I have a 10 gallon aquarium help.!?

Question

today im gonna add some more fish its on the tail end of cylecing and i currently have one betta there right now what can i add today that will survive the rest of the cycle and get along with my betta and how meny do i add

its allmost done cycleing its bin since the begiing of august

Answer 1

Can I keep other fish with my Bettas?

Well the answer is complicated, a nice big maybe

1st lets see what you have;
a 5g tank or larger 10-20g being ideal?
1 betta male or female?
A desire to have an amazing home for your betta and other fish?

The tank:
The tank itself should contain 1 or more caves as space allows, plenty of plants, fabric or real. A smooth substrate, fine gravel or sand. A Filter, light and a heater. The filter should be adjusted so the water current is minimal.

I have bettas in various community tanks. I have had only 1 that was not going to be friends with his tank mates and so he lives alone.

So the list of critters I have with my bettas;
Danios, Rasboras, Black Neon tetras, wild guppies, African dwarf frogs, Cherry Shrimp*, Ghost Shrimp*, Cory cats, Zebra loaches.

Things I would never keep in with a betta;
Gouramis, Angelfish, goldfish, most tetras, tiger barbs, cichlids, crabs or crayfish, anything bigger than a betta, anything thats a fin nipper.

Always research any fish before putting it in your aquarium.

In my experience you need to watch the other fish for picking on the betta than the betta picking on the other fish.

When introducing new fish to a bettas tank, let them float for about a half hour, long enough for the betta to investigate them and get bored. Bettas are very curious and will follow and examine new tank mates very closely. Try checking your bettas fish aggression with a colorful and very fast male wild(feeder) guppy, if he kills it you know he is not suitable for a community tank. Odds are he will play chase with it and never actually hurt it. Out of the many bettas I have owned only 1 killed the guppy, she was very determined.

The next thing you need is a backup tank, all prepped and ready to be home. Be ready to move the betta to it if things go bad. Sometimes bettas will just let other fish bully them, sad but true. Remove betta immediately if this happens to him or he could be bullied to death. It is easier to catch and move a betta than other fish.

Remember each betta will react differently to tank mates. Be observant and careful and things will go your way. The larger the tank the less likely your betta will go ballistic on his new friends.

Also remember that no matter how big your tank is, do not place 2 male bettas in it or keep a male with females.

So now that your an educated betta keeper, when people tell you that bettas kill any other fish you can laugh in their faces and tell them they are full of betta myth BS.

Heres some vids of my 20g tank with Vash the Betta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4TUmWSiHhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4fbTPhlvRA

*Some bettas see shrimp as dinner and will eat them, same for snails.

Answer 2

Bettas go well with cory cats and dwarf frogs. Other tropicals are OK as long as they don';t have long fins (the betta could mistake it for another male betta), or are small and fast like neons, which can nip at the slower betta's fins. Good luck! Be sure not to overstock the tank! You can add like four to five more fish if they get no more than two inches long at adult size (it doesnt matter how small as babies). Dont add more than two fish at a time or you will upset all the work you did at cycling.

Answer 3

Whatever you get, you want to add them slowly. Because your tank isn't completely done cycling it'll put more stress on the water. The cycling process is where the cultures of bacteria get up to support the tank, when you add a fish, those numbers have to increase to keep up with the new fish waste.

I would get some tetras, there are lots of cool varieties. Get whatever suits your taste and maybe put 3 in for now. then you can get 3 more to make a whole school next week.

Answer 4

Bettas are good fish, usally you have 2 see how they react to other fish in the tank. me i have a betta and an angel fish, my betta is lovely! He has fun chasing the angel fish for 5 minutes then doesn't even notice hes there (i have a 15 gallon tank.)

you need 2 buy a filter to get an angel fish thats it course bettas are air breathers. Angel fish are gill breathers. :D And buy a real plant to make it the cherry on top. All fish love them and you don't have 2 clean the tank with the filter and the plant so really an angel fish is helping you :D

Answer 5

Go to www.about.com and look up beta fish then scroll down to you see a profile of Siamese fighting fish including habitat care feeding and breeding I hope this helps

Answer 6

add 2-3 small cory catfish. they are active and hardy.

then when your tank is fully cycled and stable, add 2-3 oto catfish for algae. they only get 1.5 inches long, but are not very hardy.they must have algae or they will die slowly.

Answer 7

Well, I wouldn't recommend adding any fish right now

But if you really have to, you can add 4 zebra danios, they're the hardiest and will survive your cycling proces



hope that helps
good luck


EB

Answer 8

havent a clue what you are trying to ask ... if its how many fish you can add to a 10 gallon tank i would say about 3-4 . please look at what you have written.