Yet Another Compatibility Question

[phoenixgsd]

i have cherry barbs, few shrimp, a swordtail, khuli loaches, glass fish, corys, and a flying fox, would a male betta be ok in with the mix or not

 

[Tizer]

whats the tank size again?

Flying foxes like a bit of company, admittedly I've only got 2 at the moment but they don't leave each others sides and ideally need a 4 foot tank as they are fast/skittish fish. I don't see why you cant experiment with a Betta, i can't think any of the fish will go for it or vice versa.

 

[phoenixgsd]

unfortunatly the flying fox was saved from the jaws of the toilet as were the two corys, as i have quite a few bottom dwellers i was toying with the idea of something else as its quite a big tank, and cant actually see many fish swimming around, the tank is the width and length of the worktop dividing the kitchen and diner, so effectivly the 'wall' and a fish to focus on would be nice

 

[Tizer]

All Maidenhead Aquatic stores happily rehome fish, you don't have to do it yourself and mess up your own stocking for the sake of being the hero of the year

 

[the_lock_man]

What shrimp species? If they're relatively small (cherry or crystal, f'rinstance), the fighter might consider them a tasty bedtime snack. You'd be fine with amanos or bamboos.

 

[phoenixgsd]

yeah they are amanos, like i said i was toying with the idea so my minds not made up, it was one of those moments of gawping at the tank and thinking i wander if i could

 

[the_lock_man]

yeah they are amanos, like i said i was toying with the idea so my minds not made up, it was one of those moments of gawping at the tank and thinking i wander if i could

With Fighters, they have such different personalities, you might get a psycho that won't tolerate anything. Unlikely but it might happen. However, I kept amanos with my fighter no problem, even though I found that the fighter did take a fancy to the cherry shrimp.

 

[phoenixgsd]

maybe not such a great idea then, oh well back to the drawing board

 

[the_lock_man]

maybe not such a great idea then, oh well back to the drawing board

Did I not write that very well? I think it's unlikely you'll have problems with a fighter vs amano shrimp.

 

[phoenixgsd]

my luck i'll get the psycho i put so much into this tank, i made it and the lid myself and it looks so empty, even though its not, my cherry barbs tend to like the planted area one looks like she swallowed a beach ball so maybe little ones on the way,