15 Gal Betta Community Tank

Seti · 06-04-2007, 10:23 PM

Hello everyone,

Not too long ago i posted a thread asking about what tank mates should i team up with my beloved HMT betta. I took some of the suggestions, added some of my own, boosted the numbers, and its been one month with smooth living. Well with that being said, i'll have to clean my tank soon and i just thought it would be a good idea to show you my tank and its inhabitants.

Inhabitants:
Betta x 1
Corydora x 1
Orange Platy x 2*
Orange Platy (Black Tailed) x 2*
Neon Tetra x 5**
Orange (Looking) Tetra x 5***

*Pair
**Can't tell their sex
***Can't tell their sex and doesn't know their real names

TaDa.

fishbguy · 06-05-2007, 04:29 AM

looking good. your orange "looking" tetras is actually a harliquin rasbora. i like your betta.

oliesminis · 06-05-2007, 11:07 AM

very good you may want to consider one more cory though as they like to be with others

fishiesrfriends · 06-05-2007, 08:09 PM

Some things wrong with this tank... hope you don't mind the criticism

Cories would like to be in groups of at least 3.
Platys need to have 2 females for one male, so if you take back one male it should be perfect,
betta's fins look pretty tattered, you might consider rehoming the neon tetras, as they are often nippy and even though you may not see trouble, it just might be there.

anasfire23 · 06-07-2007, 06:10 PM

I agree the orange looking tetras are definitely Harlequin Rasbora's. I've got a school of 5 at the moment. They are beautiful fish and get a neon pink look to them when mature. I disagree with fishiesrfriends, I've never ever seen neon's or rasboras being nippy, that's the reason I keep them. I put 1 betta fry into the tank with them every few weeks (they don't seem to be growing unless I do this) until they are a lot bigger and then swap them out for a smaller one and my tetras have never concerned themselves with the bettas. I do have 1 cochu tetra though who has made himself into a bit of a rouge. He chases after anything! He's being moved when I can catch him (he's in a 50g tank, and he swims fast!). Perhaps consider putting all the cory's and platy's in a tank of their own? They are live breeders after all and eventually you will get fry, which I have no doubt the Betta will feast on! So giving them a tank of their own will allow them to breed freely etc.

Good Luck

06-04-2007, 10:23 PM	#1
Seti Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3	15 Gal Betta Community Tank Hello everyone, Not too long ago i posted a thread asking about what tank mates should i team up with my beloved HMT betta. I took some of the suggestions, added some of my own, boosted the numbers, and its been one month with smooth living. Well with that being said, i'll have to clean my tank soon and i just thought it would be a good idea to show you my tank and its inhabitants. Inhabitants: Betta x 1 Corydora x 1 Orange Platy x 2* Orange Platy (Black Tailed) x 2* Neon Tetra x 5 Orange (Looking) Tetra x 5* Pair Can't tell their sex **Can't tell their sex and doesn't know their real names TaDa.

06-05-2007, 04:29 AM	#2
fishbguy I'm watching you Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: michigan Age: 17 Posts: 1,865	looking good. your orange "looking" tetras is actually a harliquin rasbora. i like your betta. __________________ I think about you in the summertime And all the good times we had, baby It’s been a few years and I can’t deny The thought of you still makes me crazy I think about you in the summertime Summertime - New Kids On The Block

06-05-2007, 11:07 AM	#3
oliesminis FISH ARE FREINDS NOT FOOD Join Date: May 2007 Location: England, Milton Keynes Age: 15 Posts: 496	very good you may want to consider one more cory though as they like to be with others __________________ OllieCoxPhotography

06-05-2007, 08:09 PM	#4
fishiesrfriends I love mah fishkies <3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Posts: 14	Some things wrong with this tank... hope you don't mind the criticism Cories would like to be in groups of at least 3. Platys need to have 2 females for one male, so if you take back one male it should be perfect, betta's fins look pretty tattered, you might consider rehoming the neon tetras, as they are often nippy and even though you may not see trouble, it just might be there. __________________ <3<3Livebearer&Betta Luver<3<3 Mommy to- 3 bettas-Kenni the turqouise Vt, Kyle the orange dal vt, and Gabriel the blueberry cheesecake Ct. 4 guppies and 6 guppy fry-Tux, Tulip, Stan, and Banana, fry are unnamed. 1 platy-Bumblebee "aka" Bunble 3 cories-Pepper, unnamed, and unnamed and my lil kitty Cream Dogs are dogs, birds are birds, cats are gods As I grow old, I will play less and less, I will catch fewer mice, and that is the time when you will need to love me the most.

06-07-2007, 06:10 PM	#5
anasfire23 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Age: 26 Posts: 583	I agree the orange looking tetras are definitely Harlequin Rasbora's. I've got a school of 5 at the moment. They are beautiful fish and get a neon pink look to them when mature. I disagree with fishiesrfriends, I've never ever seen neon's or rasboras being nippy, that's the reason I keep them. I put 1 betta fry into the tank with them every few weeks (they don't seem to be growing unless I do this) until they are a lot bigger and then swap them out for a smaller one and my tetras have never concerned themselves with the bettas. I do have 1 cochu tetra though who has made himself into a bit of a rouge. He chases after anything! He's being moved when I can catch him (he's in a 50g tank, and he swims fast!). Perhaps consider putting all the cory's and platy's in a tank of their own? They are live breeders after all and eventually you will get fry, which I have no doubt the Betta will feast on! So giving them a tank of their own will allow them to breed freely etc. Good Luck __________________ ~60L Planted Community Tank~ Plants: 1 x Elodea Fish: 3 Month old guppy fry, mixed sex, 4 M & 3 F guppies, 1 x 10m old M DC Fry ~Male Bettas:~ Robin - HM or Delta CT Cyborg & Slade DC Fry Braedan - CT & Proud Daddy ~Female Bettas~ Starbuck & Scarlet CT Girls 190L (50G) Planted Tank Plants: 3 x Jungle Val, 1 x Ludwidgia Fish: 6 x Harlequin Rasboras, 6 Black, 5 glowlight & 12 Neon tetras, 2 Common Pleco's

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