Bettas; Compatibility

[Skysong]

Hi, I'm new here and I'm finding this site quite interesting.
Would I be able to keep a male betta in my planted 29 with these others? I want to give at least one a nicer life out of a cup;
Harlequin Razboras
Rummy-Noses
Zebra Danios
Cardinals
Cories
Ottos
A few common snails
My tank params (which I'm re-testing tonight):
pH ~7.4 temp. 25*C Amm, nitrite 0 Slightly hard
Aqua-Clear 300 (water is at output level so current is lessened)
Plants: Cabomba, Swords (1 large/2 dwarf), other small-leafed plant
Do bettas eat snails?

I was considering testing him in the 29, but if it doesn't work I can get another 2 gallon. My other one was acrylic and the base was cracked.
I have heard of bettas only going after fancy finnage on tankmates, but none of my fish seem big enough to bother it. There isn't really anything in my tank that I think a betta could mistake for another betta. Some fish are brightly coloured, but they're fast swimmers and most bettas I've seen are quite shy.

[shalu]

I think it would be fine. My betta only went after the colorful dwarf gouramis, causing some fin damage. They don't eat snails

[Buck]

Betta's are actually a very peaceful fish. I have one in a communtity tank and the only one he dont like is the Black Widow tetra i have...
but the tetra started it ! :hehe:
Normally any fish without long fins are fine though... they are a great addition to a planted tank !
I acquired mine by sheer chance... it was actually supposed to go to my wifes office but I put him in tank on a Friday night thinking he will be coming out Monday morning to go to his new home but he is still here 2 months later ! I really enjoy him...
Now everytime I see them cooped up in a cup I want to rescue it !

[lawrence warnock]

One thing to watch for would be HIS fins getting nipped. I currently have a 10 gal with several females I'm breading(hatched my first clutch on sat), 3 opal gouramis and everyone gets a long as long as my betta doesn't crowd the male gourmi

[JimmyD]

I wanted one for my tank, but read something that made me think I had too much filter for the little guy. I run an emperor 280 on a 44 gal and the water moves pretty quick. Aren't they air gulpers? I suppose any planted tank would be better than the cup.

[digger]

I've seen the rummy noses go after bettas. The bettas are quite succeptable to those little fin nippers.

[sunnysmom]

Danios would nip his fins too. You might get the occasional tetra nipping the fins, but I'd be much more concerned with the Danios. I have Bettas in community tanks, they don't really mess with anyone else, although when I had a Betta with a pair of Rams in the 10 gal there was quite a bit of flaring, chasing and displaying.

Stacey

[Skysong]

Woah!! I posted this AGES ago! My tank has changed quite a bit! I have 3 Clown Loaches (snail problem with dw. swords), 3 cories (2 albino, one corydas brevirostris [cute] ), 5 zebra danios, 3 SAEs, and I am getting about 6-8 Harlequins (if betta) or 8-9 (w/o betta)