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	5G Betta Tank
hokori Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 4 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	what kind of bottom feeder would you put in a 5g tank together with a betta. I was thinking of a couple of corys but I know they prefer larger schools.
Posted 18-Sep-2006 17:15
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	To start off with that tank would be too small for a school of Cories as they are better in schools of 6-8+. I have several Khuli Loaches in my Betta tank providing they have plant cover you can see them at any time. Mine are now swiming up and down the front of the tank. At feeding they are very busy cleaning up all the uneaten food in those hard to get to places. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 19-Sep-2006 03:19
Two Tanks Big Fish Posts: 449 Kudos: 328 Votes: 13 Registered: 02-Jun-2003	Ottos would work, maybe one or two. They stay quite small.
Posted 20-Sep-2006 04:33
hokori Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 4 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	I've been thinking ghost shrimp lately. Ofcourse there is a risk they'll end up as snack food for the betta.
Posted 20-Sep-2006 10:33
BlackNeonFerret Enthusiast Posts: 281 Kudos: 137 Votes: 30 Registered: 18-Jan-2006	I don't know if they're what you had in mind, but here are a few suggestions.... You could get a large snail, like an apple snail, OR A couple of ADFs would work well
Posted 20-Sep-2006 17:52
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I'd go kuhlies if you want clean-up of uneaten food. Otos are nice and small, but hideously messy for their size so only go that way if you have good filtration. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 21-Sep-2006 06:17
hokori Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 4 Votes: 3 Registered: 01-Feb-2006	I like the loaches, but don't they get awful big for such a small tank? It's a 5 gallon high hex. Can they be kept alone or should they be in couples/groups?
Posted 21-Sep-2006 10:38


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