5 Gallon and a Betta!

[canarsie11]

What else can go in there?

 

[OohFeeshy]

You just have a betta? Nothing. Mebbe some ghost shrimp or an ADF, but be careful as the beta can get aggressive.

 

[canarsie11]

Not into shrimp or frogs, I think they are both cool, however not for me

 

[hello kitty]

my betta is fine in my community

 

[OohFeeshy]

Yes, but a 5g is a very small tank.

 

[canarsie11]

He definately can not go in my community tank

 

[hello kitty]

oh didnt see was 5g! yeah not big enough really for anything much

 

[canarsie11]

I purchase tank for betta, just wondering

 

[krash]

I have otos in with my betta boys. Little worker bees, great at keeping the algae off the glass, and *so far* no harrassment by the betta.

Stacey

 

[Inchworm]

Hi canarsie11

Yes, a few otos might be good if you add some live plants too.

The problem is that a 5 gallon tank is just too small. If you had bought a 10 gallon, I would suggest a nice school of corys to go with your betta, but with a 5 gallon, even 3 corys would be pushing it with a betta.

The thing you want to prevent is the development of conditions that could lead to bacterial infections since this is the cause of much trouble for both kinds of fish. Overcrowding is one of these causes and even if it's cycled and well filtered, you would still need to do twice weekly water changes (with 3 corys) to be on the safe side.

If, however, you can commit to that amount of work, it would be worth a try. Corys and bettas are a great combination.

 

[gaya]

I have a golden mystery snails up the whazoo if you're interested.