Can a male betta live with tetras?

Question

its a 4 gallon mini. i've put few guppies before with a school of small tetras (around 8 zebras and 8 red eyes, less than 1 inch each). eventhough i've been told before that its ok.. they picked on the guppies' tails so often, they died. will they do the same for this single betta? can they share the same food? i feed them (my tetras) with wafers and occasionally..some bloodworms

Answer 1

Not possible at all..cos its a very small space...your fish picked on each other..cos they were frustrated in a 4 gallon mini...the amount of stock you had needs a minimum of 20 gallon with good filtration...dont put anything in there...only 1 male betta can do well...4 gallon is too small...

Answer 2

Yup they can live together.  http://bettas.fishjunkies.com/tankmates....

Just make sure they have enough room.  I hate it when people keep their bettas in tiny aquariums!  The fish stores only do that because it is the only economical way to house them in the store.  

They will eat flakes and frozen food but they prefer live food (personally I'd go with the flakes or the frozen foods).  http://freshaquarium.about.com/cs/anaban...

EDIT : Did you have a fan tail guppy?  Usually anything with a fancy tail cannot live with a betta.

Answer 3

you should just have the betta fish in his own tank. tetras are known to be fin nippers and your betta will end up looking really ugly.

as for your 4 gallon 8 guppies and whatever other fish u have is wayyy too overcrowded. that's probably why your fish died.

get a 10 gallon instead so your fish cna thrive.

Answer 4

no cuz male bettas are adressive  

Answer 5

Since they picked at the guppies I would say no, but I think the reason they were so aggressive is because they are in such a small tank, it is REALLY over crowded. The rule is 1 inch of fish for every gallon, meaning you should have no more than 4 tetras in there, max 5 or 6. You need to get rid of some fish or get a bigger tank.