"cdoty" wrote in message
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Wouldn't it be an especially bad idea to put a Betta in a community
tank?

If not what could go in with them? Could you have two males in a 55
gallon tank?

Algae eaters are ok in the tank, anyone have experience with other fish
that don't cause problems?

You can put as many as you like in any tank, but you will be left with
one ;~) Everything else depends on the particular Betta. The rare one
doesn't do well in a community tank, either being agoraphobic or too
aggressive. Otherwise, they do well to varying degrees, _generally_
ignoring fish unless they are too flashy looking (male Guppies sometimes
fall into this category), or they are relatives (Paradisefish etc).
Avoid fish which can be fin nippers, as Bettas make very tempting
targets. If this occurs, some Bettas will run for cover and become very
unhappy, while others will bristle at the indignity and quickly let
everyone in the tank know that he is a force not to be reckoned with ;~).
In short, the results vary. They are imo, one of the least predictable
fish available to hobbyists.
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