Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 i'm buying a betta soon and wondering if a 4 gal tank will be enough to house him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 4 gallons would be great!! Your betta would love his paradise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 cool, i just thought it might be a little small for him, and also, can i keep females in my other tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 How big is your other tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 it's a 50 gal. and i've got 3 goldies in there plus 3 loaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 I agree with Erin, a 4 gallon tank would make a great home for a single male betta. You should be able to cycle a filter on a 4 gallon too and add a heater if you needed to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 sweet! xD thanks, there's another reason why i love this site, everyone is so helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 it's a 50 gal. and i've got 3 goldies in there plus 3 loaches It is not really advisable to keep any kind of tropical fish with goldfish as they have different needs. A 50 gal tank is a good size tank, but female bettas need to be kept in groups either in their own tank (10 gallons upwards) or sometimes as part of a community tropical tank, stocked with caution There are loads of threads on the forum about female bettas and tank setups, take a look through for some more detailed advice about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 ok cool, thanks i was wondering about that today, so maybe if i save up and buy a 30 gal, i could put 3 in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted August 24, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 I'm don't have a female betta tank myself, but from what I understand you can keep 3-5 female bettas in a 10 gallon tank, so in a 30 gal you could proably keep even more, possibly some other small tropicals as well - but with caution as to what you add. So, if you just want a few female bettas, a 10-20 gallons would be great. Obviously more space is better. Female bettas have their own specific needs like all fish, so you need to make sure you provide the right environment and conditions for them. Maybe do a key word search on this forum? From memory there are loads of female betta threads around. You will get a lot of information that way. Other than that, if you want to ask specifc questions I know there are a few members here with female betta tanks, like Sushi and d_golem and I'm sure they can help you too Good luck with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member tropicana Posted August 24, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted August 24, 2006 thanks! i'll try get as much info as i can before i rush into things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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