getting a 15 gallon tank soon and was wondering how meny fish i could put and one kind work good together?

Question

i also have a male betta fish whos pretty calm and doenst even freak out when i put him infront of mirros is there ant way i could but him in there

Answer 1

yes, your betta would be fine in there.
you can look through the first three groups here (however, avoid gouramis if you want to add your betta):
http://elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwater_handbook.htm

but here's my suggestion:
*your betta
*2 groups of 3 or 4 tetras, danios, rasboras, or barbs of your choice
3 or 4 mollies, moons, swordtails, or guppies
3 cory cats (I like albino corys)

*edit*
if you listen to that stupid "rule" of thumb (1" of fish per gallon) you'll really limit yourself. as long as you have a good filter, hiding spaces like plants, and keep up on your 20% water changes there is really no reason at all to fear over crowding with the fish I have listed, which are over the 15" of allowence.

Answer 2

First off, I'd put the betta in the tank to acclimate him to a larger swimming area. They like to patrol (always on the lookout for those other treacherous, thievin' other male bettas!). It will also put a small amount of ammonia into the tank to start the cycling. There are a lot of fish that do well with bettas. The #1 no no is putting in a fish who could grow large enough to eat your betta. In a 15 gallon tank though..that shouldn't be a problem. The #2 no no is guppies as a betta often mistakes a guppy with its fancy tail to be another small betta..and will attack. What you put in the tank depends on what you want the tank to look like: schooling fish, graceful swimmers, size and amount of ammonia the fish create.
Bettas are tropical so make sure you put a heater in the tank (should be 5 watts per gallon) and keep the tank between 78 and 82 degrees.
The Betta is compatible with Corydoras Catfish, Glass Catfish, GloFish, Molly, Pearl Gourami, Platy, Rainbow Shark, Red Tailed Shark, Swordtail, Three Spot Gourami, Upsidedown Catfish, Zebra Danio
A full and interesting tank could be one of the following:
Your betta for the top, a school of golden danios (about 5), and 4 corydoras for the bottom for an active tank.
A betta, 2 pearl gourami for a graceful tank
The betta, 6 colorful platies and 4 corydoras of different species (they'll still all school together) for a very colorful tank.

Answer 3

what number might rely on the style of fish. A betta and a few tank friends may be ok, yet an angelfish may be too super to maintain in the tank as an grownup - they could desire to be in a minimum of a 30 gallon, and that they are in a position to be nippy with outher fish and can tear up the bett's fins. Suckers aside from otocinclus catfish might additionally be too super - chinese language algae eaters (that don't do a solid pastime of eating algae different than whilst they're youthful) get to 10" and plecos can get to 18". Otos stay around a million a million/2" and can be saved in a school. Goldfish are coolwater species and perfer temperatures under 75o. A betta is tropical and can quite be over 75o. another tankmates for bettas as corydoras catfish (are education and do superb in a team of three or extra), smaller danios, kuhlii loaches, African dwarf frogs, apple snails, freshwater shrimp are all solid tankmates.

Answer 4

Assuming you'd make this a tropical freshwater tank, the general rule of thumb is one inch of fish (keep in mind their growth potential) per gallon of water - with the exception of 2 gallons per inch if implementing goldfish. Betta's are a toss-up because they are considered semi-aggressive... freshwater fish are either non-aggressive, semi-aggressive, or aggressive. The store you buy them from should have this information visible, and it's common sense from there (non-aggressive w/ agressive just isn't smart, whereas non-aggressive w/ semi-agressive could work if there is sufficient room in the tank). Good luck and happy tanking!

Answer 5

Since you have a male betta there arent many choices you have. You can either put in a female betta or a Goldfish. Everything else will be way to risky

Answer 6

Ditto to Kylie Anne 100%! Couldn't have said it better.

MM

Answer 7

Go to a pet store...NOT WAL_MART!!

They can help you there, they will tell you what goes together and which fish are aggressive...etc.