Does this sound like a good setup for a 10 gallon?
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yes you can get only male mollies, though they may fight in that case 
. You just need to sex em.
. You just need to sex em.Lindz,
I would not keep my male betta together with other fish in a 10 gal. First, other fish might nip on it's tails (no more crown of half moon to admire. LOL). Why not separate you beta on a small container (one or 2 gal. alone) so you can admire it's color, fins, etc and control it's diet. On bigger tank, it tends to hide and might will not eat at all(other fishes will grabs it's food). Bigger tank which I use for female betta to grow until I pair them for breeding. Or get a betta tank divider or appartment where you can put up to 4 male betta. If you want other fishes, start a community tank separately. Most of the time, Male betta do not do good in community tanks. They tend to hide or stay on one corner.
Just my opinnion.
I would not keep my male betta together with other fish in a 10 gal. First, other fish might nip on it's tails (no more crown of half moon to admire. LOL). Why not separate you beta on a small container (one or 2 gal. alone) so you can admire it's color, fins, etc and control it's diet. On bigger tank, it tends to hide and might will not eat at all(other fishes will grabs it's food). Bigger tank which I use for female betta to grow until I pair them for breeding. Or get a betta tank divider or appartment where you can put up to 4 male betta. If you want other fishes, start a community tank separately. Most of the time, Male betta do not do good in community tanks. They tend to hide or stay on one corner.
Just my opinnion.
I disagree on this. Bettas and mollies shouldnt be together. Mollies prefer hard water while bettas perfer soft waters.
I do agree on, however, the suggestion of cories and tetras.
We have plenty, plenty of people here who keep male bettas in community tanks . The fact that they don't do well is a myth. As long as the tank is understocked and the betta has the right temperament, they actually thrive a lot more than in a small tank. Even if the betta is territorial, they benefit extremely from the space. Bettas do not come from small puddles in the ground, they come from rice paddies, a rather large, though shallow, ecosystem, and they have been bred in captivity for many generations. While they can survive and thrive in small containers, these are intelligent animals and most of the members here prefer to give them space.
Karl, my water is in the 7.6 range, I've had bettas live 4-5 years.Then again, those were veiltailed and plakats.
Karl, my water is in the 7.6 range, I've had bettas live 4-5 years.Then again, those were veiltailed and plakats.
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Oh...good. I was really worried. Still kind of am. Especially about the food stuff. My female betta has a problem with that in the 30 gallon. She actually just eats the tetra's food...stupid betta.
I kept a male Betta with a school of 8 Neon Tetras and several Amano Shrimp in a 10g planted tank for years without issue. Just a thought.
Oh NO NO NO NO!!!!
In my experience the bigger the tank the livelier the betta. Mine utilizes every square inch of a 55 gallon tank. He loves to shoot across the length of the tank in the current from the filter and plays in the bubble wall. The difference in his behavior from when he was in the 8 gallon isolation tank was phenomenal.
He shows only a mild curiosity about the other fish, never attacking them, but because he is out and about so much it tends to draw the other fish out more. So now I see more of all of them.
The only issues I have ever had with bettas and other fish was when I tried some tiger barbs in the community tank. They went back to the store quicksmart. Just don't put anything nippy in the tank.
I just couldn't imagine putting a betta in a 2 1/2 gallon tank. It would be like solitary confinement. Just because the fish can survive that sort of thing doesn't mean we should do it.
Did you know that depression has been added to the list of fish diseases that bettas get. And funnily enough, they are very prone to it when they get 'jarred'.
Lindz is absolutely right to give her betta some space and companionship. the more the better.
I got some Wardley Betta Food which is floating balls of food. They are very hard and they float and expand and soften when they are soaked. I always soak them. The betta loves them and they don't fit into the mouths of the platies or SAEs. Perfect solution. When I feed freeze dried bloodworm they all get some.
