I have mollies(sword tail male and female, dalmatian female and youngsters - probably not large enough for a betta to try to swallow, and some fry that just started coming outta their hiding places a few days ago), guppies(males, females and fry), and two large (adult) pleco's... is a betta male a safe addition to my tank?
My daughter wanted a betta, but she is still too young to burden her with the responsibility of caring for her own betta tank, plus the tank is so darn small that it seems like a freaking torture... pet shops heard that bettas don't need a filtered tank, or an air stone, and they just started selling betta's in 7oz plastic cups!!!
It kinda breaks me hart everytime I hit the store and see the isle where they keep em... whole lines of beautiful betta's in 7oz plastic cups...
My daughter found the one she wanted among them, a beautiful chromatic-like red/blue (depending on lightning conditions) with decent flowing fins, and movement... not drowsy or too sleepy... so it seems in good health...
I was worried about health because all those 7oz cups had no lids nor screens on them and they don't necesarily sell betta's like crazy so they spend a nice amount of time in the same water - as the grime in the bottom of some cups testified.
So... thats one hell of a parenthesis... back to compatibility... I would ask moderators of the forum to compile compatibiltiy suggestions from all the posted threads, as here I am posting my own, based on what fish I already have, and like me, I saw a few others asking about the same based on what fish they have. It would be good to have one official thread stating the obvious points on compatibility and behavior for the common betta fish, and any oddities that are already known to experienced keepers... but not so well known to newbies (like me)...
Thanks in advance for replies on this matter...
My daughter wanted a betta, but she is still too young to burden her with the responsibility of caring for her own betta tank, plus the tank is so darn small that it seems like a freaking torture... pet shops heard that bettas don't need a filtered tank, or an air stone, and they just started selling betta's in 7oz plastic cups!!!
It kinda breaks me hart everytime I hit the store and see the isle where they keep em... whole lines of beautiful betta's in 7oz plastic cups...
My daughter found the one she wanted among them, a beautiful chromatic-like red/blue (depending on lightning conditions) with decent flowing fins, and movement... not drowsy or too sleepy... so it seems in good health...
I was worried about health because all those 7oz cups had no lids nor screens on them and they don't necesarily sell betta's like crazy so they spend a nice amount of time in the same water - as the grime in the bottom of some cups testified.
So... thats one hell of a parenthesis... back to compatibility... I would ask moderators of the forum to compile compatibiltiy suggestions from all the posted threads, as here I am posting my own, based on what fish I already have, and like me, I saw a few others asking about the same based on what fish they have. It would be good to have one official thread stating the obvious points on compatibility and behavior for the common betta fish, and any oddities that are already known to experienced keepers... but not so well known to newbies (like me)...
Thanks in advance for replies on this matter...