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i had a snail that would keep going to the air stone to fill his shell with air and float around until he sank and went back to do it again. he was very entertaining.

I love when bettas stare at you with their entire face facing you. They look angry lol and it’s super cute

My betta:*STARES* me:*STARES BACK* Betta:*rudely swims away* Me:AY WHY YO RUNNING FROM MEH-

my betta gets angry at all the snails, plants, and rocks, even gets angry at the heater.. I love him haha

Just saving time... 10 - Cardinal Tetras 9 - Harlequin Rasboras 8 - Corydoras 7 - Snails 6 - Neon Tetras 5 - Bristlenose Plecos 4 - Ottocynclis 3 - Kuhli Loaches 2 - Platies/Mollies 1 - Rummynose Tetras Good Job guys ;)

"Snails are not fast moving." All the snails I've had have somehow managed to make their way from one side of the tank to the other when I've turned my back for a second. Maybe my snails have mastered teleportation?

Our snail is the star of the show. He's very active, catapults himself off the plant branches, lets the pleco clean him, and is still trying to fit himself into the little fish house. Shell stops him every time but he won't give up! When we got him we thought he was going to be boring.

I actually had a betta with some neons in the tank and observed an interesting dynamic. Neons were really timid for some time (clearly more than it takes for a fish to get used to the new setting) but became much more outgoing and playful when betta was added. The same thing happened when keeping any other bigger fish with neons. I have heard that small schooling fish feel much safer seeing calm bigger fish around because that means there are no big carnivores around.

I have two nice male bettas who don’t hurt anything and one female who kills anything she sees

"you'll never see your khuli loach" they say, "they'll disappear" they say. My loaches are always active and dig up my plants as if it's an amusing game to see me come over and put them back where they belong. Never have to wonder where they are. And yes, all my water parameters are fine, and they have been this way for a good year. But I guess I just got a pack of party loaches.

Brought home our newest betta last week with four neon tetras. He started chasing the neons almost immediately. I was hoping he would calm down but continued into the night. The next morning, two neons were dead so we moved the neons to my second tank which was supposed to be a second betta tank. Now it's just a neon tetra tank. Neons may not bother bettas but bettas may very well bother the neons.

I really like the list. You often said these fish will leave the Betta alone, but isn't the more important question, will the Betta leave them alone? As far as my research shows, it just depends on the personality of the Betta. Some are more chill and others protect their territory against anyone, I guess

Betta fish are just cats. You cannot change my mind.

our betta likes to pretend he’s a bottom feeder. he’s always hanging out with our corys

I really didn't want tetras but after you said that bettas like to pal around with them my heart melted

“Bristle nose plecos have never been known to bother other fish” My bristle boi: Literally eats a dead fish twice it’s size, has a lair it *DEFENDS WITH IT’S LIFE*

“Bristlenose have never harmed anyone” Axolotl: *hold my slime coat*

I love how betta fishes fish literally look like :C

My betta and my snail 🐌 are the best of friends it’s so cute 🥰 I always see them hanging around together or cuddling. They’re in a ten gallon😊

I got a platie for my Betta to see how he would react and I'm so glad I did. They swim around together like besties. He seems much more entertained.

You have to mention tank size and the tank environment for these fish with these bettas.

My snails are one of my favorites in my tanks they just slowly move around and jump off the wall lol I love when they get on my bubble wall and get launched accross the tank then go back for more haha

I just started fishkeeping because I got a betta as gift and now it has sparked my interest and your channel has just been so helpful

Great video, so glad you mentioned about feeding the Oto’s- they need to graze 24/7 or the good bacteria in their tummies dies off. I have 2 veg clips up all the time, one with spinach leaves on and one with red pepper or courgette I put a fresh piece in every 2-3 days. Also powdered repashy ( not made into the gel) squirted onto plants with a turkey baster works well too. Haven’t lost anymore Otos since I’ve been doing this.

As someone who has had bettas and have helped my grandfather breed them, I don’t recommend tank mates on a tank less than 10 gallons. Neon tetras, and ghost shrimp also make excellent tank mates, I would just make sure you do not get colorful shrimp or they will become a snack. Great video guys :)

A word of caution with the platties and mollies is that you must avoid the fancy fin types that the beta may mistake for another beta.

