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How about your betta, 4 - 6 dwarf cories (Corydoras pygmaeus) and three male sunset platies? It would be a fully stocked 10 gallon but if you kept up on the water changes and added some plants it should be fine.

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If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.

I have my 10g planted with my male betta, 9 neons, and 2 ottos. Everyone is happy and my betta leaves the neons alone. Cardinals are a little hardier than neons and are more colorful. I wish I had gotten cardinals instead but I couldn't find them anywhere.
A 10g, like others said and you can see, is on the small side, so the stocking options are limited. The idea of a male betta and a school of small tetras is about the best idea.
Mollies get a little big for a 10g that already has a male betta, and you have to be sure to get all males because of the reproducing they do. Also, there is the idea of them liking brackish water better. Lots of things to consider about them..and platies also. I think platies get a little bigger than mollies.
You mentioned an angelfish...no angelfish in a 10g. They need atleast a 29g and that would be for only one...and a bare minimum for tank size. They get too tall.
Some people have suggested cories...pygmy cories. I have never seen them, but being the smallest cory, you might could have 6 of them. I say no to pandas...not only are they more sensitive than other cories, but they are pretty active. They are small, but active little guys and would be much happier in atleast a 20g where they would have more room to explore.
Cherry barbs are a good idea, if you have some cover for them. It could be real plants of fake. They can be very shy. I would only get 2 or 3 though because they don't school. I had 2 in a 5g before and they died. Don't know what happened there. I guess I didn't have enough cover for them.
Don't get frustrated. I wish I had researched enough before I set up my 10g. I went to the LFS and the guy sold me 3 danios to cycle the tank. Well then I was stuck with them and they lived for awhile. Later I rescued a black widow tetra that my brother was starving to death and put it in there. So I had 1 black widow and 2 danios (one died). Both needed a school and didn't belong in a 10g but I didn't know that at the time. Good luck to you! Remember that the research you are doing now will probably save you money, time, and lost fish later.

*Kristin*

1 Male Betta & 6 Neons.


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just remember, that a week of research is good and all, but dont forget that alot of us have been reasearching for many years, and just like u, it gets fustrating for us as well. it is often hard for some of us to get back on the level/ and the enuthuasim of the first tank, and how exciting it was, and stocking with as many fish as possible. so u have to cut us some slack as well.
and another thing to remember, you will always get mixed results, that's the way fishkeeping is. many of us after many years will always get different answer/views/result on different things. one can really say that any of these veiws etc... are wrong. just different. for example with flower horns( besides they are hybreds etc...) some are killers and want a single tank, but then their are others that are peaceful, fishes have different personalityis and aggression levels, so answers will be different. also with bettas, some are aggressive and others are peaceful.

i will contuine when i get a chance, i have to run. sry, but i will finsh later.

considering you already have a beta, lets try to get possible ten gallon tank loadouts with him included:

1 male beta
1 khuli loach
white cloud minows

or if you have a planted ten gallong or just lots of plastic plants and cover in your ten, substitute the minnows for 2 cherry barbs, but only if you have decent cover in the tank, the cherry barbs are reclusive...i would say neon tetras or cherry barbs but only if your beta isnt very agressive...the bright colors may prove deadly to the smaller fish if the beta isnt well behaved.

also, dont get corys, they need a school of 6, WAY too much for a 10 gallon. no gouramis, too big, my 29 gallon tall hardly has enough for two gouramis. they wont have room to swim in a 10, and the water quality could get really bad really fast. plattys and mollies seem to like brackish water, and while they survive, they prefer brackish and live longer in it, making it hard to find tankmates, just my observation...also, most petstores cant tell the dif between male and female. and if you get a male and female pair in some way shape or form, you can get overpopulated really quick...i dunno, if it was me i would go with a colorfull but neat looking easy maintanence setup like i mentioned above...

And I realize that bettas aren't the best community fish, though these weren't my plans when I had him in my little one gallon lol man if it weren't for my parents I would have a thirty gallon right about now. . .

thanks

how bout this? Three-four panda corys/dwarf corys and four assorted platys? Like one calico one gold wagtail etc

I know you are trying to do the best for your fish. A ten gallon is a hard size to stock. You don't want fish that are small but need a lot of room to move, fish that will grow too big for the tank or fish that are not compatible. We are making suggestions from our own experiences. Sometimes what you read and what you have experienced in your own tanks are very different

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If at first you DO succeed, try not to look astonished.

