finally tank ready! what kinda fish?? thanks!!

[blipblop]

my 10G hex is finally ready!!! at first i wanted 6-7 cardinals and 3 corys but i went to 3 places [2 petcos] and they didn't have any...

so my question is now... what other stuff can i get? i was looking @ glolites, but the just kinda just stood motionless or neons... but they're so common.... can i have suggestions please??? thanks!

 

[tamtam]

Well if u want somthing livly beautiful and with some color I'd suggest about 5-6 female bettas, or green tiger barbs(im not sure how many tho). I think theyd really liven up the tank.I had never been one for female bettas till I got mine it reall livin ups the tank. So pretty and active.

Just a thought.lol.

 

[blipblop]

5-6 femals bettas huh? never really considered that tho, but it does sound pretty cool... how would i know if they were females? also can i keep ghost shrimp with them? thanks

 

[blipblop]

any other suggestions for a "community tank" thanks?

 

[smallfry]

Just be careful putting bettas with barbs.... it probably should be one or the other. How about 1 male betta, 3 otocinclus and 3 or 4 platys? Or some tetras would work too...instead of platys. Go to liveaquaria.com for fish profiles.

 

[Rocket2001]

Hi Blip,

i'm from MA also and i love Cardinals, I was told by the mgr at my local Petco that Cardnials don' t travel very well and are somewaht senstive to changes in water parameters so thats why they don't carry them...I assume its the same chain wide, and at Petsmart also. I did find a place here in MA that does carry them. It's called Doc's Petland in N. Reading. When I was in there they were out of stock but they said they get them regularly. I want to get five but have no room in ,my tank plus i have a Pitcus Catfish and I'd worry that he would "like them" too much. I'm not sure how close you are to North Reading, but check it out. If not do a search on Verizon Superpages for pet store you should find some close to you (other than the chains) maybe they might have some .

 

[smallfry]

PJ's Pet Center in Saugus may have Cardinals as well..... (I'm from MA too!) YEA!!

 

[smallfry]

This post has a MA majority.... hehe 8)

 

[_dan_]

Well if u want somthing livly beautiful and with some color I'd suggest about 5-6 female bettas, or green tiger barbs(im not sure how many tho). I think theyd really liven up the tank.I had never been one for female bettas till I got mine it reall livin ups the tank. So pretty and active.

Just a thought.lol.

that might not be a good idea for more than 2 or 3.... they are reall agressive in lager groups IME i have 2 and the are running my tank, not to an agressive level, but the other fish know their place

 

[_dan_]

also male bettas are the ones kept in cups and have long fins.... the females are the ones kept in tanks in lage groups (NEVER PUT MALE BETTAS TOGETHER!!!)

 

[_dan_]

next point.... lol glowlites are my fav great schooling fish 5 or 6 is best

 

[smallfry]

Even more than one female in a 10g may be iffy...that's why I suggested one MALE...he'd be nice and showy in a 10g. (More "substantial" than one female, IMO).

 

[Rocket2001]

Sorry, Smallfry...I check in at PJ every other week..I haven't seen any Cardinal there.

 

[smallfry]

Oh....sorry. I admit, I haven't been in there for awhile.....

 

[tamtam]

Just be careful putting bettas with barbs.... it probably should be one or the other.

Srry it sounded scetchy, I did mean one or the other oppsies. Ya i dont think the barbs would go well with mmany fish more than like two green tiger barbs and they go kinda canabelistic on the other fish. :?
but ya sorry for the i up I ment A: about 5 femmales or B: a couple tiger barrbs.lol.

 

[tamtam]

Personaly I find females to get along very well with each other, and most others. I do highly recommend getting them fr the same tank at the same time tho just to go on the safe side.