Have loved your channel since I subscribed about 6 months ago. Love your advice and tutorials. You have helped me so much with my four betta tanks. I have thought about mollies for a new betta tank...especially the dalmatian mollies. Thank you for your help! Cannot wait to see the finished setup at the new property and would love to get some new bettas from you! I'm gonna get a 25 gal and want that thing to be as colorful as possible! Keep up the great work you two!!!!

Any non-aggressive fish can be kept with a beta. I've kept fancy tailed guppies with betas for more years than I can remember and never had a problem. But there is a secret. The beta must always be the last fish you put in. If you get your beta first, it might then claim the tank and when adding other fish later, it will see them as intruders. So the beta goes in last. Also, keep the population of other fancy fined fish high. As long as the beta is seriously out numbered, there will be no problem. Also, you can also keep betas together as long as their numbers are high. Betas will not fight each other if there are just too many of them. 25 or more male betas in a 50 gallon tank and they won't fight. But they must all go in at the same time. Later you can add even more betas as new fish will be intimidated by those already there but keep the tank all males or all females. Do not mix because if a male spawns with a female, he will fight viscously to protect his nest. The first time I saw someone with a tank full of betas, I was very impressed. It was a sight to see. Lastly, the tank should have no hiding places. If a beta finds a place to hide, it might then try to defend that location.

this came just in time: i got a betta just yesterday! it's too small of a tank to to include any fish besides the betta, but i'm still excited and happy for if (or more accurately, when) i get him a bigger tank

When I was a begin beginner fish keeper I thought Neons and Cardinal tetras were the same thing

I saw this video last night and decided to follow your advice… this morning I went to my local fish store and got 10 tetras neon… loving the result, my male betta doesn’t look bothered with them and it looks really nice Thanks so much for this wonderful video! Without you, my gorgeous crown tail would have remained alone ! Kind regards from Japan

I used to have a glass fish decoration that had a little glass ball with a string attaching the two so the ornament would float. I had a snail that got on the glass ball and ride it around all the time

Me: currently having a betta fish and 3 snails Also me: gets worried when my fish sleeps

I’ve got a beautiful betta in a 35 gallon tank with 3 cori cat... and a tiny snail that likely came along for the ride when we got the fish. I’m very new to fish keeping. My wife passed away 4 months ago and I’m trying to help our daughter take over the tank. The Betta when we got him looked like his fins were crumpled, but he was eating and swimming. We do regular water tests and Cleaning. Now, his fins look open and silky. All that to say, we have no clue what we’re doing, but it seems to be working! Would it be ok to add more fish? Or would it be best to leave well enough alone?

Thank You for this video! A lot of really good information. I'm just getting back into the hobby, and your video is an enjoyable refresher course 🐠

I used to have a tank that was huge I can't remember the size off hand but I had a male beta and 3 female beta. Along with common minnows from the local river. I also had a few of the fish on your list they all got along great and lived for years. They had enough room and substrate.

Mine is doing okay with my young (1-1,2 month old) guppies. He even makes ways for them when it's feeding time. I suppose I've got a gentle one 😊

I like them saying, "tidy up the tank" To me that implies the fish/snails are getting some bigger stuff while reminding you as a fish keeper you've got to help clean to. These are just your helpers not janitors.

Great video you guys! Love watching and learning form your videos. I was so freaked out about putting anything in there with my male betta but you have given me so much confidence to go for it. Thank you so much!

Thank you for this video! We've been thinking about getting back into Bettas and were looking for alternatives to Harlequin rasboras.

I've got my guy in with guppies, snails, and a bristle nose. It's a nice sweet tank! He swims around with the guppies, its cute

This was my first KGTropicals KZfaq video I ever watched, now I’m running three tanks. Thanks John and Lisa, 👍👍

I have 4 rams in my 30 gallon tank with my betta. They were raised together and do phenomenally. Happy to know most of my bettas tankmates consist of the mentioned species and they all do great😁 I just added khuli loaches and they're awesome. I've got one betta, bristlenose, 4 rams, 6 panda corys, a handful of ghost shrimp, and khuli loaches. All with a natural river seascape. Might look into adding some ottos, those guys sound great as I plan on upgrading to a 55 soon!

This helps a lot, me and my mom are trying to find the right tank mate for our betta fish we got recently, thanks again! I subscribed, and and in the future I may buy your merch.

