betta in tank by itself

[southpaw]

They have 10 gallon kits at Walmart for $25 ....why not spend the same money and get a 10g over the 1.5g

 

[ara35]

the main reason is because i dont have room and i already have a 15 gallon in a apartment/dorm and the only real reason i am getting another tank is because i dont want to get rid of my betta or the other fish.

 

[yourchoice]

Too small.5g much better.

 

[J double R]

go bigger than 1.5. PLEASE.

 

[montysmum]

i have a 15g with a betta, some cories, and some neons. needless to say that the betta is slightly aggressive. i want to move him to a seperate tank but i didnt know if they needed filtration or if i could just do water changes. how big does the tank have to be? and then any ideas on what other fish i can keep with 5 bronze cories and 5 neons?

Hiya, I think that the recommended minimum tank size for a single betta is 15litres (which is about 32 US pints). While doing regular water changes is one way of trying to keep water quality on track, the best way is to have a cycled filter and just do water changes once a week.

Contrary to popular belief these fish do far better in a well filtered and heated aquarium - the way they are treated in some shops, where they are sold in vases, or water jugs is really unforgiveable imo.

As for your bronze cories and neons, 15g (US) is about 56litres. I dont know if you work on the 1" per gallon rule, but if you do then your Bronze Corys grow to about 2.5" each (12.5"), Neons grow to about 1.5" (7.5"), which means that for the size of your tank you are slightly overstocked, (sorry!) I am assuming that this equation is valid for US gallons as well as UK, but if I am wrong I hope someone will correct me.

 

[OldMan1947]

Nothing wrong with your advice mum. 5 cories and 5 neons does not sound overstocked to me but it is pushing it. The US gallon is only about 80% of an imperial gallon so the tank would be considered about a 12 gallon there.
The rule is very widely not considered to be valid here, but for a total newbie it might keep them from too much overstocking with small fish so it serves a purpose. M<ost of us do get a feel for what are successful stocking levels after a while and as long as you are talking about 1 or 2 inch livebearers or similar small fish in a small tank it won't steer you too far off track.