Heater?

[masta_2009]

Do you need a heater in with your betta?

I currently have my betta in a 10 g tank with a filter and 25w heater. The temp is set to 26 degrees celcius.


I had him in my 10 g community tank with 3 platies which he started to attack.
What (if any) samll fish could i put in his new tank with him?

I was going to try 6 neons (if they got nippy i could put them in with the platies)
failing that i was thinking about a few white mountain minnows.

 

[Amerce]

Do you need a heater in with your betta?

I currently have my betta in a 10 g tank with a filter and 25w heater. The temp is set to 26 degrees celcius.


I had him in my 10 g community tank with 3 platies which he started to attack.
What (if any) samll fish could i put in his new tank with him?

I was going to try 6 neons (if they got nippy i could put them in with the platies)
failing that i was thinking about a few white mountain minnows.

I have some endler females in with my male betta (but he is easy going) and also some corys, the girls tank has endlers and frogs.

 

[Durbkat]

Where did you put the platys? You could put 4 to 5 corys and thats it or maybe 1 or 2 african dwarf frogs.

 

[masta_2009]

I bought another 10 g tank for the platies lol

so now i have the platies in there (with 3 m guppies)


The betta is on his own in a 10 g but was thinking of adding some neons and maybe an otto

 

[catxx]

to be honest, i wouldn't add anything with him
if he's been attacking one type of fish he could easily attack others, that just may be his temperament!

i have one like that that was trying to attack my corys, he's since been moved to his own 4 gallon tank and my other more peaceful betta lives with the corys.

 

[masta_2009]

Can you keep Bettas without a heater?

 

[Durbkat]

Yeah. It all depends on how warm your house is. For example if the thermostat at your house is set at 65 or 70 you would need a heater but if it was set at 76 or higher you wouldn't need a heater.