Endler's With Male Betta?

[seizethecupcake]

Long story short: LFS has Endler's, which I've never even seen in person. They're adorable, the cutest little things I've ever seen in my life. I've got a male betta in a 10g (U.S.), along with a tiny nerite snail. I never considered tank mates for him, but the Endler's make me wonder. So, bad idea? Worst idea ever?

 

[Crossfire]

Long story short: LFS has Endler's, which I've never even seen in person. They're adorable, the cutest little things I've ever seen in my life. I've got a male betta in a 10g (U.S.), along with a tiny nerite snail. I never considered tank mates for him, but the Endler's make me wonder. So, bad idea? Worst idea ever?

Male Endlers are acutally some of the few fish that are compatible with bettas. Since the betta is the only fish in there, you could squeeze in 5-6 endlers as long as you keep up with water changes

 

[seizethecupcake]

Long story short: LFS has Endler's, which I've never even seen in person. They're adorable, the cutest little things I've ever seen in my life. I've got a male betta in a 10g (U.S.), along with a tiny nerite snail. I never considered tank mates for him, but the Endler's make me wonder. So, bad idea? Worst idea ever?

Male Endlers are acutally some of the few fish that are compatible with bettas. Since the betta is the only fish in there, you could squeeze in 5-6 endlers as long as you keep up with water changes

Yay!!! Thanks!

 

[Fishy friend2]

i keep some endlers with my betta, so i think it should be fine to have some with yours

 

[Juggler75]

Make sure you get males though, since endlers don't tend to eat their young and bettas can't be relied on for population control(well mine anyway - he was having a tug of war over a flake with a fry a couple of days old lol), you soon end up with quite a few more.

 

[seizethecupcake]

Thankfully, the LFS only had males, so I won't have to worry about being overrun with fry!

 

[Fishy friend2]

Thankfully, the LFS only had males, so I won't have to worry about being overrun with fry!

lol, when i first got endlers, i decided to get females at first, so i got my 1st one and she had babies, so its a good thing that your's just had males.

 

[seizethecupcake]

I know it sounds rather silly, but I'm SO excited to get Endler's. In the last two years, I've thought about buying them online at least a dozen times, but I always talked myself out of it. Clearly, this is a sign, lol. Those were brought into the LFS specially for me.

 

[Fishy friend2]

awesome , i was so excited too when i got my endlers! BTW they are awesome fish, they are my second favorite fish ever

 

[sausagewinkle]

Remember to post pics of your betta and his new friends

 

[seizethecupcake]

I would love to post a photo, but my HM male promptly disappeared into an ornament the moment I added the first Endler. He is the strangest, most timid fish I've come across in my entire life! I believe he's afraid of his own shadow. I've had issues with his anxiety recently, and I had considered returning him to his original, smaller tank. I thought a few tank mates might inspire him to roam about, rather than lurking in an ornament and refusing to come out. As far as potential tank mates, Endler's certainly aren't intimidating. I'll leave him be for now, but if he seems to be in poor spirits, I'll have to rearrange tanks to find a more suitable housing situation for everyone.

These are my new little guys, though:

 

[Fishy friend2]

They are beautiful!

 

[Man of fish]

Nice. I like endlers but can't get any here.

 

[Fishy friend2]

Nice. I like endlers but can't get any here.

aw. that sucks. why cant you get them? do they just not have them at your LFS

 

[seizethecupcake]

They are beautiful!

Thank you! I adore them, they're so charming. They're bolder now, so they've mostly abandoned their little shoal. Cute, yes, but it makes them far more difficult to photograph! My HM boy is still hidden away, sadly.