Paradise fish

[platyperson]

how many paradise fish can you keep in a 11gall tank?

 

[Dwarfs]

how many paradise fish can you keep in a 11gall tank?

One male, or a few females. Males will fight much like male bettas

 

[Gourami Lover88]

It would be best to get just a male and some other small fish, or a male and atleat 2 females to divide the stress of the males constant display.

 

[Carolinesugar]

how many paradise fish can you keep in a 11gall tank?

hiya, after having tried hard to keep them myself, id say 1 male with other community fish, no bettas, no gouramis, and ur be fine. dnt add a female, or even 2 females, he will chase and beat them up, and they eventually die frm not havin the strength to fight back, hide or energy to go to the top and get food.

if you think you could keep a male and 2 females, ur takin a risk, as the male will ALWAYS want to breed, or chase her, i found my male always chsed the female, either because she wasnt interested in breeding, or because she was on his turf, or even just because she looked at him.

i have heard of one person in about 10 who have kept them, who have managed to sucessfully keep a male and a female, and this was with a huge tank, and so much live planting you hardly saw any fish in the tank!

if kept alone (no female) with other fish, and given the right amount of space (11g is just abt enough, but ideally he would like length from a tank more than height) he will be a merry fish, charming to watch, and your find him to be similar to a betta, in that he has his own personality and will watch and wait for you to enter the room of his tank, and wait for you to cum ova and say hi to him.

with their amazing colours, and charming personalitys, these fish can be a great addition to a community tank. but you should NEVER keep more than 1 male in a tank, unless they are purely in there at the shop, short term, as these fish will fight to kill if they are given a long enough amount of time.


Also, just a helpful little tip, if you decide to get a female paradise fish, make sure that the LFS really do know that it is a female, as it can be a nitemare to tell if they are of a young age.

the way to sex a paradise fish is to look at their colouring, anal finnage, and general sizing. Males are always more colourful, usually having red/orange and blue markings on their sides, similar to those of a coral gourami, in that they have the stripes., males are also usually alot bigger than the females, and have longer anal fins, which are more pointed, and considered to be more attractive than the females. Female paradise fish are smaller, have paler stripes of colour, usually dusky pale blue, and a very very pale orangeish colour. The female also has a rounded anal finnage, similar to that of a gourmi, in that it has no direct points, just all rounded, and usually folded in, similar to a female betta, in that she usually only opens her anal finnage to swim quickly, or to display (like a betta flaring really).

my personal recommendation to you, would be take a look at the paradise fish in the shop, make sure ur happy with their appearance, and buy a male. Females, although elegant, are alot weaker than the males, and therefore catch infections alot easier, whereas the male is strong, and doesnt pick up infection in general.

i hope this helps, and if you do decide to keep a paradise fish you will find him to be as much of a character as i have found the 3 males i have kept in the past.

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Caroline
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