55 Gallon Tank Betta Sorority Community Tank

Hello, I just got a female Betta for my 20g long tank, but getting her got me thinking about Betta Sororities. I have a 55g community tank with this stocking:
2 Male Honey Gouramis
2 Bristlenose Plecos
12 Black Kuhli Loaches
12 Assassin Snails
24 Ember Tetras
12 Otocinclus

My two Honeys are getting along great. So, I'm wondering if I could move the two Honeys to my 20g long and make a Betta Sorority/ Community tank. How many Bettas could I put in there? Would 20g be two small for the two Honeys?

Thanks for the help!

 

Think you would be better off with schooling fish for a sorority. If you heavily plant it, but leave some clear room for swimming you may be able to do 5 bettas. But you would be best taking the existing one out now and adding them later all at once, so no predetermined territories.

 

Think you would be better off with schooling fish for a sorority. If you heavily plant it, but leave some clear room for swimming you may be able to do 5 bettas. But you would be best taking the existing one out now and adding them later all at once, so no predetermined territories.

Oh, sorry. I meant move my two Honeys to the 20g and make the Betta Sorority/ Community Tank out of the 55g. My bad, lol.

 

Oh, sorry. I meant move my two Honeys to the 20g and make the Betta Sorority/ Community Tank out of the 55g. My bad, lol.

Same kind of deal a little bit. Could do several more bettas in that one. Still pretty thickly planted and add them all at once. Though with everything that is in there, i would probably stick to 5 or 7.

 

Same kind of deal a little bit. Could do several more bettas in that one. Still pretty thickly planted and add them all at once. Though with everything that is in there, i would probably stick to 5 or 7.

Ok, could I do more than 7 as long as it's an odd numbered group? Thanks for the help, btw!

 

Ok, could I do more than 7 as long as it's an odd numbered group? Thanks for the help, btw!

Yeah. Just kind of depends on the other stocking and hides n sight breaks.

 

Yeah. Just kind of depends on the other stocking and hides n sight breaks.

Here's a picture of the tank. A few of the plants have died, but I'm going to get more in a few days. Here's my stocking for this tank:

12-14 Assassin Snails
24-28 Ember Tetras
12-14 Kuhli Loaches
12-14 Otocinclus
2 Bristlenose Plecos

I'm still deciding on either 6-7 or 12-14 female Bettas

I'm not sure if it would ultimately be better to get an odd number of Bettas or a larger group to spread the aggression out.

 

I haven't had the chance to look around my area much for groups of female Bettas, but I'm pretty sure my two LFS only carry a handful of females and they're typically separated. I have seen on some online stores that you can purchase sorority groups, which are Bettas that have been raised together since birth. I think I'm gonna try to get all my Bettas locally, but I may have to order them online if I have no choice.