Bettas and guppies?

[Tuck]

Can you keep bettas and male guppies together? Or will the betta get territorial because of the guppies colourful fins?

 

[cgthebeast]

It's a big no, betas will attack anything with colorful fins probably

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

It's a big no, betas will attack anything with colorful fins probably

Agree. Bettas will rip their tails apart

 

[Tuck]

Agree. Bettas will rip their tails apart

Ok. What could I keep with a betta in a 15?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Some small tetras or danios would work

 

[cgthebeast]

Ok. What could I keep with a betta in a 15?

Matters in betas personality, I would do khuil loaches and a nerite snail

 

[Tuck]

Some small tetras or danios would work

Would a school of 5-6 tetras and a betta be ok? Also is there any tetra that I should avoid? And could I add a bottom feeder?

 

[Tuck]

Matters in betas personality, I would do khuil loaches and a nerite snail

Well the thing is I'm looking at getting a small amount of RCS but I've seen at my lfs they have a betta in with there shrimp and they seem ok.

 

[aquandrew]

Would a school of 5-6 tetras and a betta be ok? Also is there any tetra that I should avoid? And could I add a bottom feeder?

avoid any of the skirt tetras, they will tear the betta apart

 

[brennae]

My bettas eat shrimp

 

[cgthebeast]

Would a school of 5-6 tetras and a betta be ok? Also is there any tetra that I should avoid? And could I add a bottom feeder?

Stay small like neons and flames nothing looking like the beta

 

[Tuck]

Stay small like neons and flames nothing looking like the beta

Ok thanks, would adding a female betta help to keep him happy and maybe make him more relaxed and less likely to want to eat everything?

 

[Mumma.of.two]

No. Multiple Bettas should never be kept together with the exception of female betta sororities.

 

[cgthebeast]

Ok thanks, would adding a female betta help to keep him happy and maybe make him more relaxed and less likely to want to eat everything?

He will try to attack we too haha there mean little fish

 

[Tuck]

Ok that's fine but back to my bottom feeder? What would he tolerate? And would go with shrimp?

 

[Osomini]

I have 1 Panda and 3 Julli Corys with my king betta, they live peacefully. In fact they all rest on the gravel together. Like a little dog pile ha.

 

[cgthebeast]

Ok that's fine but back to my bottom feeder? What would he tolerate? And would go with shrimp?

Hmm, most loaches eat shrimp but I think some black khuil loaches would work, there awesome little creatures

 

[Tuck]

Hmm, most loaches eat shrimp but I think some black khuil loaches would work, there awesome little creatures

I've done a small bit of research after your suggestion and I keep reading that I need a sandy substrate but i have gravel, would this be a problem?

 

[aquandrew]

I've done a small bit of research after your suggestion and I keep reading that I need a sandy substrate but i have gravel, would this be a problem?

if the gravel is sharp then it will be a problem. if not it wont matter and they will bury themselves in the gravel

 

[Tuck]

Also it keeps saying that they should be kept in groups of 5 or more and I don't think I could accommodate that many in a 15G