29 Gal Sorority / Community

[Buggsfish]

So I've decided I want to try a sorority tank. I currently have in my tank 1 rather large female (2+ in) and 5 zebra danios. I was thinking about 6(?) corys, and maybe eiter some more zebras or a group of some other schooling fish, and then how ever many females would be comfortable in the tank (not sure how many).

But then I was reading another post & it said the zebras aren't good tank mates for the bettas that they like colder water than the bettas, but I've had mine with bettas for the last 9 months and they've been ok.

My other questions is how would I go about introducing the new females that are barely even an inch into a tank with another betta that's already twice their size? I was thinking I could move her into my guppy tank, seperated from the guppies, put my new females into the larger tank, let them grow a bit, then reintroduce the original female.

My tank's not fully set up yet, it's cycled & that just not fully decorated yet, so it'll be a couple weeks before I start adding any fishes. I would also be waiting a couple weeks (4-6 wks) between adding groups of fishes to give the tank time to settle.

 

[Assaye]

9 months isn't really long enough to tell whether the fish will have long term effects from being at higher or lower temps than they are suited to.

Bettas should be at around 27 celcius and danios right down at 24 (or even a touch lower). Of course, there are always exceptions to the rule but you can only really tell if the fish have done well if they have lived a full life and not suffered much/any sickness.

I always try to keep fish as close to their natural temperatures as possible - they were adapted to live like that so I doubt I know better than nature.

If you want a sorority, try to find fish that will suit the temperature range of bettas a little better. You could take the temp down for the bettas but it can make them more lethargic and prone to illness.

 

[Buggsfish]

Does it make a difference to the danios if they'd been kept that way the time they were at the store or they'd be kept that way their whole lives?