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Any aquarium experts2007-11-24 23:09:34

JV

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Well, it sounds as if you have been misinformed because bettas are not coldwater fish. They are tropical fish and need heaters. Next, your tank is too small to add anymore fish except for maybe a couple of female bettas or 3 tetras or other similarly small fish.

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none they kill everthing in sight

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yes

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the person above me mislead you, betas can be placed in cold water. I had one and it lived for about 4 years in cold water. for other fish i am not too sure it is pretty small..You could get a bottom feeder. Almost any kind of bottom feed goes with a betta. For every gallon of water you can have one inch of fish.

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Well, first, a betta is NOT a coldwater fish, despite what some posters have said. They will be stressed if the water is below 74 degrees, and they are easier to keep healthy in water between 78 and 82 degrees, so you should get a heater. Good on you, though, for getting an actual tank with at least 5 gallons of water. It will be much easier to keep your betta healthy in that size tank.

Good tankmates for a betta in a tank the size you mention would be maybe a SMALL school of cory cats - maybe 2-3 of the smaller kinds. Don't stock any heavier than that, as smaller tanks can be a bear to keep stable. And I suggest you hold off on adding new fish for at least a month or so, to let the tank cycle.