Hellooo~ I have a question about bettas and community tanks. I'm planning on introducing my betta, Solomon, to my 20 gal. long community tank. I want to know if I have too many other critters in my tank. I have a school of 10 neon tetras (8 regular and 2 gold), 6 albino corydoras, 2 kulhi loaches, 3 ramshorn snails, 5 neocaridina shrimp, and a few baby stowaway bladder snails. I have a few good pieces of wood, a sand substrate, some little terracotta pots as little hides, and I plan on moving a few hides and rocks from Solomon's tank when I move him. I think I have a good amount of plants but I might purchase a few more (I loooveee Tofu's Tanks). Here's a photo for reference.
Please let me know what you think! Thank you!
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Posted by honey_bee_927
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Float him in the tank in a bag that’s clear or in a clear plastic tub to see how he reacts to the other fish. If he loses his mind trying to attack them then that would be a no on community for him. If he seems chill and doesn’t seem to care much then it may be fine.
Oh gosh the way my heart dropped I thought you wanted a betta community tank.
Seems about decent stocking. Make sure to have Solomon’s old tank up just in case they either start fin biting/stress coat/attack others. Some bettas do fine in community tanks. Some do not. You just gotta keep an eye on the lil guy.