What else can I put in my fish tank?

Question

It's a 10 gallon that contains 3 corydoras catfish and a betta. Anything else? I don't want tetras or guppies, BTW.

Chad, no, I am not overstocking, and for God's sakes, bettas do not kill other fish, only other bettas!

LOL, ok Chad, but I have kept all of my bettas with swordtails, mollies, platies, guppies, cories, gouramis, tetras, etc. and nothing has happened.

Answer 1

You should be fine with just about anything peaceful that is not nippy , because it will bother the betta, or anything with long colorful fins, because bettas do sometimes mistake other fish with long colorful fins at other bettas and may act aggressively toward them. If you don't want tetras maybe platies, cherry barbs (peaceful and not nippy like some other barbs), or danios. I would avoid the clown loaches mentioned above. They would be fine compatibility wise but get much to large (12"+) for a 10 gallon tank.

Answer 2

You are certainly not overstocked, and all your fish are low waste fish. You have room to work with in that tank.

The next best addition would be a small, peaceful, and calm schooling fish, but you say you don't want tetras. There are some rasboras that would work too, but I imagine they would fall into that tetra and guppie category.

You can also get some ghost shrimp if you wish - they add a nice invertabrate aspect to the tank and barely count toward your bioload at all. They do need lots of plants (real or fake) in the tank, but then - so do bettas.

Most algae eater fish get much too big and messy for this tank, but one type that will fit are Oto catfish - they stay small and also like planted setups like the rest of the fish. A trio of these guys wouldn't pose a problem.

Just don't get a gourami - it's not much better than putting another betta into the tank - both are territorial and will fight. Avoid danio's, barbs, and other fast or feisty fish too, since they will stress and possibly bite at the betta.

CHAD: I also keep a betta in a community. Sometimes a betta will prove too aggressive for a community, but MOST of the time they work well with properly chosen tankmates.

Answer 3

Well i would have to ask where the crack is on the tank and if any water can be placed in it, even as little as 1/4 or 1/2 tank as some reptiles like turtles like some water as well as land or floating object (yes, this depends on the type i know). You can also look into small rodents like Hamsters or Gerbils or maybe larger if tank supports them. Then there are snakes, large spiders, lizards and whatnot. I would take a stroll through a petstore or a pet department and get some ideas as to what would work best for you. Make sure you make the right decision and think on all aspects of purchase and choice like food and housing for the pet you decide to keep in the long run.

Answer 4

Like Ghapy said, you are not overstocked! I dunno where some people get their ideas from, I think some people must misread questions and see 10 LITRES instead of 10 GALLONS. Either that or they're completely dim :)

If I were you I'd get a couple of cherry or bumblebee shrimp, a snail of some sort, and 3 clown loaches. These will eat any snail babies that come about so you won't get an infestation!

You could get a small shoal of hatchetfish - they are getting much easier to find now.

Also like Ghapy said, avoid gouramis, and anything else the betta might mistake for another betta.

I know you said you didn't like tetras, but barbs can be a good addition. Just avoid tiger barbs, and aggressive species. Checkered barbs, for instance, are generally peaceful and would look nice.

It's totally up to you but I hope I was a bit of help :)

Answer 5

you're definately not overstocked at all, it's really weird where people get their ideas from

Anyway, you could try it with rasboras, which are schoolingfish
then there are many different kinds of danios as well
here is an article with many different pics of them
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/breeding_danios.html

You could add up to 2 schools of 6 each in your tank, since they're all low waste fish



Chad: i have my bettas with communities, and they're doing absolutely fine





Hope that helps
Good luck



EB

Answer 6

Try two otocinclus and six white clouds or zebra danios

Answer 7

You are overstocking. 2 corydas per 10 gallons and 1 Betta per 5 gallons. Even if you put more fishes, the betta will just kill it.

CC

EDIT: Please, bettas will fight to death. I mixed it with swordtails and the next thing I knew that it was dead. The corydas are not killed because they are bottom dwellers.
Also you are not overstocking my mistake, 4 corydas per 10 gallons.

Answer 8

Water

Answer 9

amano shrimps.

Answer 10

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