Betta Compatability/General Bio Load question - Aquarium Advice

Hovoc · 04-03-2006, 12:34 AM

first up, liveaquaria.com says that bettas are compatable with all my fish, but lists glass fish as misc fish and said to be cautious.

has anyone noticed behavior between bettas and glass fish and snails?

also, are there any charts explaining bio loads for certain fish? id love to add more neons or platies, but wanna know what i can safely do.

Andos99 · 04-03-2006, 12:41 AM

How big is your tank? That will help us answer part of your question. Glass cats can be difficult to acclimate into the aquarium and need to be kept with at least 4-6 to be at their best. As far as behavior, you probably wouldn't have a problem between the two species as long as you have enough glass cats together.

Hovoc · 04-03-2006, 12:42 AM

20g, and they are just glass fish, not catfish

RoK · 04-03-2006, 01:21 AM

Glassfish are brackish, AFAIK.

Hovoc · 04-03-2006, 01:33 AM

aquariumfish.net doesnt list them as needing salt, so i dunno

wiki says the brackish thing is a misconception

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_fish

04-03-2006, 03:57 AM

isn't wikipedia an online encylcopedia that's filled in by users?

Hovoc · 04-03-2006, 03:10 PM

i cant find any website that says they require brackish water.

anyways, back to the general questions at hand, how does one determine the bioload of fish?

04-03-2006, 12:34 AM	#1
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	Betta Compatability/General Bio Load question first up, liveaquaria.com says that bettas are compatable with all my fish, but lists glass fish as misc fish and said to be cautious. has anyone noticed behavior between bettas and glass fish and snails? also, are there any charts explaining bio loads for certain fish? id love to add more neons or platies, but wanna know what i can safely do.

04-03-2006, 12:41 AM	#2
Andos99 Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 782 Images: 3	How big is your tank? That will help us answer part of your question. Glass cats can be difficult to acclimate into the aquarium and need to be kept with at least 4-6 to be at their best. As far as behavior, you probably wouldn't have a problem between the two species as long as you have enough glass cats together. __________________ If you don't have time to do it right the first time, when are you going to have time to do it over.

04-03-2006, 01:21 AM	#4
RoK Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,224 Images: 11	Glassfish are brackish, AFAIK. __________________ Current fish (includes all 8 running tanks): Gouramis, polypterids, SA cichlids, convicts, rainbows, plecos, loaches, ACFs, a platy, tetra, & a Ctenopoma

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04-03-2006, 12:42 AM	#3
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	20g, and they are just glass fish, not catfish

04-03-2006, 01:33 AM	#5
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	aquariumfish.net doesnt list them as needing salt, so i dunno wiki says the brackish thing is a misconception http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_fish

04-03-2006, 03:57 AM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	isn't wikipedia an online encylcopedia that's filled in by users?

04-03-2006, 03:10 PM	#7
Hovoc Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chesterfield, VA Posts: 125	i cant find any website that says they require brackish water. anyways, back to the general questions at hand, how does one determine the bioload of fish?