Got a new 5 gallon hex... - Aquarium Advice

Hrafnkel · 08-20-2005, 06:41 PM

Currently houses my male betta, who is greatly appreciating it from what I can tell.

Anything else I could potentially put in it?

Rach101 · 08-20-2005, 06:57 PM

Yay for betta!
Hmm.. If he gets along with ADFS you might be able to put one in there.

Hrafnkel · 08-20-2005, 07:01 PM

I'll look into that. What about any of the smaller varieties of cories? Or ghost shrimp, or snails.

Rach101 · 08-20-2005, 07:03 PM

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snails.

Im not too sure, they might produce too much waste. then again maybe not. No clue.
Ghost shrimp, ofcourse, but My betta disliked ghostshrimps.. and err. ate them all

Hrafnkel · 08-20-2005, 07:06 PM

Heh. My betta hasn't ever met a ghost shrimp, but he doesn't mind snails. I didn't realize snails produced any real noticeable amount of waste.

**Fishyfanatic** · 08-20-2005, 08:25 PM

I've had mine with ghost shrimp and snails and he never bothered either. But as Fluff pointed out, it varies with each Betta. Hers like to snack on shrimp whereas mine thought they were his friends.

Hrafnkel · 08-20-2005, 08:39 PM

I'll look into the shrimp, I know for sure mine doesn't mind snails, though. >.> I remember seeing someone on here with a few panda cories in their 5 gallon with a betta, s'that alright?

rubysoho · 08-20-2005, 08:44 PM

I have three cories with my betta. They do very well together. Now, that same betta with an ADF... lets just say I found him one day pushing a poor ADF back and forth across the tank

Hrafnkel · 08-20-2005, 08:48 PM

Heh. My betta has lived with cories before so I think he'd be fine with them. I'd rather get fish than an ADF, I think. I'm assuming panda cories would work just as well as bronze ones, I'm wanting to get a bit of a different variety.

**Fishyfanatic** · 08-20-2005, 10:06 PM

Panda's are SOOO cute.

08-20-2005, 06:41 PM	#1
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Got a new 5 gallon hex... Currently houses my male betta, who is greatly appreciating it from what I can tell. Anything else I could potentially put in it? __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-20-2005, 06:57 PM	#2
Rach101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North Carolina/bed Posts: 1,017	Yay for betta! Hmm.. If he gets along with ADFS you might be able to put one in there. __________________ We are far to young and clever

08-20-2005, 07:01 PM	#3
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	I'll look into that. What about any of the smaller varieties of cories? Or ghost shrimp, or snails. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-20-2005, 07:06 PM	#5
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Heh. My betta hasn't ever met a ghost shrimp, but he doesn't mind snails. I didn't realize snails produced any real noticeable amount of waste. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-20-2005, 08:25 PM	#6
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I've had mine with ghost shrimp and snails and he never bothered either. But as Fluff pointed out, it varies with each Betta. Hers like to snack on shrimp whereas mine thought they were his friends. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

08-20-2005, 08:39 PM	#7
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	I'll look into the shrimp, I know for sure mine doesn't mind snails, though. >.> I remember seeing someone on here with a few panda cories in their 5 gallon with a betta, s'that alright? __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-20-2005, 08:44 PM	#8
rubysoho Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Northern VA Posts: 2,539 Images: 3	I have three cories with my betta. They do very well together. Now, that same betta with an ADF... lets just say I found him one day pushing a poor ADF back and forth across the tank

08-20-2005, 08:48 PM	#9
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	Heh. My betta has lived with cories before so I think he'd be fine with them. I'd rather get fish than an ADF, I think. I'm assuming panda cories would work just as well as bronze ones, I'm wanting to get a bit of a different variety. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

08-20-2005, 10:06 PM	#10
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	Panda's are SOOO cute. __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

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