Can I put a betta and 2 Mexican dwarf orange crayfish in a 10g?

Can I put a betta and 2 Mexican dwarf orange crayfish in a 10g?

 

I wouldn't if I wanted the betta to survive

 

Mexican DWARF orange crayfish aren't aggressive towards other fish(most of the time).

 

Maybe, but all the missing fish threads indicate otherwise

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You said yourself most of the time and it only takes once. why risk it

 

True, but they would do that with small fish. Not big fish like Betta's

 

You seem set on keeping them together but I don't think you will find anyone here that will agree that its a good idea.

 

They're not aggressive "most of the time".. are you willing to risk it? I'd bet a betta would provoke one enough for it to become aggressive.

At the very least, I'd be concerned of a bettas fins getting shredded.

 

Mexican DWARF orange crayfish aren't aggressive towards other fish(most of the time).

Mam I do keep Bettas... I have six, and a spawn of hundreds on the way. Never do you keep Bettas with other fish unless a Betta sorority, ( which is seven to five female Bettas). I have tried at one point, in my beginning, to keep Bettas with invertebrates. It was okay for six months till my baby rose petal( Ruby) whiped out the whole tank. I'm new to this site as well. All I can say is do not be ignorant and ignore the advice of others. My husband loves bugs. So he has ant farms and crayfish. Yet never has our crayfish survived with my Bettas. You have three weeks to a month max on coexistence. Separate now and count your lucky stars love. The fact they haven't caught yet is a miracle. My Jackson is very docile. He lives in a tank with 2 females as a community, and that is a fluke. But he has killed all shrimp, crayfish, and fresh water crabs that were introduced. Please take the advice.

They're not aggressive "most of the time".. are you willing to risk it? I'd bet a betta would provoke one enough for it to become aggressive.

At the very least, I'd be concerned of a bettas fins getting shredded.

And whether the invertebrates are aggressive does not matter. Bettas are.

And whether the invertebrates are aggressive does not matter. Bettas are.

Flowingfins please help

And btw, Bettas are not big fish, Oscars grow to be big, yet can be bought smaller than Baby bettas

And to add, my Jackson is the baby I use to see if any new fish will fit in any community tanks. And no invertebrates have fit with him in a happy way. And he is the one baby that I can hand feed sweetie. I'm new but trust me on this.

And no question is a dumb question

 

Mam I do keep Bettas... I have six, and a spawn of hundreds on the way. Never do you keep Bettas with other fish unless a Betta sorority, ( which is seven to five female Bettas). I have tried at one point, in my beginning, to keep Bettas with invertebrates. It was okay for six months till my baby rose petal( Ruby) whiped out the whole tank. I'm new to this site as well. All I can say is do not be ignorant and ignore the advice of others. My husband loves bugs. So he has ant farms and crayfish. Yet never has our crayfish survived with my Bettas. You have three weeks to a month max on coexistence. Separate now and count your lucky stars love. The fact they haven't caught yet is a miracle. My Jackson is very docile. He lives in a tank with 2 females as a community, and that is a fluke. But he has killed all shrimp, crayfish, and fresh water crabs that were introduced. Please take the advice.


And whether the invertebrates are aggressive does not matter. Bettas are.

Flowingfins please help

And btw, Bettas are not big fish, Oscars grow to be big, yet can be bought smaller than Baby bettas

And to add, my Jackson is the baby I use to see if any new fish will fit in any community tanks. And no invertebrates have fit with him in a happy way. And he is the one baby that I can hand feed sweetie. I'm new but trust me on this.

And no question is a dumb question

Betta's have different personalities. I keep mine in a community tank. 60 gallonwith gold barbs, black neon tetra's, scissor tail rasboras, guppies(even thou many people say that's a BIG NO NO), red mm Platy, and albino Cory and elvis does perfectly fine. So I just proved your logic wrong, but I am not trying to pick a fight. Like I said betas have different personalities, some are mean, some are nasty, and some are nice. It just depends. But now that I think about it, I won't take the chance of putting Betta's and dwarf crayfish together.

 

Betta's have different personalities. I keep mine in a community tank. 60 gallonwith gold barbs, black neon tetra's, scissor tail rasboras, guppies(even thou many people say that's a BIG NO NO), red mm Platy, and albino Cory and elvis does perfectly fine. So I just proved your logic wrong, but I am not trying to pick a fight. Like I said betas have different personalities, some are mean, some are nasty, and some are nice. It just depends. But now that I think about it, I won't take the chance of putting Betta's and dwarf crayfish together.

I have a female betta in my community too

 

I have a female betta in my community too

Mine's a male. But I think I am going to get a female and put her in the community and put the male in his own tank. He seems bored sometimes

 

He's pretty

 

Thank you Dave75g

 

Here's my female in my community tank. My phone don't take the best pictures

 

Pretty! That's where mine is always at. The top of the tank, but he explores the whole tank sometimes. It's fun to watch!

 

Many, many people keep CPO's and bettas together just fine. The only issue I see is keeping two CPO's together as they are very territorial with their own species

 

I'm going to say no to this as well. Many people know that I keep Felipe with sparkling gourami's. I moved them to a 10G yesterday and found two dead bodies, obviously killed by Felipe. There were large slices and chunks out of their bodies that no gourami's could do. Keep in mind that one of these was around the size of a betta. Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean it's true.

