Actually, male betas are fine in a tank with other fish that don't have big flowing fins like they do. I had friends that had a male beta in their 10 gallon with all their other fish. Until then I had no clue you could put them with other fish. I have seen a few in big social tanks at pet stores. Of course, I'd still be very careful putting the male beta in the tank if it didn't come from a tank with other fish.
I looked into this, and she's right. But, you have to be careful with which fish you pair a male betta with, and to be on the safe side I'd run it by a fish expert at a pet store before doing so. Also, it will depend on how aggressive your particular betta is. For a beginner fish-owner, I'd probably just avoid the situation altogether. :-)
Here are the kinds of fish you'll want to avoid:
- Fish smaller than one inch (may be eaten)
- Fish with long, flowing fins (fancy guppies, white cloud mountain minnows, and some long-finned tetra species)
- Slow-swimming fish (unable to escape bullying)
- Fish belonging to the same biological family, such as Paradise Fish and gouramis (may attack or be attacked due to their relatively similar appearance and cross species aggression)
- Mollies (tend to bite the fin or eat bettas)
- Goldfish (great appetites, preference for cold water, and high excretion-rate)
- Barbs (nip at slower-moving fish such as bettas)
- Aggressive cichlids (exception: peaceful cichlids like German rams)

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