3 female bettas in a 10 gallon

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Auryn1026

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I have 3 female bettas in a ten gallon with 2 hob filters on a low output setting. I originally had 4 bettas but recently lost one due to an unknown illness that we believed to be swim bladder disease. They are in a moderately planted tank with 2 large amazons in it and various other plants like java fern on driftwood.

The water perams are always amo 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5-10, and pH 6.8. There's a little bit of an algae problem but I am trying to cut down on it by only lighting the tank for 8 hrs/day.

My question is this: The bettas seem bored and used to seem to enjoy swimming around with the tetras in the larger tank they used to be in. Should I add some company to their tank? If so, what and how many could I add? They just seemed to be so much more lively and active when they had tankmates.

Any advice at all would be appreciated. I LOVE my fish and want them to be happy.
 
fishcatch22

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add more plants like java moss. they love to explore in it.
 
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Auryn1026 said:
I have 3 female bettas in a ten gallon with 2 hob filters on a low output setting. I originally had 4 bettas but recently lost one due to an unknown illness that we believed to be swim bladder disease. They are in a moderately planted tank with 2 large amazons in it and various other plants like java fern on driftwood.

The water perams are always amo 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5-10, and pH 6.8. There's a little bit of an algae problem but I am trying to cut down on it by only lighting the tank for 8 hrs/day.

My question is this: The bettas seem bored and used to seem to enjoy swimming around with the tetras in the larger tank they used to be in. Should I add some company to their tank? If so, what and how many could I add? They just seemed to be so much more lively and active when they had tankmates.

Any advice at all would be appreciated. I LOVE my fish and want them to be happy.
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To remove the algae add some algae balls, stupid as it sounds a tank generally will only support one.
 
webcricket

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I have algae balls in my planted tanks, and I can tell you that they do nothing to eliminate the other algae. ;)

Algae/Marimo balls are Cladophora aegagropila, a type of hair algae. The type that forms the balls is a non-invasive cladophora.

 
dwarfgourami7

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3 female bettas in a 10 gal. I dont think that right sure it may seem like it but you want them to be as happy as possible so get a bigger tank. At the moment they havent got much swimming space and they will be to close together all the time. I dont like it.
 
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Bettas aren't that interested in swimming space. I feel that ten gallons is perfectly sufficient for three bettas.

However bettas, even the females, don't like living with other bettas. I would worry more about aggression than swimming space.
 
dwarfgourami7

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Yes maybe they arn't intrested in swimming space but its nice to give them the option if they want to have a good swim. I just don't like the idea of them in a small tank all the time together. Sure they can but why does that mean we should put them in that situation?
 
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