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I had a roommate in college that kept a betta in a 1/2 gallon bowl with the plant on top and it lived for over 3 years. I think it would be fine in there. I should also mention that I had a betta in a bowl for a few months before a big move. She did fine in there.

They are still likely to get eaten. Crayfish are opportunistic. They are content with waiting on the prey to come to them. Eventually, the tigers will get comfortable with the crayfish and then one is likely to be picked off as lunch until all your fish are gone.

Otos are prone to parasites. If you have some anti-parasite food, you could try sticking a couple into zucchini to see if the otos eventually eat them.

I had white clouds and a betta housed together with no problems. You have to watch the water temp a bit. I tried to keep my tank towards the low end of the betta preference and the high end of the white cloud preference since they are cold water fish. If you live in a place where it is hard...

Water changes aren't necessary, but it could remove some of the parasite from the gravel.

Also, do you run carbon in the filter? Did you take it out before you started treating with meds?

Yes. I recently had ich issues and I upped the temp to 91 and they did fine. You should increase surface agitation. You can do so by lowering the water level, adding another filter, putting something under the filter outflow to break up the water flow, air pump/bubbler, etc. Watch for...

Perhaps the medicine is expired? I would increase the heat to 90 within the next 12 hours, which supposedly kills the ich. Leave the temp there for 2 weeks.

I have a 100 watt heater in a 10g tank. It keeps the temp steady around 78 degrees. I will mention that I have it set at the lowest setting (71 degrees) to keep the temp at 78. I still think you would only NEED the heater if you find the fish have ich and you need to treat the tank by using...

As long as the temp is pretty consistent around 76, then you shouldn't need a heater. I'd put a thermometer in there for a few days and see if the temps swing. If not, then it should be fine. Good point below. However, I figure you can always run out and get one should you find you need to...

A picture would be helpful if you can get one.

Neons, snails, scaleless fish, etc tend to be very sensitive to ich meds. I'd remove the snails as a precaution. Much better to take them out rather than leave them in the tank since they are sensitive to meds. You might want to do a 50% water change and monitor the fish. If any other fish...

Stress tends to induce ich. The source is unknown. There could be ich in the filter media, perhaps one of the fish carried it, but didn't show symptoms? Either way, treat the tank. If you are using medicine, make sure to take out the carbon filter. Turning up the heat is a good idea as it speeds...

I used to have zebras and white clouds. They were awesome. That is a nice, active combo of fish.

I cycled at 3ppm, then dropped the dosing down to 1ppm until the cycle finished. I then added 12 fish in a 29g, without a spike. Recently, I cycled at 1ppm, and dropped the dosing down to .5ppm and I added 6 fish into a 10g, also without a spike in ammonia or nitrites. Depending on what you...

Right now, I'm trying to stay away from the malachite green or any other meds. The last time I got new fish (summer '08) I had an ich outbreak as well. I treated the tank and it killed off all but 1 of my glass catfish and it killed one of my three black neons. Also, once these fish are ready...

I recently purchased 3 harlequin rasboras and 3 black neon tetras. After a week in QT, I noticed one appeared to have ich with 2-3 white spots on the fins. I cranked up the heat to 89-90 degrees. The tank has been steady above 88 degress since Saturday. While checking out my fish today, I...

Unless you are trying to breed the fish, hardness and pH will not matter that much. I've kept glass catfish for years in 8+ pH and off the charts hardness. They like soft water and a neutral pH. Still, the first batch lived for 6 years.

Stalled cycles are often attributed to a lack of phosphates. I stalled a cycle many years back and all I did was add a pinch of fish food and within 2 days ammonia and nitrite were being processed. For a week before that, it stayed steady at 2ppm ammonia and 10ppm nitrite. In general, yes one...

Add another pinch of fish food to keep phosphates in the water.

Fish like to swin side to side, so the fact you have a tall limits the ability for the fish to swim around. There is less surface area, which means slightly less oxygen in the tank. However, that being said, I think it would be fine. I have had neons with a betta without any problems...

Pour vinegar on the rocks. If it bubbles, then the rocks are not safe for the tank.

A pinch should be enough for phosphates.

Personally, I would leave the ammonia at 2ppm. The bioload doesn't need to be huge for a 10g tank. Adding the seed material to the filter will help since most the bacteria is found in the filter anyways. Depending on how much bacteria is in the seed material will determine how long it takes to...

That is a bummer. =[