fearlessfisch
Aquarium Advice FINatic
I have been thinking about the threads that were on here a while ago, about connecting two aquariums with a bridge made of acrylic or PVC pipe. I think that is such a neat idea.
I would love to hear stories from people who have actually done this--about how the fish responded. I would like to start out with very different stocking (but compatible, obviously) in each tank and see how long it takes the fish to discover each other. It would be cool to see how they end up distributing themselves across the two tanks once they realize they have choices. Has anybody actually done this, and do you have any neat stories about how the fish responded?
I also have this idea, but I have no idea if it would be feasible or too dangerous. I have always wanted to have a male and female betta together, but I know it is a bad idea in one aquarium, because of the aggression involved with spawning.
I wonder what would happen if you kept a male betta in one large community tank and a female or females in another large community tank, but had the bridge connecting them. I wonder if that would allow them to discover each other and connect if they wanted, but also have their separate spaces to go back to afterward.
I am less interested in actual breeding than just wondering if they could live peacefully that way, given more space and freedom to come together or separate themselves like they would do in the wild.
I'm not interested only in the betta question. I would love to hear anybody's stories or speculations about bridging two tanks and what happened.
I would love to hear stories from people who have actually done this--about how the fish responded. I would like to start out with very different stocking (but compatible, obviously) in each tank and see how long it takes the fish to discover each other. It would be cool to see how they end up distributing themselves across the two tanks once they realize they have choices. Has anybody actually done this, and do you have any neat stories about how the fish responded?
I also have this idea, but I have no idea if it would be feasible or too dangerous. I have always wanted to have a male and female betta together, but I know it is a bad idea in one aquarium, because of the aggression involved with spawning.
I wonder what would happen if you kept a male betta in one large community tank and a female or females in another large community tank, but had the bridge connecting them. I wonder if that would allow them to discover each other and connect if they wanted, but also have their separate spaces to go back to afterward.
I am less interested in actual breeding than just wondering if they could live peacefully that way, given more space and freedom to come together or separate themselves like they would do in the wild.
I'm not interested only in the betta question. I would love to hear anybody's stories or speculations about bridging two tanks and what happened.