Fluval Chi

[Man of fish]

Would a fluval chi tank be ideal to house a male and a female betta? It cones with everything in the picture of it I believe. It's 6 gallons and the dimensions are 10Lx10Wx12H.
I was also looking at the marineland Eclipse hex 5. It's dimensions are 13Lx11.25Wx15.5H.
Which one is better? The fluval chi is $55 and the hex 5 is $30. The hex doesn't look as cool but.....

 

[Fishy friend2]

Both tanks are okay for bettas but not a male male and a female, just one male is okay though

 

[Man of fish]

Why not a male and a female?

 

[Man of fish]

Is it stocking issues? I don't think aggression because males and females should get along right? If it's tank size what is a better size? Which tank would be better? I'm thinking the hex but idk?

 

[Tolak]

No, males and females will not get along in that size tank. I wouldn't try it in anything with less than a footprint of 18"x36", heavily decorated to break up lines of sight as well as providing places for one or the other to retreat to & hide.

 

[Man of fish]

Ok then I guess it'll just be you and me invisible male betta fish waiting to happen.

 

[Man of fish]

Is there any shrimp I could put in with him instead of s female? Like ghost red cheery etc.

 

[Man of fish]

Or would he eat them? Ghost shrimp would be my first choice. Do they have special feeding requirements?

 

[LadyDragon]

Not really... They are pretty easy, just kinda anti-social (a territorial species) shrimp are hit and miss... Some Bettas ignore them, and others invite them to dinner! All but 1 of mine is the latter variety.

On the other hand a cool, easy, and unexpectedly good tankmate is Triops! They are super easy, too big to be lunch once adults, and really cool and busy natured

 

[Man of fish]

As cool as they look not really my type. Maybe I'll try like 5 ghost shrimp see how they do. If they don't do so hot what are some other fish I could put in there that wouldn't bother mr.betta? (ghost shrimp are what I want because they're only 27 cents a pop here.

 

[Man of fish]

Any other fish?

 

[Man of fish]

Or would a betta prefer being alone? Maybe he'd like other fish though?

 

[Essjay]

They do fine alone. Many are better off alone. Mine shares a 25 litre tank with a nerite snail.

 

[blinky000]

What's the minimum tank size for a betta sorority?

 

[Man of fish]

Well people put them in bowls but that significantly shortens they're lives. The least I'd do is 1.5 per betta but I would only do a 3 with a divider in the middle at the least.