Ideas please you helpful people.

[houndour]

Durbkat - why do have this in your profile then: 10 gallon- Empty but will have 4 corys and 1 male betta?

 

[paulthegreat]

Maybe a few Endlers, They do not get big and should have no problems with your bottom dwellers they are like Guppies but without the fancy tails. See the livebearer forum and you can find out a lot about these little guys. The males are very beautiful and I would get a few myself if they were not incompatible with my other fish. Even a trio(1 male and 2 female) of Guppies might work. The only problem there is that you WILL get a lot of little gups in the bargain. I do not think that you need to spend so much on testing your water every day. Try to reduce the tests so you get a good feel for how long it takes your tank to need a water change. I almost never test my two smaller tanks anymore. I do my weekly grav-vacs and water changes and am only checking my big tank daily because it is new and not yet established.

 

[Durbkat]

I don't, I have "come to the dark side.....we have cookies and cold milk". But I did but that was before I learned in the betta section of this forum that bettas aren't a real good communtiy fish and most of the time they will be aggressive towards other fish.

 

[Aqua Andy]

I don't, I have "come to the dark side.....we have cookies and cold milk". But I did but that was before I learned in the betta section of this forum that bettas aren't a real good communtiy fish and most of the time they will be aggressive towards other fish.

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Additional Information
Gender Male
My Aquariums & Fish long 20 gallon- 2 long finned black tetras,3 black tetras, 1 common pleco
10 gallon- Empty but will have 4 corys and 1 male betta
2.5 minibow- male betta
cat shaped fish bowl- male betta
1/2 gallon fish bowl- male betta

Sorry couldn't resist.

 

[Inchworm]

Actually, I've found that corys with a betta make a great combination.

I think there is a chance that you might find a betta with a bad disposition once in a while, but I've had ones that are lambs as long as there was no competition at the upper level of the tank.

I keep mostly corys these days and have recently ordered a beautiful yellow betta who I plan to keep with some of my most expensive and hard to find corys, the black C. aeneus. I would not do that if I really thought there might be a problem.

 

[Ethos]

How many corys?
Like...5 in a 10G with one betta?
Seems like a waste of space if you ask me..

 

[Aqua Andy]

Are their any other fish I could keep singularly or as a pair to inhabit the upper levels of the tank?

Bearing in mind that I plan to re-home the solitary poor little Tetra.

 

[houndour]

I would say 5 tops of a smaller variety cory. Some corys grow 6 or 7 cm. (I'm saying 5 tops plus betta, not including otos - just to make myself clear).

I guess it is a waste of space, but you could spend £10-20 on a gorgeous male betta. And corys are fun to watch.

You could get a pair of dwarf or honey gouramis, but I still think 10 gallons is a bit on the small side. Getting a pair means a risk of babies and then overpopulating. Although I'm not sure how easily gouramis breed.

You could look into Blue Rams. I'm saying look into, I'm not saying they are OK for a 10 gallon cos I don't know. But they are very pretty fish, and stay small. But I believe they are aggressive and territorial, but I would have thought they'd be fine with corys and otos. But I think they are quite sensitive fish.

 

[Aqua Andy]

I've looked into the smaller less aggressive New World Chilids. They seem to live in the lower regions of the tank. That may pose a problem with my Cory's and I'd like some fish to populate the upper region of my tank.

 

[Bloo]

Hi,

I have not been successful keeping Flame Tetra. I purchased a group of six a month ago and now I only have one left.

My water chemistry is regularly tested and has always been good and I added the fish after completing a fishless cycle. My tank temperature is approximately 25c.

I'm now need to restock the upper area of my tank and I'm after ideas.

I don't really fancy trying Tetra again as I can't work out what went wrong. Also I found they inhabited the lower areas of the tank.

I'd like some active, peaceful, colourful fish.

Whether to go for a group of fish again or maybe a pair?

What would you do?

Please see my signature for my tank details.

Thanks for reading my post,


Andy

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What would you do?
Out of interest, how long has your tank been set up ?

Generally Rummy nose Tetras are said to do best in "mature" tanks (as do many other tetras) - that is: 6 months or older. So if it's a young tank (even with perfect constant parameters), that might have been the reason.

 

[WendyinWichita]

If you want active fish that stay in the upper areas of the tank, you should look into Zebra or Leopard Danios. Not the giant Danios. Danios are very active, and won't bother the Oto's or Corys. The danios come in a long finned version which is very pretty, and a normal finned version. Rummy nosed tetras are also very pretty. They need to be in groups of 5 or more to be happy. My boyfriend is looking at a 125 gallon tank and all he wants is a huge shoal of rummy nosed tetras. (he says 100, but I won't let him get that many)

Another pretty fish is a long finned Rosey Barb, male have the best color. They are active and interesting.

 

[Durbkat]

Hey I had one of those long finned rosy barbs but it died in his 2.5g with filter for some reason all I did that day was instead of giving him flakes I gave him some granuels and when I cam home I found him dead and sucked and stuck on the intake thing of the filter.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

i'd be concerned about the heavy filtration on that tank; a 50g rated filter is pretty heavy-duty on a 10g tank.

 

[Aqua Andy]

i'd be concerned about the heavy filtration on that tank; a 50g rated filter is pretty heavy-duty on a 10g tank.

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Why?

I would of thought that over filtration is a good thing?

 

[Aqua Andy]

Hi,

I have not been successful keeping Flame Tetra. I purchased a group of six a month ago and now I only have one left.

My water chemistry is regularly tested and has always been good and I added the fish after completing a fishless cycle. My tank temperature is approximately 25c.

I'm now need to restock the upper area of my tank and I'm after ideas.

I don't really fancy trying Tetra again as I can't work out what went wrong. Also I found they inhabited the lower areas of the tank.

I'd like some active, peaceful, colourful fish.

Whether to go for a group of fish again or maybe a pair?

What would you do?

Please see my signature for my tank details.

Thanks for reading my post,


Andy

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What would you do?
Out of interest, how long has your tank been set up ?

Generally Rummy nose Tetras are said to do best in "mature" tanks (as do many other tetras) - that is: 6 months or older. So if it's a young tank (even with perfect constant parameters), that might have been the reason.

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It has been set up for about 2 months now.

I added three Cory's and six Flame Tetra after fully completing a fishless cycle.

What is the difference between a "mature" tank and a fully cycled tank?

I have spotted one white dot on the top of the remaining Flame Tetra. Could they have sucome to white spot? I didn't notice any white dots on any of the other deceased Flame Tetra. Maybe I should treat the tank for white spot? I suppose the fish could have become stressed in acclimatising to my tank making them susceptable to disease?

Everyones feedback is much appreciated by the way.


Andy