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Should I move my female betta to a 20gal long community fish tank?
I currently have five tanks. My spices only white cloud 10 gallon tank, two small tanks cycling for some butterfly male betas I'll be getting soon, another small tank that is housing my female betta and then a 20 gallon png community fish tank.
The community tank has six neon tetras, six guppies (the males are half black with red orange tails females are just half black) and 4 ghost shrimp. And some snails I'm not sure how they got there. Regardless the tank is kept between 75-80 F and has low current (just the 30gal filter and a low power air pump). The tank is also dirtied and heavily planted. These are all great conditions for betta fish but I'm trying to decide if I should add my female betta to the tank. She has shown aggression with white cloud minnow before however I was younger and stupid and introduced them in a three gallon tank (the white clouds are now in a cool water tank with heavy current living a happy life) However I feel that aggression my be because the small tank. And it was mainly nipping and then I took her out she never full on attacked a fish. I want to give her a good life where she can thrive. And I've been dying for a female serrority of betas and if this works out i might try to make one. Any opinions?
the temp is most likely at 78 F however my thermometer broke the other day when i did a water change (out side of the tank it broke)and I can't tell the exact temp.
4 Answers
- noselessmanLv 75 years ago
Get a digital thermometer to be sure about the temp.
I would worry about the guppies with red tails, the betta might see them as a threat. I also worry that guppies can be fin nippy. You can try the male in the 20 on a day and time that you can observe them for a good amount of time and often. keep the other tank running for him for a while.
a female betta sorority needs no less then 10 gallons, while 20 is better.
- SaraLv 45 years ago
Sororities are very tricky - you need to add ALL the females at the exact same time, and have a minumum of 5. It doesn't work out more than it does and you need a back up plan for all those bettas if it doesn't work. I have also wanted a betta sorority, but have decided against it for myself personally.
I always like to try a betta in a community tank if it is heavily planted. Just watch closely and be prepared to take her out - keep her tank up and running. My betta didn't work out, he was fine for a week and a half and then one day 2 of my guppies had bites out of their tails. So I took him out. Disappointing but what can you do.
Give it a try but watch carefully and have a back up plan.
- ?Lv 75 years ago
First off, the temperature swings between 75 and 80? It might not seem like much, but a 5 degree change over a day can become stressful.
If that's not what happens and you mean it stays at like 78 then disregard my previous statement.
Anyways, I would be worried about the guppies the most being half red. If you would like to try and add her, just do it with caution and supervise for a while. Be ready to pull her in case it goes poorly.
For a sorority, I'd recommend having a separate 20 gallon for them alone, or a 30 if you want to add other species.
These are just my recommendations, use them as you wish.
- OcimomLv 75 years ago
You can try - as long as its only her and not a male Betta. Male Bettas will go after guppies.
