HELP! 40 gallon planted community tank
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it is actually a red glo-fish danio..but i don't want to stock my tank with them. i just bought them to cycle my tank and coz' they're cheap..lol!
Not a fan of cycling with fish but I'll save the gloom and doom...all I will say is that if you decide to go through with it make sure you keep ammonia and nitrite to a minimum and eventually stock SLOWLY. Also, if you aren't going to keep the danios then I personally think it is best to return them and figure out another way to cycle. If you have a cycled tank all it takes is a little bit of established media or substrate to get things going.
As for the stocking, I would never recommend adding male and female bettas to the same tank except for breeding purposes. Also, two females will likely lead to one of them not being very happy. The females establish a pecking order and the dominant one will pick at the other. If you want female bettas I would have at least 4-5. Otherwise stick to a single male. I agree though about the flying foxes. IME they can be boisterous compared to more peaceful fish.
Could you get a closer pic of the java fern? Doesn't look like normal java fern to me. Also the "fountain plant" (O. japonica) is better known as Mondo grass. Not an aquatic plant so it may eventually rot if kept submerged. I believe the "Japanese rush" is the same way.
As for the stocking, I would never recommend adding male and female bettas to the same tank except for breeding purposes. Also, two females will likely lead to one of them not being very happy. The females establish a pecking order and the dominant one will pick at the other. If you want female bettas I would have at least 4-5. Otherwise stick to a single male. I agree though about the flying foxes. IME they can be boisterous compared to more peaceful fish.
Could you get a closer pic of the java fern? Doesn't look like normal java fern to me. Also the "fountain plant" (O. japonica) is better known as Mondo grass. Not an aquatic plant so it may eventually rot if kept submerged. I believe the "Japanese rush" is the same way.
by established media do you mean the filter sponges?
can you give me a stocklist with a beta as the centerpiece for a 40 gal?
yep, i figured that out just now..the japanese rush in my tank are starting to rot but when i was in my LFS the other day, i saw these same plants thriving and the shop owner told me that it was under water for quite a while.
You can transfer over a portion of the media (or substrate) itself. Sometimes even a squeezing will work. Part of the time it takes to cycle is waiting for innoculation. Once the bacteria are established it doesn't take long for them to multiply in good conditions.
Do you want a male betta then? A possible stocking would be...
1 male betta
8-10 of any smaller, generally non-nippy tetra/barb/rasbora (you can really take your pick on species here)
6-8 corys or maybe smaller loaches like kuhlis or sids
There are a lot of possibilities. It comes down to what fish interest you.
Do you want a male betta then? A possible stocking would be...
1 male betta
8-10 of any smaller, generally non-nippy tetra/barb/rasbora (you can really take your pick on species here)
6-8 corys or maybe smaller loaches like kuhlis or sids
There are a lot of possibilities. It comes down to what fish interest you.
how bout i add this with my betta:
7 Black Neon Tetras
5 Rosy Tetras
5 Phantom Tetras
4 Clown Loach
is it unwise to add 3 more female bettas?
so what i need to do is to take a sponge from my other tanks and put it in with my 40g filter?
if i took out a portion of the media in my other tanks, will it not also bring any disease that could've been existing to my new one?
Clown loaches will reach over a foot. Not a good choice at all for a 40g.
Do you want a single male or a group of females?
Any equipment you use (nets, vacuums, etc.) between the different tanks poses the same threat of introduction as well. But unless you've experienced any disease recently then there shouldn't be much of a risk.
You DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT want to mix male and female bettas in a community tank. It will end badly. You need to pick one or the other.
Corys or smaller loach species (kuhlis, Y. sidthimunki, etc.) would be better than clowns.
Corys or smaller loach species (kuhlis, Y. sidthimunki, etc.) would be better than clowns.
