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Essayons89 · 12-17-2003, 04:40 PM

I have heard from alot of people about bettas attacking fancy guppies. I'm thinking that it may have something to do with the bettas seeing the guppy's tail and mistaking it for another betta.

As far as placing a betta in a community tank I agree with everyone else that it not only depends on the betta's temperment but on the choice of tankmates as well. I have kept my bettas in small community tanks with cories, plecs, cherry barbs, and harlequin rasboras.

I even had a pair of Apistogramma cacatuoides temporarily in with a betta but had to move them because the of the bettas constant chasing of them.

Bryan

Sati · 12-17-2003, 04:44 PM

The betta didn't actually attack the guppies that I saw. The guppies started it every time. For all I know it was another guppy that killed the one because they started bothering each other after I've had them for a few years. Weirdest thing..

grimlock3000 · 12-17-2003, 05:19 PM

My Betta will not even chase or eat tasty looking Guppy fry swimming around in my tank. He just keeps to himself mostly and sometimes swims around with the other fish. This is the exact opposite of what I wanted, I bought the Betta to eat all the fry

William · 12-17-2003, 06:43 PM

I keep a female betta in my community tank, other than getting a little grumpy at a particular molly who always takes her food, she is quite content in her home with mollies/bala/snails/ect/ect

My male Betta, however, had a profound racist reaction to anything Bala.

So My male lives with a shoal [5] Albino Cories, and a few Zebra Danio

douggiestyle · 12-17-2003, 10:39 PM

oh, so betas seemed to picked on. i thought it would be the other way around.

12-17-2003, 04:44 PM	#12
Sati Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,184 Images: 3	The betta didn't actually attack the guppies that I saw. The guppies started it every time. For all I know it was another guppy that killed the one because they started bothering each other after I've had them for a few years. Weirdest thing.. __________________ Holly ~ I love the fishes cause they're so delicious.

12-17-2003, 05:19 PM	#13
grimlock3000 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: maine Posts: 1,971 Images: 1	My Betta will not even chase or eat tasty looking Guppy fry swimming around in my tank. He just keeps to himself mostly and sometimes swims around with the other fish. This is the exact opposite of what I wanted, I bought the Betta to eat all the fry __________________ 26 freshwater 2x Sunburst Platys (2M, 2F) // 3x Neon Tetras (?) // 2x Cherry Barbs (1M, 1F) // 2x YoYo Loaches (?) // 1x Bushy Nose Pleco (M) // 1x Clown Pleco (?) // 15H marine -30# Live Rock -Mixed Snails (Nassarius // Cerith // Astrea // Black Turbo // Mexican Turbo) -8x Blue Leg Hermit Crabs // 1x Banded Serpent Star // 1x Cleaner Shrimp -1x Royal Gramma // 1x Percula Clownfish -2x Mushroom Leather // Metallic Green Star Polyps // Pulsing Xenia // Striped Xenia // Blue Mushroom -Remora + Maxi-Jet 1200 // 2x Maxi-Jet 600 // Maxi-Jet 400 // Visi-Therm Deluxe 50 // Current USA Orbit 2x 40w [acronym:f2db8017b4="Power compact fluorescent"]PC[/acronym:f2db8017b4]

12-17-2003, 06:43 PM	#14
William Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida, USA Posts: 2,553 Images: 5	I keep a female betta in my community tank, other than getting a little grumpy at a particular molly who always takes her food, she is quite content in her home with mollies/bala/snails/ect/ect My male Betta, however, had a profound racist reaction to anything Bala. So My male lives with a shoal [5] Albino Cories, and a few Zebra Danio __________________ 30gal; Bala Shark, Pl*co

12-17-2003, 10:39 PM	#15
douggiestyle Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: PA Posts: 354 Images: 8	oh, so betas seemed to picked on. i thought it would be the other way around. __________________ Want stats on tank? check my profile. Peppermint Shrimp: Crush two tbs minced mint leaves (no stems) with the juice of two limes, two tbs of sugar and a shot of light rum. Marinade eight cleaned jumbo shrimp for two hours in fridge or overnight (overnight is best). Skewer and salt shrimp. Broil or grill over medium high heat until shrimp become opaque (apx. two and a half min per side). Serve with black beans cooked with garlic, green onions, bacon and topped with a slice of lime.

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12-17-2003, 04:40 PM	#11
Essayons89 Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 182	I have heard from alot of people about bettas attacking fancy guppies. I'm thinking that it may have something to do with the bettas seeing the guppy's tail and mistaking it for another betta. As far as placing a betta in a community tank I agree with everyone else that it not only depends on the betta's temperment but on the choice of tankmates as well. I have kept my bettas in small community tanks with cories, plecs, cherry barbs, and harlequin rasboras. I even had a pair of Apistogramma cacatuoides temporarily in with a betta but had to move them because the of the bettas constant chasing of them. Bryan

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