How Many Girlies In A 15 Gallon

[lilfishie]

i have a 15 gallon, that i going to completely re do over the summer, so i was thinking of sneeking a few more girlies in there, how many would i be able to fit in there, i already have 4 and they get on great but would love some different coloured ones. there might be 5 neons in there too if they recover from the velvet and i was thinking of a few cory or shrimp if theres any room after a few more.
so how many more could i get?

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

I put more than 20 bettas in a 10 gal tank girls/boys all together absolutely no problem.

 

[liz2]

yes but cracker your fish are not like ours they know you are their master and they behave....

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

yes but cracker your fish are not like ours they know you are their master and they behave....

lol you silly ok I put 5 girlies in a 15 gal tank with tons of plants how is this now ?

 

[liz2]

dunno I showed my husband your photos on the other thread and he says you cant have that many bettas together and he is no good with fish!

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

dunno I showed my husband your photos on the other thread and he says you cant have that many bettas together and he is no good with fish!

Show him the video

http/youtube.com/watch?v=NFOzIZaLYuA

 

[fishboy619]

20 bettas in a 10gallon is stupid, and with females and males, none of the fish could be right happy, not only the small amount of space per fish, but the aggressive i bet was there, sure you didnt see it, but i bet the fish were very unhappy living there.
why did you put so many together? its overstocking aswell.
as for the question, 4-5 females, lots of plants and caves, with maybe a 3-6 cories (pygmys prefered)

 

[lilfishie]

ok thanks guys, might stick with the four i have unless i see one i love then i'll have the 3 gallon there in now spare

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

20 bettas in a 10gallon is stupid, and with females and males, none of the fish could be right happy, not only the small amount of space per fish, but the aggressive i bet was there, sure you didnt see it, but i bet the fish were very unhappy living there.
why did you put so many together? its overstocking aswell.
as for the question, 4-5 females, lots of plants and caves, with maybe a 3-6 cories (pygmys prefered)

How did you know that they're not happy lol

 

[lilfishie]

i mmust say cracker your girls are amazing

 

[_cRaCkEr_]

i mmust say cracker your girls are amazing

They are amazing just like you ... goodluck on your sorority tank

 

[Jaded12]

20 bettas in a 10gallon is stupid, and with females and males, none of the fish could be right happy, not only the small amount of space per fish, but the aggressive i bet was there, sure you didnt see it, but i bet the fish were very unhappy living there.
why did you put so many together? its overstocking aswell.
as for the question, 4-5 females, lots of plants and caves, with maybe a 3-6 cories (pygmys prefered)

How did you know that they're not happy lol

Did they tell you they're unhappy? Cause last I checked cracker has the healthiest looking bettas I've ever seen

and 4-5 females in a 15 gallon? thats a waste of space, not to mention the smallest recommended amount of females to house together is 6. 6-7 girls in a well planted 10 gallon works great! So in a 15 gallon I'd say about 10 girls would be lovely

 

[lilfishie]

might get a few more then, when i redo the tank in summer

 

[jess6905]

unless you want to make it into a community tank with your girls in it 4-5 seems like a bit of a waste of space to me also. id go with 7-10 atleast.

 

[dmarie04]

With 15 gallons I'd have about 10 girls in there. With plenty of hiding spots, of course. I have 6 girls in a 10 gallon and so far so good. A larger tank with more girls would be a beautiful tank. If you get it all set up, make sure you post pics!!