Hi, I was wondering, will neons get along with a betta and how many I could pt in a ten gallon tank with a betta in there. I am going to be moving away so I can't get them right now but I would like to have another variety of fish in there with him. Preferably something that is brightly colored and moves in schools and is tropical.

Well, ive heard of some people putting other types of fish in with bettas, but they dont always do very well. I guess it depends on the betta. Ive never personally put another fish in with any of my bettas, so its hard to say. My bettas have pretty bad tempers though. They have a few snails in with them, and for awhile, they would even flare at them. You could always divide the tank up, and put a few bettas in there. They would be neat. Im not really positive how many tropicals you could put in a ten gallon with a betta. Sorry im not much more help. Ive never experienced putting a betta in with other fish. One thing ive heard, is the bettas do betta if there are alot of plants in the tank, so they can set their own territory and are less aggressive. Sorry im not much help!!!

If I wanted to have several bettas in there how would I divide it what would I use and where could I get it? if I didn't divide it wouldn't they kill/ seriously hurt each othe? I like the betta idea though.

yeah, they would kill each other without dividers. You can buy the dividers at petsmart or petco, just about any place that sells fish supplies. Ive seen a couple different kinds. You want one that has small holes in it, so the water can flow through each part of the tank. Ive seen mesh like ones lately at alot of places. Ive also seen them in a few tanks, and they look nice, and seem to work great.

Dividing is easy, but for a 10 gallon I'd suggest not putting in more then 3. To divide the tank just buy plastic neddle point canvas from a craft store, report binder spines (the one that come with those clear plastic sheets) from like K-Mart ot Target and Aquarium sealent from your LFS. Seal the report spines to the glass, let cure then slide the plastic canvas between them and you have a great divider. If this sounds confusing just say so, anyone will be glad to go more indepth. Here's my divided 10 if you need a visual aid.

great idea! I read that somewhere a year ago or so, but completly forgot about it! I would do that over buying the store ones. They can be expensive.

Exactly! And the ones you can buy commercialy often have gaps on the sides and bottom where bettas can slip through. People just feel more comfortable knowing they made it and it's secure. It sucks when you're like trying to pull them apart and medicate for missing fins. Good luck on the project, let use know when you've got it done!

LOL, yeah I know.. its horrible. Ive never really used the commercial ones, so I wasnt too sure how well they worked, ive just seen them around, and saw them in a few tanks... i think they used sealant also to keep them on, but your idea is much better.

Haha, I can't take credit for the idea, that would be the D.I.Y. forums in the many fish forums I cruise.

Hi, I think I'll probably make my own dividers and I think I would like to once I am moved get another male and a cambodian female. That would be so cool. I currently have a cambodian male. but I am not going to breed bettas. Not that I don't like them but in order to breed right you need to have time, and tank space tec. which I don't have sigh.

Don't be surprised if you end up with fry anyway. It seems improbable, but it's happened before. I've even read it on this very forum.

OMG! HAHAHA! Oh that's a story for another day...

Torbe - If you don't want them jumping over to eachother be sure to leave 2-3" above water level. Longer finned bettas don't really jump, but those plakats love to.

So can a female betta exist peacefully with a school of neon tetras in a ten gallon? I'm interested to know because I want to try

I'm not to keen on this, but teras are a tad snippy and may nibble on her fins, and vise versa. Also neon tetra disease that can occur in them may also effect the betta. As a plus they would add beautiful colour and an realistic touch to the tank. Everyone has always been against keeping tetras with bettas, but females are slightly different. So in honesty, I have no idea except that you would have to give it a go first.

I currently have a 20 gallon with four female bettas, 6 white clouds and 6 zebra danios. Everyone gets along great, and the white clouds and zebras do not bother the female bettas in the least

Years ago I kept a male betta in a 40 gallon planted tank with a variety of tetras (neons, cardinals, rummy nosed, emperor) and harlequin rasboras. No problems with that tank, but it was large with a lot of plants.

I also have a 10 gallon tank with a group of 7 female bettas. They all get along great, but they were purchased at the same time from a communal tank, so I think that helped. They are a variety of colours and it is a very pretty tank.

Good luck with whatever you choose

Hmm..okay. Well I've already got a couple black neons, so they and their friends will come first. I'll have a little room left over so I was thinking about posibilities...a pair of pygmy gourami, betta, a couple african dwarf frogs, or maybe a small school of danios or white clouds. Any other suggestions on peaceful compatables? I haven't quite made up my mind yet Anyways, the undecided fish will be put in last...so if they don't get along I can bring them back easilly. By the way, are white clouds okay in a heated tank?

Yes, white clouds are quite adaptable to warmer temperatures. I have kept them in both heated and unheated tanks.

Right now I have the cutest little white cloud baby in my goldfish tank. He is only about 1/2 to 3/4" long, and has a very bright neon blue stripe. I had heard that young white clouds look a lot like neons, and now I know they really do

BTW, the well fed, slow swimming goldfish don't seem to even notice the little white cloud darting around them along with their 7 mature white cloud companions.

aww how cute!

It looks beautiful!

Why thank you Black Oranda. Took a along time waiting for the sealant to cure then planning the set up.