Wild Betta for my tank

[ember04]

Hi all I’ve got a 7.5 gallon 26 litre tank. It is run on a modified canister filter with a baffle for low flow. The tank is black water and is heavily planted. As far as stocking after keep domesticated Betta for a while the wild Betta species are really interesting to me. I also want to keep a small group (6) of brigittae rasbora as well. I was wondering if there are some smaller wild bettas that would be a good fit. I originally looked at betta imbellis but they are in the splenden complex so I think they would be to aggressive. What about betta channoides or betta coccina. I see these are often kept with small nano fish.
Any advice from wild Betta keepers would be great

Thanks
Ember

 

[GaryE]

The little "wine red Betta" coccina group is fantastic, but you really have to be committed to raise your aquaristic game with them. It's a matter of respecting their needs, which is fun.
I no longer keep them, but that group and Parosphromenus are fun.

 

[ember04]

yeah I really like the "red wind betta" group

you really have to be committed to raise your aquaristic game with them

and definatly, I've been keeping fish for a while now, but due to space i can only have nano tanks. So a more challenging species is ok. I dont mind rasing the game to keep these fish happy. im already taking mesures to lower my pH to a more natral range for them

 

[Crispii]

Betta channoides will be alright in a 7.5 gallon tank. I've kept a pair in a 5 gallon tank without any issues. They even bred in a 5 gallon tank.

 

[ember04]

Thank you, thank you
what do you think about houseing them with brigittae rasbora would it work

 

[Crispii]

I never kept them with Boraras, but I think they'll do fine with them. I have kept hendra and rubra with Boraras naevus with no issues.

 

[ember04]

ok thank you for your advice, I really like the sound of these and I think they make fascinating little fish to keep in a Borneo style black water tank, so ill probably go for it if I can find some

thanks again