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Elaine,
Bettas are sociable to a point.
Within the Betta society, there is a hierarchy. If this didn't happen,
then they wouldn't be sociable.
Just not the same type of sociable that comes to mind.

I pity your bettas at room temperature. Bettas will indeed stay alive,
but they live a cold, sad existance.

Mine don't, and they're at room temperature. 72-8; it fluctuates
but is usually closer to 74 most of the time.

I don't expect to breed them at this temperature but IME it's
not harmful for them.

http://images.aquaria.net/fish/betta.../brown/rs79/1/

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Just so you don't get all snippy when I correct you, I've been a Betta
keeper for 27 years now, and bred them for 19yrs, so I do know what I'm

What colors are you working with? Got any butterflys or yellows?

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all the bettas i had have never eaten any live food nor have they attacked
or killed any of my other fish... Im saying that bettas dont need a heater
unless your house is freezing.... I have kept all my bettas without heat and
they never ate a single one of my fish... I havent been into fish for 27
years, so i dont know that much about breeding them and keeping them that
long but i know that a betta will not just eat a neon unless you are just
feeding it absolutely nothing... And in my house its 72F and if you got your
room temps about right you wont need a heater... Also any fish will eat
neons if they are small enough to fit into its mouth......

"Tynk" wrote in message
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mike wrote:
no the bettas wont eat the neons.... Bettas dont eat neons... They
dont even
bother with them... And you dont need heat unless your house is like
freezing, the tank will be good at room temp.... I had them and they
stayed
alive fine without heat, and also the betta didnt eat the guppies or
the
neons... Bettas dont eat live food, They might kill something if it
bothers
them... A neon or guppy will not bother the betta....I even had
bloodfin
tetras in with the betta, nothing happened... The betta wont fight
another
fish unless it picks at the betta or if it is another betta...

check out my webpage, i got pictures of the neons in with my betta,
in a ten
gallon tank somewhere on there...
MY FISH PAGE
http://www.mikesfishsite.com

Wow! You are so off here.
Just so you don't get all snippy when I correct you, I've been a Betta
keeper for 27 years now, and bred them for 19yrs, so I do know what I'm
talking about.

1- Bettas *will* eat Neons if they are small enough to fit into their
mouths.
Some Bettas will simply gut the larger ones and eat at their leisure.
Some Bettas will be peachy with Neons.
The key is that they (Bettas) each have their own individual
personality. That means no 2 are the same, and there is no concrete
rules when it comes to Bettas.
2- They don't need heat??? What's the matter with you?
Bettas should be kept at 78-80*f. That's warmer than most tropical fish
like it. Their native country is very warm and humid at all times. Of
course they need heat!!
3- Bettas don't eat live foods??? Do you know anything about Bettas as
all?
Sorry, I had to ask that one.
Live food, Mosquito larva mainly is their natural food. Small bugs and
small fish (fry) are another favorite food of Bettas.
If you still have Bettas I would advise you to actually research them.
Then you can give your fish the proper care they deserve.
Please do not give out such false information.

Richard Sexton wrote:
I pity your bettas at room temperature. Bettas will indeed stay alive,
but they live a cold, sad existance.

Mine don't, and they're at room temperature. 72-8; it fluctuates
but is usually closer to 74 most of the time.

I don't expect to breed them at this temperature but IME it's
not harmful for them.

http://images.aquaria.net/fish/betta.../brown/rs79/1/

Ah. Wintertime room temperature in my house is 65-68 degrees. It's
built on a concrete slab and I'm too cheap to heat it up over 70. An
unheated betta bowl in my house would definately be too cold.

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mike wrote:
i always put the feeder guppies in with them never the fancy ones... Just
plain grey guppies...

Makes sense, but aren't you afraid of the diseases feeders carry? I
wonder how Endler's would do with bettas. *ponder*

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On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 22:11:17 +0000, sb wrote:

Hi all,

Sorry if this is not the correct forum for posting.

I currently have a male betta in a tank on his own. Can anyone suggest
fish he *might* like as I'm worried he might get lonely or bored. I know
they are quite sociable and that 2 bettas together tend to fight so
obviously wasnt thinking about another betta.

Any suggestions appreciated.

Thanks!

It's hard to say, bettas are funny, one will tolerate company, another
won't. So be prepared to move the new tenant out if trouble starts. Some
people have success with cory cats...

Tynk wrote:
Elaine,
Bettas are sociable to a point.
Within the Betta society, there is a hierarchy. If this didn't happen,
then they wouldn't be sociable.
Just not the same type of sociable that comes to mind.

Ah. You mean sort of like cichlid sociable? Can they set up colonies
in large enough tanks? I know females will live together with a
cichlid-like heirarchy but what happens with the males?

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