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so
ive got a couple questions

ive got a little fish tank
in it there is;
- a betta fish
- a african dwarf frog

the fish tank is pretty small
but i wanna get some more fish

i was thinking
maybe one of those sucker fishes
and another cool looking fish

any recommendations for fish?

size for a new tank?
[probably hold about 5ish fish, the smallest tank possible]


id prefer that all the fish eat the same type of food

2007-02-21 07:40:30 · 9 answers · asked by Lawrz 2 in Pets Fish

9 answers

A sucker fish will be out of the question for you, because they get so big. They can easily hit 12" in length and too big for anything smaller than 80 gallons.

If you want 5 fish, the smallest tank you can consider getting would be 8 gallons, preferably 10. Anything smaller than that is just not suitable for more than 1-2 fish.

If you did go with 10 gallons, you could have:
The betta
The african dwarf frog, and a combination of the following fish:

2-3 cherry barbs, endlers, guppies, platies, white cloud minnows
And maybe 4 neon tetras.

They will probably not eat the betta's pellets, but you could easily get some community fish flake.

2007-02-21 07:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by Zoe 6 · 1 1

you dont have to buy another tank just go to walmart or petsmart and buy a gold fish bowl and she would be happy that way she can eat and don't worry about gettin attacked! If a female that wasn’t ripe, or ready for spawning, would have entered a males tank, it’s possible that she would’ve been attacked, as non-ripe females are not tolerated within the vicinity of the nest. By not fleeing, a female indicates her readiness to spawn. Yes, some times if you are not careful when trying too breed bettas, the male will attack the female and he can injure the female, the females are much smaller than the males. A Male and a Female: In the wild, females stay clear of males, except during mating. When cohabiting in tanks, males might kill females, and are generally kept apart unless (a) they are juvenile siblings, (b) they are breeding, (c) there is a partition, or (d) the tank is large enough for the female to escape attack. Often, before breeding, breeders use such a container to allow female display without risking harm by the male. Two or more Females: Bettas are not schooling fish, but in a large tank with many hiding spaces, female bettas can cohabit. When two females share a tank, one usually bullies the other, however, four or more females will establish a hierarchy allowing peaceful co-existence, nevertheless, females living in community must be monitored for aggressive females.

2016-05-24 03:48:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

if the tank is pretty small it is probably full with a frog and a betta. try adding plant life like a java fern or java moss. you can just tie it to a rock and drop it in. you can make your frog a cool little moss house with 1/2 a coconut shell sold for hermit crabs with java moss attached to it. if you have a 10 gallon you could add a couple live bearers -- mollys, platys, guppies, montezuma swords. if you have a fairly well planted tank (fake silks with big leaves work fine) your choices would broaden. plants can act as barriers so the fish aren't just staring at eachother plotting eachothers demise all the time.

2007-02-21 08:37:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

no sucker fish, they get too big for a small tank and don't' usually eat much algae. if you want something that eats algae get a mystery snail (apple snail). only one and only a mystery snail. they will NOT reproduce on their own, so 1 snail will not over run your tank. you can add a mystery snail with any of these setups. you'll need a filter if you're adding fish with your betta, and he should already have a heater, but if he doens't the rest of the fish that can be with him will need one.

10 gallon tank:
betta
ADF (your frog)
4 corydoras, they eat food that falls to the bottom so it doesn't rot.

or
betta
ADF
4 tetras, mollies, or platies. pick 4 of one type.

2007-02-21 07:53:16 · answer #4 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 1 0

A plieclostamus (sic) is fine but beta are aggressive territorial fish and will not gladly share their space. I'd be worried about the frog, I mean sure, they can grow back a few toes or limbs but the beta will kill the frog - if not in an initial attack, with persistent and repetitive attacks. I've not read anything that says two breeds are compatible and their carnivorous diet should be your first clue.

Snails are nice, although my friends female beta killed a snail in her bowl - get a larger snail.

Good luck.

I just remembered, I bought a beta which was in a 50 gallon or so tank with goldfish. I bought it to save the goldfish it was trying to attack.

2007-02-21 07:56:04 · answer #5 · answered by txkathidy 4 · 0 2

I dont know for sure, but if they are ugly and have no color, like black or brown. they attack colors. even if you put them in front of a mirror, the fins come out and they get stressed and it can kill the beta. I use wardleys betta food, and they are susposto have like three pieces a couple times a day, Id be careful if you put the beta with other fish, that is why they have them in thier own tanks at the store. Mine have lived about 3 years I have had two.

2007-02-21 07:46:16 · answer #6 · answered by Grandma of six 5 · 0 3

You're better off getting a new tank if you want more fish. Betta fish are aggressive and violent and will attack most other fish, especially the fish Zoe mentioned.

2007-02-21 07:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by codenamex_47 3 · 0 2

You need one gallon per inch of EACH fish at it's longest possible size. Only betas eat beta fish food. Also your beta is likly to kill any other fish you put in the tank, sorry.

2007-02-21 07:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by Meghan H 2 · 0 2

You could go fishing and catch a catfish. That would look cool in your tank.

2007-02-21 07:51:56 · answer #9 · answered by Animal crackers 3 · 0 3

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