drferox:

Holy cow the beta bug is biting hard at the moment. I had to go in for fish food and these boys were just there.

I’ve been a recovered betta addict for many years, but it never really stops…

I do not want to set up a second tank, not with a creative and adventurous kitten roaming the house. But my 40gal still runs, though it only has two bristlenose and a school of rummy nose tetras at the moment.

I miss bettas and am sorely tempted. But this tank is way bigger than any I’ve kept a betta in before. Has anyone kept males in a tank this big?

Bettas with long tails need places to flop/rest, and ones with especially long tails can struggle to get to the surface in tanks deeper than a foot. If you can find one with a shortish tail, like that gorgeous silver boy up there, he should do great! Shouldn’t object to the tetras, either, and there’s space for them to scoot away even if he does try and bite them.