Good fish to put with a beta

Hello. I was wondering what fish go well with beta fish. I know they can be agressive. I have even tried to to put a goldfish with it but i think the beta was territorial and attacked it. is there a better way to introduce beta with other fish? If i put a goldfish in the tank first before the beta? also are female or male beta better? i have a 5 gallon tank

http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art3507.asp


that website gives you a list of what not to put with betta, and what are best to but with betta.

I also was wondering.. A filter came with my 5 gal tank. It has a plastic part with holes in it that covers the bottom of the tank and is about 1/2 an inch above the bottom of the tank. it then attaches to a filter that has one of those sponge looking rocks and then air is pumped down into it. what is this if you understand what i have explained and how does it work?

that sounds like an under gravel filter. my tank came with one too, and i was told not to use it, and that they can cause a lot of problems and only experts use them. i ended up going to walmart and getting a regular filter for 20 bucks. i really don't know anything about them, but johnarther uses them and i'm sure he will help you.

sorry i couldn't be of better help. good luck.

also, a 5 gallon tank is pretty small, so i wouldn't have more than three or four small fish in it.

that is for sure. I had 2 goldfish in there but they got the ick and died..

I'm sorry :[ my fish had ick and fin rot and i lost three little babies and a female guppy so i know how you feel. this time make sure you don't over feed and do daily wate'm sorry :[ my fish had ick and fin rot and i lost three little babies and a female guppy so i know how you feel. this time make sure you don't over feed and do daily water changes.

There is more about under gravel filters in another post. They work because the air bubbles in that plastic tube (lift tube) pull water from under the filter. That means the water flows through the gravel. If you have a male betta in the tank, put the bubble machine on low. The air pump needs to be above the aquarium water level, or it needs to have a check valve. The reason is you can start an unwanted syphon if the air pump stops for any reason, e.g., a power outage. It happened to me before I started using check valves, and it makes a big mess.

Female bettas are not as aggressive as male bettas, and you can use the five gallon tank to fatten them up for spawning. The tank is too small for lots of fish, so I would stick with a male betta for show. You may also want to try two or three goldfish but not with a betta.