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somehow i told you so, but it is good that u tried it.

again bettas are different, and everyone has their own aggression levels, and like humans, have something different that makes them tick. if ur betta is overall too aggressive, than say with cories.

Last edited by BettaChris at 02-Jan-2006 08:00

I would not keep a kuhli loach in a ten gallon. They grow to an adult size of 4 to 5 inches but I have seen bigger. A ten gallon tank would not be enough room for a 4 to 5 inch loach. They are also nocturnal and you wouldn't watching too much.

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They dont like coulorful long flowing tails, They think its another betta...

(wonders how many times she has had to say this)

ok bettas are not stupid! they do not "think" its another betta, some bettas like company, others do not, apparently my 20 gallon "defys the odds" *rolls eyes* in my 20 long i have 2 mollies, zebra danios, threadfin rainbows, 1 male betta, 1 female betta,long fin fancy guppies (yup i said long fin) corys,2 plecos (kinda as a halfway house for them) ottos, and 1 baby cichlid miracle? hardly, i pick out the right bettas for the tank (i have over 20 btw) i raised the zebra danios around long fined fish, and even the first time i added them with a male betta, they just went on their merry way.

sure i have seen overly aggressive male bettas that killed females while breeding, and have activly gone after other fish, butthey arnt evil, they just arnt sociized, thats why each betta from my spawns gets raised in a small group of either other bettas, or is tossed into a main tank and then quickly learns their place in the tank, and fine forever. but maybe setting up a 5 gallon for your swimmy, and having your corys and possibly another betta in the 10 gallon (no ther fish though) or maybe getting a bigger tank and settign it up with the fish you want

try baloon mollies instead

you might see if the fish store will let you trade the corys in. the reason i say this is, the juliis get to over 2"...and they are wide hearty fish...plus, they rarely leave the bottom. even if your tank is shallow, a 10 doesnt have enough room for 6 or more corys to be happy in.

if you only have 3, they might seem ok, but they wont ever be happy unless in a group of 6 or more. my suggestion would be to take back your three if you can to get a credit to get a kuli loach or another small loach(no clowns ect...small stuff that doesnt grow over 3" or a south american bumblebee catfish...a single small bottom feeder that doesnt have to be in a large group to be happy.

if you get small neon tetras you should be fine. if you get little neon tetras they will most likely be too scared of the beta to try and nip, even if they are inclined to.
also the ones that are notorius for nipping are actually the skirted tetras and others...if you have any questions look on this sites fish profiles, they will let you know if the fish you want is nippy. neons dont have flowing tails or anything, so you shouldnt have to worry about open agression since he leaves the corys alone. a school of 5-6 neons and a kuli loach would do fine in a 10 gallon with your beta

the lemon tetras i have are said to nip at long fins, but they have yet to touch my angel...heck, they are petrified of him even though he hasnt ever chased them or anything. hence why i mentioned the size...my angel is 4 times their size, they regard him with awe...lol.

I just put my betta in with my neons and the get allong great, My neons stay lower then before but everyone minds there own buissness, even at feeding time.

LoL my Neon took the food right out of the bettas mouth and he did even care lol.

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

Too bad I didn't see your post earlier lol I did end up buying two more juliis (so now I have three) and my betta gets along fine with them, in fact he ignores them completely, and them likewise. I have heard both good and bad things about tetras though, especially neons, which are the ones I would consider, some say they are fin nippers, other say they are fine, and I don't want Swimmi (the betta) getting ripped to shreds, what is your opinion? :%)

well, since you decided to get cories. fill out the school with 5 more. your beta is hostile. dont add anymore fish. not only would i worry about the beta attcking them, but 6 julii corys get large...and the bioload will be too much to add any other fish.

the best setup is a single loach and a beta and several small tailed/finned tetras.

but hey, as one person said, you learned on your own i guess...too bad some poor mollie bit the big one cause of it.

edit: P.S. Lyre tail mollies have big flowing tails and fins. swordtails and mollies might be fine with a beta, but not male swordtails and definatly not lyre tail mollies. the same reason you cant keep a fancy male long tail guppy is the same reason you cant keep two betas or in this case a lyretail molly. honestly? i would take the cory back and get a kuli loach and some small tetras.

Last edited by reun at 02-Jan-2006 14:19

I am buying more julii cories today along with a nitrate/nitrite/ph testing kit

I just bought a molly today (a black lyretail) to put in with my crowntail betta and the betta is attacking the molly, is this normal? Will they get along or should I return the molly and try platies?

This is what I meant about what you research and what happens in your own tank. You have discovered that your betta may not be able to be in a community tank. All bettas are not the same, they each have their own personality. Some are milder than others. I have some that I wouldn't dare put in a community tank. If he is leaving the cories alone add some more of those before you try anything else.

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Add some more Corydoras of the same type that you already have.



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I know. . .thats why I avoid guppies and gouramis. . .though it's frustrating because I did all of my research, and I was almost 100% sure the two fish could mix. . .man I think I will try platies and more cories

They dont like coulorful long flowing tails, They think its another betta...

10gallon: 8neons 5gallon: 1betta
1oto
2platys

Swimmi (the betta) killed the molly

It is a ten gallon (the petstore person said I could have a few mollies in a ten gallon but I only put in one and this one only grows to 2.5 in) so now I only have the one cory which is doing fine and the betta

How big is the tank & what do you have, apart the Male Betta?.


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But EVERYWHERE I go, sources have told me that bettas are perfect with mollies? So I decided to try it. . .now the cory and the molly are at the bottom of the tank (I am going to buy more cories of course) and Swimmi is acting normally now. . .

If the Molly have a big flowing tail, it may be attacked by the Betta.
I would try, small tailed fish.


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