How Suitable Is My Tank

[jugutha]

Hi guys
 
I  have a 40 gallon tank(with 3 live plants) with 5 mollies,2 swordtails,5 cardinal tetras,5 x-ray fish,2 golden loaches,1 upside down  catfish.
I recently bought a siamese fighting fish(male) and i have put him in the tank.However i am curious if this is a suitable set up and i am after a bit of advice.
Thanks

 

[Lillefishy]

I wouldn't put a Betta in with mollies & swordtail, the likelihood is they'll nip his fins & bully him, especially the swordtail

 

[jugutha]

The mollies? there always so peaceful
At the moment he seems to be ok and dosent seem to be stressed but should i maybe move him to a diffrent tank?

 

[greenmumma141]

It depends on the betta.  My LFS has  betta in almost every tank (the ones with smaller fish of course). I would think the mollies would probably bully him. Just watch closely, especially after you turn off the lights

 

[jugutha]

When i bought my betta he was in a tak with at leats ten barbs so i thought he would be alright and they said he would

 

[ncguppy830]

tank seems sutablie i agree it depends on the betta, as your tank cycled?

 

[jugutha]

yh i have had the tank for 3 months and i got the betta on thursday

 

[ncguppy830]

just remeber the 2 to 1 female to male ratio in livebearers(mollies,swordtails,guppies,platies etc) to stop harrasment.

 

[greenmumma141]

Let us know how he does in here, it's always interesting to see how these things pan out

 

[jugutha]

At the minate i have 4 female mollies and 1 male mollie and 1 male and 1 female swordtail.
the betta has taken over one corner of the tank and dosent move from that area

 

[N0body Of The Goat]

Bettas with nippers and/or active fish is very risky.
 
"Golden Loaches" as is Weather Loach colour variation? Tank is too small for them (they quickly reach ~15cm within a year and then continue to grow at a slower pace) and like many loaches do far better in 8+ numbers (which in the instance of Weather Loaches is a large bioload).
 
"Upside Down Catfish" as in Synodontis nigriventris (very social, needs a group just like corydoras) or the more fiesty and larger Synodontis nigrita/euptera?

 

[jugutha]

 
 

i caught 2 of the mollies nipping his fins and he is now hiding inside one of the plants!
should i move him to a diffrent tank?

 

[Lillefishy]

Move the Betta as the mollies will continue to nip him & he's obviously stressed if he's hiding

 

[jugutha]

I cant get another tank up and running for at least another 2 weeks for the betta and its unfair to leave him in there but i dont want to return him. any ideas?

 

[Lillefishy]

Can you get a divider? That would help until you can get another tank ready