The Tropical Tank

fifi4eva

I have a male betta in a 64L tank and wondered what else to put in there?
Any suggestions? I know they cannot be mixed with gouramis or guppys or fish that nip fins or anything with long flowing fins that he might see as a threat/competition.
Thanks Fiona Very Happy

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Fiona

jcardoso · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:40 pm Post subject:

Ours is doing great with some neon tetras, rasboras, and otos. I bought an extra tall plant, taller than the tank and fake, so it forms a canopy at the top of the water. This mimics their environment and he really likes to hang out there!
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Janet

After some White Spot Losses...3 German Blue Rams, 1 Glofish Danio, 2 Zebra Danios, 4 Platies, 6 Emerald Green Cory Catfish, 2 BN Plecos, and 4 Neon Tetras in a 55 gallon (208 liters)

Apistogramma · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 8:59 pm Post subject:

Micro-rasbora (such as maculata), lamp-eye tetras, white cloud mountain minnow...
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Becky

*Aimlessly drives around in the steam roller with Karena's now fairly blunt scissors...and Lisa's hedge trimmer*

fifi4eva · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject:

Ok Thanks

I knew what I couldn't have with him but weren't sure what I could.
Very Happy

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Fiona

corycor · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 2:42 am Post subject:

How about some corys Question

Theire so fun to wach Very Happy

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110 liter (29 gallon), Planted-

14x Neons
3x Silver tip tetra
3x Peppered corys
1x Yo-Yo loach
1x Oto

Im back...muahahahaha...

fifi4eva · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject:

I were thinking of getting some corys but my tank isn't mature enough yet for them.I have some corys in my larger tank and i agree they are fun to watch Very Happy

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Fiona

corycor · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 10:44 pm Post subject:

When I setup my tank i put them in while it was still cycling (I didnt know any beter.) Luckuly for me everyhting went perfectly and they lived.
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110 liter (29 gallon), Planted-

14x Neons
3x Silver tip tetra
3x Peppered corys
1x Yo-Yo loach
1x Oto

Im back...muahahahaha...

fifi4eva · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:35 pm Post subject:

Glad everything went ok for you Very Happy

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Fiona

corycor · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2009 11:52 pm Post subject:

Yea me too. I would have gone buhlistik if one of them died.
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110 liter (29 gallon), Planted-

14x Neons
3x Silver tip tetra
3x Peppered corys
1x Yo-Yo loach
1x Oto

Im back...muahahahaha...

Bschrock82 · Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 11:15 pm Post subject:

I had a betta that I kept with some zebra danios, black skirt tetras, corys, and a shoal of about 20 harlequins. He did great with them, mostly kept to himself. I "rescued" him from the local pet store (he was in one of those tiny cups) and I couldn't believe how his color improved, his fins spread out, and just how much better he looked in a real tank (55 gallon).

FishDevil789 · Member Joined: 30 Dec 2009 Posts: 81 Location: Scotland

I have a halfmoon blue/red/purple betta, and it is living in a 56l ClearSeal tank. I have had this tank up and runing for roughly 7 months.
I have the betta along with five neon tetras, three white cloud mountain minnows and a chinese algae eater - which as many people say - it is absolutly rubbish at cleaning the tank!
So i do not recomend on of those but i do reccomend a pleco. I had one, but unfortunly it got too big for my tank so i had to sell it.
These are good cleaners and got along very well with my betta and my other fishes.
Do not get a group of under four neon tetras or white clouds as they are schooling fish,
i bought my betta and two neons, and then i futher reserched the neon tetra and found out that they need to be kept in groups, so i bought three more, but there was a surprise in the bag when i got home - the woman at the pet shop had accsidently put in a white cloud as well!
As the neons and white clouds were in the same tank in the shop - i figurede that the white cloud would want a friend, so i went to the shop and got two more white clouds and a algae eater.

Mr. Green

Heather

corycor · Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:41 pm Post subject:

Thats a great story their Heather Wink

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110 liter (29 gallon), Planted-

14x Neons
3x Silver tip tetra
3x Peppered corys
1x Yo-Yo loach
1x Oto

Im back...muahahahaha...

cobb1011 · Member Joined: 05 Mar 2010 Posts: 39 Location: N. Ireland

[quote="Bschrock82"]I had a betta that I kept with some zebra danios, black skirt tetras, corys, and a shoal of about 20 harlequins. He did great with them, mostly kept to himself. I "rescued" him from the local pet store (he was in one of those tiny cups) and I couldn't believe how his color improved, his fins spread out, and just how much better he looked in a real tank (55 gallon).[/quote]

thts a bit like where i got mine, he was very shy and barely moved from behind the filter in the store, i took him home and after a day the wee shit hasn't stopped moving, very active and nosy, e's great now i think and hope!
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