huskerdan25
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Mar 13, 2006
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Hi everyone! After a very long fishless cycle (almost 12 weeks!), my 12g eclipse is fully cycled and I placed its new inhabitants in it yesterday. I added 3 neon tetras, 3 harlequim rasboras and 2 pepper cories. I got all of them small so they have some growing to do to get to their max lengths.
I have a beautiful male betta in a separate 5g tank all by itself and it is one happy fish. I would like to put him in the larger 12g tank but I have some questions:
1) The neon tetras will get to about 1.5 inches full growth (4.5 inches of fish), the rasboras get to about 1 inch at full growth (3 inches) and the cories between 2 - 2.5 inches (4-5 inches of fish). So, for all practical purposes, I'm at my limit for a 12g. My betta, at full growth would add 2 more inches. Can I control the water parameters if I were to add the beta to the tank?
2) How will a betta do with the inhabitants of the 12g tank? Will the current occupants mess with the slower betta? I was told I had a 50-50 chance that the betta will do well or become a party to constant fin picking by the other fish. Your thoughts?
If I can't put the betta in the 12g, I will probably buy a larger tank unless I can cycle the 5g. I do water changes for my betta every other day (50%) and he is more work than the other tank right now
Thanks for your advice.
Dan
12g Eclipse - freshwater
12g Aquapod - nano-reef (1 true percula, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 blood red fire shrimp, various hermits and snails)
I have a beautiful male betta in a separate 5g tank all by itself and it is one happy fish. I would like to put him in the larger 12g tank but I have some questions:
1) The neon tetras will get to about 1.5 inches full growth (4.5 inches of fish), the rasboras get to about 1 inch at full growth (3 inches) and the cories between 2 - 2.5 inches (4-5 inches of fish). So, for all practical purposes, I'm at my limit for a 12g. My betta, at full growth would add 2 more inches. Can I control the water parameters if I were to add the beta to the tank?
2) How will a betta do with the inhabitants of the 12g tank? Will the current occupants mess with the slower betta? I was told I had a 50-50 chance that the betta will do well or become a party to constant fin picking by the other fish. Your thoughts?
If I can't put the betta in the 12g, I will probably buy a larger tank unless I can cycle the 5g. I do water changes for my betta every other day (50%) and he is more work than the other tank right now
Thanks for your advice.
Dan
12g Eclipse - freshwater
12g Aquapod - nano-reef (1 true percula, 1 yellow watchman goby, 1 blood red fire shrimp, various hermits and snails)