How many wrestling halfbeaks

[Fisharewet]

How many wrestling halfbeaks can I keep in a 60 gallon?

 

[Mudminnow]

I don't know exactly, but I had 3 in a 20 gallon for a while and it seemed to work. I'd probably still have them if it wasn't for a certain series of mishaps. Word to the wise, don't keep halfbeaks with surface skimmers...

 

[Fisharewet]

I don't know exactly, but I had 3 in a 20 gallon for a while and it seemed to work. I'd probably still have them if it wasn't for a certain series of mishaps. Word to the wise, don't keep halfbeaks with surface skimmers...

What do you mean by surface skimmers

 

[fallfever]

I don't think there is a set number, just double the number of females to males, if possible. The males can get feisty with one another. They are relatively small so you have plenty of room in your tank. You could easily do three males and six females.

 

[Mudminnow]

What do you mean by surface skimmers

Over time, all mine swam into an Eheim Skim 350 and died.

 

[Fisharewet]

I have platies mollies red tailed shark bristlenose pleco corys turquoise rainbowfish and a angelfish. Is the wrestling halfbeak compatible with these fish?

 

[ShadowChix]

As long as you have no top dwellers,
your type of mollies and platies are mid to low level types
the rainbows/angels/shark SHOULD be ok as long as MULTIPLE territory markers (tall plants/large holey rocks) are present and no one is hungry for the first few days of introduction
follow those rules and they should be ok. Id do a female or a male/female combo depending on your size tank