 

I used to have 3 on my 30 gallon tank eventually they will nip the fins. If they get close enough they will snack on your fish

 

I'm going to say no to this as well. Many people know that I keep Felipe with sparkling gourami's. I moved them to a 10G yesterday and found two dead bodies, obviously killed by Felipe. There were large slices and chunks out of their bodies that no gourami's could do. Keep in mind that one of these was around the size of a betta. Just because you read it on the internet doesn't mean it's true.

It's not obvious they could have died, then he tried eating them, they normally do not go for fish unless they are weak and/or dying. And to the point of reading it on the internet, many people posting their own experience saying it is ok, is no different than one person, also posting on the internet, that they say no because they "think" their fish were killed by a cpo,

 

You guys are talking about regular crayfish like electric blue. I am talking about dwarf. They don't attack fish. Only regular ones do

 

My fish were fine the day before, eating, swimming, no signs of illness. I seriously doubt they were sick or weak or dying. I am 100% certain Felipe killed them. There was absolutely nothing wrong with them. As for the internet thing, I was referring to articles and such saying they are ok with fish, not personal experience and the like. My opinion is not better than anyone else's, I know what I saw and was stating MY personal experience. By the way, do you have a CPO? Do you have experience keeping them with fish?
Sarah, Felipe is most certainly a CPO. AKA Mexican DWARF Crayfish, and I am 100% sure, they do attack fish.

 

MY experience: I have 2 CPO's in a 46gal bow (since January). They actually get along with EACH other way better than I thought (seem to tolerate each other in same area of tank). They have not attacked any other fish - including the sick and dying during my velvet followed by ick catastrophe in February. They will put up their claws when they must (usually when feeding) and thus far have survived 2 rounds of Angel egg laying with predictable hostile/protective angel behavior...Typically they just jump way and go hide. I don't have community tank experience with betas so I can not comment on the difference between angel and betta aggression.

 

I just have to say this is very interesting

 

Cray fish are by nature an ambush predator. I've never kept one however. I'd be to nervous about it

 

Cray fish are by nature an ambush predator. I've never kept one however. I'd be to nervous about it

True but when you have smaller claws than a regular crayfish does, then it's harder to do any damage. Idk what I will do.

 

I have dawf crayfish in a tank with tons of snails(including babies) stripped danios, and a ballon ram. Never had a problem with them going after fish. I also have blue crayfish in my 125 with pleco's and fancy fantail goldfish again no problem at all with them attacking fish.

 

MY experience: I have 2 CPO's in a 46gal bow (since January). They actually get along with EACH other way better than I thought (seem to tolerate each other in same area of tank). They have not attacked any other fish - including the sick and dying during my velvet followed by ick catastrophe in February. They will put up their claws when they must (usually when feeding) and thus far have survived 2 rounds of Angel egg laying with predictable hostile/protective angel behavior...Typically they just jump way and go hide. I don't have community tank experience with betas so I can not comment on the difference between angel and betta aggression.

There's a big difference between keeping them in a 46 gallon with other fish versus keeping them in a 10 gallon with other fish... I just have to point that out

 

I have dawf crayfish in a tank with tons of snails(including babies) stripped danios, and a ballon ram. Never had a problem with them going after fish. I also have blue crayfish in my 125 with pleco's and fancy fantail goldfish again no problem at all with them attacking fish.

Right, but goldfish and plecos shouldn't be living together.

 

Right, but goldfish and plecos shouldn't be living together.

And why not? many people have both of them in ponds together, as that's where mine are going once they get larger and I feel they won't be an easy dinner for a bird.

 

And why not? many people have both of them in ponds together, as that's where mine are going once they get larger and I feel they won't be an easy dinner for a bird.

They're not temperature compatible and plecos are known for sucking goldfishes slime coats.

 

They're not temperature compatible and plecos are known for sucking goldfishes slime coats.

Common pleco's are temperature compatible with goldfish and they only suck the slI'm if there isn't enough food/room for them to live together.

 

Goldfishes r not not meant to be together with plecos but goldfishes can do with the temps that plecos live in. I had two plecos with my goldfish and nothing ever happened. I guess it depends on trial and error and if there is no errors then it is fine

 

The main reason plecos and goldfish don't go together is because the plecos may eventually begin feeding on the goldfish, more so with the fancy variety not necessarily comets

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The main reason plecos and goldfish don't go together is because the plecos may eventually begin feeding on the goldfish, more so with the fancy variety not necessarily comets

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You guys aren't staying on topic oh well.

 

Oops, sorry

 

Oops, sorry

No it's good

 

I think if you're so determined to do it, then just do it. Maybe it'll magically work out, though I'd bet the chances would be MUCH higher in a 20 gal long. But I don't think its realistic to expect to get a stamp of approval when there are high risks to the animals in your care. You have to decide for yourself whether it's worth the risk for yourself.

 

I think if you're so determined to do it, then just do it. Maybe it'll magically work out, though I'd bet the chances would be MUCH higher in a 20 gal long. But I don't think its realistic to expect to get a stamp of approval when there are high risks to the animals in your care. You have to decide for yourself whether it's worth the risk for yourself.

Idk if I am going to do it. I have a few weeks before I make a decision.