if I put mt betta in my 40l Tank, what other fish can I put with him?

Some Ideas:

-- A 40L (10Gallon) tank is probably too small for all of those fish to get along with each other- Bettas tend to be aggressive. But, that said, they can get along with other fish it just depends on the type of fish. I had a male betta and 2 females in a 24 gallon tank along with some Molly's and guppies and they were fine, but only because they had enough space and/ or hiding places. But I moved the Bettas to their own separate tanks (when I could afford to) and they actually seem "happier" (I don't know how a fish seems happy but I've been around them long enough to tell when their temperament changes).

--Each betta has his or her own personality/ temperament. I have put a male and a female together (temporary housing situation) and they got along just fine especially because she had a hiding place- he even started building a bubble nest =). cute.

If it were ME:

-- I would recommend having the Betta in it's own separate tank. They really tend to do better that way. I've kept 2 Bettas for like 2 years now and they are happy. I have one male betta in a 2.5 gallon tank and he is great. Doesn't even need filtration or fancy filtration. (I know everyone says they need filtration but I think my Betta's are proof that they do not as long as you have the right conditions and do proper water changes).

--I would put the platys and goruami in the 40L and get a separate tank for the betta. Then you could add mollies or extra platys/ gouramis, AND a Pleco or other algae eater. I like Plecos (and chinese algae eaters), but Pleco's are awesome- just watch out because they grow really big really quickly!!

Wouldn't really recommend guppies (though I do love my guppies) unless you want to end up with like millions of fish and possibly half-eaten tails.

MOST IMPORTANTLY: with fish, like everything else; you live, and you learn. You will make mistakes no matter how much research you do, or how many questions you ask. But you will learn from them.

Good luck and don't forget to have fun!

You can put most other community fish sold at your local pet store with your betta, granted that they lack characteristics that your betta could mistake for another betta fish (example: Guppies have long colorful fins that your betta is likely to nip at). Gouramis in my experience don't do well with bettas, could be that they are both a bit aggressive but platys are perfect fish to go with betta fish.

Other fish that would go well:

mollies

neon tetras

cory catfish

ive never had a problem with hatchet fish, though others may disagree

loaches

Fish that are an absolute NO:

angel fish

cherry barbs

Again you can try the gouramis but out of my experience i havent had luck they either pick at the betta or it's the other way around. i hope everything works out for ya.. Goodluck!

first of all is your betta a male or a female?

because if it is a female then you have much more options.

if its male then there are less options.

so the only thing your betta will probably get alone are some neon tetras black neon tetras or glo light tetras.

but you will need to get about 5 of them because they are schooling fish.

they usually only school when there is another fish in the tank that they are scared of so if you put them in a tank with just tetras they might not even school but if you put em with your betta then they WILL school for sure because if there is a betta in their tank then that is a hazard for them.

so you will need at least 5 of them.

dont get anything that fins nips like barbs.

also dont get any more bettas.

you can also get 3-4 cories(julii cories,spotted cories,panda cories,or pygmy are the smallest ones the other ones get too big,they get over 3 inches!)

or you can get like 5 ghost shrimp plus some snails(nerite snails,malayasian trumpet snails or mystery snail or apple snail)

you also mentioned you would like to put a 3 spot gourami with your betta and platies.

the platies are kinda fin nippers so if they nip at the bettas tail or fins then the betta will start to get aggressive and territorial so it might work or it might not.

about the gourami

THAT WILL DEFINATLY NOT WORK

because they are both labyrinth fish which means they create bubblenests and breathe air from the surface and are both terraitorial and they are fighting fish so they WILL fight.

dont put bettas with other bettas or gouramis ever.

i'm no longer constructive and wont say definite as others have suggested no many a time yet i be attentive to that persons say which you will no longer have 2 male bettas in a tank or possibly a girl and male. none of that's authentic, making specific you have a great number of hiding areas, and a nicely planted and massive sufficient tank for the different fish to retreat and conceal. additionally based on the betta. how briskly a swimmer he's and how agressive. I even have had the two mixes of fellows and men, and men and ladies folk in a tank jointly making specific to have a great number of area to conceal, be it vegetation logs or rocks. i had a betta that would desire to conceal in a cave made for a breeding pair of bristlenose catfish. yet another component to element in is the dimensions of your betta in assessment to the glow fish. in the event that they are with reference to an analogous length then you certainly could be risk-free. so the respond i think is probable definite. the 2d part of the question is definite the betta will commonly be the single that has to get used to the hot atmosphere etc. so the glow fish are greater suited being put in first till they are acclimatised. just to be on the risk-free component i'd attempt it with basically one pass fish and the betta in the commencing up and notice how that is going. then in case you like introduce greater despite if that's figuring out.

Bottom feeding corycatfish are great with bettas and the other fish you mentioned, a school of 5 dwarf cories would max out your 40L tank

Or you could try 3 platies with our without a stone catfish

Or 4-5 khuli loaches

FYI, I think spider pig got a thumbs down because he didnt answer your question. most of the fish he listed could never be in a ten gallon/40L, and some of them are not a good idea with bettas, like serpae tetras, not to mention his 65 gallon tank sounds improperly stocked.

Contrary to popular belief betta's can be community fish.

Personally I have not been able to keep my males in with other fish, however, most of my females I have been able to.

My setup sounds a lot like yours actually. Female betta's (sometimes you can keep 4 or more girls together if the tank has enough space and hiding places but not all of them will cohabit peacefully), a triple spot gourami, platys, otos, ghost shrimp, and black khulis.

I would stay away from guppies and most tetras as the guppies may be mistaken for betta's and killed, and the tetra's , oh and barbs too, are known fin-nippers. (And mollies do not mix with gouramies.)

Unfortunately now I'm drawing a blank, lol, too tired.

Good luck with your 'fishing'! :)

Kat is right you can house your Betta in a tank with other fish as long as there are not fin nippers, or fish larger and more agressive. You would want to house them with shoal of fish. Neons would work five or more, Mine betta's tank mates are five Harlequin Rasbora. You do want the numbers high if not your betta will start chasing them around.

Sometimes you can keep a few fish with a betta. Fast fish with small fins so they don't look like a betta. Neon tetras can be suitable tankmates if you provide lots of hiding places.

Personally, I wouldn't do it, but with a 40L tank you'll probally be ok, so long as you don't overcrowd, and provide him with neat little hiding places. If it were me, I wouldn't put bettas with anything without a tank divider. You can't even trust them to not kill the females!

black convict cichlids... google them they are the feisty fish ever.since you said "him" im assuming its a male betta so make sure that the convict cichlid is male even though females are feisty as well. make sure that you remove the betta then add the convict so it gets a chance to roam around the tank and get comfortable.the first few days the convict may be hiding and may get attacked but believe me the convict will live up to its name sooner or later. and make sure there are allot of hiding spots in the tank so it give the convict a chance to claim its territory