CharlieKlein
Aquarium Advice Addict
How long has the beta been with the gourami?
How long has the beta been with the gourami?
Angelfish and rams in a 26-gallon? Nope. Especially mating pairs of both species...heck no!
A betta and a dwarf gourami? Nope. They are both labyrinth fish that will compete for the same water column, and everything associated with it.
I would go with 8 cardinal tetras, 2 German rams, a male and a female, and 6 marbled hatchet fish. That would make for a clean colorful tank.
David
David
Well 3 days isn't enough time to know. Mabye a few months or so, or up to a year. But they most Likly will fight. Sorry to be harsh, but you need to fix your stock before adding thing
Could I still have a Cory cat or two and a pleco with that stock you suggested ?
Keeping cories and rams together is not a problem. The problem comes in when there's not enough of a footprint to house them both. Rams will most likely lay their eggs somewhere on the bottom, keeping every other fish far away. If you had cories in the same tank, where would they go?
What kind of pleco?
David
In a tank that size, the rams will claim the entire bottom. They'll do so as soon as the fry hatches, but not necessarily while they are taking care of the eggs. A 26-gallon is almost the same in length as it is in height, just not good for cories and rams, in my humble opinion.
Here's a pic of my breeding rams.
David
Only labrynth fish make bubble nests, so rams don't
Your betta, yes, most likely. There are some bettas that are mouthbrooders as well, but they are not normally found in big box retailers and thus not too common. There are even bettas that are both mouthbrooders and bubblenesters, depending on their current environment.Ohhhh. So my betta would make a bubble nest if I were to breed It?
That was in a 12-gallon tank! They are now in a 29-gallon. The key to spawning them is the temperature. If you take a look at my strip you'll see it says 82 degrees. They will spawn in much warmer water, too.
Rams are egg layers. They will find a surface and polish it off, and that's where they'll lay their eggs. Once the eggs hatch, they'll move them around to different areas of the tank. It's kind of cool to see how everything takes place!
They will spawn about every 5 weeks. The colors you see there are only while in spawning condition. When not spawning they're not that intensely colored, but not drab either.
David
Your betta, yes, most likely. There are some bettas that are mouthbrooders as well, but they are not normally found in big box retailers and thus not too common. There are even bettas that are both mouthbrooders and bubblenesters, depending on their current environment.
David
What else is in the 10-gallon?I have a planted 10 gallon I could put them in! Would that work since there's not enough room because of my Cory's in the other tank?
What else is in the 10-gallon?
David
That sounds like a good option; but keep in mind, when the female is not ready to breed, she will be chased endlessly so you may have to move her to the 29 while you condition her to breed again.would I need to move all the fish to the 26 gal in order to house the rams in there.
That sounds like a good option; but keep in mind, when the female is not ready to breed, she will be chased endlessly so you may have to move her to the 29 while you condition her to breed again.
David