Adding Betta Fish with Corys and White Mountain Cloud Minnows.

On Jun 19, 2:11?pm, Steven Schneider
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Hi,

I'm just wondering about the wisdom of something I'm planning on
doing. Now recently I acquired a Betta from my sister and her
family who had in turn acquired it from a friend of theirs.
Apparently, my sister's family was finding it to be more
maintenance than they wished to deal with.

About a year, or more, prior to this, we had lost our own Betta that
we had had for over a year. Unfortunately, it died from stress
related causes, but that's another story.

Anyhow, I have a 20 Gal aquarium that is populated by three albino
Cory Cats, and five White Mountain Cloud Minnows. What I'm planning
to do, at some point in the not to distant future, is transfer the
Betta to the aquarium. Now, I know that a lot has to do with the
temperaments of the individual fish, but in general is this not a
very wise idea?

I understand that the aquarium is probably near capacity as it is,
and that with the addition of the Betta I'll have to do more
frequent water changes. Bearing that in mind I'm currently more
worried about compatibility. From what I understand, Betta's are
_generally_ docile with other species of fish, and that Corys and
White Mountain Clouds are quite docile themselves.

Any insight/thoughts on this matter would be appreciated. Many
thanks to all group members who have helped in the past who might
still be current.

Hi Steven.
Pay no attention to *A. Pail. Ing*...he's a moron and you can
obviously see why to ignore him.
As for your Betta, it will depend on his individual personality.
Each is different. Some are perfectly fine with tank mates and some
aren't.
I would go ahead and try it out. but do watch for the White clouds to
be nippy. If they are, remove the Betta.
I'm curious as to what temp this tank is. You have warm water and cool
water fish together, so you should have it at a happy medium for
both. *76f is the lowest I'd ever keep a Betta at, and I wouldn't
recommend keeping one under it.
Bettas actually prefer it on the warmer side. 78-80*f is optimal for
the Betta, but you do have the clouds to think of.
When first adding the male he may huff and puff and little and then
become bored with his new tank mates.
Some take a few days to used to the idea of sharing a tank, while
others have to work on learning to swim with those long fins!
Just remember to have a back up plan ready in case it doesn't work
out.