Regular Member Torbe Posted August 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2006 Hi, I just got done talking with my older brother who is away at college and he just got a 20 gallon tank recently. He is interested in getting some female bettas for it and I was wondering if that tank would be too big or if he she go ahead and get ten female bettas or something like that. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Imber Posted August 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2006 I think a 20g sorority tank would work out perfectly. I've seen pictures of up to 55g sorority tanks and they seemed happy and healthy. I think I'd probably go with maybe 7-8 girls so they have a little extra room. I'm not sure about that though so hopefully someone with more experience will be able to step in and help further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted August 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2006 There are a few people on here who keep all-female betta tanks, I think Sushi does. From reading around, I've heard of 5 females in a 10 gallon before, so I don't see why you couldn't have up to 10 in a 20 gallon tank? Maybe a few less would be better in terms of each betta have their own hiding space/territory, which I know is quite important with female tanks. I know you can have too few females in a tank for it to work OK, but I'm not sure if you can have too many. Hopefully, someone else can confirm it for you. Sounds like a very nice idea anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member sandtiger Posted August 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2006 I think it would work out fine, make sure you create a lot of hiding places, clay flower pots and plants would work for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Sushi67 Posted August 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm pretty sure it will work. I've also seen up to a 55 gallon female tank with lots and lots of girls in it. I would go more with odd numbers like 1,3,5,7,9,11,13 and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member koikitten Posted August 15, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2006 Seven's supposedly a lucky number, maybe go with seven? Can't wait for pics once it's set up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member bettaqueen Posted August 15, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 15, 2006 I think I would start out with say five and and gradually add a female at a time untill you got up to ten. Most females do fine together in a community tank. But you might come accross and odd female that might be a fighter. less change of territorial issuses starting with a smaller number. That way you can watch how they interact each time you add a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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