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Fishguy101  Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004   | I was wondering if a 5 gallon eclipse tank would be suitable for a betta, one or 2 ADF's, and possibly some neon tetras. Would all of these fish be compatible with each other? Would a 10 gallon tank work better? Also would i have to cycle the 5 or 10 gallon tank? Thanks  |
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wheezo Fish Addict Posts: 675 Kudos: 293 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jul-2003 | a 10 gallon would definately be better as neon tetras like to school. (around 6-8 neons should be okay). cycling is always better and it's best not to add everything in the tank at once. |
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| Fishguy101 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004 | Cool, I am not sure about the neon tetras though, for some wiered reason i think that they wouldn't look good with the betta.  |
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Theresa_M       Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004   | A betta and an adf, but there's really not enough room for the neons in a 5g. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
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| Fishguy101 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004 | I will probably go out to the pet store and take a look at the bettas. I am thinking i will go just with the 5 or 10 gallon and a betta with a couple adf's. |
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| T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004 | Seeing how most of the time a 10 gallon is the same price as a 5 gallon, go with the 10 gallon. It's heavier and takes up more room, but the Betta and ADFs will enjoy it. |
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| Fishguy101 Hobbyist Posts: 105 Kudos: 170 Votes: 0 Registered: 30-Jun-2004 | Should i buy a whisper filter for the 10 gallon? I really dont want a topfin 10 gallon filter because of water agitation. Just want my betta to be happy... |
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| T/A Mega Fish Posts: 942 Kudos: 1796 Registered: 20-Feb-2004 | I've heard some people had good luck with a Whisper filter and a Betta. But when I tried it, my Betta's fins where pulled into the intake and shreaded. My new setup for my Betta included just a sponge filter. There's no way the fins will be shreaded from a sponge. And if you position the out-flow correctly, the turbulence is very little. |
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pugperson Fish Addict Posts: 877 Kudos: 953 Votes: 293 Registered: 16-May-2003 | My betta is in a 2.5g and I use the whisper filter that came with it with no problems. I just adjusted the filter down to the lowest setting. Current isn't a problem for Gofish, infact he likes to play with his food in the filter current. |
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| bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004 | the bigger the better i think. well they do just fine in about anything they can swim in. |
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