betta and otto?

[gi4get]

would a male betta and an otto get along?

 

[wuvmybetta]

I guess it depends on the betta. I had one (an otto) in my community with a betta....my betta hate,hate,HATED the otto, I don't know why,poor little guy minded his own business and worked all the time,but one day the otto just disappeared

 

[gi4get]

eek....oops! any idea on how to "test" the two?

 

[wuvmybetta]

I guess just go for it....have something/place on hand in case it doesn't work out, but it should be ok ,my oldest betta is just a mad psycho killer ,yours may be very hospitable to his new tank mate

 

[AquaNut]

I have 3 otos in with one of my male bettas in a 5.5 gallon tank. He likes to pretend he's a tough guy sometimes and he flares at them, but they're all okie dokey in there.

 

[freshmike]

Agreed, just going to have to test the water so to speak. Keep a close eye on them and if things get too sticky, yank him out!

 

[gi4get]

i yanked him out all right....i dropped in my otto without my betta noticing. he strolled over, eyed him a split second, and *gulp*....took a big bite. i yanked my otto outta there so fast it made my betta's head spin. as of right now, my otto's not harmed in any way...just a bit frazzled.

 

[wuvmybetta]

Good thing you kept your eyes on them I don't know what it is about them....but bettas refuse to accept things that they just don't understand

 

[akhtar]

woah phew!

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