This list honestly came right on time. My female betta’s sister just passed away a little while ago, and she’s been acting fairly depressed since she’s been gone, and the Ottos in her tank are fairly timid around her (understandably), and I’ve noticed she seems to want a new friend. Thanks so much 💗

I can’t keep anything but snails in with my boi. 😂 He’s killed every shrimp ever. 😂

This is perfect for what I was just thinking about when I get my big 55G tank this week. I need to plan for tank mates for my Betta. I learned that because the Bettas can be very territorial and that the Betta should be the last to go in. My Betta is okay with 2 Black Kulli Loaches and 4 little Nerite Snails (2 Tiger and 2 Zebra). I am totally in awe of how well the 2 different Nerite species are getting along. I did have a talk with Taylor (Betta) when I first added the 2 Tiger Nerite Snails, then again when I added the 2 Zebra Nerite Snails a week later, then again weeks later when I added the 2 Kulli Loaches. They do their Kulli Happy Dance and bump into Taylor and he just swims away. After I get this 55G set up with plants, etc and aquascaped... and balanced... I will start transferring my Snails, etc in slowly like you said as not to upset the biological system. I have small batches of different Biological Media soaking in the tank to transfer over to help jump start the new tank. I am planning to up my numbers of Black Kulli and and buy small schools of some of ones that you listed here. I need some Panda Cats, Ottos, and a few others. I am not familiar with Rummy Tetras, but will get some since you like them. My brothers each had their own color of Mollies and us sisters had our own color of Guppies. I will get a few different colors and each as to honor our water friends back when we were kids. I am not planning on stocking it up full so I will start with small schools of 5 of each and then over time add more to each school. Thanks for this great list. I already had 5 of those species of your list anyway from my research, so adding a few others will make it interesting. I am creating a room divider with this big tank for this open design apartment for folks like me who was on a walker. I still need to use the cane, and even use the walker now ad then when that barometric pressure starts bouncing. Again, thanks for this great video. You and Lisa make fun videos together. God Bless ya.

kuhli loaches are so flippin cute. One my favorite additions to my tank. I have a shoal of them and they have a ton of personality!

You forgot African Dwarf Frogs! They’re adorable, small, and won’t bother your betta fish. They like to hunt for food at the bottom of shallow bodies of water, so if you have a shallow tank with medium sized gravel, they’re great! (If you put large gravel they could get stuck in it, and small gravel risks being eaten.)

Tried to go off this and bought 8 rummynose to be with my betta. We're now down to 4 and they definitely don't appear to be a beginner fish. It would be a nice addition to add how hardy and beginner friendly they are :-) Water parameters were supposed to be just fine. I learnt since then that they are easily stressed out and pretty sensitive, despite the research I did stating they were hardy.

Thanks for all your helpful vids on freshwater fish but especially this one- I just added 3 Harliquin Rasboras to my 10 gallon betta tank today and after some initial fear as the fish were first introduced, they all seem to be doing well although its day 1. I’m keeping a close watch in the tank but after 4 hours now it seems like the betta is just curious but isn’t trying to get them. I’ll add a couple more Rasboras next week once I know my newer tank can handle the increased bio load. Happy New Year guys and again, your vids have really helped me gain a better understanding of keeping healthy and happy fish as a beginner fish keeper.

I'm new and this was very helpful. Thank you! Much Love from Texas 💖

that loach was probably hidingin the ground, thats pretty much what they do. in the Netherlands they got their name from that, a litteral translation from the dutch name is mudcrawler.

My betta is one of the few that are too agressive... can't put anything with him lol he's the alpha 😂

Thank you for the videos, I watched this and a few other to do better research for daughter's Betta. Now I find myself shopping to 20-30 gallon tanks to start a big display tank of my own

My mystery snails move super quick! They are growing super fast too, got them the other day and they're already noticeably bigger. I adore mysteries, they are super cute and and have such a sweet personality

It also depends on the tank size. Bettas with tetras may be okay in a 10 gallon but not a 3 gallon

I have a betta, 2 African dwarfs, and 2 mystery snails and they all get along well. The frogs have enough places to hide and the betta loves the snails

9:30 I had the same issue with my nerite. I didn't see him for weeks. Then the tank sat for like a year or two, and I finally found him when I cleaned the tank! He was alive 😁

I came back to see this video for the 2nd time. The first time I did notice the misspelling. But on the 2nd round, I noticed he actually really butchered the word. LOL I love it that everyone is human. I appreciate all the wonderful information you share with us. Thank you!

