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I'd certainly watch the Betta with the Tiger Barbs if I were you, that sounds like a dangerous combination for the Betta. If things are working out OK at the moment then hopefully they will continue to do so but I'd have a spare tank suitable for a Betta on standby if I were you just incase...

Sounds like a cool tank! Is your tank placed near a window or any other such sources of natural light? I believe this can make a difference...

Male Bettas will have a go at other male Bettas (including their own reflection) or anything that looks like them (i.e. some Guppies). From the sounds of it, most of your other fish would be safe from the addition of a Betta. However, as bluerose says above, Neons will nip at a Betta's fins so...

Thanks for the advice. I'd read that a good temperature range for the White Cloud Minnow was 8 - 25C (FishProfiles.com - Tanichthys albonubes) and for the Betta it's supposed to be 24 - 30C (FishProfiles.com - Betta splendens). Therefore, I figured that if I could keep the temperature at 24 or...

Potentially I could move them into my 16g community tank but I would be somewhat over-stocked if I did this. However, it would at least be a temporary home for them until I sorted out something else. I'm hoping that as long as I add a few plants and some caves/ bogwood to the tank it should...

What sort of Cories do you keep with your Betta?

Would the Minnows not do well with a Betta then? I must admit, I haven't read anything to suggest this so far...

Hi guys. I am hoping to get a 30-litre (8 gallon) "biOrb" (biOrb) at some point in the nearish future and intend to use it to house my first Betta. However, I'm stuggling a bit to decide on suitable tankmates that should get along well with each other and will do well in a relatively small...

Hi haykay, thanks for the advice. Based on what I've learnt about Dwarf Gouramis since getting the 4 of them, I wouldn't keep more than 2 in a 16 gallon tank either. In fact, I'd probably only keep 1. It's too late for that now though and I can't take any back to the shop. At least I'll know...

Not that I expect anyone else to agree with me but... I've had 4 Dwarf Gourami for about 6 weeks now and they're by far my favourite fish. They're very active and are beautiful to look at. I know they're not bred especially carefully and are susceptible to Dwarf Gourami Disease (I expect it...

Well, I had always intended the guppies to be the last fish I added to the tank until now but I guess it's not fair to potentially risk the health of all of the fish by over-stocking. I'm fairly sure it's not the catfish as I've seen one of the other Guppies in particular chasing the...

Hey, thanks for the reply. The tank's cycled - I test the water every couple of days and I've been getting 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite and 15 - 20 Nitrates for the last 2 or 3 weeks. It's a 60-litre tank which works out at slightly more than 16 US gallons. I know that this isn't big and that I run...

Hello everyone. I recently bought a small group of Guppies, five in total, and they seemed to be getting on well at first. They'd play in the current and chase each other around and all five would stick together all the time; they were a joy to watch! Now though, one of them seems to have...

Glad she's doing well! How does she get on with the Neons? I'd like to have a Betta with a small school (about 4) Neon Tetras but a friend advised me against this as he thought they may nip at the Betta's fins.

I think breeder boxes are cheap and relatively easy to get hold of. It's a small enclosure which sits inside the tank and separates the fry from the rest of the tank's occupants. I've never used one though because I train my fish to practise safe breeding before they're allowed in my mixed-sex...