Bettas

[Katt]

I've had Betta fish many times over the years. They definately will fight other betta's but also anything with a "vail tail" like flashy guppies, or vail tail gold fish. Anything that's flashy, they take issue with. Otherwise, they require a warmer than usual tank temperature. Normally, they require 80 degrees' whereas other tropical fish do best at around 76-78 degrees. If they get too cold, they can become stressed and develope "swim bladder" and you'll end up watching them die a slow death. So if you are creating a "community tank", with other species of tropical fish, make sure you don't have anything too large or flashy. Even Angel fish are too fancy to share a tank safely with a betta. Just my humble opinion and experiences.

 

[Toxick]

Actually Bettas will get along fine with other peaceful fish.

Bettas attack any fish with too much color or with flourishy tails. Perhaps they will not attack goldfish, mollies or snails. But fish like anglefish, rainbows and suckermouths are like big moving bullseyes for bettas.


I wouldn't put a betta in with any other fish unless you knew exactly what you were doing.

 

[Elle]

I have 2, one at work and one at home. Clean their tanks maybe once a month and feed them every other day or every 3 days. Both I've had for over 6 months; my last one lived for over 3 years. I guess they like the neglect:shrug:

 

[pixiegirl]

I have 2, one at work and one at home. Clean their tanks maybe once a month and feed them every other day or every 3 days. Both I've had for over 6 months; my last one lived for over 3 years. I guess they like the neglect:shrug:

Sounds like me and plants... Any house plant that I've bought had died within 2 months. The lady we bought our house in Mechanicsville from left me like 6 potted plants. I watered them once every 2-3 weeks and they did great. We moved to Lusby and in the fuss of unpacking I put them all in the Florida room and forgot about them. The Florida room is just now getting attention; it's been the "dumping" grounds. I found them all in a box by the window; every single one still alive. They've been there since October with no water and little sun. Not to mention the Florida room was an addition to the house and has an independant heater that was rarely turned on all winter so it was cold as hell back there. They were in bad shape but all still alive. I cut them back to the root, watered them and put them in the windows.

As for bettas. I had several in my younger days but they never lasted terribly long. I also had a 10 gallon tank with other tropical fish that I had one in for a while. He never bothered the other fish.

 

[camily]

There are cool little frog I got to put in with my Bettas. I can't remember the name. They are little African Dwarf Frog or somthing like that. Very cool addition.

 

[StarCat]

My betta was dead this morning

 

[czygvtwkr]

My betta just built a bubble nest last night.
I think he is horny cause he is very active today.

 

[Nickel]

Perhaps they will not attack goldfish, mollies or snails.

My beta killed my mollies.

 

[MMDad]

Yeah! I've had my betta for two years this month She's a easy keeper

She?

 

[StarCat]

She?

They have females at Petco in Waldorf now

 

[czygvtwkr]

Also at Petco in California

The females aren't nearly as flashy as the males.

 

[BS Gal]

I've had several Bettas over the years. I loved the ones Elaine gave me. They were beautiful. They're all gone now though.

I'm currently just maintaining the fish I have. My enormous Pleco is still up for grabs if anyone has a large enough tank for him (like 50+). He's healthy, super spastic, and scares the ever loving crap out of me.

Is that fresh water or salt?

 

[ocean733]

Still no takers on my Pleco?

I'll take him, but I have no tank and have no intentions of buying one

 

[virgovictoria]

I feel like I am a foreigner reading this friggin thread! <a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNskw006" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/16/16_5_2.gif" alt="Fish" border="0"></a> I know nothing of fish....








Well, maybe a little....<a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNskw006" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/26/26_8_14.gif" alt="Fish And Chips" border="0"></a>

 

[ocean733]

One time we heated up the County Govt. building to get rid of the humidity and killed everybody's fish and melted their candles. I had nothing to do with that.

That's your story and you're sticking to it, right?

 

[BS Gal]

I feel like I am a foreigner reading this friggin thread! <a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNskw006" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/16/16_5_2.gif" alt="Fish" border="0"></a> I know nothing of fish....








Well, maybe a little....<a href="http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZNskw006" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/26/26_8_14.gif" alt="Fish And Chips" border="0"></a>

Get a saltwater aquarium. We have two. How much fun is that???? I don't have anything to do with them and if hubby were to die tomorrow, I'd give them to the first taker. They are pretty, though. And stuff keeps growing out of the live rocks. First nothing, then you have stuff you wouldn't believe growing in your living room.

 

[virgovictoria]

Get a saltwater aquarium. We have two. How much fun is that???? I don't have anything to do with them and if hubby were to die tomorrow, I'd give them to the first taker. They are pretty, though. And stuff keeps growing out of the live rocks. First nothing, then you have stuff you wouldn't believe growing in your living room.

With my loved ones, I already have a considerable problem with that!

 

[camily]

Get a saltwater aquarium. We have two. How much fun is that???? I don't have anything to do with them and if hubby were to die tomorrow, I'd give them to the first taker. They are pretty, though. And stuff keeps growing out of the live rocks. First nothing, then you have stuff you wouldn't believe growing in your living room.

If he dies, I'll take them.

 

[forever jewel]

She?

Yeah, I got a female beta from Walmart...the males they had in stock looked sickly. My fish was the healthiest of them all.

 

[Bronwyn]

That's what I was told too, but it didn't stop my betta from systematically murdering the other fish in the tank over a period of a few weeks.

I noticed that my Betta was aggressive to other males and colorful fish, regardless of their breed. I could put in some plain female guppies and the Betta would leave them alone.