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Betta companions

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Question
Hello again mr hight I have currently a betta in a 2 gal tank, five baby angel fish in a 10 gal tank, and 4 white cloud mountain minnows 4 zebra danios 9 neon tetras and seven guppies (3 blue males, 3orange male, and a blue female) in a 30 gal tank. My idea was when the angel fish gotten bigger I was going to move them to my grandparents house in their 200 gal tank( currently empty because their fishes died 3 years ago) then I was going to move the betta into the ten gal and some of my other fishes with him since the 30 gal is over populated. I was going to use the 2 gal as a breeding tank. do you know what fishes I can put with my betta.

Answer
Hi Veasna

Out of the fish you named that are currently in the 30 gallon, the only ones that will go with your Betta are White Clouds. The Zebra Danios are too active for a Betta, and the Neons and Guppies are too small and colorful and would be killed by the Betta.

Other tankmates that I keep with my Bettas are Black Mollies, Dwarf Gourami, Cory Cats.

Hope this helps, good luck!

Richard