How about panda corys? They are small and peaceful. . .I think I may get some of those

I am sorry if I am annoying, I am just trying to make the best choice here

thanks light_bright ^_^ I may do that I have a filter, and I am very constant with my water changes

] I'm not being rude you know, I have taken into consideration everyone's posts, though you are treating me like I know nothing about fish when I have spent the last week doing nothing but research about different fish and their compatibility, it's just frustrating that I get different answers from EVERYONE

Ok I have a male betta splendons in a ten gallon tank and really want to convert it into a community and need some feedback about which hardy fish I can add and I am not very sure about the compatibility of these fish. . .(I have done lots of research, though I get a lot of 50-50s wherever I go and I really don't want Swimmi getting injured by any other fish. Also need to be fish that STAY small, I bought the largest tank my parents would allow

Idea One
1. Swimmi (betta splendons/crown tail betta)
2. Dwarf Gourami/Sparkling Gourami (not both)
3. Upside down catfish
4. Maybe a few hatchet/neon tetras/platies?

Idea Two
1. Swimmi (betta splendons/crown tail betta)
2. Three spot gourami/Dwarf Gourami
3. 3 Corys

Idea Three
1. I have a great idea and I want to share
2. I have a really great idea and I want to share
3. I have a REALLY REALLY great idea and I want to share
4.

u can try mollies, but from the past, this is the info that i have had first hand.

research can only help u so much, alot of it is experience. go out an try different fish, but from what i know, the people from here who have listed suggestions have had experience in this, more than lfs people(given if this is who u have talking to), but alot about fish keeping is trying.

dont get me wrong research is good an all, about different types of fish, and a general understanding, but experience will help u as well, so go out an try different fish.

Last edited by bettachris at 31-Dec-2005 11:49

Ok what fish CAN I have then? I have done a LOT of research, and I know the requirements of fish, I am going on sites that I see that say you can have one molly and one betta in a ten gallon

How about a cherry barb?

it is different b/c most people that house those fish in small tanks not only understand their size/tank needs, but they also have other tanks to house a full grown adult.

a thing about mollies, they are not really good for a 10, plus they would take up alot of room. mollies really do best in fresh water mixed with some salt, but also while i was on a trip to Mexico, i saw some wild mollies and they got huge. my largest mollie was about 7 inches long and since it was a sail fin it was about 6-5 inches tall. true, common mollies are small and are not as large as sail fin, they will get large, and a 10 isn't enough room.

Darn didn't see the cory/upside down catfish post. . .

Um is there any catfish that I can add that will get along with a lot of fish and be fine in a ten gallon? I went to a webpage that said upside downs were good in ten gallons? My water is about 79 degrees with a slow moving filter, otherwise how bout angelfish? I know they can grow up to six inches or more, but I get fifty fifty on those as well, some sites say they are fine, others say not to and I don't want to risk it. . .I have heard lots of people on this site with bettas and gouramis that have done fine, and on this chart pearl gouramis and bettas are compatible?

http://www.timstropicals.com/Compatibility/NameResults.asp

Grr this is frustrating. . .I have the money for at least a thirty gallon. . .ahh well

ok ok no sparkling gourami (darn )
um I can't do female bettas. . .I am only allowed to have one tank (save for my quarentine) so whatever I get HAS to mix well with Swimmi (and I have had him for a while)
Um how bout this? One or two upside down catfish or three corys and a few platys? Should this work?

What about mollies?

That is not the only problem with your ideas though I am afraid. The upside down cat will get too big and he needs to be in a school larger than your tank will hold anyway. Same goes for the cories. What about a school of cardinals with your Betta. There are lots of people who do that. I have 3 guppies in with my Betta and a bunch of ghost shrimp. That is fun to watch because they are all very friendly and lots of fun to watch. The gouramis and the betta will fight for sure. You would be better off looking at a small schooling fish like the cardinals, neons, or maybe von rios? They are all small schooling tetras that will do well with your betta.


Christina

a thing i would go with 3.

a blue gourami is alittle large for a 10, and too swimming aggressive for a betta. like others have told u, it isn't a good idea to mix labyrith fish in a small tank. and DG will get alittle big for a ten gallon with other fish.

i would go with

swimmi,
3-4 white cloud minnows,
2-3 ottos(may not be good depending on ur filter)
2 male platies.

that should be enough. and a good thing with platies are that since they come in a wide range of color, u can choose to go with the color of ur betta, or choose to add a different color to ur tank.

* also a note with the platy, in a ten u must go with males only. this is b/c female livebearers can reproduce alot and in a ten it wont cut it.

Megils right on that one, Gauramis can be just as aggressive as bettas. And kill each other the say way. Why not try a female betta and some corrys and maybe you can throw in a platy or two? I'm not sure on my idea.

Good Luck