caterpillar5
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Ive got 16-17 gallon with a betta and a sponge filter... i was thinkin bout gettin some cories? how many could i get? or should i get something else? any suggestions welcome
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cutecotton
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imo you can porbably get 4 cories, since they like to school a lot 
caterpillar5
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i was thinking about 3 pandas and 3 albinos?? would that be alrite?
cutecotton
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that sounds good too panda cories are the cutest things 
i dont' know if the albinos will outgrow them though 
panda cories are the cutest things i dont' know if the albinos will outgrow them though caterpillar5
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thx for the reply. cutecotton, i see you have a female betta community in your sig. My gf is thinking about getting 4-5 female bettas and she wants to keep them in the same tank? any advice on that?
clutterydrawer
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It would be acceptable..6 pandas would be better though. They prefer a group of their own species.
Pandas are jsut under 2" while albino get to 3".
Pandas are jsut under 2" while albino get to 3".
cutecotton
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there ya go i'm not a cory person
as for my feamle betta tank (glad ur considering it, they're a lovely thing to keep)
as for tips, i'd just make sure you get 3 or 4 (usually 4 is the magic number), since they are bettas, they do get aggressive towards each other. If you only get 2, chances are the stronger one will pick on the waeker one. Getting more will allow the aggression to spread out
a 10g is minimum for them, if you dont' have anything else in the tank, 4 would fit in a 10g nicely. If you have other fish you might need a bigger tank in order to make sure you don't overstock.
Also, make sure it's planted (fake or real, doesnt' matter) and provide lots of hiding spots. the plants and stuff help break up the tension and make sure they won't have an open spot to flare and fight at each other.
eventually the feamles will develop a pecking order, from time to time you'll still see little flaring and nips and chasing around, but it shouldn't be anything too serious those girls are adorable to watch they have such attitude! 
anyways good luck and HTH
i'm not a cory person as for my feamle betta tank (glad ur considering it, they're a lovely thing to keep
) as for tips, i'd just make sure you get 3 or 4 (usually 4 is the magic number), since they are bettas, they do get aggressive towards each other. If you only get 2, chances are the stronger one will pick on the waeker one. Getting more will allow the aggression to spread out
a 10g is minimum for them, if you dont' have anything else in the tank, 4 would fit in a 10g nicely. If you have other fish you might need a bigger tank in order to make sure you don't overstock.
Also, make sure it's planted (fake or real, doesnt' matter) and provide lots of hiding spots. the plants and stuff help break up the tension and make sure they won't have an open spot to flare and fight at each other.
eventually the feamles will develop a pecking order, from time to time you'll still see little flaring and nips and chasing around, but it shouldn't be anything too serious
those girls are adorable to watch they have such attitude! anyways
good luck and HTHcaterpillar5
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thx cutecotton for all your help. you have been most helpful. and thanks to clutterydrawer for the cory info.Similar threads
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