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I got some questions;
So you are getting a five right? Do you have a filter? Is it heated? Plecos get WAY to big, and cories get to big and need schools. Is the tank planted?
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Okay yes a 5gallon tank. I'm looking at one that is filtered and I have a heater that I've been using for the smaller tank. Planted?
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Live plants***
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Oh. I thought about going with silk but if real plants are better?
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Real plants are the best, but silk are alright.
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Okay, so what kind of fish should I look for to go with my betta?
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Are you going to do it planted?

But some fish are ember tetras, red phantoms, chili rasboras, galaxy rasboras, haborsus cories, pypmy cories, ghost shrimp, whisker shrimp, mexican dwarf crawfish and any other small creature. The thing with small fish is they LOVE densely planted tanks.
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In a newly established tank with an owner who sounds relatively new to the hobby, I would not recommend any of the above.

Most of these smaller fish are highly sensitive and as mentioned already, do best in a mature and cycled tank. A slight spike in ammonia could be enough to cause serious issues.

Invertebrate can also be notoriously sensitive, and if conditions are unsuitable, they will die very quickly.

I'd recommend just housing your betta in the 5 gallon tank. Bettas don't need the company of other fish, and until your tank is cycled, I would not advise trying to put anything else in with it.

 

Okay sounds good. I will probably go with the cories as they are fun to watch. And they would get along with my betta too. Thanks!
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Okay, make sure you get the small nano cory types, and get like 5-8. Yes they will all get along with the betta. Make sure you post some pics
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Sounds good! I will take some pics after I set up the new tank. Thanks for all your help tankman! Hugssss
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I have pygmy cories and I honestly think they won't be too great in a 5 gallon with a betta.

I would say min. 10 gallons for a school of pygmy cories + betta. Gives both room to get away from each other if they want their space.

 

Pygmies are also very sensitive from my experience (I had several die mysteriously) so an already established tank is best

 

Yes. Same with almost all these fish, cuz they are all wild caught, so they are a little sensitive. But stock the tank with A LOT of silk plants and they should feel "at home". Also since you want the cories, make sure you use sand. I have 3 (soon to be 5) haborsus (spelling) cories in my 5 gallon planted with a betta and 7 embers, and they do amazing.
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If you are a beginner, maybe stick with the betta, a mystery snail or some shrimp. Try some live plants, go from there.
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I have a community tank but its a 30 gallon. I have tetras, cherry barbs and mollies and a clown pleco. And they get along great with my betta. But mollies don't do well in small tanks.

 

your betta will be happy by himself, id personally only put one snail or a few shrimp in a 5 gallon, the more fish the more waste and that means more water changes! All of my bettas are in 5 gallons of water one of witch has one mystery snail...however I'd suggest shrimp over a snail (less waste) and id suggest a nitrate, assassin or ramshorn snail (mystery\apples poop more) dont for get to plant plant plant your tank!!!...youll have one happy fish on your hands!...goodluck!

 

Hmmmm...

Now all of you have me thinking I might be best keeping my betta alone. He just looks so crowded in this little tank and I really wanted to give him a friend. Oh we'll, maybe what I will do is just see how he does. I don't know how long they live but...I don't want to stress him out. Still I'm going to get him a bigger tank tomorrow and some good plants. And if think I'll get him some blood worms and some shrimps I've been feeding him the tropical fish flakes...I don't think he likes it lol

 

Little betta...I'm not sure what you are saying by cycled can you explain?

 

A mystery or nerite snail won't bother him.
Cycling is a vital process to larger aquariums. We have several stickies in our habitats section that explain how to do it. It's better to slowly get the hang of things than rush into them.
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OMG! New 10 gallon tank and since my betta is so laid back I added two silver mollies and one black Molly and a ghost catfish that are getting along nicely with everyone.
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I'm very afraid if you added all these fish at once to a brand-new uncycled tank you are going to get very high ammonia spikes and some deaths :-(. I've never had ghost catfish but I *** think*** they are quite delicate to water parameters.

You might want to get to the store and purchase some Tetra Safestart, which helps kickstart the bacteria cycle you need to combat ammonia. I've had good luck with it in new tanks, but never with that many fish at once. You can also get some "Prime", a water conditioner which helps protect your fish when ammonia does show up.

I'm sure the folks more expert than me will show up with some more valuable advice soon!

Good luck!

 

The mollies and glass cats get to big for a ten gallon. Plus the glass cats are a schooling fish, which means 6+ of their own kind.
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I would give back all those fish. Cuz the tank is new, uncycled, and those fish get to big anyways. Or those fish are going to have A LOT of stress.
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Unfortunately those are probably some of the worst fish you could have chosen to go in a tank that size.

Not only will all these fish in a brand new tank cause a potentially fatal ammonia spike (I really hope you own an ammonia test kit as you cannot tell from looking at the water how 'clean' it truly is), but mollies grow much too large for a 10 gallon tank, and prefer harder water than your betta and glass catfish.

Glass catfish are schooling fish, and I have heard they often do not thrive when kept alone. I believe they are also very sensitive to water quality, as Seriously Fish says the following on the species profile page.

Do not add this fish to a biologically immature aquarium as it can be susceptible to swings in water chemistry.

Your aquarium is biologically immature. There is no cycle, and unless you are fastidiously testing and changing the water until one is established, you could very likely lose one or more of your fish.

I strongly recommend you try to return your fish and then do some reading on fish-in cycles.

 

Also glass cats can reach up to 5-6 inches. But usually 4 inches, but still to big.
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I don't mean anything by this....but I have no idea what your talking about. The store went through each fish that I bought and said that they will be fine in my tank. Uncycled tank? Ammonia spikes? How long before I notice bad things happening in the tank? I did add safe start to the water. Immature tank? Okay.....well, as long as no one dies.....or the tank stays good...I'm thinking they are okay. Thank you for all your help, but I think I'll stay my course....you people freak me out with the gloom and doom!
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