Originally Posted by bekki_s

I thought that female siamese fighter's are ok in a community tank?

I went to pets at home to buy a siamese fighter and an angel but was refused!
After the 15 minutes of questioning she told me that siamese fighter's cannot be kept with angel fish or any other fish in fact because they'll fight and kill any other fish. Also she said i can't get the angel fish because my platties would eat it??
She also said that angel fish grow to 12 inches!
Is any of that right or am i wrong about them?

Originally Posted by Jess2308

I only buy my bettas online, imported. The ones sold in shops are terrible quality!!

Originally Posted by danielled

Siamese fighter fish are very aggressive fish. If you were to keep a siamese fighter fish I would suggest only get a siamese fighter fish as they will attack another fish and what ever you do please please please don't put two siamese fighters together they will fight to the death.

Originally Posted by Chillinator

I agree. A lot of my fish now come as imports (courtesy of a friend), from specialist dealers (i.e from Mark Evenden at Devotedly Discus) and private breeders. With imports I quarantine the fish myself for three weeks.

I do have to handle some of the paperwork when importing fish and dead fish do turn up, however the quality of the fish coming through these channels is outstanding.



With all due respect, you couldn't be further from the truth. Siamese fighters are incredibly misunderstood. While a few specimens can be stark-raving mad, most are usually good community subjects provided tankmates are chosen well (no fin-nippers or large cichlids).

Ideally, Siamese fighters should be kept in well-planted aquaria with gentle flow and other small fish such as rasboras and certain barbs. Pencilfish (Nannostomus sp.) mix quite well and aren't known fin-nippers.