help needed - stocking advice

[Ahmed dada]

Hi fish lovers. I have a cycled Jebo R338 stocked with 6 glow light tetras. The tank is about 40l and I was wondering what center piece fish would you recommend? The pet shop owners here in south africa are really bad at advice (eg - you can keep bettas with guppies ,they won't bother each other!) so i rely on your advice . I like bettas and dwarf gouramis ,do you think I could get a male/female pair? What do they eat? I feed tetra min flake food, will they eat it? Do they get along with glowlights?

I have the exact same questions as above for the dwarf gouramis

Any help or suggestions are appreciated!

I need help ASAP as the lfs closes In about 2 hours!!

 

[Ahmed dada]

Oh and I forgot to add. My tank is extremely densely planted with fine leaved and normal leaved plants. I read that glow lights like fine leaves so I planted some and they exploded!

 

[maestromad]

You can keep a male and female betta together. If you like bettas go for either a male or female but be prepared that they may not get on with the tetras. I font know about dwarf gouramis sorry

 

[Ahmed dada]

If I was to keep one betta only which is less aggressive? Do they eat flake food? Thanx!

 

[Regz8000]

dwarf gouramis are quite hard fish to keep and are sometimes agressive,they do though usually get on with tetras

 

[maestromad]

Yes you can get flake for them I use betta by tetra. And from what I understand I depends on the fish. I've been very lucky my lfs keep bettas in tanks with other fish so I could judge his temperament and he's very docile. I looked for a fish that wasn't flaring and was interested in my presence! Good luck

 

[Ahmed dada]

So I've decided to keep bettas. To what ratio should females be kept with males? I male for every ? Females? 2

 

[Ahmed dada]

My lfs keep only females in tanks with other fish. I think il purchase 2 females and see how it goes. Thanks for the advice! I'm sure when they get home il have 100 more questions for you!

 

[maestromad]

Females are very difficult to keep together. I would not advise more than one for your first time you would need an extremely large tank and then I believe they are kept in threes. From what I have researched bettas are best kept alone

 

[maestromad]

Just read you have a 40l please only get one betta or they will kill each other

 

[Ahmed dada]

Just read you have a 40l please only get one betta or they will kill each other

Ok so il just choose one female. Do you think she will be aggressive toward my glow lights and ghost shrimp?

 

[Ahmed dada]

Keeping in mind that I do have hiding places for them all. But will she be aggressive?

 

[maestromad]

She may be ok like I said before it all depends in the betta. Watch how she is in the lfs especially of they are in with other fish

 

[Fishy Aston]

G00D LUCK

And Hey from England

 

[maestromad]

Any update? What did you get?

 

[Ahmed dada]

I got a male betta (5 shades of blue, red and orange) he minds his own business and ignores the other inhabitants

 

[maestromad]

Excellent, get some pics up if you can. Plus what's his name?? Just keep an eye on him for a few days just to monitor his aggression levels. Good luck!

 

[Ahmed dada]

Excellent, get some pics up if you can. Plus what's his name?? Just keep an eye on him for a few days just to monitor his aggression levels. Good luck!

His names Robert so far hes completely ignoring the others I chose him because he was in a tank with neon tetras and was minding his own business so I chose him as he seems non aggressive.

1.I have however noticed that he spends a lot of time at the bottom of the tank (by the substrate) And only comes up to eat is this normal?
2.he never flares so I can never take a good picture! How can I get him to flare?

 

[Ahmed dada]

Also I saw him with about 8 female bettas at the LFS so I was thinking if it would be possible to add 3 female bettas in my tank with him? Would he kill them (at the shop he ignored them)? Would he breed with them?

Considering he isn't aggressive would this be possible?

 

[ocminpin]

Also I saw him with about 8 female bettas at the LFS so I was thinking if it would be possible to add 3 female bettas in my tank with him? Would he kill them (at the shop he ignored them)? Would he breed with them?

Considering he isn't aggressive would this be possible?

I really don't recommend keeping males and females together in the same tank... She will kill him...
And female betta sororities are sometimes difficult because of the possible aggression issues.