10 gal. betta tank stocking

[BettaKing]

Hello everyone! I have a 10 gal. that is a soon-to-be bettas home. And I was wondering. What could put in there? I know of some things, and I want this tank to be interesting. I already am the happy "father" of 5 bettas so I know the betta care requirements. Well anyway any suggestions are appreciated!

 

[Homedog98]

Are you cycling this betta tank? Or is it already cycled?

 

[alLexX]

some african dwarf frogs(2-5),and some neon tetras.or you could do a betta sorority.

 

[rich311k]

Dwarf cories or ember tetras. I generally just keep the betta by himself in a nicely planted ten gallon.

 

[BettaKing]

Oh yeah it WILL be cycled haha sorry, forgot to put that!

 

[Homedog98]

Oh yeah it WILL be cycled haha sorry, forgot to put that!

No prob, just checking! Lol. Anyway, this is my stocking for a 10 gallon betta tank I'm soon to be setting up:
6 neon tetras
3 ottos
2 African dwarf frogs
1 male betta
I'm also doing some ghost shrimp and a nerite snail to help with algae.

 

[BettaKing]

I really like Platies, maybe 2-3? If I did that could I put more fish in?

 

[Homedog98]

Platys are cool, just be careful with the colors around the betta. You could do something like this:
3 female platys
1 male platy
3 ottos
1 betta (female would work better w/platys)
Then maybe a nerite snail and some shrimp to top it all off?

 

[BettaKing]

I actually was doing a female Betta. I'm kinda scared to get female Platies because I've heard they are often pregnant when they are bought. And I don't want a Platy explosion! (I've seen it and I don't want one ) Also there might be 1-2 live plants, possibly not. Maybe Anacharis or java moss or fern, not sure which. Keep the suggestions coming!

 

[Homedog98]

I actually was doing a female Betta. I'm kinda scared to get female Platies because I've heard they are often pregnant when they are bought. And I don't want a Platy explosion! (I've seen it and I don't want one ) Also there might be 1-2 live plants, possibly not. Maybe Anacharis or java moss or fern, not sure which. Keep the suggestions coming!

Then just switch it to 4 male platys, and the rest stays lol. Anarchis, anubias nana, java moss, and java fern are the top 4 beginner plants.

 

[BettaKing]

So 4 male Platies, 1 female Betta and 3 Ottos would be a good set-up?

 

[Homedog98]

Yup! It pretty much stocks all the areas. The bettas tend to stay around middle/top, platys take the top, and ottos, shrimp, and snails would take the bottom. Also, add the betta last to keep aggression minimal.

 

[BettaKing]

Great! Maybe not the snail though, too much poop . So with 4 Platies, 3 Ottos, 1 betta and a few ghost shrimp(4-5) how much % of water would I change weekly?

 

[Homedog98]

Great! Maybe not the snail though, too much poop . So with 4 Platies, 3 Ottos, 1 betta and a few ghost shrimp(4-5) how much % of water would I change weekly?

I do a 50% weekly on all my tanks, and am running an AC30 on my ten gallon filter wise. No matter which filter though, 50% is really the standard around here.

 

[BettaKing]

Ok that's fine thanx sooo much for your help!

 

[Homedog98]

No prob! My only demand... pictures when you get it set up!!! Lol. Good luck with the tank man!

 

[jetajockey]

Platys are cool, just be careful with the colors around the betta.

Why, are they racist?

 

[BettaKing]

No prob! My only demand... pictures when you get it set up!!! Lol. Good luck with the tank man!

Haha I understand, I'm on BettaFish.com, and we demand that over there too! Haha Thx again

 

[Homedog98]

Why, are they racist?

More like aggressive hermits lol... They don't like fish that look like them.

 

[alLexX]

Why, are they racist?