female community questions

[GuppyDude]

hey guys, iv had the 10g set up for a ling time now and it looks great, iv had my 1 female betta in there fo about a month and im getting some more females very soon. my current female is very friendly, loves other fish. i had a pleco and a cory in there and when i took them out she was heart broken.

~i want to know how i should add the new females, i dont want a fight or to surprise my current female into a fight.

~how many can i keep in a 10g, im thinking like 5, 2g per fish iv got alot of plants in ther and i may find some pot to put in there to.

~what kind of fish can i put in there for cleaning purposes? corys are to big and they need like 3 to be happy in there. and i just need something to eat off the bottom. would crabs work? i know ghost shrimps wont.

any help is appritiated

 

[cometcattle]

I don't know about crabs, but you could get pygmy corys. They stay about 1-1.5".



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[Synirr]

The trick to keep them from fighting is to add the new females slowly. They will almost without a doubt have a little quarrel to establish dominance at first, but the aggression should slack off after that. If you have a breeding trap, keeping a new female in there for a few days before introducing her couldn't hurt.
As for bottom feeders... Are khuli loaches happy kept alone? I have ghost shrimp in my tank, but only because I don't mind them being slowly picked off one by one. Great cleanup crew and a snack

Edit: Oh yeah... and 4 or 5 females would probably be a good number for a 10 gallon.

 

[cutecotton]

4 is the magic number, but in a 10g i'm sure you can fit 5 in a well planted tank

as for cleaners...i wouldn't keep a khuli loach alone, they are very social and need to be in groups to feel secure (usually 4 or 5). Why wouldnt' ghost shrimps work? i have ghost shrimps and they do an excellent job in cleaning.

I wouldn't keep a common pleco in there though, you know they do grow to be huge for my 25g i just have otos, ghost shrimps and snails as my cleanup..i dotn' think of them really there for cleanup becuase with regular water cahnges ur tank should be pretty clean anyways keep in mind that you should never think fo a cleaner fish as a replacement for your water changes they poop too! and uusally poop more than others.