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I have 15 gal that I want to setup come May when I come home from college. Just for kicks can I add one male betta and a few females? As surroundings add live plants and small clay pots for hiding area for the females? Or is this tank too small for a betta community?
Thanks,
ABF

IMO too small for a betta community, I look at my 15 gallon now and can't imagine keeping mixed male and female in it. I think you'd have a problem for sure...but you could just do w/o the male, and keep several females as long as they're sisters.

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ive done it with success b4 in a 10g live plants n lotsa caves
i had 3 females n 2 males
i found the most subdued males i could they had the occassional flaring but never fot n didnt harrass the females

i had another tank wit 4 females n 1 male n it worked fine untill i got another female that i treid to breed she killed everything new to her tank
it is possible but ull go thro alot of fish untill u find non aggressive fish
ive had males that woodnt flare at anything live betta or there own reflection n ive had some that held there own with younger mbuna
it all depends on the fish
but it looks great if u can pull it off

SO you think I can do a betta community with a 10 gal? I have a 10 gal hex already set up, that would be cool if I can make it work!
If you have any success or not with a betta community tank it would be great if you could share your experiences.
Thanx,
ABF

either stay with just females or try dwarf gouramis instead. they are colorful and less aggresive. either way get maybe a small school of tetras to distract them from each other. i have had experience with the gourami senario.

Last edited by weird22person at 23-Feb-2005 13:15

20 Gallon Long:
Aquaclear 300
2 Bolivian Rams, Mikrogeophagus altispinosus: Gumby and Pokey

Id stick with females. Try and get them all at the same time so they can get used to each other and establish territories accordingly

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