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Nikki Tognetti
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I am wondering if I made a giant mistake as a new hobbyist. Okay I have a 29 gallon that I decided to turn into a Betta sorority. The tank is fully cycled in good numbers and filled with hiding spots. The temperature is set between 78 to 80. Yesterday I went down and picked up 5 betta females to start the tank going. There were 4 male cobra guppies to help cycled the tank, but I rehome them. I believe my 1st mistake was two of the females were larger and most likely older than the other 3. I did the acclamation phase from my initial research in the matter and then I released all 5 in the tank.
Already a super dominant scarlet half-moon tail was chasing everybody around. I heard this would happen because they were trying to establish a pecking order and possibly find their little territories within tank. After 2 days of this I lost my nerve and patience. I placed her in an isolation 2.5 tank and prayed to the other 3 would get along as she hopefully would calm down during her time out. The 2nd larger female who at 1st was submissive to the red one had become dominant and in the very same thing to the poor younger ones. I have no other tank to put this one in, and money is running low because of other family expenses and it’s only the beginning of this month.
So, I looked up DIY dividers for tanks and luckily, I found one at YouTube that is reasonably cheap and easy to make. With this, I will divide a cozy section of the large tank and let them get used to each other behind the divider before removing it, so they can coexist peacefully. I’m praying eventually I can do the same with the red female.
Am I doing everything okay with this strategy? I could really use and appreciate any advice, tips, or any solutions to build the sorority without pulling my hair out.
Here is a picture of the tank before I put the divider(s) in it.
Already a super dominant scarlet half-moon tail was chasing everybody around. I heard this would happen because they were trying to establish a pecking order and possibly find their little territories within tank. After 2 days of this I lost my nerve and patience. I placed her in an isolation 2.5 tank and prayed to the other 3 would get along as she hopefully would calm down during her time out. The 2nd larger female who at 1st was submissive to the red one had become dominant and in the very same thing to the poor younger ones. I have no other tank to put this one in, and money is running low because of other family expenses and it’s only the beginning of this month.
So, I looked up DIY dividers for tanks and luckily, I found one at YouTube that is reasonably cheap and easy to make. With this, I will divide a cozy section of the large tank and let them get used to each other behind the divider before removing it, so they can coexist peacefully. I’m praying eventually I can do the same with the red female.
Am I doing everything okay with this strategy? I could really use and appreciate any advice, tips, or any solutions to build the sorority without pulling my hair out.
Here is a picture of the tank before I put the divider(s) in it.
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