first got her

[@sergeiz.5815]

Happy Monday. Raining finally in Bay area CA and no work day.

[@papasmerf6453]

6 Harlequin Rasboras with my male betta and mystery snails. Snails and rasboras went in first. Betta does chase them once in awhile but he never gets close. 😉 Rasboras also bred and 1 actually made it to full size.

[@ticket2space621]

Right now I've got a tank with a Betta, chili rasboras, a huge mystery snail, a gang of pond snails, some Otto's and some corys and everyone's super happy! Also have another tank with a Betta, some corys, ghost shrimp, snails and harlequin rasboras

[@notsoamazingdave]

I've seen a Betta in a tank with Discus and Geophagus. Of course, the tank was larger at 75 gallons but they all seemed fine together.

[@apss5736]

would have to be a big betta

[@shadwgrl]

I have a male betta in a 29 gallon tank with 5 panda cory so far and he’s amazing with them. Looking to add a few more compatible fish and have been watching lots of videos before I make my decision haha.

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Yes i have those as well cheers , and super nice video

[@Pinky_kit184]

Great video and topic covered 🙌💯

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Thank you :-)

[@mannyknoxville247]

Todays the big day I’m setting up a 20 gallon hexagon for my Glowfish Betta and two Tetras. They are in a 10 gallon right now, I’ve had them for about 6 months now, they all get along, my Betta even hangs out with the Tetra’s at times.

[@tarynbell4783]

I have a 5 gallon with a betta and some shrimps and they've been thriving for a year

[@paulkruger491]

Thank you for helpful information.

[@apss5736]

Great video my betta is incompatible with tankmates but I hope to try another Betta community tank soon

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Ya, some are that way too. They like their own space. :-)

[@apss5736]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics i might see if i can have a female in a community if i find the right fish at the moment i have a tank full of nano fish next to him and he likes to watch them he lives with a nerite though.

[@smitashrivastava9703]

I would also recommend cherry barbs for good betta buddies

[@indigocrayon520]

My betta gets along excellent with his ghost and bamboo shrimp roommates. He's also with snails. It's hilarious when he hunts and sneaks up on the baby ramshorn and trumpet snails. He gulps them up them spits them out 😂

[@thinkinsidetheboxsquarecir3303]

Bring back Betta!!! Now, that's something I'll support🤓

[@rythmjunky5292]

I have a female betta in a 15 gallon tank with two nerites, and some small ramshorn.Thinking of either adding a few more female bettas, or some small fish.There are lots of plants and three floating logs, driftwood and some clay overturned pots.The female bettas would come from the same breeder I got this girl from.Yay or nay?I understand they need to be monitored for aggression, and I do have other tanks if they need to be separated...

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

It's probably not something I would do given the size of the tank?

[@rythmjunky5292]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics ok,thanks for responding so quickly!

[@craigquinn8225]

I have neon gobies and hillstream loaches with mine. 20 gallon/100 litres. never a problem

[@karladiaz2044]

I had a 10g and had my Betta with 3 Cory catfishes and an African dwarf frog and they all got along great

[@DRaquascapes]

I have 10 green neons that's are doing well in my 10 gallon..theyve been in there a week in a cycled tank..all parameters are perfect. Very planted,with alot of hiding places... and I just added a betta today. A couple of neons are picking at the betta, followiing and nipping at his sides and tail. Sometimes they ignore him,sometimes they dont. so is it a territorial thing and will calm down after they're used to the betta being there? Or should I be thinking about rehoming the betta? I hope I dont have to.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Not sure how often you feed the fish, but you could try 2-3 smaller meals per day. Sometimes the more frequent feeding reduces the urge to nip at fins.

[@DRaquascapes]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics I'll try that.. thank you

[@FishCapadesProductions]

I have a 29 gallon with a female betta, 10 otocinclus, 8 corys, 5 panda garra and 5 male guppies no issues ❤ I just got a new young male plakat betta in a 10 gallon and am going back and forth on doing shrimp or pygmy corys with him definitely a hard choice hoping he will accept tank mates like my girl. Only one way to find out 😅

[@docautrisim885]

I’m wanting to do a beta in a 10gal. Paired with some chili rasbora and some cherry or blue dream shrimp.

[@fishkeepingfreak]

Love this chanel.. any thoughts on a Fluval Flex 9 gallon fish? Id like to have like a river scene decor so Im wondering which fish I could get that would be true to a river/stream natural setting.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

That would be cool!

[@michaelg7022]

Thanks for the info!!

[@apkn1955]

Rummy nose tetra is my top pick.

[@davelindley8102]

Happy Monday. 5 gallon betta planted tank. 3 neon tetras 3 ember tetras 3 kuhli loaches Breeding native snails. (Other tank snail food) 6 shrimps: 2 cherries 1 blues velvet 1 Ghost 1 chocolate 1 orange Sakura My spouse love betta tank. And Betta loves to be petted. 😊

[@pjp9383]

This sounds like an awesome looking tank in terms of the combo of fish - lots of colour and movement, I'd guess. I particularly love ember tetras. But I have to say that 5g seems way too small ... most of those are schooling fish, and a school is usually defined as at least 5-6, and I know that the bigger the school I have, the more active and relaxed my fish are. Like my school of pygmy cories (16) is far less shy than the group of 5 napoensis cories, and they are much less shy than the 1 panda cory I have left from a previous group. Have heard the same about kuhli loaches too. I also had one ember left and never saw him - wouldn't even come out to eat while I was nearby. But after I moved and got settled, I added 5 more, and he was out and about all the time with them. Ever thought of upgrading to a 20g, and filling out the schools? As much as you love the tank now, I'd guess it would be even more stunning with those larger groups, and the layers of fish at different levels of the tank. 💜💚💙

[@davelindley8102]

@@pjp9383, thank you for your opinion. I’ve had these fish for couple of months. We watch closely as they thrive. Our plants are a little heavy. Yes, there are trial and errors. So far so good. Your opinion is interesting. Thank you. 😊

[@haleemamoin7868]

Dave lindely , my dragonscale Betta ,bubbles actually loves me talking to him too! Never tried petting him tho !

