3 gallondivided?

[wrs]

my lfs has a 3 gallon tank for 11.99 with a top, and I was wondering how many dividings can you do on that? I hope three so I can get another bettas, as Im setting up a 2.5 gallon for my female soon.

 

[jacblades]

i would say 2 unless its super long.

 

[Auratus]

I say three. I have a 3 gallon divided. It works well.

 

[bkk_group]

yah know, i'm kind of hating divided tanks these days. i have 5 divided tanks right now and it seems my bettas don't do as well in them as opposed to bettas i keep seperate. you are pretty much guaranteed that if one gets sick, the rest of them in that tank will as well. i have found that seperated bettas are much healthier and happier for some reason. my crowntail "mongkut" used to live in a divided tank and at one point his rays started thinning and he was becoming lethargic, not a good thing. we ended up putting him in a thai style square vase and almost right away he was more energetic and his rays came back to life and got thicker again. even though he has less space now than before he is healthy and vibrant. just my opinion though. like i said, i still have 5 divided tanks but i don't think i will be getting more.

 

[Auratus]

I do mine female male female so it's not as stressful as 3 males going at it everyday because the one in the middle usually gets so stressed it gets sick.

If this is for three males I would get dividers they can't see through.

 

[jacblades]

I do mine female male female so it's not as stressful as 3 males going at it everyday because the one in the middle usually gets so stressed it gets sick.

If this is for three males I would get dividers they can't see through.

or have a dense layer of plants around the dividers.
what are the measurrments of the tank? i have a 3.5 gallon kritter keeper that i am hesitant to divide even into 2 sections because the sections would be so tall as opposed to wide.

 

[nibbles]

if the divider is glass, you could always just paint the glass...

but yea.. if 1 does get sick thats bad news for the rest...

i tried divided tanks once but didnt like it at all

 

[jacblades]

if the divider is glass, you could always just paint the glass...

what paint is aquarium safe?

 

[nibbles]

ask your fish store.. they probably know where to get it.. i work at one and we have some of it but i dont know what its called

 

[cation]

yah know, i'm kind of hating divided tanks these days. i have 5 divided tanks right now and it seems my bettas don't do as well in them as opposed to bettas i keep seperate. you are pretty much guaranteed that if one gets sick, the rest of them in that tank will as well. i have found that seperated bettas are much healthier and happier for some reason. my crowntail "mongkut" used to live in a divided tank and at one point his rays started thinning and he was becoming lethargic, not a good thing. we ended up putting him in a thai style square vase and almost right away he was more energetic and his rays came back to life and got thicker again. even though he has less space now than before he is healthy and vibrant. just my opinion though. like i said, i still have 5 divided tanks but i don't think i will be getting more.

I totally agree with you - just finished with a big disease breakout in my divided tank, and it was no fun. Didn't lose many, but I'd prefer to lose none. I also will be filtering all tanks larger than one gallon. I'm just having better luck that way.

 

[wrs]

its lomg for a 3, its like 1 foot.

 

[jacblades]

its lomg for a 3, its like 1 foot.

1 foot is definately not long enough for 3 compartments.

 

[wrs]

its probly longer, im not there right now, as Im at a forgein computer, so I cant tell for sure, but I know its at least a foot, i think its longer though.

how about a 5.5 gallon tank, petco has one for 13.99, i think with a top.