I love Ottos. Mine liked algae wafers & snacking on cucumbers. I've also had great success keeping ghost shrimp with my Bettas. This time around I went with mystery snails & am looking to add some ramhorns to my smaller tanks. I've also kept guppies with a couple female Bettas but I added the Bettas after I was tired of the guppies breeding. Between everyone eating the guppy fry, my tank was kept from over population & my guppies either stopped breeding out of fear the Bettas would eat them or just died off of natural aging. My oldest guppy was 4yrs old. Currently my daughter has the oldest betta about a 3 yr old which we've only had about 1 year & he acts like an old man. Lol. These are some great ideas that have me thinking of using my empty 10 gallon aquarium again. It was being used for a hermit crab terrarium before I moved them to their 20 gallon long. Love y'all's videos.

In this video you prevented these tank mates as fool proof perfect tank mates but there is no way to know for sure if it's going to work with every betta. People need to be aware that it might not work out for them and have a Plan B from the start.

Oh my gosh guys thank you so much! I have been absolutely STRESSING about what I want to put in my 36 gallon halfmoon tank and after watching this video I think I am going to find myself a betta and pick out some of these awesome companions!! Now I am going to look through your videos and see if there is a "How to care for bettas" one! Thank you again so much!!

Thanks so much for posting this!! My betta fish, Einstein loves his new Cory cat roomies!

LOL ... (it's just you). Thanks to you and Lisa for this video explaining the options for Betta tank mates. We're adding 2 ghost shrimp to our planted betta tank - since our FIN-aky betta eats only blood worms and won't eat flakes! (Worms really make big a mess!) Bettas do not scavenge. We plan on adding a few cardinal tetras after we make sure we know we can maintain tank balance with the shrimp. [We made sure the tank was cycled and well-balanced before adding the shrimp and we purchased backup shrimp pellets to be sure there's food supplemental food in case the 2 shrimp are more ravenous than we guessed.]

My beta fish was a very docile man, he never bothered anyone and the only time he ever went after another fish was when that said fish picked on him, which it learned its lesson pretty quickly. I kept him with goldfish, gouramis, silver dollars, cory catfish, and even a parrot fish. He died of old age a few years back, they are very smart and I even taught mines tricks

I chuckled when you mentioned the Mollies. First off because I love them (and Platies). But it reminded me of when I was a kid back in the 80's. Dad and I were at Wal-Mart (back when Wal-Mart actually sold aquarium fish) and we bought a plain looking gray Molly. Well she not only was pregnant she delivered her babies while we were floating the wal-mart fish bag in our aquarium to acclimate her, lol. So we definitely got our money's worth that time. I'm thinking about standing up a tank and getting back into very entry level fish keeping again. I've done the whole cichlid thing, etc. and think i'll just stick with your more common tropical community tank style. I love Betta's and have had one in almost every community tank (aside from cichlid tanks) but have never really researched what would be the best tank mates. Turns out I was doing it pretty well all these years with Platies, Mollies, and Cory Cats.

At least from my experience, snails are NOT boring, I have a big mystery snail in my tank and will quite literally climb the tank or plants, let go, and glide through the water like a penguin

im going to say be cautious of the mollies! I had to rotate out several before I found ones that were jerks to my betta >_>. removed 4 mollies and swapped them with others before I found some that didnt nip its fins

Rummynose tetras are my favorite too, but they do nip at my bettas quite a bit. It's never caused fin damage, but I only keep short-finned bettas so they can usually swim away fast enough.

You guys are the best I’m new into fish keeping and you guys make it look so simple

I housed a few cherry barbs with my king betta and it also worked very nice! I also vouch for ottos and harlequin rasboras 100%! Best fish I’ve owned

I remember the first time my family and I decided to experiment with fishes in a 55 gallon tank. We got our first apple mystery snail and we loved watching it. It would climb up on the little castle decorations or up the wall of the wall of the tank and suddenly just kinda jump off like it was playing around. Mom thought it would be nice to have baby snails but the baby snails were so small that they were in the hang on the back tank filters we used and it was hard to spot them, much less watch them.

I have 2 tanks. My first tank has zebra danios, guppies, albino cory's & one betta... I absolutely love this tank, everyone gets along amazingly. My second tank has a betta, Kuhli loaches & Pristella tetras. The pristella tetras are new, my betta is curious about them (he was living with the guppies for a while).

yes. we've always had bettas in the community tank with tetras, corydoras and guppies and there's never been any issues!

