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pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003	Correct me if I am wrong someone, but aren't dwarf puffers brackish? Brackish water fish wouldn't go with a betta.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
sham Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3369 Kudos: 2782 Votes: 98 Registered: 21-Apr-2004	I think some smaller labyrinth fish would look nice next to a betta. Such as sparkling or licorice gouramis. You could easily do 3-4 in 5 gallons. They are tiny but once people notice them in my tank they don't stop commenting on how cute and colorful they are. Plus they have lots of personality. Sometimes all 7 sparkling gouramis will form a half circle around the glass to watch me. Otherwise I'd take the divider out and see if the betta got along with a school of pygmy cories or small tetras.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	A pitbull in a 10, isn't that a bit overkill? I thought they grew in the 4"-5" range. But everything else is right on point. My big question is why do you even bother with the divider? You could have more fish and a happier betta. The only reason why I would think of using a divider is if the betta is extremely agressive, and I stress extremely. Remember, neon tetras can out run a bad tempered betta as easily as I can outrun my bad-tempered landlord. Since a betta is primarily a top-mid water fish, cories or other small bottom feeders are pretty much out of the way.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
trystianity Mega Fish Posts: 1028 Kudos: 926 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Mar-2004	Cherry Barbs 3 female bettas trio of fancy guppies endlers small killifish african dwarf frogs shrimp snails If you took the divider out you could get a few things that would be fine with the betta: pygmy corydoras panda or habrosus corydoras neon or other small hardy tetras exclamation point or dwarf rasboras dwarf pencilfish kuhli loaches otocinclus - ONLY if you have live plants and don't get them until the tank is mature with a bunch of algae pitbull pleco shrimp and snails [hr width='90%'] I AM CRUSHING YOUR HEAD! [/font][/font] Last edited by trystianity at 24-May-2005 11:21
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	Considering in an 8 gallon you could have about 4-5 puffers depending on sex, personal agression, plants and some other factors. In a 5 you'd be pushing it if you had 2.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
dogmai333 Hobbyist Posts: 90 Kudos: 79 Votes: 19 Registered: 03-Feb-2005	how about shorten your bettas half to 2 gallons and in the rest get a group of dwarf puffers. ive never had them but they are cool looking and in thier profile they say they dont get more than a inch and a half, and they are freshwater. for more info look at there profile. MONKEYS ARE COOL, BUT SEA-MONKEYS ARE BETTER.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	How about a group of 4 pencilfish ? They are awesome! Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
djtj Fish Master Posts: 1764 Kudos: 885 Votes: 49 Registered: 20-Feb-2003	If you could, I'd move over the divider a little bit. 5 gallons doesn't allow much room for fish. I'd move the divider over and make an 8:2 gallon ration instead of 5:5. Or, you could always knock down the divider and get a betta barrack. Then you could stock like a 10. Or, perhaps, forget about the divider altogether. There are alot of fish that will get along well with bettas and both the betta and the new tankmates will appriciate the extra space.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
Johnny the Oranda Enthusiast Posts: 237 Kudos: 237 Votes: 82 Registered: 01-Mar-2005	How about a pair of fancy guppies?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:51
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	How about 2 female bettas? Maybe some Endler Livebearers? Just my thoughts, or use the other side as a fry tank, once the fry are large enough not to fit through the divider? heidi "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
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