Who are suitable tankmates for my betta?
The betta can make for a peaceful community fish. Suitable tankmates are fish, who do not have long flowing fins, whom the male betta might mistake for another male betta and want to pick a sizeable fight with! Likewise, avoid fin-nipping fish, such as barbs (except the cherry barb), who will harass and nip at a betta’s long fins. Bettas are relatively slow swimmers and cannot outrun those fish who want to harass them. Compatibility between the betta and other fish ultimately depends upon the temperament of the fish involved. Most bettas are quite peaceful, though occasionally, you will run across one who will behave very aggressively with other fish or frogs, even killing them. This betta needs to live alone. The following lists potential suitable tankmates for the betta, bearing in mind that their compatibility hinges upon the betta’s and the tankmates’ temperaments: Platy Molly (but not the sailfin type; however mollies need brackish water for optimum health and bettas are freshwate
The betta can make for a peaceful community fish. Suitable tankmates are fish, who do not have long flowing fins, whom the male betta might mistake for another male betta and want to pick a sizeable fight with! Likewise, avoid fin-nipping fish, such as barbs (except the cherry barb), who will harass and nip at a betta’s long fins. Bettas are relatively slow swimmers and cannot outrun those fish who want to harass them. Compatibility between the betta and other fish ultimately depends upon the temperament of the fish involved. Most bettas are quite peaceful, though occasionally, you will run across one who will behave very aggressively with other fish or frogs, even killing them. This betta needs to live alone.
