Bettas In Large Tanks?

[onidrase]

a plakat male would be best IMO on another note have you considered a group of females? theres some very nice ones about these days

I've got an ugly little plakat dragonscale male in my 10 gallon. He's just a greenish blue tint with a tannish colored head. He was nearly dead when I got him, but he's livened up quite a bit. God knows how long he was stuck at the shop, I think his lack of brilliant colors had him at the end of everyone's want list.

Lucky for him I don't like freakily bright looking fish.

His hobbies include picking on the apistos and rubbing his nose against the back of the tank.

He's pretty awesome.

At the OP; I don't think bettas do bad in large tanks, I think they do bad in -deep- tanks. From what I've seen, they're much more active in larger tank sizes. I think an issue about why they're not given larger tank sizes is for one, the small tank is better myth, and the fact that larger tanks usually have larger fish that are nippy and/or aggressive and territorial that can intimidate or kill bettas

 

[Fintastic!]

I'm also new to the betta world having got a poor shredded fella no one wanted from the lfs. I've read here that they don't like fast currents. My tank has a fairly strong current at the top and he's always swimming to the filter and floating off on the current. I wasn't sure how he would work out with his tankmates but so far so good, fingers crossed!

 

[pablothebetta]

Oh are the plakat the short fin?

Yes, they are the short finned ones. The shorter fins would make a smaller target for fin-nipping tetras than long flowing fins.

 

[OldMan47]

I keep my present male veiltail in a 45 gallon, figure about 170 litres, tank. He is thriving in the company of my endler breeding colony that also is the host of a few bristle nose plecos. He is only about 2 years in my tank so he is fairly young compared to the other bettas that have shared that tank with my endlers.