Well I have a small tank... about Legnth: 12 inches; Width: 5 inches; and about Height: 8.5 inches. Its pretty small and I got alot of plants in it too. Looks kind of plain sometimes... 1 female betta in a tank that can fit more fishes... anyone know if there are any fishes that can be put in this tank with a female betta? If not I'll just buy another tank and fill it up with about 9 guppies.
Any Other Fish That Can Mix In A Tank With A Betta?
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guppler
Fish Crazy
That's a pretty girl!
I kept my first female betta with a pair of guppies and an otocinclus in a 10 gallon tank. They did pretty well together, but the female guppy was suddenly thinner one day and I didn't see any fry at that time, so they may have been eaten if Jill was pgregnant. Opal th betta died the day after I bought a few more guppies from a LFS and they wouldn't even refund the guppy that died and probably made opal sick. I haven't done business with them again. Since then I have tried female bettas in my comunity a couple of times. The first time my bettas got sick or injured almost imediately and didn't last long, but Betty stayed in the comunity for a while. She was kind or the boss of the whole comunity. Then I let some female guppies visit and she didn't like the one that had a tail bigger and brighter than her own, so she trimmed it down to size and otherwise terrorized the guppies until I sent them back to their own tank. My cousin had a male betta in her comunity and the other fish tore his fins up. Pet stores have told me that female bettas are comunity fish, but males are not.
Your answers will vary. If the other fish aren't too flashy and don't atract the betta's attention, they might be OK if the betta is not a very agressive individual. If the other fish are agressive or even very curious and active, there could be problems, and of course the other fish need more aeration and filtration than a betta alone. Your small tank sounds like one of mine that is only about 2 to 2.5 gallons. If you go by the 1 gallon per inch of fish rule, you really don't have room for roommates anyway.
I kept my first female betta with a pair of guppies and an otocinclus in a 10 gallon tank. They did pretty well together, but the female guppy was suddenly thinner one day and I didn't see any fry at that time, so they may have been eaten if Jill was pgregnant. Opal th betta died the day after I bought a few more guppies from a LFS and they wouldn't even refund the guppy that died and probably made opal sick. I haven't done business with them again. Since then I have tried female bettas in my comunity a couple of times. The first time my bettas got sick or injured almost imediately and didn't last long, but Betty stayed in the comunity for a while. She was kind or the boss of the whole comunity. Then I let some female guppies visit and she didn't like the one that had a tail bigger and brighter than her own, so she trimmed it down to size and otherwise terrorized the guppies until I sent them back to their own tank. My cousin had a male betta in her comunity and the other fish tore his fins up. Pet stores have told me that female bettas are comunity fish, but males are not.
Your answers will vary. If the other fish aren't too flashy and don't atract the betta's attention, they might be OK if the betta is not a very agressive individual. If the other fish are agressive or even very curious and active, there could be problems, and of course the other fish need more aeration and filtration than a betta alone. Your small tank sounds like one of mine that is only about 2 to 2.5 gallons. If you go by the 1 gallon per inch of fish rule, you really don't have room for roommates anyway.
thelastbetta
Fishaholic
You can't really put anything else in. You could maybe try a snail, or a african dwarf frog.
dwarfgourami
Fish Connoisseur
If you go for a separate guppy tank, remember that guppies, being much more active fish, need at least a 10 gallon tank to move around in; you could fit 9 males in a 20 gallon, but if you want females it will be a tight squeeze.
guppler
Fish Crazy
Some of my happiest mystery snails have lived with bettas. 
Karah's_Mommy
Fishaholic
Keep an eye on the snail if you do add one. Generally they are fine with bettas, but sometimes you'll find a betta that thinks the snail's "danglies" are irresistable, and will harrass that snail to no end. One of my bettas has lost his snail privledges and I moved his snail to a more snail-friendly home.
yeah go for the seperate guppy tank.............the female betta proberly wont get along with the active guppies .
FishEnthusiast
Fish Herder
By my calculations the tank is about 2 US gallons. I would not add anything else, except maybe a snail. Be aware though, that snails are really messy, so frequent water changes are important. Especially if the tank is not filtered.
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