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

I also had tiger barbs but took those out as they are known to nip longer tailed fish as are some others.

In a smaller tank a male fighter would probably do well with females for company but be careful if you don't want baby fighters- keep the water moving as there will be less chance of the male being able to build his bubble nest sucessfully.

most of all enjoy your fish and good luck with choosing tank mates.

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First of all you NEED a heater, because bettas are NOT coldwaterfish, they can be kept without a heater if the roomtemperature stays always the same, like around 76-82 degrees

You have a 8us gallon tank and need a heater before you buy the following fish

6 rasboaras (schooling fish)

2-3 cory cats like a pepper cory (bottom feeder)

6 zebra danios (schooling fish)

But don't add all these fish at once, only 4-6 at a time

And If your betta is a female, you could actually get 2-3 more of them, they will be fine with each other when they have chosen their so called peckingorder

Hope that helps

Good luck

EB

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I have a male betta in my tropical (heated) community tank and he shows no aggression whatsoever to the other fish...

In with my Betta are 4 wagtail platys and 4 cardinals.

But these are all tropical fish which need a heater - maybe you should just spend a few pounds and purchase a heater, your tank is small so it won't cost a lot, and you will have a much healthier, happier Betta - they are a wonderful fish to watch..!!

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You can only put cold water fish in a coldwater tank and you can put tropical fish in a tropical heated tank but you cannot expect both species of fish to live in the same enviroment. You can sleep in your nice warm bed but you cannot sleep with a cat on the rooftop.