How many, what sex, what type

[Tednol]

hey.

i have a 15g (u.s) 12g(u.k) 24inch tank

with:
3 ottos
2 albino bronze corys

I was thinking of what fish to get, and i have a tetra tank so i would like something different so BETTA's

how many can i have, and what sex,

all i know is that they like water changes and you cant keep males together or is it different in a tank like mine.

 

[The-Wolf]

one! unless you divid the tank up, which won't be good for your other fish

 

[Tednol]

is that males?
how many females could i keep?

 

[The-Wolf]

in that size tank one
in bigger tanks you can keep more females together

 

[Tednol]

but i was just reading this thread:.

 

[The-Wolf]

but i was just reading this thread:.

are you refering to the seven purchased by jacblades?
I belive that she has a large tank not a 15 gallon.

 

[Tednol]

i was refering to cutecotton's sig

 

[The-Wolf]

i was refering to cutecotton's sig

Well she is a far more experianced betta keeper than me,
So I stand corrected. I was wrong sorry.

 

[cation]

One female's fine, and from what I've heard, 2 will fight, with 3 two will gang up on the one left out, females are best alone or in groups of four or more. Having said that, Sorrell had 4 females together and was telling me they didn't get along very well, that now she keeps 5 or more.

I just added 5 to my 20g yesterday. It was going to be six, but one of them was a bully so I had to remove her. Seems to be going well so far - everybody's still getting settled in. Make sure you have lots of hiding spots and maybe some live plants, and I'd guess they'd be fine. But keep an eye on them for a while to make sure everybody is getting along okay.

 

[Kittycat]

Males are definitely not to be put together, females I think can be subject to the guidelines mentioned above ( on the ideal number). But I think with girls you have to be prepared to take them out and separately house them in case things don't work out.

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

go to your store you buy fish, observe the females in the tank, try and get them as small as possible so they can grow together, and for a 15 Gal id say the most is 2-3 tops (they get a good size when fully grown), Males 1 (2 Males = disaster)

i speak from experience (about females not males)

 

[cutecotton]

i acutally ussing keep 6 females in the 15g excpet 2 is out for breeding right now if you're intersted in a female community tank..i would keep your 15g very well planted and provide lots of hiding spots. 4+ is the magical number. i also buy most of my females at the same time from the same batch in hopes of reducing aggression. I don't kno wif that has a difference or not but i dont' run inot problems in the tank (until recently but that's to my own mistake )

 

[Kittycat]

Oh, and I also remember reading somewhere that the longer the female has been kept isolated, the more likely it's going to be aggressive, or the more aggressive it gets.

 

[cutecotton]

Oh, and I also remember reading somewhere that the longer the female has been kept isolated, the more likely it's going to be aggressive, or the more aggressive it gets.

that is very true one of hte females that i took out to be bred was kept in her "recovery" tank for a few tanks, and turned extremely aggressive when i tried to put her back into the breeding tank. She got in a jaw lock with another female so i took her back out...looks like she'll be living by herslef from now on

 

[Kittycat]

Maybe when you need to quarantine one (e.g. new or sick fish), you can put her tank beside the rest so she can still see them?

And maybe you can buy from stores that put girls together...