Need Help With Moving Tanks

[tishygirl]

Ok, to sum up.. Here is what I currently have...

44 US Gallon community tank, with a 5inch bala shark, 3inch bala shark, and 6 assorted mollies, guppies, platys.

5 US gallon beta bowl

2 US gallon beta bowl

10 US gallon tank with 5 baby mollies, about 1 inch long.


My question is this... I would like to size down a bit. I am having a debate on how to go about this. I am thinking I cant move a beta into the 44gallon, because I'm sure they male betas will want to eat my fancy guppies.... I am thinking the baby mollies are still too small and would be a bite sized snack for the balas.. I obviously can't move the betas together...

I was thinking I could possible put a male beta into the 10 gallon with the baby mollies? there are a couple of orange ones, and a couple of white ones... so they arent fancy colors, what do you all think ? Am I asking for something bad to happen ? Does anyone have any other suggestions as to how I can downsize a bit ??

 

[freddyk]

I've kept adult guppies with a male beta in a 15 gallon tank with no issues and would do it again, though apparantly others have had different results so I gather I might have been an exception?. At an inch long the mollies aren't really babies anymore and should also be safe. Certainly the fish you should get rid of altogether are the bala's - they require an upgrade in tanks and not a downgrade considering how much more they have to grow (and will never reach in a small tank), and it will solve any problems of them eating other fish when you replace them with something more suitable to your size of tank.

 

[tishygirl]

Yeah, thats part of the downsizing I am trying to do.. Condense the many smaller tanks I have all over my house to make a little more room and time for the large one hubby is working on for me. Its going to take up a good portion of a wall in my dining room, so I need to get my little tables and tanks out of the way lol... The Balas will love the space , Its just a matter of deciding who to put where in the meantime ...

anymore advice ? I can use it all! thanks!