Is this a good fish combo?

Question

I would like to put ink my tank a crown tail splendens betta, neon tetras, and guppies. Are all of these compatible? How many of the tetras or guppies could i put in the tank? I have heard of people putting bettas in a community tank do the tanks work out? Help?

It is a ten gallon

Answer 1

They are compatible. Neon tetras are schooling fish so you will want probably about 5 of them, plus your betta and probably about 4 guppies (3 female to 1 male), (all male or all female). If your males out number your females then your females will get run to death. I have two ten gallons each with a betta and guppies and platies. Everybody gets along great in my tanks.

Answer 2

That would be fine, but watch out for the Betta attacking the Guppies. You might do better with 3 Corry Cats and 7+ Neon Tetras with your Betta (assuming it is a 10 gallon tank or larger). If it is larger than a 10 gallon, you could add more Corries and more Neons.

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Answer 3

i will tell that 10 gallon tanks can only have 7 fish in your tank what i know you can only have one Betta in a tank and that neon tetras are a schooling fish so you should have 4 or more but guppies you can have as many as you want 1 or2 or 3 or 4 or even more

Answer 4

sounds like an ok combination. You didn't say how big the tank was to answer the "how many" question. The only things you may notice with this combination is that the betta will nip at the fins of the guppies at first(he'll stop after a little while) and he will very likely hunt and eat as many of the baby guppies as he can.

Answer 5

You didn't say how big the tank was, but I would leave out the guppies. The long flowing fins might confuse the Betta. The tetras are generally ok if in large schools (5 or 6). If they start nipping the betta's fins, then take them out.

Answer 6

With such a small tank, you can't put many fish in there. The betta will attack and kill the guppies, because he will think of them as bettas. The neons need to school in groups of 6-8, so alone, they'd be fine in the tank. Same goes for the guppies, perhaps 2 males and 4-5 females would max out the tank. No way to do both.
The betta would do extremely well in the tank alone...

Common Glass Aquarium Sizes

5.5 Gallon 16x8x10 (128 sq. in.)
10 Leader 20x10x12 (200 sq. in.)
10 Hexagon 14x12x18 (127 sq. in)
15 Gallon 24x12x12 (288 sq. in.)
20 High 24x12x16 (288 sq. in.)
20 Long 30x12x12 (360 sq. in.)
25 Gallon 24x12x20 (288 sq. in.)
29 Gallon 30x12x18 (360 sq. in.)
30 Gallon 36x12x16 (432 sq. in.)
30 Breeder 36x18x12 (648 sq. in.)
33 Long 48x13x12 (624 sq. in.)
37 Gallon 30x12x22 (360 sq. in.)
38 Gallon 36x12x20 (432 sq. in.)
40 Long 48x13x16 (624 sq. in.)
40 Breeder 36x18x16 (648 sq. in.)
45 Gallon 36x12x24 (432 sq. in.)
50 Gallon 36x18x18 (648 sq. in.)
55 Gallon 48x13x20 (624 sq. in.)
65 Gallon 36x18x24 (648 sq. in.)
Petite body fish
1” per gallon or 1” per 12 sq. in. of surface
For example 20 long has 360 sq. in. surface area
360/12=30
Can a 20 long support 30” of fish? Probably not.
A 20 high has only 288 sq. in. surface area
288/12=24
Can a 20 high support 24” of fish? Probably not.
A 25 is also 288 sq. in. surface area
288/12=24
Can a 25 support 24” of fish? Probably.
I like to average the two for a more accurate capacity.
For the 20 long, 30 by surface area, 20 by volume averages to 25”
Can a 20 long support 25” of fish? Probably.
For the 20 high, 24 by surface area, 20 by volume averages to 22”
Can a 20 high support 22” of fish? Probably.
Why does the 20 long support 3” more fish that the 20 high?
A larger surface area allows a greater oxygen exchange, which is as important as volume of water.
Large bodied fish, such as gold fish you need to double or even triple these numbers, i.e. 3 gallons per inch and 36 sq. in. of surface per 1” of fish.
This is not the only consideration for fish tanks. Types of fish will appreciate one type of tank over another. For example, fast swimmers like Zebra Danios, Pearl Danios and Blue Danios will do best in a tank that is at least 30” long. They would be better kept in a 20 long rather than a 25. Giant Danios would do best in a tank at least 48” long. They would be better kept in a 55 rather than a 65.
On the other hand, slow, tall bodied fish like Angel Fish and Discus will do best in a deep tank. They would be better kept in a 65 rather than a 55. They, like other cichlids also need a bit more than the 1” per gallon and/or 12 sq. in. surface.

Answer 7

no they wont compatible with neon or guppy because they kindof need there own space the betta one , IF you have very crowded hiding place then it will work, buyt if you dont have alot of hiding places, your betta will die of stress that it have to deal with the other fishes, put like 7 guppy and 7 neon for your tank

Answer 8

betta fish would kill the other fish.
it wouldn't work out.
what u could do is seperate the fish and put them in differnt locations around the house n decorate the tanks to fit with the vibe of the rooms.

Answer 9

Good Combo, the tank is ok for the timebeing, go ahead pal

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