Female Bettas

[bettas]

would 1 or 2 f bettas be good with
2 guppys
1platy
3 harlequin rasboras

 

[pica_nuttalli]

female bettas should be kept either as single individuals or in groups of more than 5.

female bettas should never be kept as a pair; they will always be fighting.

 

[bettas]

ok could i jjust have 1 with them then and maybe get a male

 

[willtang3000]

your not going to put male and female together are you

 

[bettas]

i dont know why

 

[pica_nuttalli]

male and female bettas will only tolerate each other's presence for about 20 minutes. and then you'll have even bigger problems than keeping 2 females together.

just one betta can go in your tank, period.

careful about the guppies and even a female betta. female bettas have been known to attack male guppies for their tails.

 

[bettas]

really ok
well incase i dont get that what other fancy fish could i get

 

[ClaireN]

really ok
well incase i dont get that what other fancy fish could i get

Hi Bettas

I think that has all ready been covered in many other topics you have started, if i remember rightly people have told you that you are at your stocking limits, if i am confusing you with somebody else then i apologise, if not then please listen to the people on this site they know what they are talking about.

Claire

 

[willtang3000]

to go with bettas or guppies

 

[bettas]

yep willtang no apart from the betta say if i dont get he/she

 

[pica_nuttalli]

15g tank, right? i'd go with another harlequin and 3 more male guppies. that'd give you:

Male Guppy = 1.5" x 5 = 7.5"
Harlequin = 1.5" x 4 = 6"
Platy = 3" x 1 = 3"

All together that would give you 16.5" of fish. Unless you want to buy a bigger filter, add plants and clean the tank twice a week, don't stock any more fish. The guideline for the most fish with least effort (adequate filter, no live plants, change water 20% once a week) is 1" of adult fish per 1 gallon of water. You will already be overstocked as it is.

now, this is why i think you should have 5 male guppies, 4 harlequins, only one platy, and NO MORE FISH:

harlequins are tetras and are schooling fish. they are much happier and easier to keep in larger groups. generally the reccommendation is 5 or more, but you don't really have room.

male guppies are really nippy and will chew each other's tails to shreds if not kept in larger groups. 5 male guppies should (in theory) do ok and not munch on each other too much.

female guppies will do just fine in a pair. if you were intending to keep 2 female guppies, don't bother getting any more guppies and get more harlequins.

don't bother getting more platys. one platy is perfecty ok in a non-aggressive community. it's much more important that you get more harlequins (or male guppies if necessary) that it is you get platys.

 

[ccl]

You asked the same question in chit chat on 23rd Oct. & were given the same advice. What part of 'NO' dont you understand?

 

[dwarfgourami]

really ok
well incase i dont get that what other fancy fish could i get

You really don't give up, do you? This tank needs to cycle first. (Where is that test kit?). Then you need to add more rasboras. We are quite happy to tell you so in every single forum. But the advice is not going to change.

I have seen these threads of yours all over the forum by now. What I would like to see are some threads asking how to care for the fish you've got. There are lots to learn here.