Wow, really? You *need* to upgrade to a 10 to have buddies for your betta?
Um, not really.
I have 5.5g betta tanks with two albino corys and a betta in each. How is this done?
Bettas usually stay at the top or mid-level of the tank, corys at the bottom, sometimes mid-level.
Good filtration and water changes keep everyone healthy and happy.
So no, you don't *need* a 10g to add friends for a betta. You just need to know what part of the tank those friends inhabit, pick the right friends and keep up on maintenance.
For a 2.5 I would suggest snails or one regular size cory.
regular sized cories get WAY to big for a 2.5g tank...you shouldn't have any other fish in a 5.5g and cories are shoaling fish so you need to have at least a 10g to have 6 pygmy cories...
Wow, really? You *need* to upgrade to a 10 to have buddies for your betta?
Um, not really.
I have 5.5g betta tanks with two albino corys and a betta in each. How is this done?
Bettas usually stay at the top or mid-level of the tank, corys at the bottom, sometimes mid-level.
Good filtration and water changes keep everyone healthy and happy.
So no, you don't *need* a 10g to add friends for a betta. You just need to know what part of the tank those friends inhabit, pick the right friends and keep up on maintenance.
For a 2.5 I would suggest snails or one regular size cory.
I can keep a betta alive in a shot glass too, doesn't mean I should and doesn't mean I'm meeting the needs of my fish. If you want to keep fish in smaller tanks that's your decision to make, but the suggested tank size is more than you're providing but I'm sure you're aware of that. AA shouldn't be here to tell people what the bare minimum is to keep a fish alive, AA and its members should be here to give advice on how to make a fish thrive and live a long, healthy, and happy life so when we make suggestions using the word "need" we really mean that the fish "deserves"
Are you suggesting that my fish aren't healthy and living well? My bettas are about 2 years old, happy, healthy, never had a disease.
The OP has a small tank, he can do more with it than what the fish police suggest. He can do it without causing harm to the fish if he's dedicated to his maintenance.
AA allows all opinions on what is needed for the longevity of our finned friends, even if it breaks the "omg you can't do that" thought process.
So what type I shrimp then? I had bad luck with ghost shrimp they always die within a week for me an I find that stupid! I have kept GBRs and I can't keep a darn shrimp!
I don't remember accusing you of anything...
I don't remember ever saying you "can't" do anything...
All I was saying is that if given the shoal they prefer, any of the 2" Cory's shouldn't be in a 12" tank, but obviously you "can", as you've said. I'm not saying that no other fish can be put in the OPs tank, just saying there are better suggestions that could be made