Too many fish... aquarium help needed desperately. - Aquarium Advice

dsa · 04-02-2004, 06:12 PM

Which would be the best arrangement: three female and one male betta in a five gallon or four feeder goldfish in a five gallon? All of them are currently in a in ten gallon with four mollies. Too many fish. So, if my bettas go in the five gallon, there will be four goldfish and four mollies in the ten gallon. And vice-versa if the goldfish go in the five gallon.

Allivymar · 04-02-2004, 06:43 PM

Definitely the bettas in the 5g, although you will need to buy seperators.

On a separate note, Goldies need 10g each, even feeders, who can top out at a foot long or more if well taken care of.

astroguy · 04-02-2004, 06:48 PM

I'd say it more strongly: neither!

Keep only one male betta in a 5g, that's all. Goldfishes need at least 10g, and they are *not* tropical water fishes, thus they do need only ~70 deg F, while all the other do need tropical water. Mollies are furthermore brackish water fishes, and should not be together with your fishes.

trenac · 04-02-2004, 10:51 PM

The Goldfish need to be in a species only tank. I would only put one Betta in the 5G tank. You need to get some bigger tanks or take some of the fish back to your [acronym:faa2befa00="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:faa2befa00].

04-02-2004, 06:12 PM	#1
dsa Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 6	Too many fish... aquarium help needed desperately. Which would be the best arrangement: three female and one male betta in a five gallon or four feeder goldfish in a five gallon? All of them are currently in a in ten gallon with four mollies. Too many fish. So, if my bettas go in the five gallon, there will be four goldfish and four mollies in the ten gallon. And vice-versa if the goldfish go in the five gallon.

04-02-2004, 06:43 PM	#2
Allivymar Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,355 Images: 15	Definitely the bettas in the 5g, although you will need to buy seperators. On a separate note, Goldies need 10g each, even feeders, who can top out at a foot long or more if well taken care of. __________________ aka Cycling Guru and the Ich Slayer glares at Terry and QTOFFER Card carrying member of FTAS & GCAS.

04-02-2004, 10:51 PM	#4
trenac Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: North Carolina Posts: 207 Images: 7	The Goldfish need to be in a species only tank. I would only put one Betta in the 5G tank. You need to get some bigger tanks or take some of the fish back to your [acronym:faa2befa00="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:faa2befa00]. __________________ A dog has lots of freinds because he wags his tail and not his tongue.

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04-02-2004, 06:48 PM	#3
astroguy Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: New York, NY Posts: 188	I'd say it more strongly: neither! Keep only one male betta in a 5g, that's all. Goldfishes need at least 10g, and they are not tropical water fishes, thus they do need only ~70 deg F, while all the other do need tropical water. Mollies are furthermore brackish water fishes, and should not be together with your fishes.