jaydawg53
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have 2 male bettas in a 2.5 gallon tank at work. (Yes, it has a divider) I'm planning on moving one of them to my house in another 2.5 gallon by itself, and removing the divider. It's obvious that one of them is more aggressive than the other, (When a put my fingertip on the tank, he flares up huge and doesn't back down, whereas the other one darts away) so I'm planning on taking the more aggressive one home to live by itself.
Now, I'd like to maybe add one or two more fish to the tank at work, with the less aggressive betta. I've heard lots of people say that Bettas don't like to live with other Bettas, but they're usually fine with other types of fish. I was hoping that some of you folks could help me decide what kinds of fish may work well with a male betta. I'm leaning towards a goldfish, since this tank does not have a heater, and I don't have a whole lot of time to maintain it since it's at work. If I need to add a heater, it wouldn't be a big deal, I just don't see much point in buying one if I don't need it.
I also thought about adding a snail to the tank, but I don't want him to starve. The water looks sort-of green when the light is off; I just established this tank around 6 weeks ago, and it's acrylic. How do you know when a tank is ready to support a snail? Is 2.5 gallons big enough to keep him fed? I just changed the light bulb from standard to a fluorescent about 2 weeks ago; I was told that algae doesn't really grow unless you have a fluorescent bulb. (Plus the fluorescent light looks SO much better) Is there a test that i should run to know that the tank can have a snail in it?
Thanks so much, I'm still a bit of a newb at this!
j
Now, I'd like to maybe add one or two more fish to the tank at work, with the less aggressive betta. I've heard lots of people say that Bettas don't like to live with other Bettas, but they're usually fine with other types of fish. I was hoping that some of you folks could help me decide what kinds of fish may work well with a male betta. I'm leaning towards a goldfish, since this tank does not have a heater, and I don't have a whole lot of time to maintain it since it's at work. If I need to add a heater, it wouldn't be a big deal, I just don't see much point in buying one if I don't need it.
I also thought about adding a snail to the tank, but I don't want him to starve. The water looks sort-of green when the light is off; I just established this tank around 6 weeks ago, and it's acrylic. How do you know when a tank is ready to support a snail? Is 2.5 gallons big enough to keep him fed? I just changed the light bulb from standard to a fluorescent about 2 weeks ago; I was told that algae doesn't really grow unless you have a fluorescent bulb. (Plus the fluorescent light looks SO much better) Is there a test that i should run to know that the tank can have a snail in it?
Thanks so much, I'm still a bit of a newb at this!
j