Patience Wasuta loves all things in the world that identify as a reptile — and a fish or two. While rearranging her space recently, Patience put her fish aquarium next to her leopard gecko habitat. It didn’t take long before she noticed some odd behavior between her leopard gecko and her betta fish.
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We’re not sure if this is a budding relationship or if the two animals are sizing each other up for lunch. The leopard gecko and the betta spend a lot of time staring at each other through the glass. It is an interesting development.
If you are familiar with aquarium fish, then you know that a betta is a Siamese fighting fish. Although they live in the wild together because there is more room, male bettas should never be in the same tank together. Male bettas will “fan” or extend their fins to appear larger when threatened. Female bettas can live together and form “sororities” where five or more fish may cohabitate.
Leopard geckos are rather docile, eating bugs, and are content to be solitary animals. Leopard geckos rattle their tail like a rattlesnake if they are feeling aggression or agitation.
The betta and the gecko are just looking at one another, but there are no signs of agitation from either. The commenters have differing opinions. Many say that this arrangement will cause stress for both. Patience says she is mindful of the potential for stress. She says she will probably place a piece of paper between the tanks to alleviate potential problems.
Among the animals that Patience cares for are bearded dragons, leopard geckos, crested geckos, a turtle named Crush, frogs, a chameleon, and probably more. Follow her on TikTok for more reptiles.
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