cdoty wrote:

Wouldn't it be an especially bad idea to put a Betta in a community
tank? If not what could go in with them?

With bettas, the answer will often vary with each individual fish. I
kept a male betta in a 20-gallon community tank for quite awhile with
no problems at all. His tankmates included Peacock Gudgeons, Red-Eyed
Tetras, Leopard Danios, Otocinclus Cats, and other non-aggressive types.

Could you have two males in a 55 gallon tank?

Very probably not. While in theory that *might* be enough room for two
males to stake out their own space, in practice once they found one
another, someone would probably end up dead.


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