Imagine being in one room with closed windows and breathing the same air for a week or two.That is what fish feel when you let your aquarium just live its own life.In their habitat, fish depend on natural circulation to take care of that.
So it’s in your best interest to keep the water conditions stable and healthy.This can be done in a variety of ways. If you keep two male Betta fish in the same tank then … You can easily regulate it, adjusting the intensity of flow to make the tank comfortable.Betta fish are used to living in tropical waters in Asia, and so you will The best water temperature for Betta fish is between 75.2-80.5°F.What about the substrate? This will depend on how many Betta Fish you are planning to keep. But ghost shrimp are very cheap so it will not cost you a lot of money.If you have a planted tank then it will provide them hiding places and they make survive in your Betta fish tank.Ghost shrimp only grow up to 1-1.5 inches and they live for about 1 year.Because of their small size, you can keep them in a small 3-gallon tank with Betta fish.Ghost shrimp sometimes eat algae but usually, they eat the leftover food so they will help to keep your aquarium clean.Besides, you should also treat them with pallets from time to time.They come in Vibrant color and they are very easy to care for which makes them ideal for the beginnersMicro maximum 1.5 inches and live for one to two yearsThey are algae eaters and they will help to keep algae in control in your tank.Cherry shrimp extremely peaceful And they spend most of their time grazing in the aquarium.Cherry shrimps are good tankmates for your small Betta fish tank of 3-5 gallons.Cherry shrimp are omnivorous and they eat both vegetarian and nonvegetarian food.You should supplement their diet with pallets and some vegetables.Just be sure to boil vegetables before feeding them.African dwarf frog has found nipping fins so you should be careful with it.But many people have successfully kept it with their Betta fish.So basically you have to test things and see how the frog behaves in the Betta fish tank.Besides, you can also keep this frog with female Betta fish who have relatively small fin than the male Betta fish.African dwarf frog can live with your Betta fish in at least a 5-gallon tank but a 10-gallon tank is better.They are fully aquatic amphibians so they will spend most of their time inside the aquarium and will come on the surface very few times to breath.African daw frogs can not be kept outside water for more than 10 to 15 minutes because they will get dehydrated.African dwarf frogs are omnivorous but they usually prefer a meaty diet so you should feed them mosquito larvae, brine shrimp, krill, earthworms, fish fry, etc.It is an eel-shaped creature and usually hide behind things like plants, roots, substrate, etc.They are very good tank cleaners so when you feed your Betta fish, kuhli loach will eat the leftover food.This will help to keep the ammonia levels in control in your tank.Kuhli loach stays active during the night and they are inactive during the day when the Betta fish is active.So, you can easily keep kuhli loach with Betta fish successfully in at least a 5-gallon tank.Still, Betta fish are very aggressive so you have to test it with your Betta fish.Malaysian trumpet snails are very good tank cleaners and they are very easy to care for.It is the most compatible snail for almost all the Betta fishThey stay active during the night when Betta fish is not active so it is a lot easier to keep both of them together.You should keep them in a tank of at least 5 gallons.These snails spend most of their time eating leftover fish foods like flakes, pallets, etc.Also like other snails Malaysian trumpet snail will eat algae, fish poop, debris, etc.They eat algae from the glass which helps to keep the glass of your aquarium clean.You should supplement their diet with algae wafers and bottom feeder tablets.Malaysian trumpet snails can breed very quickly and in large numbers so to keep their population in control you should limit their feeding.Basically, the more food is available for these snails the more the population will be.The neon tetra is a very peaceful fish so they can happily live with your Betta fish.Neon tetra comes in many varieties like blue, red, translucent, etc.They are very hardy fish and can tolerate a wide range of water parameters which makes them ideal for the beginners.As neon tetra is a schooling fish you should keep them in at least a group of 6 of the same species.Another reason keeping neon tetra in a group is that when you keep a single neon tetra with Betta fish then the Betta fish may chase the neon tetra until it gets tired and then kill it.You can easily avoid this when you keep neon tetra in a group.When you keep Neon tetra with Betta fish, the tank size should be at least 10 gallons.You can feed them most of the fish food to Neon tetra like frozen or dried bloodworms, brine shrimp, flakes, etc.Neon tetras are egg-layer and they are a bit difficult to breed because you have to maintain strict water conditions to breed them successfully.Ember tetra is a small schooling fish that can grow up to 1 inch.Ember tetras are very peaceful fish and they don’t show any aggression.As they are schooling fish, you should keep them in a group of at least 6 of the same species.The natural habitat of Ember Tetra is consists of brackish water and lots of vegetation so ideally, you should keep them in a planted aquarium.They require a large tank of at least 10 gallons or more.Ember Tetras are an avid feeder and you can feed them small pallets, crushed flakes, frozen food, and sometimes live food.Harlequin rasboras are very peaceful and interactive fish.They get about 2 inches maximum and they are very hardy fish.They come in orange color which we don’t find in Betta fish so they are compatible with most of the Betta fish.They are schooling fish so you should keep them in a group of at least 6 of the same species.Betta fish are aggressive so you should test your Betta fish with the Harlequin rasboras and see how it goes.When you keep Harlequin rasboras in a group then even when your Betta fish chase them, hopefully, they will not be able to hurt them.You can feed a variety of food to Harlequin rasboras like frozen or live bloodworms, brine shrimp, mosquito larvae, and flakes.This is a very peaceful fish and it only grows up to 1 inch.This is a pretty hardy fish and can tolerate a wide range of water parameters.The natural habitat of Celestial pearl danio is consists of lots of vegetation and plants so it’s a very good addition to your Betta fish tank if it’s heavily planted.They are not truly schooling fish so you can keep them separately but in a Betta fish tank, you should keep them in a group of at least 6 so that the betta fish will not target a specific fish and harm it.When you keep this fish in a group you will notice a difference in their color this is because of When it comes to food for celestial for danios you should give it it a good variety.You should not feed them with only one type of food.Ideally, you should feed them the food that sinks into the bottom of the tank.You can feed them a wide variety of food such as live or frozen brine shrimp, crushed flakes tabs, gel food, tiny pellets, daphnia, krill, etc.Feeding krill to celestial pearl danio is very good for the red coloration of their fins.Celestial pearl danios are egg layers and a female can lay up to 30 eggs at a time.This is a very common fish to keep in a Betta fish tank.Corydoras can grow anywhere from 1 inch to 2.5 inches and they live for about 5 years.It is a bottom dweller so it will not bother your Betta fish because Betta fish usually like to swim in the middle or at the top level of the tank.Corydoras can do aerial respiration through their posterior intestine.