Marine Betta Questions

oceanparadise1 · Jun 27, 2009

I'm thinking about getting one of these for my new 180. But I have a few questions! Is it friendly towards other fish? What's its primary diet? Will it nip at corals or inverts? Any information on this fish would be great!

Thanks!

JGoslee · Jun 27, 2009

They're a pretty mellow and peaceful fish. Primary diet is meaty foods (mysis, brine, pellets). What ever you feed your other fish it should eat. IME they don't bother anything.

amore169 · Jun 27, 2009

I have one for at least 5 years at least 5'', he never bothers anything, but he never comes out in the day time, my tank crash a while back, everything got wipe out except him, tough as nails, I got him with firefish (small enough to get eaten), also I have it with shrimp, sometimes I forget that I even have him.

oceanparadise1 · Jun 27, 2009

Sweet! I think they are awsome looking fish and very different! Not a fish everyone has!

Can they be kept more then one to a tank? Its going in the 180.

seafansar · Jun 27, 2009

My dad has one in his 125 gallon reef. It's pretty shy, but you can usually see it. Doesn't bother the other big fish or corals. It did eat any and all pepermint shrimp and neon gobies. So watch out if you have any really small fish or shrimp in with it. Also be carefull if you have a lot of agressive eaters in the tank with it. They like to slowly stalk their prey (dead floating mysis. lol) which usually leaves enough time for another fish to eat it first. But my dad's fish somehow finds enough to eat even with all the other hungry mouths in the tank. It's a pretty cool fish! No clue if you can keep two together, sorry.