Super helpful! Thank you very much for the video

I have 2 Bettas who are fortunately very chill with their tankmates. One is with a heap of shrimp, while the other is with tetras, bristlenose catfish, and some kuhli loaches (I love kuhli loaches so much.)

Yeah I learned the hard way in had bought a black molly and in the second day when I decided to clean my tank I look down in my little cup holder and only saw my betta there chilling and full I didn’t know they was aggressive and territorial.

I had some of these fish in the tank with my betta, along with a couple of gouramis. Never had an issue.

I'm very grateful to have found this channel because it has given me inspiration and ideas about my channel Betta Fish

Fantastic video! It's great to see that there are compatible fish for bettas and I remember having childhood friends who did indeed have a family aquarium with a single betta and compatible fish living in harmony with one another. I have two sisters and they both have bettas, but their fish are living alone in small tanks which I think is rather depressing for the fish (even though my sisters love them and do take excellent care of them), so I'll be encouraging them to a) buy bigger tanks and b) add some playmates to make life more interesting for their bettas. :)

I really appreciate videos like this one. I love bettas and have several in assorted tanks but am never sure if I should give them some company, so this video puts me at ease with that thought. Thanks guys. Great job.

i love this video and i thank you very much for sharing your knowledge!!

UGH. I just acquired at betta that was in a 1 gallon bowl. A few nights ago I went and got a tank that's 3 gallons. Unfortunately I'm not going to be able to get anything larger for a while. I hate that he's alone and wish I could put something in there to keep them company. But I'm guessing there's nothing for only a 3 gallon tank. I'm happy to have found you guys! Thank you!

Is it just me, or did the last Rummy look like they had a heart face? It’s so cuuuuute😭

Thanks for the recommendations! I've been trying to figure out tank mates for my (super-aggressive) Betta, and you've given me plenty to mull over. Great video, as always.

What a great video! Thanks guys 😊

Hahaha no waaay! Finally someone who loves rummys!! My fave! All my fish are safe for bettas so I am off to purchase 1 at the wkend ☺️ thanks for the vid ! 🫶

Great vid as usual. Another note, for those who want to get livebearers: buying all females will not always guarantee that you will not have any babies. Sometimes the female gets impregnated before they are separated from the males, and once she gets pregnant once, she can get pregnant again in the future. Just a heads up! Also, I wish the platys in my area were healthier. All I have close to me are the two big box stores, and neither one has platys that are healthy. They almost always seem to have ick, clamped fins, fin rot, etc.

Many nerites (especially the tiger and zebra) like to go on "walkabouts" so check your filter for them. I even found one in my sink and another inside my dishwasher (the aquarium was on the counter between the kitchen and dining room). Olive nerites stay put.

Got rummy nose tetras after your video! LOVE THEM SM! Best tetra breed I have ever owned, they never bother my Koi Betta and they add so much colour and life to my tank!

My betta named Fred is always hanging out with his snail buddy, Gary

Love my betta! I think they are great in a community tank! Luckily mine does not bite at the nerite snail antennas!

Only just found your channel a month or so ago and today, I have just brought myself my second tank, a fluval 9G, to start cycling for my very own betta tank. Can’t wait. Lisa I blame you entirely 😂

Thank you for sharing 👍😁

The first fish I ever kept was a blue betta named Elvis! I had him for over 2 years and as a 13 year old I was heartbroken when he died.

I might just have made super lucky decisions without even knowing. I'm setting up my first tank and I wanted neons, rummynoses and corys in it and was wondering who could be the stand alond central piece, well, now I know! It will take a while to add the betta in by man it's gonna be awesome once it's finished.

I think this was the video I needed. I had been looking for a single roommate for my betta, other than my snail. After a little more research that Bristlenose Pleco aren't schooling fish and can live alone. I'm hoping that one would be a good addition :D

OMG the bristlenose pleco! I have one of these in my tank and had no idea what it was called (I just call him Steve) and was JUST about to Google it when it popped up on this list. Thanks! BTW he's been with me for about 10-11 years now and still going strong, having outlived most of is roommates at this point (he's also got quite big at about 4.5") and his new favorite thing to do is climb up the filter to feed when he's not hanging out in his "cave" :)