Path: utzoo!hoptoad!amdcad!pyramid!csg From: csg@pyramid.pyramid.com (Carl S. Gutekunst) Newsgroups: alt.aquaria Subject: Re: Bettas and other fish? Keywords: Bettas Siamese fighting fish Message-ID: <14214@pyramid.pyramid.com> Date: 2 Feb 88 07:44:37 GMT References: <986@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU> Reply-To: csg@pyramid.UUCP (Carl S. Gutekunst) Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA Lines: 19 In article <986@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU> ss60w@sdcc7.ucsd.EDU (ss60w) writes: >...is it possible to have Bettas together in a tank with other freshwater >tropical fish? A qualified "yes." Most people I know who have kept one male betta in their community tank have been happy with it, and my books all say that they work out just fine. Others I know have reported disaster; in particular bettas seem to attack mollies consistently. On the other hand, the community tank may be harmful to the betta. They like water much warmer than most other popular fish; cold water makes them sluggish and less able to defend themselves. And their elaborate finnage and coloration makes them a target for other carnivores, particularly angelfish; they tend to get their fins shreaded, which invites desease. I've been keeping a small albino catfish with my betta, a relationship that worked out well after the initial pecking order was established (literally).