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jilly · 04-01-2008, 09:09 PM

I have a betta in a tank with some guppies and platys. He's staked out a corner of it, and it has a lot of plants and rocks. He seems to enjoy his little corner, and when other fish come over, he flares and chases them away - it doesn't seem to exhaust him, and in my mind I think he enjoys it, because it's what is in his nature - and the fighting isnt too much, because it's not another betta, it's just a similar fish - but my friend said he'd be happier in a 1 gallon tank alone... i think he'd actually be bored...

opinions?

04-01-2008, 09:09 PM	#1
jilly Fishy Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 44 Posts: 13	Making my betta happy by letting him fight a little? I have a betta in a tank with some guppies and platys. He's staked out a corner of it, and it has a lot of plants and rocks. He seems to enjoy his little corner, and when other fish come over, he flares and chases them away - it doesn't seem to exhaust him, and in my mind I think he enjoys it, because it's what is in his nature - and the fighting isnt too much, because it's not another betta, it's just a similar fish - but my friend said he'd be happier in a 1 gallon tank alone... i think he'd actually be bored... opinions?