Betta and Gourami together?

[timisu87]

I was wondering if i could put a dwarf gourami in with a crowntail betta in a 5 gallon tank.

 

[FroggyFox]

I think most would agree that that isn't a good idea. Bettas and gouramis are kind of the same type of 'touchy', they both like the top of the tank. My answer would be no...especially not in a 5G tank.

 

[Sprite42]

Both of these fish are in the labyrinth family and will fight for territory. Depending on what type of gourami and how big your betta is, a five gallon wouldn't be big enough for these two fish anyway, IMO.

I have safely kept a pearl gourami and a female betta in a 29 gallon tank with no aggression issues. If you just want to keep these two fish together, I would suggest a much larger tank, 20 or 30 gallon, along with some smaller 'interference' fish such as endlers or smaller tetras and lots of places to hide or get out of sight.

 

[Iggy]

No, not a good idea.

 

[denimous]

you could put in a tank divider?

ive heard of that pair working together rarely...and in those cases the tank was much larger and heavily planted (its def not the norm).

sometimes even female bettas and gouramis dont get along together.

 

[ttmnky]

I have both gourami and betta (female) together and they don't fight at all. Having both genders of the fish as female might help a great deal.

 

[FroggyFox]

ttmnky...what size tank and how old are they?

 

[ttmnky]

my tank is much smaller than advised and the gouramis are still under 2", the bettas still a bit over 1". Haven't taken a formal measurement yet.