Betta Mixins'?

[rararuku]

Can a male (or a female for that matter) mix with any other labrynth fish. Also, can they mix with long finned fish like guppies? Please and thank-you!

 

[wilsonnw8]

wouldnt mix with guppies or tetra's their fins will be nipped and ripped. Personaly I think they are best kept on their own. all females together or one male in his own little territory

 

[Talius]

I keep my betta in with a few female guppies. He was even in with a few young males at one point but he is quite the gentle betta. So it is possible to keep bettas with guppies but it really depends on the personnalities of all your fish.

 

[LauraFrog]

Bettas with gouramis, and even more so, paradise fish, are not a good combination. They are too similar, so you'll get males of one species harassing females of another, you'll get fighting, attacks, etc. So with other labyrinths - I would suggest no.

Females can mix in a community with fish like tetras and guppies but you need to be very, very careful and watch them closely. I think the best way to say it is that some females are bitches. They have similar temperaments to the males, beat up the other females, other fish in the tank, etc. Some of them need to be kept alone.

Males are not community fish due to the long fins which will be nipped by anything that is drawn by this like tetras. They can be kept with female guppies provided their colours are dull and their tails small. Male guppies are a no no because they may mistake the guppy for another betta and if a betta fights a guppy, the guppy will always lose.

Tankmates for females - anything suitably sized that is not nippy and that is capable of looking after itself ie a large platy or molly, female guppies, or robust tetras. Tankmates for males need to be chosen very carefully and should generally be either quiet, inactive fish that will not bother the betta, or bottom dwellers - note that some males still will not tolerate tank mates, even if they never interact with him.

 

[little_mermaid]

I think the best way to say it is that some females are bitches.

LOL geez it drives me crazy how bitchy they can get with one another...though sometimes they can be sweet (like I came home late the other night and two were sleeping next to each other)...so it evens it all out...but there are some gals that are downright mean (which I am going to be taking one back 'cause she is a terrorizer ).