mellowvision
Seafood Lover
if you want shrimp or crayfish, it's going to really limit your fish choices, as I am finding.. but the little guys do a great job of algae cleaning and are very entertaining... amanos and cherries...
Stocking my hippy 55 gallon commune
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I started out with 2 male and 4 female platy myself. I didn't think that I'd have a problem with too many babies surviving because I also had several zebra danios, which I'd heard would eat the babies. I guess these danios are an exception because I now have about 5 dozen fry of various sizes that have survived in the 4 months that my tank has been running.
I've just recently separated the males and females that are old enough to sex. The females are going to spend the summer in my pond. I don't know what I'll do with them when fall comes.
Male betas do not kill female betas they kill male betas amd they will attack anything with a fancy tail. Otos need algae wafers as there is often not enough algae growing in the tank to keep them well fed. They also liked to be kept in groups.
Bristle nose are pretty hardy but I would not suggest keeping otos and a bristle nose as they will compete for food.
Bristle nose are pretty hardy but I would not suggest keeping otos and a bristle nose as they will compete for food.
Yes, male bettas, almost always, will kill female bettas.
I tried putting a big blue mae in my 30g, and he would flair and chase 2 of my female bettas and my dwarf gourami.
This morning, 2 huge chunks out of the "Selected to Breed" female's fins is making me rush even more to find a container to put the male betta in.
Also, one morning there was a "feeler" off of my dwarf gourami.
Male Betta + Female Betta = 90% Dead Betta, 10% Happy Betta.
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...but not for you
that's ever so slightly ignorant. if it has bright color, or a tail/fins worth looking at, male bettas can and WILL attack. however, you can keep 2-3 females together pretty safely, depending on individual temperaments.
