Help Beta Female Found In My Tank , I Didnt Buy Her But :s

[Skysters]

yesterday i went too LFS to buy a cpl more corys , upon releasing them to tank ,carefully taking them out of the bag with net ..i noticed i had a fish in the bag , thinking it was a guppy jumping into net then and jumping out into bag , lol

but on inspection of the fish when i switched lights on later ..i noticed a weird looking fish i have never really seen so , seeking info i checked google images for fish speices i know , and low and behold it was a beta female ,

my tank is full of about 10 guppys 5platys ..8clown loaches .2 plecs sucking fish 3corys and 5 mollys ..7 neons ..

my question is , what do i do with this here female beta .. let her stay in the tank with the above or so i rehome her to her own tank ..being my quarintine one , i have never kept betas before , and i wouldnt never have even bought one . so i was quite surprised to find her in my tank ,

plz help with some advice

thanx in advance

edited to add ,,all shes doing atm is hiding

 

[Baccus]

With the clown loaches and corys I hope that your not adding aquarium salts, if your not then the female betta will actually fit in well with the other fish. Female fighters can be kept in sorieties and I have always found them to be peaceful towards other fish.
The only other issue that you may have with the female fighter is if you have strong currents blasting all over the tank, females because they dont have the extra long fancy fins like the males can handle a bit of current but they still like a nice peaceful posy to relax and snooze. If you have some soft fake plants or even better real plants that reach the surface of the tank the female will probably use that sheltered place as her rest area.

 

[Skysters]

With the clown loaches and corys I hope that your not adding aquarium salts, if your not then the female betta will actually fit in well with the other fish. Female fighters can be kept in sorieties and I have always found them to be peaceful towards other fish.
The only other issue that you may have with the female fighter is if you have strong currents blasting all over the tank, females because they dont have the extra long fancy fins like the males can handle a bit of current but they still like a nice peaceful posy to relax and snooze. If you have some soft fake plants or even better real plants that reach the surface of the tank the female will probably use that sheltered place as her rest area.

i have grass (fake plants ) either side off my tank in back corners

i only have fake plants in tanks cos clowns and plecs destroy real plants .(sigh ) you can see what plants i have in siggy ..lots of hidy places for loaches and any thing else that likes to hide

,,, was fed up replanting daily for them to rip them up again lol .., i have air bubbles either side and my filter shoots air at the top

.. so i dont concider to be strong currents , my clowns like it as it is and each one seams happy , as for salt . i have never used it and wont use it cos of my clowns and corys

misty (beta fish ) haha named her misty cos she was a surprise fish one as mentioned i would never have conciddered to buy seams too like being at the side of my grass at the back ,, and is hiding there . coming out now n then then shooting back lol .. i have not seen her going for anything but then shes been in tank less than 24 hours

ill keep a watchfull eye on her ..so thanx so much for the info

.. i have a shark red tailed 1 1/2 " to go into tank soon hes in isolation at mo just checking hes good too go in tank

as when i got him home he looked a little off ..stress i think but keeping a watchfull eye on him too

was just worried about this here betta fish as i have never owned one .

so thanx Baccus , u have put my mind at rest a little xx

 

[Baccus]

Yeah clown loaches can be devils when it comes to live plants.
Alot of people use silk plants for their fighters and one of my males has his own large artificial leaf that is hanging over the side of the tank, he loves getting in underneath it and when the water is the right height he also lays on the top part of the leaf that is submerged.
A plant that the clown loaches may find too bitter to destroy is java fern, it can be attached to timber or rocks, so no need to be planted and it can be positoned at almost any height in the tank depending on the branch/ timber used as its anchor. Another plant that has thick leaves and even my bristlenoses doent destroy is anubis its another plant that doesn't need planting but needs to be anchored to some structure in the tank.
I am guessing the red tailed shark is young, just keep an eye on it as it matures they can get territorial as they get bigger.
Oh and if at any later date don't add either gouramis or paradise fish to the tank with Misty. They are labyrinth breeders too and there is usually agression between the species.

 

[Skysters]

Yeah clown loaches can be devils when it comes to live plants.
Alot of people use silk plants for their fighters and one of my males has his own large artificial leaf that is hanging over the side of the tank, he loves getting in underneath it and when the water is the right height he also lays on the top part of the leaf that is submerged.
A plant that the clown loaches may find too bitter to destroy is java fern, it can be attached to timber or rocks, so no need to be planted and it can be positoned at almost any height in the tank depending on the branch/ timber used as its anchor. Another plant that has thick leaves and even my bristlenoses doent destroy is anubis its another plant that doesn't need planting but needs to be anchored to some structure in the tank.
I am guessing the red tailed shark is young, just keep an eye on it as it matures they can get territorial as they get bigger.
Oh and if at any later date don't add either gouramis or paradise fish to the tank with Misty. They are labyrinth breeders too and there is usually agression between the species.

Thanx for the tip baccus , i wont get any gouramis and paradise fish then

and thanx for the tips on the plants i can buy i will look for some of them ..i believe the shark is young as its only little and scrawny atm lol , but i will keep a close eye on shark .!! hubby wanted him lol .. i will eventually be replacing this tank with a 6 foot one over the next comming year ,, not sure when probs after my holiday now for when we redo my flooring so it can all be done at same time , i only wanna move my fish once so thought it was best to wait untill im ready to lay new floor and then move them too the bigger tank all together ,

 

[Baccus]

Moving tanks is a chore and stressful for both you and the fish. I would wait until it can all be done in one hit too.