rifter098

well then, i really recommend bettas...they are FULL of personality and color...they are so much fun to watch and interact with...they love swimming around and playing in the decor/rocks that u put in their tank...all u have to do is keep their water clean and they will live long healthy lives
...and im sure u have seen pix of some of the gorgeous bettas that some people on this forum have lol

Lucy

No problem rifter.

mighty565

If I do get 4-5 platies and had them all males will they fight?

Randall

Having all males should be fine.

rifter098

i would only go with 3...that will be a total of 9" assuming the are 3" each...u definently dont want to overstock a small tank...there is much less room for error in a small tank where the toxins can spread quicker

Blub

No. They only fight if they have females in a ratio less than 3 female 1 male.

Platys only get 2". Platys crossed with Swordtails are often labeled Platys - but get around 3".

rifter098

o alright...i just guessed based on my limited research on livebearers lol

Chief_waterchanger

You could, if properly filtrated, do 4-7 platies, if you had nothing else in the tank.

rifter098

true...i was just assuming he wanted other fish lol

Chief_waterchanger

That's true, Rifter. If he wanted to add others (such as a cleaning crew) your numbers were ideal!

mighty565

yea i did want to add other fish like maybe either 3 julii cories or 4-5 pygmy cories

Randall

This is what I did with one of my 10 gallon tanks.
http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/o...n/P8230003.jpg

Lucy

Really nice tank, Randall, it looks bigger than a 10g.

Blub

3 Platys, 4 Dwarf/Pygmy corys. Sounds like a neat set up to me!

mighty565

would a platy and a betta fight? Because i was thinking of puting like 3 platys and 1 male ebtta together or will the platys harass the betta?

Lucy

There would probably be some aggression issues.
The only things I've seen as possible tank mates for bettas are corys, ottos, or snails and even then it depends on the bettas personality you have to have a back up plan in case it doesn't work out.

mighty565

How does a tank like this sound Lucy?

1 male betta
5 pygmy cories
3 otocinclus
2 java fern in a 10 gallon tank with a bright brown tan looking gravel

Im kind of new to the plant in the aquarium thing but it seem kind of easy(correct me if im wrong)

Also If I have no algea in my tank and my tank is 3 months old do you think it would be smart to get otocincluses? I do have algea wafers but I dont know how much to feed my cories and otocinclus

mighty565

My tank dimensions Length 24'' Width 9" height 12" would 2 java fern fit in this tank?