Betta Tank

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Hi all

I'm buying a 10 gallon tank and were wanting to put a male betta and some female bettas. How many could I get please?

Thanks
 
males cannot be kept with females no matter what the store tells you, if you do this you will have dead fish :/

so its either a single male with a few select tankmates, divide it for 2 males alone or if very heavy planted 5 females
 
It's not suggested to put male and female Betta's together unless they are ready to spawn as they can be very aggressive towards each other in the interm.
If you are set on getting males and females than buy a tank divider and give the male about 2.5 gallons worth of tank space and give the rest to the females, try to get four or more females as that way they will spread aggression among themselves rather than bulling one fish to death.

I usually just look at a tank and if it looks over stocked, than it's probably over stocked, but with Betta's, they need at bare minimum 2 gallons of water to be happy I'd say you could possibly get 1 male and three or four females, but you'd need to put plenty of hiding places in the female part so they could get away from each other.

(My opinions differ from other people, who believe Betta's need at least 5 gallons of space, so I'd wait and not go out just based on my opinion, the more the merrier when it comes to advice, right? :good:)
 
If you are set on getting males and females than buy a tank divider and give the male about 2.5 gallons worth of tank space and give the rest to the females, try to get four or more females as that way they will spread aggression among themselves rather than bulling one fish to death.
I have to respectfully disagree with the above statement as its not the best advise. A standard 10 gallon aquarium is about 15 inches, right? If you were to give a Betta 25% of that space then that would leave him with about 4 inches to swim around in, my male Betta splendens is easily 3 and a half inches, so 4 inches of space wouodnt be sufficient IMO as it wouldn't give him the ideal amount of space, also the minimum amount for a female bettas sorority would be 10 gallons so they each have there own space to swim around in. 7.5 gallons is not enough space to provide what's needed in a female sorority IMO,

instead of doing that I would recommend something along the lines of

1 male Betta
6 Pygmy hatchets
3 Otocinclus catfish

Or

5 female bettas

Or

A 2 way divided tank with 2 males
 
What about a male betta and 5 galaxy rasboras?

I saw a male today who looked purple. I LOVE purple lol
 
Will I have room for 8? Found a betta. My friends friend needs to rehome his he's green with a red tail and is a crown tail. Very pretty and will look nice with the galaxy rasboras
 
8 should be fine in your 10 gallon with your Betta as they are very small
 
Just thought I'd add - remember to cycle the tank first before adding anything :good:
 
Just thought I'd add - remember to cycle the tank first before adding anything :good:

Well I have a 64ltr tank which I cycled before adding anything and I do weekly water changes and monitor my levels. I bought an external 2 week ago and added all my media from my internal to the external so now I've got the new tank and I'm using my internal in it I have put some of the ceramic rings which were originally from my internal and some of the ceramic rings which were from the external in my bio chamber. Is this correct and how long till I can add fish. I will be monitoring both tanks closely for ammonia. Was only gonna add the betta for now and add the rasboras as a later date x
 
When you begin to see nitrAtes, it means that the bacteria has established enough to finish the cycle. Once the ammonia and nitrIte have become 0, the cycle is complete. You could test it if you like - put some ammonia into the tank and check to see if its gone within 24 hours or so and become nitrAtes. If so, you're ready to add fish. If you're using media from an already cycled, well established tank, the cycle should be significantly quicker. A cycle without pre-established media could take several weeks, so I'd take it from there.

I would add the rasboras first and then the betta, as it can help the betta to accept the rasboras. That way, they aren't coming into his territory - he's going into theirs.
 
When you begin to see nitrAtes, it means that the bacteria has established enough to finish the cycle. Once the ammonia and nitrIte have become 0, the cycle is complete. You could test it if you like - put some ammonia into the tank and check to see if its gone within 24 hours or so and become nitrAtes. If so, you're ready to add fish. If you're using media from an already cycled, well established tank, the cycle should be significantly quicker. A cycle without pre-established media could take several weeks, so I'd take it from there.

I would add the rasboras first and then the betta, as it can help the betta to accept the rasboras. That way, they aren't coming into his territory - he's going into theirs.

Only think with that is, the only shop I knows that sells these fish is not easy for me to get to (i don't drive) and the betta is a rescue fish from somebody who has added him to a guppy tank so he needs a new home as soon as possible, what would happen if I added the rasboras after?

Also do I definitely need a light in my tank? Going to add 1 but short of funds at min so may be few weeks before I can add a light or the rasboras

Thanks

Also its a planted tank so my 64ltr usually comes up 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and 5 nitrate

I have taken a few plants out of my 64ltr as it has quite a few in and added them to my new betta tank
 
Adding the rasboras after the betta could be fine, so long as the betta has a relatively laid back personality. Adding them before just helps to reduce the risk of aggression - its recommended but not essential.

A light isn't essential in a tank unless you have live plants which need good levels of light. Low-light hardy plants (eg java fern, anubias, crypts to name 3) may not need an additional light source above the tank in order to grow and remain healthy. Additional light would probably help them to grow faster, but would not be 100% nescescary.
 
Well this tank is in on my window cill so it does have some light. I'm getting a black background to block out the bit of light but will be getting a light then.

I will enquire from my friend what he is like. I wanted a purple half moon and he is a green and red crowntail but he will match the rasboras and my kitchen as that is also red lol.
 

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