Guest Lae215 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Alright guys , how do you think a betta would do in a 45g tank that is very well planted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Devs Posted October 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2005 What kind of fish would be in this tank with him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lae215 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 ummm Diffrent types of goldfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member littleone78 Posted October 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2005 I know know about that.... bettas and goldies really shouldn't be together. They need different water temps, eat different foods. Plus, bettas are pretty aggressive fish, they might hurt your goldies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member silver8328 Posted October 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2005 The goldies can also hurt the betta, once they get big enough they could eat him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Devs Posted October 23, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted October 23, 2005 I have done this myself.It certainly works for a while,but then you have to seperate them. SOme people keep their Goldie tanks pretty warm,so that may not be the problem. The problems occur when you have small Goldfish,Betta's may nip at their fins.If you have large Goldies,then the Goldies may harass your Betta.Then there's the subject of food.My poor Betta never got much food while sharing the Goldie tank.I don't know how an 8 inch Goldie can even see Betta Bites,but she did! I went the route of feeding on both sidfes of the tank for each type of fish,but it just doesn't work.Goldfish are pigs,plain and simple-if they smell food,they're on it. The next factor is Filtration. If you have the correct size on your tanks for Goldies,then it is way too much for Betta's. Even with planted tanks,there's just too much current going around,and Betta's just aren't into current much.Not like that anyway. Going thru these things I've mentioned also put stress on my Betta-which can cause illness and is not a good thing.I'll leave it at that as to why you shouldn't put Betta's with Goldies. This of course,is JMO..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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