a strange problem I had was with platties.

Bettas are not the smartest fish, and if you look at the platty they have
similar shapes, very similar to the female betta, this used to drive my
betta insane, he would go nuts when they came near.

and siamese flyingfoxes? do you mean siamese algae eaters [Crossocheilus
Siamensis], or flyingfoxes [Epalzeorhynchus kallopterus] (also known as
false SAE)?

or are these the same, and had a rename?
I could be wrong, /me shrugs and hopes he isn't.

"Elaine T" wrote in message
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Rod Bacon wrote:
I would like the opinion of users in this group please. My LFS (being
conservative, and responsible) recommends against putting a male betta
in my connunity tank, because of the potential for fin-shredding
action. This is not based specifically on my tank, or it's inhabitents,
but is a general rule of thumb.

My 200L tank currently has 2 gouramis (can be occasionally "pecky", but
only ever to each other), 8 neons, 1 pl*co, 5 zebra danios, 3 siamese
flying foxes, 3 platys and a swordtail. It's quite heavily planted, and
has lots of hiding places.

I know that fish all have their own personalities, and it's a bit of a
lottery when mixing species, but I feel that my tank is peaceful enough
to accomodate a betta.

What do others here think?

Gouramis and bettas are from the same family and don't always mix well. I
don't think I'd try it because of the gourami. I've also had problems
with tetras nipping bettas' fins, but that's a little less common.

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