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I like the Paradise fish idea as well...that is four votes


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Last edited by Light_Bright at 09-Sep-2005 08:37

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I've decided I need more time to get to the LFS's !

Havent had the time yet, maybe once the living rooms painted :%)!


I am swinging between the betta girls or a male paradise. Because of the worry that the girls might not get along I'm somewhat more likely to get a paradise :%).

I'll let everyone know .

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I've kept a single male paradise fish in a 12 gal before..was perfectly happy. I tried cories with him, and he sucked eyes out.
That, or a few female bettas and maybe some ottos? I've had great luck with female bettas and females with a single male in larger tanks..you just have to be able to read personalities..and when TRYING to start them off together..know that the fish you want together in a tank..may not work and you may have to try different bettas till you find a good combo.

u should do female bettas sometimes they dont get along but eventualy they will they will work it out in there own ways but if they start fighting keep a good eye one them and see who if fighting with who and move the one ore ones that ae fighting with eachother
for the amount of female bettas for a 10 i would sagets at the most 4 not5it would probibly cause some taratory problems and if i wear u i would hevaly plant the tank that way they dont have eny problems with hiding and getting hurt as much
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A male paradise would live alone in a 10g but they just looked bored to me and were a bit destructive to their tank. The females were much more content which is probably why they got along with tankmates instead of taking out their boredom and frustration on other fish.

They need a PH above 8, so you will probably need to change the substrate to one that will keep the PH that high. They like rocks , sand and need shells for breeding. Plants should be fine unless they specifically like acidic water.

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Other than the fact that I'm yet to see any of the smaller cichlids in my LFS's will brevis handle a planted tank? I've been trying for multis for that tank for 2 years.

The danios could be moved, they're old now though and anytime I've tried mixing danios from different tanks into one they always end up nippy %).

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Can you move the Danios to another tank and start fresh?

If yes, then try a pair of Neolamprologus brevis.

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Paradise dont need tankmates though do they

Would one male work in the same way a male betta would?

Still not sure what I'm gonna do with this tank and it's been like this almost a year :%).

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A female paradise might work in a 10g with few tank mates such as a pair of livebearers or a couple danios. A male paradise is very likely to go after everything in sight. Especially if it is annoying(danios) or has long fins(guppies). Paradise fish are extremely intelligent and don't openly attack their tankmates. They stalk them. Even fast fish can't avoid these guys in a small tank because they will casually be swimming by and all of a sudden the fish nearest to them has no eye. My male paradise would quietly swim behind the plants and decorations until he got near my cories or otos and then strike them right in their eyes. I don't think the risk is worth it to try to fit a male paradise in a 10g tank with tankmates and because of how intelligent they are they are much more fun to watch in a big tank with plenty to do. The reason I stopped breeding paradise fish was because of how agressive the males were, the number of other fish that had lost eyes and fins, and I just didn't enjoy watching them in small tanks. I loved my 60g summer pond with paradise fish. Even from above they were great to watch but in a 10g they were so boring compared to the pond. It just didn't seem fair to them. Female paradise like bettas are more peaceful and have about the same chance of working as female bettas.

Last edited by sham at 10-Sep-2005 15:18

Hey all
I'm still trying to find something for my 10 gallon that's at the office. Currently it has the last two of some of my original danios, and is somewhat planted.

I've been considering a few female bettas, or a paradise although seems most people suggest a 20 for a paradise. What have your experiences been with multiple betta girls (I was thinking 2-5) in a 10 or with paradise fish.
T'anks in advance!

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I've had such bad luck with keeping female bettas together that I'd recommend the paradise fish.

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I would go with a paradise for the 10. Please make sure you keep the tank covered at all times- being very careful during feedings and water changes.

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i have only 1 issue with a yellow BF female and her multicolor male white (in the dark u can see pink and blue patterns, its cool) the male is fine, no issues, but the female is realy possessive over him, if the male shows any interest in the new female, his mat sends them into hiding, and if they come out she stalks them back in, or chases them, i used to have quite a few females in a 10 gallon, no problems, it was healely planted with fake and live plants, and never had a nip, right now the female and male r with 3 zebras in a 20 gallon

I would go with a single female betta. I tried a paradise fish in my 29 gallon with danios and it was way to aggressive - began to stalk my adult danios and corys...have since moved him/her to a tank of its own. I think mine may be a male, but am not entirely sure. You won't have any problems with just one female betta, and she will control the fry population.

gotcher back on that to babel. i have guppies in with my female bettas and have had no problems ever with them. they all get along fine.

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Thanks for the experiences everyone!

Sneaky I like the idea of the fry controll from the paradise. I suppose betta girls would be the same if I can't find one ...or might they have issues with the male guppies tails

I've contemplated livebearers before but was rather worried about fry control.

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i'm up to 4 female bettas in my 55g and they get along great.

i know a guy at a lfs who has a 55g and he had about 25 and never had problems.

i'd say 3 would be a good number

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I've kept several female bettas in a 12 gallon (same footprint as 10 gallon, just a few inches taller) and haven't had many problems. There's currently four in there with uh... four male guppies. No aggression, no real problems.

I did have a fifth betta girl in there and had to take her out because of aggression. I tossed her into my main betta girl community (20 long) in which she is the smallest. Voila... no agression there! Served her right. She's the only betta girl I've had issues with, really, and I've had many girls.

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