Betta and Goldie Compatibility

[happyhillbilly]

Hello, I was wondering if a Male Betta would be compatible with goldfish. I have a 5 gal with 4 goldies and 2 ghost shrimp.

 

[Hara]

sounds to me like your five gallon is full already.

 

[TankGirl]

I agree. The betta and the ghost shrimp would be fine in the 5gal, but the goldies are going to need a 40gal eventually.

 

[grimlock3000]

Yep, first work on a bigger tank before worrying about more fish! A 5g tank is too small for any number of Goldfish.

 

[krap101]

id suggest a like 200 gallon pond and you can get some koi/more goldfish

 

[Menagerie]

Aside from the fullness factor, the goldies and betta have different water needs.

 

[happyhillbilly]

Well now I don't have a male betta to put anywhere. He died a few minutes after I posted that question. I put him in a 2 gal bowl with dechlorinated water and gravel from a old tank (Had 2 goldies in it) he was swimming around and he looked like he had a seisure. I wated a little, tapped on the glass, and then flushed him. I feel so bad for him, was my favorite. On the bright side I might get a job at the fish store!

 

[newaridiar]

What was the temperature of the new water? I once almost boiled one of my bettas to death when I noticed him acting funny I realized the water (out of the tap) was too hot and was killing him.

Anyway, my cousins put a betta in with goldfish, I went over to visit them and saw it on the bottom of the tank, I thought it was a salamander or something. All of it's fins were chewed off and it was sitting on the bottom, I have no idea how it was getting any food.

 

[Blackpearl]

Did you slowly acclimate the betta to the bowl's water temperature? You might have shocked him. Try floating the bag (with betta / or any new fish you're going to have) in your bowl / tank for 30 minutes, then slowly pour some water from your tank to the bag, wait a while, making sure the new fish is comfortable, and add more water, and so on. Usually I try to use as little water from LFS.

I'm sorry for your loss.