Unconventional tankmates for Siamese fighting fish

The place for all discussions not loach-related concerning freshwater fish keeping. All our members keep other fish so you may benefit from their experience.

Moderator: LoachForumModerators

Post Reply
MultipleTankSyndrome
Posts: 128
Joined: Thu Sep 30, 2021 11:07 am
Location: Loachaholica

Unconventional tankmates for Siamese fighting fish

Post by MultipleTankSyndrome » Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:19 am

Wondering what tankmates Loaches Online users have had success keeping Siamese fighting fish with that are not conventional tankmates for them?

Before the rescue I took in was killed by a heater malfunction, I was able to have him successfully cohabitate with my clown loaches and pictus catfish. To my surprise they all left him alone, which was especially fortunate in the case of the pictus catfish as they simply could have eaten him.
473 liter - pictus catfish, smallscale archerfish
110 liter - green neon+cardinal tetras
473 liter - roseline sharks, striped kuhli+black kuhli+neon kuhli loaches, Burmese loaches, weather loaches

zeldaou
Posts: 9
Joined: Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:25 pm

Re: Unconventional tankmates for Siamese fighting fish

Post by zeldaou » Thu Feb 20, 2025 10:42 pm

One interesting choice is the African dwarf frog, DragonSweeper which stays at the bottom of the tank and doesn’t compete with bettas for space. Another option is mystery snails, which help keep the tank clean while being too slow and unthreatening to provoke aggression. Additionally, harlequin rasboras are small, non-nipping fish that can live harmoniously with bettas in a well-planted aquarium.

jeffreestar
Posts: 3
Joined: Tue Nov 28, 2023 11:11 pm

Re: Unconventional tankmates for Siamese fighting fish

Post by jeffreestar » Tue Mar 04, 2025 2:53 am

I was especially shocked with the pictus, since they could’ve easily seen him as a snack.
Sprunki Pyramixed

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 58 guests