guavanectar

My 10g tank features a Golden Dojo Loach, 4 Mollies, 1 Platy, and 1 betta.

My Betta Tank has a Betta, and an African Dwarf Frog.

10G TANK:

04-17-09
Can you tell? There is a tunnel. :)

Mollies: (individual pics are not quite as new, and that Swordtail is no longer of existence.)

White Sailfin male Molly in the above pic, do not have a single of him.

Black male Lyretail Molly.

Female Lyretail Dalmation Molly.

Female Lyretail Dalmation Molly.

Golden Dojo Loach:

As you can see, he is finless. I bought him like that and a store employee said that clown loach were the ones who did it. He eats, he swims, now he just needs fins. :S I do not know it's gender.

Platy:

My male Platy. Again, not the most recent of pictures.

Betta:

My male veil tail Betta, Hito, in his old tank.

BETTA TANK:


04-17-09

Betta:

My female Betta, named Falx.

aquarist48

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

guavanectar

Thank you, aquarist48. :D

Beth1965

your tanks and fish look great. thanks.

midnightwolf

its a beutiful tank but its a bit over stocked IMO...

guavanectar

Thank you, Beth1965.

midnightwolf, thank you for the compliment. I can see why you'd say it's over stocked as there are quite a lot of fish. My mollies generally stick to groups of two or four. Sometimes three, with one wandering off on it's own. My dojo loach is not an active swimmer for most parts of the day and usually sits at the tank edge, on a plant, or in his tunnel. My Platy and Betta are loners. And my Oto is very tiny and it is also a bottom dweller. Because of their habits and places in the tank I wouldn't think it's overstocked.

Shaina

Well Dojo Loaches get to 10 inches (or larger, for some types), so will either outgrow the tank, end up stunted, or both...

I like the decor you chose for your 10g...the fish must like it as well...a bit of cover all the way to the top of the tank, but also some open space.

guavanectar

Ohh, if that's what she meant by overcrowded I'd have said the same. All my fish are juniors aside from the platy and Betta, and with all of then full-grown I'd definitely need a bigger tank. Although petstores claim Mollies get to 3" I've heard they grow to 4"-6". And you already mentioned the Loach. I do plan to upgrade in tank size.

Thank you, Shaina. They do really love that rock. The only one who seems to be very interesting in the tunnel is the Loach, but that's fine because it was intended for it.

midnightwolf

if you got another 10g or sold that one and got a 20 your fish will be sure to stay happy and healthy but you can never have to large a fish tank so i would suggest a 30g long. i also have a question, how were you able to put a male betta in with your other fish its amazing!

guavanectar

I may be getting another 10g for free from someone and then I'd be moving some fish.

Betta can go in community tanks. It depends on there personal temperament and personality. Some male Betta do very well in community tanks while some simply cannot handle the other fish being around. You really have to experiment to know whether or not it will work. Of course, though, fin nippers like some Tetra and Barbs should be avoid, along with bright/colorful and long finned fish like Fancy Guppies because the male Betta may confuse them for another Betta. If you try putting a male Betta with another fish, you should try leaving him in for a couple days to see if he calms down, as long as there is no nipping involved with chasing. Oh, one more thing lol. I'm also sure to always feed him first, and keep my Mollies' and Platy's food away from areas he constantly swims.

With Hito, at first he was a bit aggressive but after two days he really calmed down and is not worried about the other fish anymore. He spent most of his time he swam chasing fish, and the other times he'd be exploring or sitting down on the rock. He'd also nip at my loach or frog(when I had one in there) but I honestly think it was pure curiosity. He does not notice fish that do not move. I put an Oto in today and he was swimming above it and didn't notice till the Oto was pushed and swam away. Then he looked very alert and stared at/observed it. Now he is actively swimming and not nearly as aggressive. He will sometimes still chase the Mollies away from an area he was at first. The only fish he does not get along with is my Platy. He chases him often, but even though he chases he almost NEVER nips. It's a very slow-paced chasing so I guess he is just expressing his Dominance and being mean, not looking to fight or damage.

If you search on youtube "male betta community tank" you'll find several communities with male Betta.

:)

midnightwolf

so cool. you were very lucky to find him

agabr123

the tanks look great!

guavanectar

Thank you, agabr123. :)

Here are are few more pics:

10G TANK:
04-18-09
You'll notice more gravel. :S Also, a rare time where all of my fish are visible at once.


Otocinclus:


BETTA TANK:

African Dwarf Frog:

Not the same as before. That one died, and I believe it was male. This Frog appears to be female.

Betta female:

Her beautiful stripes disappeared overnight. :S

Decorative Coral:

It's no longer alive, of course. My dad stopped by today and gave this to me.

midnightwolf

i think those stripes on your female were stress marks so its a good thing there gone

guavanectar

I know a lot about Betta but never knew they changed colors like that, unless wanting to mate. I'm glad they are gone if that is what it likely meant, and it makes sense because she did, afterall, come from a petstore.

Amanda

Yeah, they looked like stress lines. It's a good thing they're gone.

catfishlover123

Those are great pics! Thanks for sharing.

guavanectar

Thank you.

Matt

Great Pics

Thanks For Sharing!

-Matt