Hello! Welcome to the forum. I would recommend testing your tap water with the API GH and KH test kit to see if you have hard or soft water. Mollies like hard water while neon tetras and betta like soft water. I would also lile to know the tank size of this aquarium... The neon tetras need a minimum of 20 gallons to have a good school size. Two of these fiah are not enough and they will most likely hide a lot more than normal and could die early due to stress. The betta is also known for killing other tank mates BUT, they also have been known to be great community fish... It all depends on the fish's attitude lol.
Thanks for the informational reply! I will definitely test my water as soon as I can go to the store and get some tests. The tank is 29 gallons. I got it off of Craigslist and the neon tetras came with the tank, so I didn’t just get two. I thought about getting more but they weren’t the fish I had in mind for my aquarium. They sure are cute though, I might get more. The betta fish I am a little worried about. In the past I’ve had a betta fish in a community tank and he did fine, in fact he was probably the friendliest fish in there. The betta fish I have now I haven’t seen be overly aggressive or anything but he has been hiding a lot. Do you think this means he’s unhappy? I got him yesterday, so I can bring him back still… but I would feel bad about that. Otherwise I could buy some substrate and put him in my 2.5 gallon tank.. but that is pretty small. I don’t like keeping bettas in that small of a tank. Anyway, sorry for the long post. Thanks for the reply.
Could you show a picture of your tank? I think I know what's going on but I could very well be wrong... If you have a local pet store that sells fish you could ask if they will take in fish... If they do you can ask them about your neon tetras that came with the tank... Or you could add on to the school of them and keep them.
Yes, I’ll take a picture when I get home. What do you think is going on? I will do that with the neon tetras.
A lot of times if buying a mew or used tank people don't put a ton of dexor and plants in... Betta fish and any fish really dont come out when there isnt many hiding spots. So I was thinking that since uts a newly set up tank and there was already fish, there isnt many spots to hide. Bettas like large/tall plants to hide in. They are top dwelling so be sure to povide a lot of spots for them.
