Your first bit of bad advice from the pet shop - you cannot house bettas together except under very, very special circumstances. Certainly not males and females together under any circumstances.

You have 3 mollies, 3 betas, 2 neons, 2 cories, and 2 snails in a 10 gallon tank? This tank is not large enough for such a poulation.

My best piece of advice: return everything but one betta and the snails to the pet shop and keep one betta solo. Otherwise, you can return everything but two bettas and the snails and divide the tank in 2 sections and put the other betta in your old 5 gallon tank.

I'm not great at sexing bettas in pictures, but I'd say Pringles is definitely a female and very stressed out, indicated by the horizontal stripes on her body. Those stripes can be just camouflage in very very juvenile bettas, but in adults it is usually an indicator of extreme stress.

 

+1 ^ that lady looks very stressed out.

Also, the drops are more accurate than the strips.

 

We need abetter pic of sapphire but still ^+1, you should separate the betta each into theor own tank, pringles isnt wild she is very very stressed

 

yes id say split the tank into two or three sections and keep the snails and bettas if you want, but return the other fish ASAP! Thanks you for spending the time to as this tho, but I assure you this is the only way you'll get good results...

 

+1 to EVERYTHING that is said above. I can't believe a pet store said you can house bettas together....

 

right I thought every one knew bettas together with the acception of a sorority can't go together! I wish pet stores\shops had to atlesst be slightly educated on the fish they sell...xc it would make everything a little better atlesst!

 

I also can't believe they told the OP that a male needed tank mates, especially in a tank that small!

To the OP - fyi, we are not mad at you. Its not your fault. We are mad at the store for giving you such WRONG information.

 

Oh no We are going to set up the 5g tank and add Pringles to that and return the other's When I got pringles and sapphire, the lady said she had breeding stripes!!
I am so cross. They also said the 2 males to 1 female molly was fine and now i've read its not.

Definitely not shopping there again! my little boy is gutted.

Thanks for all your advice

Gennacy x

 

That seems like a good plan. Please, let us know your questions, and we'll do our best to help you through it all.

 

exactly, we are all here to help you fix all the wrong information you were given. Feel free to ask us anything (even if you think its a stupid question).

 

Please read this:

http://www.tropicalfishkeeping.com/betta-fish-care/betta-basics-introduction-bettafish-care-232570/

 

you have a 10 gallon + a 5 gallon right? Easiest to keep all bettas would be divide the 10, put the girls in that, and put the boy in the 5 gallon. Distribute snails equally. Return the rest and strangle the employees that gave you such bad information (not really on the last part). I noticed ppl said to divide the 10, but I didn't see anyone specify that the girls go into the divided 10, and the boy goes into the 5. I do not know if you could get more girls and do a sorority in a 10. I have all boys at my house. Hopefully you'll have better luck, and now you know where to go if you think you are getting questionable information.

 

Hi
The fish shop wont take back the fish and Sapphire is definitely a boy as he has flared his beard at Pringles! Gutted!!

For now I have put the Pringles and Sapphire in the 10g tank with the neons and mollies Oh and a mystery snail of about .5 cm (and a ton of plants)
Hagrid is back in the 5g with the 2 corys and snails and lots of plants.

Have been looking around for a cheap tank on local trade etc so hopefully I can separate up a bit more. I refuse to give any more business to the pet shop,

(We also bought a hamster, which is now very poorly and costing a small fortune in vet bills - hence the lack of funds at the moment ;( The other two from another store are just fine. but thats a whole other forum topic!)

Thank you for the advice, I am listening and doing my best. I have some amazing goldfish!

I love fish and hate to think they are suffering. Im not a bad owner, just recently moved into a new area and went to the wrong pet shop

Gennacy x

 

You can put them into a rubbermaid tub temproarialy and it will be fine. They don't look as nice, since there are no glass sides, but the fish will be just fine so long as you rinse the tub well first.

I also suggest you check to see if that pet store is affiliated with the BBB, and if so, lodge a complaint. If not, I'd do searches for review sites and tell your story on those.

 

This just sucks. I hate pet shops like that who have no clue about animal care.
We have a shop like that here, too. Boy, what a mess that shop is!
I was very upset when they sold me a sick bird- unlucky for them I am a vet student, so I found out it was actually a disease dangerous to humans (psittacosis) so I let the health department know about it.....
Nothing more satisfying than seeing those people getting a fine! ;-)

I hope all goes well with your fish! And that hamster.