Female Bettas good tank mates?

[Danieow]

At my local pet shop they have an aquarium with assorted gouramis and a about 3 tiny female bettas. Is this a good idea? If so I may consider getting some females for my new 20 gallon gourami tank. I'm not sure if this is safe since I haven't heard anything about bettas in communuty tanks before.

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[afireinside]

well, i keep two females in the tank with a gourami. i just turn off the light during the night.

 

[fishwatcher]

I'd be interested to know that too.

 

[sylvia]

Some gouramies do ok with female bettas (not usualy with male bettas) but, if the gouramies you have are like the golden three-spot in your signature, don't get any bettas. He'll likely kill them or they'll fight back and cause some serious damage. Also, the size of the tank plays a role and whether it's heavily planted, plus, bettas should be kept in a group of at least 4 or just one alone in order to avoid aggression between them. Obviously, this only applies to females. Males should always be kept singly.

If you realy want some female bettas, get a 10 gallon and a group of 4-6 females and keep them seperately like that.

 

[Danieow]

Yup the gold in the pic is one of mine. I won't experiment since I wouldn't want to risk injuries, if I get a female betta I'll probably just put her in a 1/2 gallon like my male betta. Thanks for the help.

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