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Wfish  Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 25 Votes: 18 Registered: 30-Jan-2005 | I'm setting up a 10 gallon tank, and I want to put these fish in: 2 or 3 male(maybe one female)guppy, a betta and 2-4 ottos. Is this a good setup?    |
 Posted 18-Feb-2006 22:03 |     |
| chelaine Big Fish Posts: 383 Kudos: 343 Votes: 78 Registered: 23-Jul-2005   | i would go with either all males or all females on the guppies... and im not really sure how bettas are with guppies.. maybe you've got a mild tempered guy in mind... other than that i dont see a prob. *Chelle* I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious... |
| Posted 19-Feb-2006 00:03 |    |
longhairedgit    Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005   | Make sure the ottos go in last a few weeks or months after the other fish, youll need algae available , and they need really good water quality. The slightest ammonia or nitrite will wipe them out. |
| Posted 19-Feb-2006 02:55 |  |
Fallout       Moderator Communications Specialist Posts: 6416 Kudos: 4053 Votes: 742 Registered: 29-Jul-2000 | I agree with che, the guppies should be in either all male or all female, or a male:female ratio of at least 2 females per 1 male. This is to prevent the males from relentlessly harassing the females and stressing her out, possibly to death. Also, bettas and guppies are hit and miss, but generally you want to avoid this combination. The bettas may see the guppies as a threat and vice versa, a confrontation that ends in either torn fins or death. |
| Posted 19-Feb-2006 08:20 | |
BlackNeonFerret Enthusiast Posts: 281 Kudos: 137 Votes: 30 Registered: 18-Jan-2006 | I think that Fallout's right. A Betta may see the fancy fins of a male guppy as a threat, but females may be pregnant when you get them. 1 Betta 2-4 Ottos Maybe 5 Neons/Black Neons/ cardinals????? I know Girlie had these fish in her tank, and i think they got on fine, but not too many neons!!!! |
| Posted 19-Feb-2006 15:28 | |
Theresa_M  Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004  | A pair of cherry barbs would be another option. I do agree on waiting a bit with the otos. Unless you're absolutely set on them you could get a group of small cories (pygmaeus, habrosus). Good luck  ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean |
| Posted 19-Feb-2006 16:02 | |
| jasonpisani *Ultimate Fish Guru* Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003  | I wouldn't mix a Betta with male Guppy's in a 10 gal. tank. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.deathbydyeing.org/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com |
| Posted 20-Feb-2006 02:07 | |
| BlackNeonFerret Enthusiast Posts: 281 Kudos: 137 Votes: 30 Registered: 18-Jan-2006 | Some one told me in another post that Cherrys could be nippy. I don't know if this is the case, but cherries like a planted tank, with lots of hinding places. |
| Posted 20-Feb-2006 18:24 | |
| Inkling Fish Addict Posts: 689 Kudos: 498 Votes: 11 Registered: 07-Dec-2005 | Keep in mind that bettas can be a little nippy.  Inky |
| Posted 20-Feb-2006 19:31 | |
| Wfish Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 25 Votes: 18 Registered: 30-Jan-2005 | Also, check out Cichlid? in the new tank forums. It'll bring you up to date on my tank plans since we moved. |
| Posted 06-May-2006 16:45 | |
| Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003 | I have three cherry barbs in a ten with a dwarf gourami. They get along fine. |
| Posted 06-May-2006 17:08 | |
| Wfish Hobbyist Posts: 58 Kudos: 25 Votes: 18 Registered: 30-Jan-2005 | Barbs are defiitely not my thing.  Guppies, though, are a different story, and I've even seen lots of color in the females. Would a ram or 2 work for my tank? The pH is 7.4. |
| Posted 13-May-2006 21:24 | |
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