Marine Betta’s Peaceful???????

[Charles Poole]

Marine Betta’s Peaceful???????

I also read an article in the same publication that referred to Marine Betta's as peaceful Community fish. I have seen these fish tear the sides out of Clown Triggers, Porcupine Puffers, Pomancthus sp. Angels, and many others. I have occassionally run across a fish that met this profile, but rarely.

How many of your have kept these fish for a few years, and feel you have some good first hand advice that may either substantiate my findings, or give me an idea of what I may need to do to keep the fish happy and non-aggressive.

I am interested in first hand information. But all information is welcome.

[blackangler]

do you find small kittens harmful?

i have a marine beta in my 135 and it has been a saint. it is scared of my mandarin,LOL. so no i have not had any experience in the Meaness of the marine beta. and i have had mine for 9 months.

[jman785]

Marine Beta's will eat other fish, if they can fit in their mouth, usually they fit nice ;)

- jared

[blackangler]

lol, i bought mine when it was very young, ie,2 inch. it is now about 6 inches across and i am having no problems.

so who knows?

william tyson

Yes, I Heard That They Were Very Aggressive. What Do You Feed Them

[blackangler]

i feed mine krill and silversides

Live Silversides?

[Zack]

not sure i have seen livefor sale, i feed some on my corals/fish the frozen ones.

I Feed My Bubble Coral Frozen Ones But The Bait And Tackle Store Near Me Sells Live Ones And I Know Someone Who Feeds His Clown Trigger Live Ones.

[blackangler]

well i live in dallas. so it would be really hard to find live silversides. lol

i wish i could though. i would feed them to my angler.

[Charles Poole]

I wonder if the Betta's I have dealt with have been a little angry about shipping, and just taking it out on the ones closest to them. ha ha ha

I am trying to give these fish another chance at redeeming their "gentle" demeanor. So far, so good. 2 Weeks and no small fish loses in their tanks, but they are not the biggest fans of any foods at the moment either. Any suggestions to appeal to their sense of diet more. Live brine doesn't even get a second look.

[blackangler]

ghost shrimp

really small damsels

[blackangler]

truely this topic should not be in an advanced center.

it should go into fish

[Charles Poole]

I put it here to get some good first hand info, not a bunch of hoop-la. I read an article that referred to the Betta's as a very peacefull community fish, and I have not yet seen this to be true in my experience. Maybe they may remain peaceful if kept well fed and in a tank with no temptations in the form of small or timid fish.

[blackangler]

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i see

[reefcam]

I keep a 6" in my reef tank with a 2" mandarin for over 3 years and he barely comes out. Now he did kill one fish. Another Marine Betta. This was after a few folks said it would be okay. I would say only if you know you have a pair. I think I had 2 of the same sex.

I feed mine frozen brine when it comes out.

[mjc]

Marine Bettas are related to the grouper and will eat anything it can fit into its mouth.

I have a client with a Marine Betta. The MB can be shy and reclusive, I upgraded their tank to a 72G bowfront, added 40# of LR and the MB stayed in hiding for a few days before slowly venturing out to explore. It didn't come out for food, preferring to wait for food to drift by and accepting it then, but otherwise, it was content.

What Is The Minium Tank Size They Can Be Kept In?

[mjc]

What Is The Minium Tank Size They Can Be Kept In?

Your mileage may vary, but I'd suggest a 75g. Other sources will quote 50 to 60 as a minimum, but with my client's MB, she has it in a 72G bowfront. Previously, when she purchased it a year ago, she had it in a 28g (32?) eclipse.

Wow, Would You Reccomend One For A 38 Gallon Fish Tank?