Splitting a 10g

[LittleBettaFish]

I didn't really want to clog up the OP's thread with stuff about my fish, but they are separated because two of the species can interbreed and as the females can be next to impossible to tell apart, you have to keep them separate.

[ChoclateBetta]

Thanks.

[Syriiven]

Its no problem =) I like seeing that people know eachother on here and are enthusiastic about their fish ^^

I do have a question for Choc -- for my 10g, I'm excited to split it for two betta and two nerites, but my one betta is a tail-biter and I ahd planned to add Stress Coat into the regular water changes to help with that. Will that harm the other betta or nerites? Should I use AQ Salt too?

And if I use salt, would that harm anacharis or java moss or moss balls? Those were some of the easier plants I had picked out, but I want to make sure I get plants that can handle salt if I need to use it.

[ChoclateBetta]

Marimo benefits from a little salt. Java moss can live in brackish water. For the stress coat is there copper?

[LittleBettaFish]

I wouldn't plan on using salt on a regular basis (not sure if you meant on a consistent basis or a one-time thing). Plants will not like it, and your fish really doesn't need it. Clean water is all you really need for a tail-biter. I have had some bad ones in the past and as long as the water quality was good, they never had any issue with infection.

[ChoclateBetta]

I was pointing out it will work. Like I said not all plants will be hurt. In there natural habitat Marimo gets some salt. Java moss can live in cold water and weakly brackish. Nerites only breed in brackish water.

[Syriiven]

I didn't think the salt would be super necessary, but wanted to be sure.

No, there's no copper, I just don't want him to get any infections if he has a bad biting episode. Sometimes he's fine then he'll saw it all down again. Makes me so sad when he does it, but he seems fine aside from it.

I'll write marimo down on my list...I want to have options.

And I'll be making the divider for the tank this weekend and be doing my best to make it impenetrable to those nerites. I don't want them getting any ideas, lol.

[ChoclateBetta]

Moss balls are marimo.

[Syriiven]

Oh~ lol Well, I learned something new =)

[ChoclateBetta]

Glad you did. Unless you mean balls of moss wrapped around a small ball.