[Kithy]

My sorority is doing pretty well but I'd like some more movement. Much of the time when I look at my tank I don't really see anything. I'm just curious what I could add if I could get the husband to agree to adding more fish.

20g long, cycled with a 60g filter (I had a goldfish tank but it broke so the filter was recycled).

No live plants

7 female bettas

1 ADF (I haven't seen this guy much. There is a lot of cover and he is very, very shy)

1 Ghost shrimp (I had 7 but I think a few were too small and got nommed)

 

[PieTime]

Where in the tank would you like to see more movement? Cory cats would scavenge the bottom in groups, and they're fun to watch. They also have a very good track record as far as being kept with bettas.

 

[Kithy]

Where in the tank would you like to see more movement? Cory cats would scavenge the bottom in groups, and they're fun to watch. They also have a very good track record as far as being kept with bettas.

I think mid to top area, my girls tend to hang in the back by the filter for some weird reason.

 

[PieTime]

I've never tried them with bettas, but Rummynose tetras are a nice schooling fish. They're very hardy and fast, so they might be fine with bettas, depending on the betta's personality.

 

[Kithy]

Alrighty, I'll look into them ^^ Thank you!

 

[PieTime]

Alrighty, I'll look into them ^^ Thank you!

No problem! I hope you find something that'll work out!

 

[Canis]

Neon tetras are also pretty cool! They look gorgeous when they swim together in a group. I have some with my sorority ^^

 

[givemethatfish]

My neons and rummynose tetras school together!

 

[Kithy]

Hmm neons would be easier to find as well! They're such a classic community fish, love 'em.

 

[Kasablanca]

In my community tank I have zebra danios with my betta sorority. They are great as they are very active. They help keep my bettas distracted as they are swimming everywhere. I also have platys as they are calm and mellow. Plus they are very colourful.

 

[Kithy]

Ohh, platys! I had those when I was a kid! Would they end up breeding in the tank?

 

[Kasablanca]

Depends on if you just get all females or not. I have 2 males and 4 females. The females look bigger than the males so they might be. This may sounds cruel but I'm not worried. If they do end up having babies I am just going to let nature take its course, survival of the fittest. I'm doing that because I dont have any spare tanks. If I did I would take the babies out.
However 2 years ago I had platys and one day I noticed babies in the tank. They survived for a while in there until I was able to catch them and put them in a separate tank. The babies were able to find good hiding spots and became tough little guys.

 

[Kithy]

Mmhm, that's what I was thinking. It would just be a matter of feeding the girls carefully (and maybe my shy frog would actually get some food). My tank has a decent amount of cover but if some babies happen to make it a while then that is great.

 

[Kasablanca]

Good plan. Can't wait to hear about the new tank mates. I'm kinda hoping mine are pregnant because I want some little baby platys. Plus I know a few friends that would take them once they are big enough.

 

[Kithy]

Once I clean out my 10g and get it set up to QT I'll probably run out and get some fishies :3

That's awesome that you have friends who would take some of them! I don't think too many of my friends are really into fish. I think they're either too busy or too intimated (it IS a lot of physical work). Otherwise I'd breed my bettas.

 

[Kasablanca]

Hahaha yeah I got them into fish They aren't too keen on bettas (boo!), but they love the platies.
I actually just checked my platies and I think 2 are pregnant. One is a red wag and the other is a sunburst. The sunburst you can see the eggs as she is yellow colour, but with my other one its harder as she is a deep red.

 

[Kithy]

:O Awesome!

 

[Kithy]

I ended up with four platys and 5 neon tetras. I wanted more but $2 a neon when I wasn't sure how they would do as they are really small.. I wasn't gonna do $20 on fish that might not live.

There was also a really cute girl up at Petsmart (they never have nice looking girls) so I couldn't really say no.

No one told me how much platys poop though D: There's strings of poop everywhere lol I had originally had one 60g filter on my tank but with how much these platys are pooping I added my second one though this time I secured the intake as I had a mishap before with it.

Everyone is getting along fine. QT was kinda short cause I needed the tank for something else in an emergency but after nearly five days with everyone looking good I took my chances.

The two aggressive girls seemed to have calmed down a bit (why are reds so darn aggressive?), I'm guessing just because there's so much more going on in the tank. It really is lovely to look at. I wish I could get a three or four foot long tank and fill it with stuff :3


Platys

They were schooling together the first day and now they're just going around alone lol


They don't seem overly intimidated by the girls as I thought they would be. I am dropping in my .5mm Thera formula NLS pellets for them when I feed everyone.


Sorry about the flash :X

So I feel like I have pretty adequate cover. I'd like to get some tall live plants for that right front side and maybe some floating plants.

I freaked out last night though because I was watching my shrimp and in the back of the tank I saw the frog chomping down on something huge. I scooped him up real quick and looked around for the neons. All five accounted for so I have NO idea what he was eating. Maybe the shrimp's molted skin? I really don't like the frog x.x I might set up the 10g now that it is clear again for just frogs for my son. It's HIS frog anyway. though I'd still be taking care of it maybe I could add another male to my collection :3 If it's for my son... well, we'll see lol