2.5 gallon tank - Betta and Cory catfish are compatible! =)

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Minhtri Ton - 7 years ago

Poor cory stuck in a 2.5

Chairobird - 7 years ago

So I have a question. I have a 5 gallon tank with one Betta. I use travertine tiles as the substrate. Would it be okay if I have two cory catfish?

Kendra R - 7 years ago

Yes that would work

kittenjewel101 - 7 years ago

Ur Tank is way to hot

Makayla Maxheimer - 7 years ago

Man, this is cool, but bettas should have at least a five gallon tank to explore around in. Plus...I hear that cories need at least a ten gallon. So a ten to fifteen gallon tank set up would probably improve the environment for the fish.

kingdemon89 - 7 years ago

at least, anything bigger than your butt hole is big enough

Gecko Master - 7 years ago

I would upgrade to at least a 5.5 gallon

Heather Andre - 7 years ago

give them places to hide

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

FishFish - 7 years ago

the hell man Cory catfish NEED TO BE IN A GROUP OF 4 AT LEAST. THEIR PREFERED NUMBER IS 6. PLEASE DONT PUT YOUR CORY CATS INTO A TANK LESS THAN A 10.

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

why

ST0RM - 7 years ago

A GROUP OF 2 IS ALRIGHT YOUR GOING OVERBOARD BRO AND 5 GALLONS IS FINE

FishFish - 7 years ago

I am telling them what's right, not what they have to do.. Read the comment again honey... Maybe put it onto Google Translate to help you spell it out? :'(

MURDV MXNEY - 7 years ago

kingdemon89 lol im bout to keep one in a shot glass with 2 betta and 4 tiger barb it shouldnt be too crowded because i have a filter for a 10 gallon hooked up to it.

kingdemon89 - 7 years ago

stop telling other people what they have to do

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

You shouldn't have gravel or stones for cory catfish. Plus they need to be in groups of five or more in at least a ten gallon tank

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

why, they won't die of stress

tiffany - 7 years ago

this is random but I find ur voice to be cute for a guy lol

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Happy Pets - 7 years ago

Thanks! I am planning on buying 2 for my betta, but I didn't know if they could live together.

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

You need to have at least five Cory catfish and sand at the bottom no gravel...Plus they(cory catfish) should be in a 10 gallon tank that is not a high one. You want more bottom space because they are bottom dwellers

Marlon Quintana-Nieto - 7 years ago

Bettas 4 Life I'll post of video on them soon.

Happy Pets - 7 years ago

Marlon Quintana Oh thank you so much! Definitely buying them then :)

Marlon Quintana-Nieto - 7 years ago

Bettas 4 Life I have a Dragon Scale Betta and 5 Corys. My D. Betta doesn't seem to care much for the company.

Killer Shark - 7 years ago

you can add guppies too really small, and cute, and long tail, the wrong fight

Lala P - 7 years ago

My Betta loves his cory and vice versus. I have a school of 7. They are best friends and the cory even try to school with him. Its amazing.

Ben Joven - 7 years ago

pretty fish! any updates...I want the same setup!

Juan Perez the bean - 7 years ago

can I have 4 Cory and 1 pleco and 3 guppies in a 10 gallon?

Juan Perez the bean - 7 years ago

+Bailey Stone ahh I see so can I keep a minnow instead of a pleco?

Bailey Stone - 7 years ago

VERYCRUNCHY TACO , No Plecos get very large, everyone thinks they stay small, but that's a common misconception. The Guppies and the Cories would be 100% perfect together in a 10 gallon.

Pets with Jules - 8 years ago

Can I put one Cory and my betta in a 5 gallon?

kingdemon89 - 7 years ago

you sure can, I have one Albino Cory with my betta and he is still active af, don't listen to the people who keep whining school this school that, at least this at least that, full of bullshit!!!

Lala P - 7 years ago

Kumquat is correct with exceptions. The more cory you have, the happier they are. Never keep one by himself, he wont flourish and you will see a huge improvement in activeness in bigger groups. My Betta LOVES his Cory and they even school together! When I took my betta out of a 10g with 7 cory (using 10g for community/sorority now) he looked depressed. I added 3 cory to his 3 gallon and they are all very, very happy.

walmart - 8 years ago

no. they need to be in schools of 6 or more i believe.

