Bettas and Goldfish
its an exception to combine them if Chelsea was a female because she wouldnt be aggresive. females are plain colored or brown by the way. your betta right now would be completely happy alone.
i hope my advice was helpful... good luck with your fish! :]
you can put them in the same tank as long as your goldfish arent the real big ones that could eat the betta
Yeah. Thats the combo that I had for about two years with no problems, untill my Betta got old and was injured by my angles. (I dont recommend angels with Bettas!)
No, the goldfish will not eat the Betta, contrary to another response. Yes, the Goldfish will 'suck' on the Betta out of sheer curiosity but they ever, under any circumstances, cause harm to it. Are the goldfish fancy? If they are then yeah, its definately fine. If its a more traditional goldfish than I dont know. They might have stronger and sharper mouths.
No, the Betta will not try to kill the goldfish. Although they are called Siamese fighting fish, they only display aggression towards other Betta's. Not only that, its already a good situation because you're introducing the possibly territorial Betta into an established tank. If it were the other way around then maybe you'd have some territorial issues. But it' be fine.
About a week or so after introducing the Betta it might show torn or tattered fins. But that will only happen if your Betta was in those tiny store bought containers and doesnt have the muscle mass to outswim the filter. But since you had yours in another tank, I doubt that'll be an issue.