Betta Tank Mates.

It is all down to the temperament of the betta. A laid back one would be OK with those tank mates - galaxy rasboras are not known for being fin nippers. But an aggressive one would make a meal of the shrimps, and could well attack the galaxies. You might do better with the larger amano shrimps, but a very aggressive betta would have a go at those as well.


I find that my bettas have all accepted snails without trouble. I'm not sure about apple snails (if you can get any, import of them has been banned by the EU) as they come out of their shells quite a way and are more easy to pick at, but nerites are fine with all but the psychopathic bettas.

We have a problem in the UK with mystery snails, also known as apple snails. Because they were found wild in one river in Spain (a hot country) the EU* has banned the import of these snails into any EU country, including places like Finland where I doubt they would survive a winter. They wouldn't survive a UK winter either.
We can still buy them if a shop has any left, and any home bred ones are OK too. But they have all but disappeared from sale.


*EU = European Union for those Americans reading this 

While on the subject of 'invasive snails'.... here's a few quotes (and their sources). I actually think it's right to ban the movement of snails if at all possible.

Rice-growers in the Ebro Delta on southern Catalonia's Mediterranean coast have reported losing up to half of their crops since the island apple snail (Pomacea insularum) was first seen in 2009. The worst-affected fields have 12 snails per square metre, with each snail capable of eating the roots of up to 15 rice plants each day.(source)

A flatworm that overwhelms snails in a ‘gang attack’ and has caused many extinctions when introduced to other parts of the world has now arrived in Europe. Urgent action is necessary to save wild British snails – the UK government should close the borders to pot plants,” he said. It is extremely difficult to detect eggs and small bugs in pots, which can be devastating when introduced to alien environments, wreaking havoc on gardens, forests, farmland and ecosystems by upsetting the balance of nature.(source)

South Florida is battling a growing infestation of the giant African land snail. The snail is considered one of the most destructive invasive species, feeding voraciously on more than 500 plant species. They can also eat through plaster walls, which provides the calcium content they need for their shells.(source)

hey sue,this is a common mistake.the mystery snail and the apple snail are different snails.the apple snail's scientific name is Pomacea canaliculata,while the mystery's snail scientific name is Pomacea Bridgesii.dont worry about it a lot of people think they are the same snail but when someone tells you that they are the same snail you can prove them otherwise.your welcome

From applesnail.net -

Apple snails are tropical and sub-tropical freshwater snails from the family Ampullariidae (sometimes referred to as Pilidae). The Ampullariidae are divided in several genera. The genera Asolene, Felipponea, Marisa, and Pomacea are the New World genera (South America, Central America, the West Indies and the Southern U.S.A.), while the genera Afropomus, Lanistes and Saulea are found in Africa. The genus Pila is native in both Africa and Asia.

if you bought your animal from a pet shop, you probably have a Pomacea diffusa apple snail or a snail from the Pomacea canaliculata - insularum group. 

Pomacea diffusa.............(description of snail) .........Pomacea bridgesii is not known to be available in the aquarium trade.

The term apple snails covers all species of Pomacea, not just brigs and canas.

The most common snails sold in the UK as apple snails is 'brigs' (though they are really P diffusa). I have bought several over the years and always checked to make sure they were brigs and not canas. The term mystery snail is not used over here. We call both brigs and canas apple snails.



The EU has banned imports of all snails in the Pomacea genus. The snail found in the Ebro delta in Spain was P insularum. This snail and P canaliculata (hard to distinguish) were banned by Spain in August 2011, then the whole genus was banned a couple of months later. The EU wide ban on imports of all Pomacea snails came in November 2012.

i dont keep shrimp with Betta  they
make a tasty meal for them

oh yeah i forgot to say this but a common tank mate for bettas are cories.mostly because they have armor,like a knight in the mid evil times sent to rescue a princess in a tower from a dragon.

yeah any fish with armor are good tank mates for them.

yeah their misunderstood.i wish that people could be put in jail for not taking care of a fish.