We have a new pet!!

[experiment626mom]

We just bought a pretty male Betta home. They had him blue water and I thought he was purple, but once I got him into his new tank he is white and red with a gorgeous red tail and fins with blue little stripes in his tail.

No name yet, I'm favoring Sushi or Bruce (from Finding Nemo) Any other name suggestions?

Also, does anyone know if I can put any other fish in there with him?

 

[kristen821]

I think they prefer to be alone in a very small area, but it should be ok to put them with other fish.

 

[CathrynRose]

We just bought a pretty male Betta home. They had him blue water and I thought he was purple, but once I got him into his new tank he is white and red with a gorgeous red tail and fins with blue little stripes in his tail.

No name yet, I'm favoring Sushi or Bruce (from Finding Nemo) Any other name suggestions?

Also, does anyone know if I can put any other fish in there with him?

Red, White and Blue?? - America!

Dont know about other fish. Im allergic to everything but humans!

Congrats!

 

[MoniqueU]

Call him LIberty!

 

[almacdonald]

If he's in a small betta bowl don't add other fish... BUT, if he's in an aquarium its definitely fine to put friendly community fish in with him (watch semi-aggressive fish, they will nip his tail!) As a general rule of thumb, an aquarium can usually accomodate 1 inch of fish for every gallon of water.

 

[ntburns22]

Ours has even attacked other fish and little frog that the pet store said would be OK.

 

[marydmjj]

I thought Beta's aren't supposed to be with any other fish. Aren't they also called Siamese Fighting Fish?

 

[disneynutt1225]

As far as I know, they aren't supposed to be with other fish. I had mine in a goldfish - like bowl and he was happy as a pig in mud for the almost 3 years I had him. They are an aggressive fish - hence the name "Fighting Fish". I used to hold a compact mirror up to his tank once in a while just to watch him "attack" himself - it's pretty neat, but I wouldn't want him doing that to another fish in a tank.

 

[BrerLizzie]

Sounds like a cool fish! I think you should call him Liberty, too. Since he's red, white, and blue.

 

[almacdonald]

I forgot to add...

They're called Siamese FIGHTING fish because they fight the males of their own species. You absolutely cannot stick 2 male bettas in the same tank/bowl. They sometimes nip at the females too if it isn't breeding time.