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[LordVolker]

I've kept bettas alive for a few years in a 10 gal tank. I did have floating wisteria ein mass so it halted the current for him. he kept to himself for the last half of his life due to old age by staying in the top back right corner just resting in the plant. he didn't mind the pearl groumies and weather loaches.

yes I know that may have been a little crowded but that was when I was like 10, but they were all happy and healthy, kept everything top notch.

[Somak]

Keeping bettas in a large tank is not good and they do not like current. In there native habitat(Thailand) they are found in small pools or lakes, paddy field were the water is stagnant.

Also keeping bettas with tank mates can actually create problems for them because their long fines tend to be nipped. If you really want to keep them with tank mate then very docile fish like are best.
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[nikelodeon79]

[BarebackDreamer]

Depending on the tankmates, my bettas have done well in communities. I have a very vicious PK female that attacks everything in sight, but she hangs out in my 20g long thinking she's one of the cories. She drifts along with them, eats with them, hides with them, everything.

[Somak]

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Not entirely true: http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?showtopic=17970[/quote]
Well I did not mean that bettas should be kept in small cramped tank or bowls. I just wanted to state that betta do not like current hence they should be kept in an that were water current is less.
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[pluto1248]

I have two Bettas, I had both of them in a divided 10G tank. One of them was fine with the bit of current(I have the flow interrupted/slowed) but the other wasn't happy at all and just sat still at the top.

I've since taken the Crown tail that wasn't happy, and put him in his own 2.5 with heater etc. And the other Veil tail betta is still in the 10G with 2 panda corydoras. I plan to add 3 more of them, as soon as they're in at my LFS.

The veil tail just goes down to the bottom now and follows the two little cories picking up any specs that they push up as they dig around.

The only problem I've been having is that he eats all of THEIR food
Any tips on how to get around his eating their shrimp pellets/algae disk?
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*10 Gallon - 1 Male Veil Tail Betta, 2 Panda Cories

*2.5 Gallon - 1 Male Crown Tail Betta

[nikelodeon79]

[pluto1248]

[nikelodeon79]

Freeze dried bloodworms are actually not very good food for any fish. I'd go with the "real" thing or not at all...

A good feeding schedule for a betta would be 4x per week he gets nothing but 4 little betta pellets (I like Hikari brand). 1x per week, give him a frozen bloodworm (thaw it out in a cup of tank water first). 1x per week give him a deshelled and cut up pea, and 1x per week he should eat nothing. That'll give you a nice trim (but not too skinny) betta!

It's quite possible the betta could be slipping back and forth between (or under, or over) the divider. It's positively unbelievable what they can get through!
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[pluto1248]

Currently I do a schedule 5 days with 2 pellets (because he seems to be finding more food) then one day no food, the following day is a bit of a pea. I also use the Hikari Bio-Gold. I was using Top Fin Betta Bits but my crown tail had problems passing the food after eating it, the Hikari is much better though now.

I don't believe my betta is sneaking around the divider as I used it when I had the tank split. I was thinking maybe as the food softens up some of it gets pushed over to the bettas side of the tank?

I'll have to look at my lfs for frozen bloodworms and try those instead.
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*10 Gallon - 1 Male Veil Tail Betta, 2 Panda Cories

*2.5 Gallon - 1 Male Crown Tail Betta