Male bettas make fantastic comunty tank mates...

[Vikki81207]

Originally Posted by Jynx

cichlids are bloodthirsty little beasts- I kept some in my turtle tank for color. I much prefer bettas or nice goofy looking community fish like dojo loaches. lol dojo loaches

I have a dojo loach. lol

[MrVampire181]

Halfmoons are pretty peaceful and would be ok with the right tank mates.

[RoseyD]

see... The real task is getting people who can take the time, effort to know fish personalities. It's not about just dropping a whole bunch of fish into a tank together.

Really, it's about research, and more research.

I wish we had good folks who really cared about the animals in stores like these.

When I hear stories of animals being heartlessly dropped and abandoned in tanks with 'vicious' fish - it just makes me wonder if our society is being over run by psychopaths. (it can't be all stupidity.) If they're laughing when you try to save the poor creatures from harm - then you know it's intentional torture.

It makes our world a much sadder place... when stuff like that happens so needlessly.

[rb500]

Originally Posted by RoseyD

see... The real task is getting people who can take the time, effort to know fish personalities. It's not about just dropping a whole bunch of fish into a tank together.

Really, it's about research, and more research.

I wish we had good folks who really cared about the animals in stores like these.

When I hear stories of animals being heartlessly dropped and abandoned in tanks with 'vicious' fish - it just makes me wonder if our society is being over run by psychopaths. (it can't be all stupidity.) If they're laughing when you try to save the poor creatures from harm - then you know it's intentional torture.

It makes our world a much sadder place... when stuff like that happens so needlessly.

unfortunately that is completely true

[MrVampire181]

Originally Posted by RoseyD

see... The real task is getting people who can take the time, effort to know fish personalities. It's not about just dropping a whole bunch of fish into a tank together.

Really, it's about research, and more research.

I wish we had good folks who really cared about the animals in stores like these.

When I hear stories of animals being heartlessly dropped and abandoned in tanks with 'vicious' fish - it just makes me wonder if our society is being over run by psychopaths. (it can't be all stupidity.) If they're laughing when you try to save the poor creatures from harm - then you know it's intentional torture.

It makes our world a much sadder place... when stuff like that happens so needlessly.

It's sad how true that is :(

[Ilovemyshiny]

i like you all... because you have brains :D and Jynx, you were able to keep fish with your turtles..i had the same idea, add some color..and my turtles thought EVERYTHING i put in was a snack. including a huge algae eater. i cant keep anything with those guys.

[sampster5000]

I feel so bad for painted fish :( Animal cruelty is so terrible. In other news, I agree that bettas like to be alone but, only sometimes. Mine will hide in my castle structure for hours but I will walk by sometimes and see him swimming with my rasboras. Then he goes back into his castle and chills. He is obviously the coolest fish in the tank. For sure.