ShadowKittyKat Thesmolbean - 8 years ago

how many corys do you have, and how many types? Im sorry, but they need 6+ of their own species and should have a 20gal+ tank, 15 at the minimal.

they do well with betta pellets, so that should fulfill them

ShadowKittyKat Thesmolbean - 8 years ago

I'm not trying to be nit picky, but it's true

bettas do best at 80°f, and both types of corys you have need a bit lower temps

gravel may actually harm them too

Bulldog Central - 8 years ago

no gravel Sand

Jasmin Goicochea - 8 years ago

Are all fish still doing well?

Alexis Wilson - 8 years ago

corys need a bigger tank and need to be in a schools.

kingdemon89 - 7 years ago

school my ass

Bulldog Central - 8 years ago

+Alexis Wilson thats not a school

Alexis Wilson - 8 years ago

nevermind the school part. u do have a school

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GatorRex - 8 years ago

That's sad Cory catfish should be in a 10 gallon and up

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

why

Charlie Yang - 7 years ago

GatorRex257 Better than a 1 gallon and lower tank.

Killer Shark - 7 years ago

GatorRex257 I have one Cory I'm planing to get two more check my channel out please

Lala P - 7 years ago

It depends on what kind of cory and how many. Cory are active but they are primarily bottom dwellers so they usually have this space to themselves. They also stick closely together and take up even less room because of that. I say for a very small school of small cory, 5g is ok.

SeahawksFan - 7 years ago

That's what I was gonna tell this guy! They are very active fish, and two to four corydoras need a 10 gallon tank

Diane Galaz - 8 years ago

I love your tank! What brand is it?

wpinoyfcw - 8 years ago

I think it was aqueon

Dakota14breyer - 8 years ago

Do you think I could have 2-3 cories in a 3.5 gallon tank with a betta? The betta is small, and here's a link to the tank (pictures)
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=458B796331F466E2&id=458B796331F466E2%2194836&parId=458B796331F466E2%21601&o=OneUp
https://onedrive.live.com/?cid=458B796331F466E2&id=458B796331F466E2%2191441&parId=458B796331F466E2%21601&o=OneUp

Alisa Rain - 8 years ago

What a nice video! Beautiful! I have a male and female betta in a 50 gallon Tank with Cory catfish and neon tetras :)! They live like this no aggression at all they live all peacefully.

ST0RM - 6 years ago

Pond Hair_grl I watched one of your videos and you sound like a creep drawing a pic of a dick and turning it into a dog

Makayla Maxheimer - 7 years ago

50 gallons? Woah! That's really awesome. Do you have a divider between the male and female bettas?

Killer Shark - 7 years ago

Alisa Rain I have a ten gallon I'm planning to get more fish and giving my tiger barb back, please check my channel out thanks

JackieFuckingChan - 8 years ago

+ROBLOX Walk-thru no i'm not. I just want to make friends. :\

bradley phan - 8 years ago

damn no one complimented u for your chivalrous m'lady white knight intentions

might as well go drink bleach now

Pond Hair_grl - 8 years ago

+JackieFuckingChan Ugh, what a creep. I bet you're a child predator. Back off.

JackieFuckingChan - 8 years ago

+Alisa Rain you're cute. you got Skype?

Nikita Soorjun - 8 years ago

How do you feed your cory cats without the betta eating all of the food?

MonsterCrue - 8 years ago

+Nikita Soorjun I actually plan on putting a cory with my betta because he sometimes misses his food. Ill give him about 3-4 pellets and notice he missed 1 or 2 every time. So if your betta is a bit faster than mine, I would say just drop 5 at once and some will float down.

Serbia Strong - 8 years ago

could I do 3 Corys in with a betta in a 5.5 gall?

Triky - 8 years ago

+Betta Fish Heaven no.

Pond Hair_grl - 8 years ago

Yes, 3-5 Would be fine.

