6 gallon betta comm: rescaped
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Good to hear the combo is working out... For right now I don't plan on setting anything new up; although Christmas is right around the corner and I do miss my Betta, so maybe something at the first of next year.
sounds good, keep us posted. More pics i just took:
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Ok I guess I will be the one to point out how horribly stocked that tank is.
First off that tank is way to small for the glass cats, ancistris sp. pleco, and the Yo Yo loach. That tank looks like it only has a 10x10 inch base which doesn't provide enough swimming room for the Yo Yo loach. The yo yo loach and the glass catfish will require a tank that is at LEAST 36 inches long as yo yo loaches are very very very active swimmers. The tank is way over stocked. The ancistris sp. pleco will produce more waste then your betta's combined and you will have to perform WC's every other day to keep the fish from being poisened by their own wastes.
Moving on to your bettas. You should never ever EVER keep a male betta with females. Males have been known to kill females that are reluctant to mate with them. Next you should only keep female bettas by themselves or in groups of 3 or more. Female bettas develop a pecking order like hyenas or african cichlids and if you only have 2 bettas the other one can/will bully the other betta to the point of starvation and disease. You can see that your blue female is showing stress bars which is probably from the male pursuing her to mate or that the white female is bullying her, or both.
I would suggest setting up that 17gal that you listed in your sig. It may not be the best thing for your fish but it would be better then cramming them all into that tiny horrible box. I would personally leave the male betta in the 6 gallon and pick up a couple oto cats or some endlers to keep it company if you want. Also your yoyo loach would apreciate a few more friends as if left alone the become reclusive and territorial as the get bigger.
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First off that tank is way to small for the glass cats, ancistris sp. pleco, and the Yo Yo loach. That tank looks like it only has a 10x10 inch base which doesn't provide enough swimming room for the Yo Yo loach. The yo yo loach and the glass catfish will require a tank that is at LEAST 36 inches long as yo yo loaches are very very very active swimmers. The tank is way over stocked. The ancistris sp. pleco will produce more waste then your betta's combined and you will have to perform WC's every other day to keep the fish from being poisened by their own wastes.
Moving on to your bettas. You should never ever EVER keep a male betta with females. Males have been known to kill females that are reluctant to mate with them. Next you should only keep female bettas by themselves or in groups of 3 or more. Female bettas develop a pecking order like hyenas or african cichlids and if you only have 2 bettas the other one can/will bully the other betta to the point of starvation and disease. You can see that your blue female is showing stress bars which is probably from the male pursuing her to mate or that the white female is bullying her, or both.
I would suggest setting up that 17gal that you listed in your sig. It may not be the best thing for your fish but it would be better then cramming them all into that tiny horrible box. I would personally leave the male betta in the 6 gallon and pick up a couple oto cats or some endlers to keep it company if you want. Also your yoyo loach would apreciate a few more friends as if left alone the become reclusive and territorial as the get bigger.
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let me let you know that I am completely aware of this. I always perform large water changes and I have increased flow and more heavy planting is being introduced to cope with this level of stocking. the loach and glass cats are quite small( along with the bn plec) and I am planning an upgrade in the near future. there are actually three females, and I found that the male is really passive. I appreciate your concerns and I am fully aware of this, and I want to move some of these guys into an upgrade.
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Great looking male Betta! By trying out new substrate you can find the ones that compliment your fish and decorations the best, i went through 4 different colors myself before i settled on black and green substrate... Keep up with the Hobby Kid!
thanks, I think I like this substrate however I would like to try sand. I think this substrate would look good when I continue heavy planting as the addition of driftwood.
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i hate to do it but i also liked the red better. i don't see what you're going for with the poopy white
just a fresh look, the red gravel was getting boring. Plus I think white will look better with driftwood and a heavy planting scheme.
If you decide white isn't the way to go after you get your plants, try black it's a great offset to the browns and greens of your plants to be
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