Amunet
Fish Aficionado
Alrighty, so after my sick betta dies in my 10gal tank, I think I'm seriously considering making it a DP tank. I've always wanted some b/c they just look SO freakin cute in the store, but of course I never got one after reading about their aggression. They just seem like my kind of fish. Lots of personality in a cute tiny body heh
So I was thinking, 2 DPs and maybe 4-6 otos. Does that sound ok? Or maybe 3 DPs and no otos? IF I decide to get 3 DPs... should it be 1 male and 2 females? If it's just the 2... does it matter the sex of either? Or would getting 2 males still be bad b/c of aggression?
The tank will be heavily planted. I plan on getting some more plants from Petsmart so I know they'll have snails on them.
Since more than likely there will be snails, how often should I feed the DPs?
Are they picky when it comes to frozen foods such as bloodworm and brineshrimp? We have a bumblebee goby right now who is starving b/c it's so dang picky, so I really want to avoid more fish who are like that.
If we choose to get otos, should I add the otos first? Or is it ok to add them all at once? The tank will be cycled when I get the fish & will be able to support a large amount.
After I clean the tank out after the betta dies.... the filter media will be new along w/ a nice big chunk of mature media, so cycling shouldn't be any problem (never had a problem doing it this way before). Just thought I'd explain that in case anyone thought I was going to put fish in to an uncycled tank or something.
And finally, when planting the tank. Do the DPs need an open space somewhere to swim around, or is it ok to just make the tank into a big plant-filled jungle mess I suck at aquascaping so yeah, it's gonna end up a huge ugly mess anyway so just making sure that that will be ok heh
So I was thinking, 2 DPs and maybe 4-6 otos. Does that sound ok? Or maybe 3 DPs and no otos? IF I decide to get 3 DPs... should it be 1 male and 2 females? If it's just the 2... does it matter the sex of either? Or would getting 2 males still be bad b/c of aggression?
The tank will be heavily planted. I plan on getting some more plants from Petsmart so I know they'll have snails on them.
Since more than likely there will be snails, how often should I feed the DPs?
Are they picky when it comes to frozen foods such as bloodworm and brineshrimp? We have a bumblebee goby right now who is starving b/c it's so dang picky, so I really want to avoid more fish who are like that.
If we choose to get otos, should I add the otos first? Or is it ok to add them all at once? The tank will be cycled when I get the fish & will be able to support a large amount.
After I clean the tank out after the betta dies.... the filter media will be new along w/ a nice big chunk of mature media, so cycling shouldn't be any problem (never had a problem doing it this way before). Just thought I'd explain that in case anyone thought I was going to put fish in to an uncycled tank or something.
And finally, when planting the tank. Do the DPs need an open space somewhere to swim around, or is it ok to just make the tank into a big plant-filled jungle mess I suck at aquascaping so yeah, it's gonna end up a huge ugly mess anyway so just making sure that that will be ok heh