bettas

[monster convist]

will bettas get along with 2 rosy red minnows a small suckerfish and i serpai tera and one zebra danio

[justonemoretank]

The serpae tetra is a known fin-nipper, especially when kept singly. I'm betting that he'll tear the betta to shreds. Most of the fish you list are schooling fish, actually. Danios and tetras really behave better when kept in a school of at least six individuals. Also, the temperature differences that these fish should be kept in would make it impossible to provide the right temp for all.

[monster convist]

or good ideas to stock with the 2 rosy reds cause i have them

[justonemoretank]

You mean add more rosies? Depending on tank size, this is a better option. You could even add more danios, or more serpaes.

[monster convist]

so i shouldnt get the serpai teras

[monster convist]

allright so this is what im thinking now 2 rosies one beta and 4 zebra danios and a algea eater

[justonemoretank]

The danio is a coldwater fish. The others require heaters, with the Betta needing temps up to 82 to stay healthy. These fish don't mix due to the temp. requirements.

[gomezladdams]

how big is the tank?zebra danios are fast little fish and do better with some room to run.and at least 6-10 in the group.

[monster convist]

10 gallons but there gonna be moved to a 25 gallon tank like in 2 months

[xfkx]

Also it depends on the Betta..Some will tolerate other fish, others will tolerate nothing.

[peewee]

as far as i know, betta's are an aggressive species.

[Warborg]

as far as i know, betta's are an aggressive species.

Males are only aggressive to themselves(meaning other bettas) . Females are fine with other female bettas and other fish.

[peewee]

oh! that's good!

[monster convist]

so shuold i get a male betta 4 danios and the 2 rosy reds i have annd something else that cleans the tank

[monster convist]

morning bump

[zackxf]

I have a male betta in a planted 10 gallon, with two female balloon mollies, two female platties, and a school of eight neon tetras, and 1 guppy. Temperature is at a constant 78F and I have a HOB filter rated for 10 gallons running on it.

The most aggression has come from one of the mollies, and that was to the other molly and platties, not the betta, nor the ghost shrimp that used(!) to be in there. All of them would chase the 3 guppies I had in there originally, but that stopped, now that there is one and he's been in there a while. I added the eight neons a couple weeks ago, and they are doing fine.

When you say suckerfish, you probably mean a common pleco, which will get way too big for a 10 gallon, even a 20. There are other types of plecos that may fit into a 20 for life, I don't know for sure. Anyways, the only cleaning they would do is eat algae on your glass or plants, unless you supplemented with algae wafers/drift wood/whatever he would probably starve to death. As for 'algae eaters', Chinese Algae Eaters only eat algae when they are young, and then move onto plants.

As for bettas, it's said you can house a male with two(maybe more) females, and a 10 might work for that if you have enough hiding places. If you have multiple females, you'd need three or more otherwise there will be deaths. That all depends on the temperament of the fish anyways, you may get one that can't be put with anything and end up with dead fish anyways.

Good luck finding a good stock list, I know it can be done, you just need to research what you want to put in it(required temp, food, aggression, schooling, max size, ...)

[justonemoretank]

so shuold i get a male betta 4 danios and the 2 rosy reds i have annd something else that cleans the tank

You should clean your tank, because no fish will do it for you. "Cleaner fish" eat leftover food and turn it into poop, and in the case of plecos, which grow too large for your tank, a lot of poop. They really spell water quality problems in such a small volume. Also, the danios and the betta have completely different needs when it comes to temperature. A betta would freeze at the temp. danios enjoy, and danios wouldn't enjoy the higher temps necessary for a betta. This may not seem like a big deal, but keeping a fish in temperatures to which he is not suited will cause all sorts of "mysterious" illnesses which are really just related to the fish not being kept properly.