Betta Tankmates

[the_evil_duboisi]

Hi guys,

Right now I have a 30 gallon breeder tank "lying around"(If you can call a water-filled, operating tank with plants and some lefover fishes empty

As my dad says "No more FISH" after I spent another $70 on tropheus, I think the betta is as far as I can get.

I want the plant heavily planted. I like lucky bamboo, vallis, water wisteria and hornwort and plan on aquascaping with them(I set up a thread on a different site about plants for the tank)

As I am evil and not above breaking rules, I plan to get a decent-looking, more-costly than-usual betta. But I also love black ruby barbs. Do you think they will get along well? A betta and a pair of black ruby barbs? There will be lots of plants and hiding places, and the male usually chases the female around all day.

So in all, in short: Can a betta live with a pair of black ruby barbs in a heavily planted 30 gallon tank?

 

[lilfishie]

i have no idea about black ruby barbs, but IME most barbs are nippy and will nip the bettas fins, bettas do better on there own sometimes do good with bottom feeders like plecos and cories but try to avoid colourful fish or fin nippers

or you could have a group of females with a group of cories or something

 

[Viettxboii]

agreed with lilfishie,
you could try loaches(not clowns), white cloud mountain minnows(may be nippy)
but for hte barbs nope,
and schools of cories may look nicer as well
Otos would be a good choice as your planning to have a heavily planted tank

 

[the_evil_duboisi]

Thanks guys. Will post again if I need help

 

[Bert]

One of my CTs has 9 pandas with him and he doesn't mind them at all . I dunno how barbs would be but, I've always heard they were nippy.

 

[h@g]

I think you have pandas with betta in suitable tank if you can. Cos betta don't mind pandas live with him. Thanks for reading!