My 12g tank

[LA321]

well I just bought one with a good price and is asking for tips

thanks u!

 

[GSD]

wot sort of tips do u want lol


anything you plan to put in it?

 

[LA321]

well cause it looks like the current is kind of strong anyway to slow taht down?

btw, I'm going to put my betta in this so I think that current will stress him out

 

[GSD]

if yu are putting a betta in wahat other types of fish are going in with it?

 

[MegTheFish]

Use this method to slow down the current:
http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=84710

Bettas usually aren't very good community fish, so I would rethink putting him in there. You could try it, but be prepared to pull him out. You will be limited to what you can put in the tank with him if you put him in there. No brightly colored fish with long flowing tails, because he might mistake them for another betta. No fish that will nip at his long tail (tetras, barbs, etc). You could put a shoal of 6 or so cories, and maybe a shoal of white clouded mountain minnows, or you could have a couple african dwarf frogs, ghost shrimp, and thats about it. He might be too aggressive to be with any of these fish, so again, be carefull.

Edit: You might want to read this thread: http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=96682

Oh, and BTW, is the tank cycled yet?

 

[GSD]

if you want a betta i sugest geting a 1gal bowl for one,itl be much happier

 

[OohFeeshy]

No, I'm sure it would be happier with the space. However, if your bettas been on its own for a while, other fish won't be a good idea at all.

 

[sylvia]

Reducing the current is a good idea for the betta. The bigger tank will do your betta good. Just make sure you are careful when picking his tankmates so they aren't anything that nip or that look similar. Don't keep male guppies or any gouramies for this latter reason. Small cories, like pygmy cories, make great tank-mates as they won't nip or look similar and also shouldn't take up his space. A couple of otos would also work fine. Most bettas will also get along with platies. Be careful if you try to keep dwarf frogs, shrimp or a snail. Some bettas don't get along with these well. Others are fine with them. Like with any other tank, you must cycle it (fishless) first and then make sure you don't over-stock. Read the links in my signature about fishless cycling. There's also a link with tips so that's perfect for you...

 

[OohFeeshy]

I agree with Sylvia, bottom feeders would be better but I'd make sure you have plenty of hiding spots, plants etc. in case the betta does get aggressive.

 

[oneponygirl]

I totally respect the people opinions on this board but just to give a little reassurance, I've had bettas with almost everything mentioned: whiteclouds, corys, ghost shrimp, and snails with great success. That being said, you do have to be careful because it all depends on the fish. You can always try it and if it doesn't work, you can move the betta or the other fishes to where they will work.

 

[MaDDog1281]

Betta's usually do best by themselves in a 1 gallon fish bowl. If you do put him in the tank, either keep him alone or with only fish that don't nip fins or don't look close to him. Maybe a few neon tetra's or cardinals. Corys also good. It really depends on your betta. If he is mean, I would keep him alone. I would think platys or swordtails would be okay. Just look for agression and if there is any, remove the betta and keep him alone. Just my 2 cents...

 

[Annastasia]

Betta's usually do best by themselves in a 1 gallon fish bowl. If you do put him in the tank, either keep him alone or with only fish that don't nip fins or don't look close to him. Maybe a few neon tetra's or cardinals. Corys also good. It really depends on your betta. If he is mean, I would keep him alone. I would think platys or swordtails would be okay. Just look for agression and if there is any, remove the betta and keep him alone. Just my 2 cents...

Neon Tetras can be very nippy with Bettas...so I wouldn't recommend them. And Swordtails get to big for the 10 gallon. The other ideas are good, though.

I've found Pygmy Cories always work well with my Bettas. They are more a middle level fish then a bottom fish, though, so the Betta MIGHT chase them a little. Albino and Bronze Cories have always worked well for me, because they don't have much color, so I don't think my Betta sees them as another male Betta, or a target for nipping. They also tend to stay to the bottom more then Pygmys.

As mentioned, Platies work well too. Just beware...if you get males and females, you will have a TON of fry. All male Platies won't work in there, because they can get aggressive...so basically your only choice would be all females. And even then you will still have fry, because they can store sperm. So if you don't want fry...don't get Platies. Just a little warning.

And yeah, if you are going to put tankmates with him, you're going to have to watch him, and them, and make sure there are no problems.

 

[LA321]

I already know what kinds of fish to add with my betta and the bio-load that can affect the tank right now that I'm doing that bottle mod and it doens't look like its helping anyways to slow down the suction or the outflow?

 

[sardine]

I currently have 3 male platies living in my 10 gallon tank and they are not fighting at all. I selected 3 different color patterns so I have a mickey mouse platy, a painted platy and a fire sunset platy. I have to disagree with the don't put all males together rule because that would mean that one cannot have any fish together without getting fry and that would make the aquarium business really complicated, especially if someone just wants a simple 10-12 gallon tank with some fish and no fry.

You just have to try it out. If they really don't get along then take the fish back to the store. I'm not having any problems with my platys together.

 

[LA321]

right now I have 5 glowlight tetras and 3 ghostshrimp in there I'm gunna put the betta last