35 Litre Betta Tankmates?

[RCALEY32]

HI all, i'm sure this is a common question however different places tell me different things. So I have a 35 litre planted tank with a happy and healthy betta fish. I am looking to control food waste and algae in the tank. Would I be able to put anything with him (depending on his temper) I will have a backup tank if he doesn't like his new friends. I was thinking otocinclus or maybe cory's but I'm also aware this tank may be too small, however I don't really want shrimp!

Thanks in advance!

 

[Rtessy]

Hi!
What are the dimensions of the tank?
If you get one with a good temperament, you may be able to keep some fish with it, though IMO ottos and cories are too big for a tank that size

 

[RCALEY32]

Its about 19.5 inchs long. 10.5 deep, and I'm not sure about height (cant check for sure until tomorrow) but about 12 inchs I would guess.

 

[Rtessy]

What kind of fish are you able to get near you? Your best bet would rather be celestial pearl danios aka Galaxy rasboras (don't keep the tank above 80, 78 is good) or microrasboras like chilI rasboras and strawberry rasboras

 

[F1avor]

So that's about 10 gallons. Anyways can you send a picture of the tank?

Based on my personal experience cories and otocinclus are good tank mates for bettas. I have otocinclus and bettas in a 75 gallon now. Other people I follow on YouTube have cories in their betta tank. The only issue is that cories and otosotocin are supposed to be schooling fishes. So you would probably need 6 of each to make them happy. However if you get one or two of each they should still be fine. Not like they would dry from being lonely.

 

[Jack B.]

I personally use ghost shrimp (I try and get bigger ones) and nerite snails. They keep mine nice and clean.

 

[imba]

A snail or shrimps would be best for a 10 gallon. Keeping a decent group of Otos and cories in 10 gallon would be a squeeze

 

[RCALEY32]

So this is my tank, its slightly smaller than 10 gallons, so the majority are saying shrimp, what do you guys think is the best to use? Thanks all for the replies!

 

[RCALEY32]

So this is my tank, its slightly smaller than 10 gallons, so the majority are saying shrimp, what do you guys think is the best to use? Thanks all for the replies!

 

[Jack B.]

Yeah just shrimp, you could get some cool cherry shrimp. I have a single zebra snail in my 5g, ide get two for a tank your size.

 

[Donovan Jones]

If you go with cherries I'd start them separately to build a colony in case the betta is a homicidal maniac

 

[Jack B.]

Yeah, I went with ghosts to start primarily cause there cheap, my Betta enjoyed the small ones as a snack. The larger ones did fine he ignored them completely.

 

[RCALEY32]

I'm leaning towards ghosts, are they good as clean up crew?

 

[Jack B.]

Yeah they’re just as good as others IMO

 

[yinoma2001]

I'm leaning towards ghosts, are they good as clean up crew?

Excellent. Low bio load, and if big enough, most bettas won't terrorize them. They are night feeders so when the Betta goes to bed they get to work.

 

[Jimothy K]

I'd Say Some Leopard danios or some Zebra danios, about ten or so total, and mixing them makes for a good looking mix. I personally like the long finned varieties of both fish.

 

[RCALEY32]

Brilliant I've got my answer, thanks for the replies everyone, you've all been very helpful!

 

[Jimothy K]

Brilliant I've got my answer, thanks for the replies everyone, you've all been very helpful!

What are you going with?

 

[RCALEY32]

I think I'm going to give some large Ghost shrimps a go, If that doesn't go well I'll just have to be extra good at cleaning him out!

 

[Jack B.]

Hope it goes well for ya!

 

[RCALEY32]

Hope it goes well for ya!

Thankyou!