Suddenly obsessed with this little female betta

[kellyrazz1996]

for that aquarium, I’d get some loaches, as they are very active, but I would only get zebra, Kuhli, and dwarf chain. Kuhli are the cheapes, but are nocturnal, so give them places to hide. Instead of buying rocks from the store, I would get some from around your lawn, boil them in water for 5 minutes (to get rid of bacteria), and make a sculpture in the tank to make some nice dark caves. Your betta may like it as well; having his own little cave to snuggle in. Another fish I would try would be a honey gourami. They also love places to hide, along with plants. They love floating plants especially.

Thanks for your advice!
I read that loaches do better with a lot of room, and as of right now I only have a 20g to offer. Definitely will look into larger tanks in the future, especially if I want to add a couple of those guys! For now I'm just going to cross my fingers and hope all goes well as I cycle my tank (yikes) and then I'll look into adding just a couple of tank mates
Thanks again!!

 

[itiwhetu]

I assume that is a bristle nose pleco, give him a cave to hide in.

 

[kellyrazz1996]

I assume that is a bristle nose pleco, give him a cave to hide in.

These are the things that I have in the tank for hiding places. Sorry for the external links:

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Top Fin® White Rock Aquarium Ornament - PetSmart

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[itiwhetu]

These are the things that I have in the tank for hiding places. Sorry for the external links:

Top Fin® Cichlid Rock Aquarium Ornament | fish Ornaments | PetSmart

Top Fin® Cichlid Rock Aquarium Ornament at PetSmart. Shop all fish ornaments online

www.petsmart.com

Top Fin® White Rock Aquarium Ornament - PetSmart

www.petsmart.com

Thrive Reptile Bogwood Decor | reptile Habitat Décor | PetSmart

Thrive Reptile Bogwood Decor at PetSmart. Shop all reptile habitat décor online

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All good

 

[HoldenOn]

for that aquarium, I’d get some loaches, as they are very active, but I would only get zebra, Kuhli, and dwarf chain. Kuhli are the cheapes, but are nocturnal, so give them places to hide. Instead of buying rocks from the store, I would get some from around your lawn, boil them in water for 5 minutes (to get rid of bacteria), and make a sculpture in the tank to make some nice dark caves. Your betta may like it as well; having his own little cave to snuggle in. Another fish I would try would be a honey gourami. They also love places to hide, along with plants. They love floating plants especially.

I wouldn't recommend zebra loaches. Need high flow and can be very rowdy. In fact I wouldn't recommend any botia loach in a tank with bettas for that matter. Stick to pangio, if anything.

 

[kellyrazz1996]

I wouldn't recommend zebra loaches. Need high flow and can be very rowdy. In fact I wouldn't recommend any botia loach in a tank with bettas for that matter. Stick to pangio, if anything.

Thank you!!

 

[kellyrazz1996]

For all those that are still on here:
Sorry for the delay, I got my test kit and have been monitoring the values twice daily. The pH reads around 7.4; the ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate all read at 0ppm for now. I know these will change, so I'm watching them closely.
Thanks again to everyone who offered help! You guys are awesome!

 

[ClownLurch]

Don’t put any rocks in your tank without acidity testing them first. It’s not recommended to boil them either.

 

[kellyrazz1996]

Don’t put any rocks in your tank without acidity testing them first. It’s not recommended to boil them either.

The "rocks" that I have in my tank so far are all fake ones. Are those okay?

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

The "rocks" that I have in my tank so far are all fake ones. Are those okay?

Yep, those are harmless Just make sure there are no sharp edges on any of the holes, since that could tear the bettas fins, you can sand them down if there are any sharp bits.