okay I have $45 bucks in gift cards, and probably more coming soon, I was wonering how much money a good female betta sorority is, what you guys put in it, this is all for 10 gallons, how to grow live plants, how many females to put in it ( i think five females), and meads to keep in it, so PLZ respond , with no rude comments
You sound like Loppy! lol
I would have 4 or 5, whatever your preference is. You'll need lots of plants and hiding spaces. If you want real plants, other members can tell you about them and what to get. I wish someone would have given ME some gift cards to a pet store. No one supports my betta addiction. Boo hoo! lol
That's a great idea I did the same thing for my sorority when i used my 10 gallon. Just make sure you rinse off excess debris from the rocks before putting them in your tank. A nice rock wall looks fabulous and there are plenty of hiding places for all the girls. Good luck!
I think for a good setup, it is going to cost at least $100 or so.
Lots of plants and hiding places is a necessity. I honestly wouldn't bring rocks in from a garden outside, but that's just my opinion.
Cories aren't algae eaters, they are bottom feeders. The eat the extra food that is dropped and of course whatever else you feed them. Otos on the other hand are algae eaters. So, I guess it depends on what you are looking for exactly. Cories are best in shoals of 6, in that case it would over populate a 10 gallon. Otos can live best with a little as 3 together. BUT, they are sensitive to water parameters. I never had a problem with my Otos though, other then they are huge waste producers. Also, keep in mind that some people have trouble putting together a sorority (sometimes they don't work). So, don't get discouraged if it does not work out as planned. I hope that helps!
My tank was free, but with the decor, heater, filter, sand, etc, i'm guessing it came to about $100.
I would add 5 females. Maybe a pair of dwarf frogs or some shrimp, but Cories would be over-stocking imo, since they need to be kept in shoals. You'll need a plant/hiding space for each female, so at least 5. The more the better, though.
Large river rocks aren't a very good idea. Not only are they hard to clean, but I've had a few instances where a female betta I used to have would wedge herself under the rocks.
I don't have Petco here, so I can't help you. We just have VT females at Petsmart.
more questions, does anyone know where to get DeT females or DbT females, I'll tell you if i have the particular store by me or not, and no I don't have big al's in WI, so SRY.
also, another thing, who knows how to have a planted tank, I'd like to know how to do this before saturday, because thats when I am gathering materiels for this project
Get yourself a water wisteria. The thing will grow like a monster with very little help from you. I started with one small and here it is now (in the right and left corner) 4 months later after being divided once. You could also get anubias nana. They're fairly easy or java moss, also easy. All can be attached to driftwood or rocks. My Wisteria is tied to big rocks and roots itself eventually. This is my first planted tank and these are all easy, easy, easy to grow. (Don't mind Tango in his 'boat', I took this pic for another thread. lol!)
alright!!! I've set everything up, I got home at about one o'clock in WI time
1. Luna, the little CT female you all fell in love with
2.sunny, my little yellow CT fighter, has some fin rot or somethig, but she will do fine
3.cascade my new DRAGON VT female, the big one, just to put that in prespective
4. zelda, my blue/green VT female with mixed emotions
5.Runo, my little white VT sweetheart with a blue tint
6.pint, my smallest oto
7. liter, my medium oto
8. gallon, my huge oto
I will post pics soon, they are getting allong great, with minimum nipping or chasing.
I have more than enough Decor, and plants and all of that great crap, you'll see don't worry
Also I got a new DbT male named eragon, he is a real sweetheart, and pretty too
oh and if you decide on more live plants............a great sale is going on t petco until the 16th
buy 2 get one free
id recommend bleheri swords, amazn swords, wisteria or hornwort. all grow quite easily with standard lighting.
a note about the otos.........id wait at least a month or so for the tank to cycle and build up necessary algae so they will have food to eat when u get them, they will be fine with only 2 or 3
so will cories........ive done that in mine and they are very healthy and arent stressed by having only 2
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