[@apss5736]

@@haleemamoin7868 i sometimes handfeed my betta

[@haleemamoin7868]

@@apss5736 will try! He's friendly enough!

[@jeffreyle1128]

I have a female crowntail betta in a community planted tank, 75 gallons, with guppies, mollies, platies, neon tetras, Dwarf Gourami, gold pearl Gourami, yo yo loaches, cory cats, glow tetras, green tiger barbs, danios, mystery snails, algea eater fish. The betta swims around like a tank boss, she bothers no other fish and they also leave her alone. Im not sure i am doing something right or just pure luck.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Tank size has a lot to do with your success - sounds awesome!

[@LaRosi0114]

My male half moon is in a 20g will a Hillstream Loach, 6 Otos, and a small school of Calico Endlers (lots of places to hide and lots of food). I also have a ton of snails (3 nerites and 2 rabbit snails that'll move into a larger tank once they're a bit bigger). However, Peacock Gudgeons DID NOT WORK. I put 3 juveniles in there a few months back, before the HSLs, Endlers, and some of the snails. It was a disaster. They were chasing my betta and harassing him to the point to where he was hiding and I could tell they were eating his fins. I pulled them out after only a day in the tank or else my poor betta would've been toast. 😢

[@LaRosi0114]

I also wanted to add that I know you've mentioned endlers not being great fish with a betta due to their activity level. Now, my Betta is extremely active at about 2 years old. I tend to have some areas of the tank with a little heavier flow for the Otos and HSLs and some areas with a lot less to no flow for the betta. Let me tell you, my Betta has happily adapted. I've even seen him swimming in the air stone bubbles on purpose, just like the Otos and HSLs do. He has also learned how to propel himself through the heavier current with shorter bursts of energy instead of fighting the current and he's a very happy fish. So if you have a very lazy Betta, maybe stick with less active fish. But if you have a crazy active Betta, I would say give Endlers a try. ❤

[@darcylyon1870]

My beta in a 10 gal has killed a khuli loach and nerite snails. He is by himself now with his plants...

[@ssmit80]

We keep neon blue rasboras, cpds, chili rasboras, and hillstream loaches with a betta.

[@plecopotamus]

Least aggressive betta? Thinking about trying a betta in my 40g with 2 keyholes, pleco, cory and female apisto.

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Females are often less aggressive than males, but their personality is highly variable.

[@plecopotamus]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics so have a back up plan...

[@jackrabbitslim6144]

lol my betta girls are with peacocks. awesome combo.

[@dennisyao1196]

I kept zebra danios, neons and corys with my male betta before. It went well.

[@SlickNick3]

I’ve had success with cpds and cherry shrimp with a betta. I believe the key to the shrimp was already having a stable colony going before adding the betta. I never see him go after any to this day

[@MediTANKtion]

I have guppies in my Betta tank 😍 it’s perfect

[@woodyblakemore8401]

Good stuff.

[@TexasGreenCows]

Nice vid, thanks! How would you guys rate a group of galaxy rasboras in a 20 high with male betta? Right now I have Big Jake (giant plakat) with 9 brilliant rasboras and about 2 handful of mystery snails an a couple of assassins to keep populations down a bit. So was thinking of replacing brilliants with maybe 10 to 15 galaxies..any ideas..thanks!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I didn’t include them because sometimes a betta will make a snack out of them. 😀

[@sonofthesouth3452]

I've done plecos, tetras, rainbow sharks, loaches, mollies, angelfish, crawfish, and more

[@kbalaz]

Do you find it better to have the community set up first then add the Betta, or Betta first then add the other fish?

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Depends on the community, but I usually add the betta later.

[@Brackish_Babe]

I have a giant betta in a 50 gallon with long fin neon tetras and celebes rainbow fish I also have kuhli loaches corydoracatfish Amano shrimp Neocardena and lots of snails I've had no issues

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

Nice combo!

[@Truth911-]

Desperate need for advice- I cycled my tank for about 2 months and tested the entire way through to make sure everything was going right. The tank is fully cycled. I got a beta and he is thriving. Also it is a very young beta and he doesn’t bother the ottos at all. I actually think he likes them. Yesterday I got a group of 12 Ottos as soon as I brought them home one died and later that night another. Today again another. They are swimming all around and look good but they don’t seem to be eating anything I give them. They keep sucking on the glass and plants but not eating the food I put in there for them. I put in algae wafers, algae sheets, today I blanched green beans, zucchini, baby spinach leaves, and Brussel sprouts and I put the zucchini and a few baby spinach leaves and they haven’t even looked at it! I don’t understand! My water is perfect. I am at a loss and not sure what to do to save the remaining 9. I read that they have a bacteria in their stomach and when they are caught sometimes they go over a week without being fed and they need to eat constantly for that bacteria to stay alive. When it dies they will die so a lot of times when you get them that bacteria is already dead so they just keep dying. It’s awful! Any advice would be greatly, GREATLY appreciated!

[@PrimeTimeAquatics]

I have found otos to be on the weaker side and sometimes it takes them a while to acclimate. It's not uncommon to buy a large group of fish and lose a couple of the weaker ones over the first few days. If they exhibit signs on an internal parasite (white stringy poop) you could try treating with Expel P and Paracleanse.

[@Truth911-]

@@PrimeTimeAquatics thanks for the reply