Fish To Go in 10 Gallon With Male Betta?

Question

I have 3 tanks, a 10 gallon, another 10 gallon, and a 5 gallon. EACH tank contains the following, 1 male betta, heater(water temp is 80 for a 10 gal,80 for the 5 gal, and 76 degrees F for the other 10 gal,) natural colored fish gravel, filter, 3 silk plants( ones in 10 gallons are medium sized, ones in 5 are small) hideouts(2 in 10 gallon, 3 in the other 10, 1 in the 5). What would be good fish to put in with my boys? Please give me lists of fish and how many of each, thanks!!!!!

As a sidenote, I was thinking of trying freshwater plants for one of the 10 gallons, any hints or sites or recommendations on good starter plants?????

I was thinking a butterfly loach aka hillstream loach for the 5 gallon plus some large cherry or ghost shrimp
For one 10 gallon 2 or 3 panda cories plus some midwater fish and a butterfly loach
The other to gallon 2 or 3 corydoras starbei plus some midwater fish and a butterfly loach clown OR 1 or 2 clown or skunk loaches
WOULD THESE BE OK????

Answer 1

Neon tetras - 6
Pristella Tetras - 5
Rubber Lip Pleco 2
Tiger Loach (botia striatta, not botia helodes) - 2 or 3

Answer 2

The thing is, betta fins are such pretty temptations to other fish, and betta's aren't strong swimmers, so they get nipped.
Really, they like being alone.

Try Zebra and Leopard Danios. Get 4-5 for the 10 gallons, and 2-3 for the 5.

I don't know about plants, I just get the pretty ones at the pet store. If they live, great, if not, buy more!

Answer 3

Any type of cories would do fine(I'd say 2-5). You could try 3-6 cherry barbs too. A really good plant website is www.plantgeek.net . They categorize the plants by ease of care and have a wide variety of profiles plus a forum.

Answer 4

The rule of thumb is: if you have ten gallons of water, you can maintain 10 inches of fish (measure them from mouth to tail)...so lets assume your beta is 1.5 inches long. You have enough water to maintain 8.5 inches of fish!

I've put all kinds of fish with betas, mostly neons and all types of tetras since they are not aggressive fish. Your local aquarium supply store should have labels on the tanks that will tell you if a fish is aggressive (like an Angel Fish). In that case, the Beta is the most aggressive, so stick with fish that are passive.

Good Luck.

Answer 5

i usually don't put anything with bettas.

for starter plants try java fern, java moss, any anubias. you don't even plant them -- tie them to rocks or wood and drop them in. easy!

Answer 6

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/betta.htm betta info....

http://animal-world.com/encyclo/fresh/plants/plants.htm

freshwater plant info.....

hope it helps....

Answer 7

A female betta for each might be a good start....