Can snails go in the same tank as betta fighting fish?

Answer 1

Females are non-agressive and will most often leave the snail alone. If you have a male, he most likely will. It also depends on the size of the snail, the larger the snail the less likely it will be harmed, but a larger snail in turn can injury a betta if it snaps shut on the bettas head. For the most part snails and bettas don't mix well.

Answer 2

As long as they are larger than your thumbnail they will be fine, but do not expect them to be able to reproduce. The betta will eat the babies.

Edit 10/3/2013 10:58am EST

This is false. I have a betta fish. He was in a fish bowl. Here's why it's false that bettas don't eat the babies. In a matter of weeks the snails reproduced. Freddy never ate the baby snails. I know this because they were everywhere weeks after reproduction. So, YES, snails can be in the same tank as betta fish, and they don't need to be bigger than your thumbnail. It would be recommended if your betta is a little bit more vicious than the average male but otherwise it isn't required.

Answer 3

Snails, contrary to popular belief, need to be fed algae wafers and veggies to be healthy, they can't feed on waste in the tank alone, so they will be adding more waste to the tank rather than cleaning it. Not even a Betta would be healthy in a bowl, as they need filters and heaters to healthy and bowls have unstable water quality, so adding more creatures to the bioload is a bad idea and can cause ammonia poisoning.

Answer 4

Yes, snails make fine tankmates for Betta's.

Answer 5

No, you should not put a wild snail in a Betta fish tank. The snail could give the Betta disease and cause the Betta to die.

Answer 6

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