Betta Fish Heaven - 8 years ago

+Brendan Ocallaghanic you do know that you are supposed to have a 20 gallon long to have Cory catfish in and always keep them in a group of 3 or more

Serbia Strong - 8 years ago

+Gold Shot ok

Gold Shot - 8 years ago

Umm I don't think so at least 10g

Serbia Strong - 8 years ago

+wpinoyfcw thanks!

wpinoyfcw - 8 years ago

+Brendan Ocallaghanic yeah that works. Just keep up with the water change. But then again I'll just say, if you're thinking about upgrading, I recommend you get as big of as an aquarium you can get so you don't keep upgrading for a while. There's an upgrade disorder that everyone goes through when starting an aquarium =) first they'll want 5 gallons, soon they'll want atleast a 50 gallon hehe. Anyways good luck!

Serbia Strong - 8 years ago

+wpinoyfcw ok cool,I'm probobly upgrading to a 10 gallon,so can I do the betta,5 corys?

wpinoyfcw - 8 years ago

+Brendan Ocallaghanic you should be able to. As long as you do your water changes =)

Patricia Lopez - 9 years ago

Did you put the Betta with the Cories immediately the first time you put them in the tank or did you put them in separately after the betta got time to itself? Thanks

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

Betta first and then Cory worked out okay

melancholy - 9 years ago

Could I put 3 cories
in a 5 gallon tank

ST0RM - 6 years ago

wpinoyfcw same I got a 5 g and I’m thinking of getting a betta and 3 Cory’s (I got a 20 g if this doesn’t work) can they live in a small tank like that and be fine

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

if you want

Abyss Network - 7 years ago

Rhianna Kruse your right, a 10 to 20 long is ideal, they are schooling fish, so groups of 3 or less could put stress on them. Schooling them should be a problem as there are many types that are very affordable.

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

No! You can not! Don't listen to this guy. Coryies need at least 10 gallons not a high tank. One with more bottom space and they need to bein groups of five!

Pond Hair_grl - 8 years ago

3-5

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

+Weekly CLAY awesome! 3 cories should be okay

melancholy - 9 years ago

+wpinoyfcw thnx. It would just be a Cory tank.

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

Yes. Unless you have any other fish you're not mentioning

deedee jjm - 9 years ago

Ohh I really adore your aquarium. May I ask you about its dimensions please (length, width and height) it looks so much bigger than 2.5 gallons and I'm loving it !!

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

+deedee jjm 12in x 6in x 8in are the dimensions for this 2.5 gallon aquarium sorry for the delay on reply been busy =)

Nicolas Lopez - 9 years ago

what kind of filter is that

Nicolas Lopez - 9 years ago

ok thanks

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

See my other video, it should say more about it

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Chelsea Samantha - 9 years ago

i am getting a 2.5 gallon tank. i want to get 1 betta fish, 1 mystery snail. do u think that will be big enough, can 1 cory catfish live together with the betta and snail in a 2.5 gallon tank?

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

Ayla Syck Try five or more not two! It disgusts me when people give other people advice when they have no idea what the check they r tallung about

Ayla Syck - 9 years ago

+Chelsea Samantha yes but Cory catfish will most likely be stressed with only one if u want Cory cats for your 2.5 gallon, you should consider 2 cause their grouping fish :-) so that should help with their overall health

Stolid Liquid - 9 years ago

that is way too small of a tank, something like that should only be used for 1 small fish. and fish are social, maybe you should consider a 5-10 gallon tank for what you are suggesting you want in your tank. also the other person is right the corydora like to be in groups and you will see the most activity from them when you have 4 in a tank(keep in mind when they are full grown at 2-3 inches a 10 gallon would be too small for more than 3)

CeceG - 9 years ago

+Chelsea Samantha Cory do better in schools, so I would go with dwarf or pygmy corys and get at least 3

Melafterdark - 9 years ago

Hi are they still alive now?

Dariu Hapciu - 9 years ago

Please reply i need help

Dariu Hapciu - 9 years ago

Can i keep 1 betta and 1 cory in 7 gallon tank ? (25 liters )

Yeetmeister - 7 years ago

if you want

Soren K - 7 years ago

Shoot, even with 2 they will be depressed. That is a minimum 5 school. Much more depending on the tank size.

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

Geeoon Chung Two?! Try five they travel in huge numbers in the wild...Dont ever just keep two you need more!

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

Dariu Hapciu Noooo! cory catfish need to be in groups of at LEAST five. Cory catfish should have a,sand substrate and at LEAST 10 gallons

Geeoon Chung - 9 years ago

+Dariu Hapciu You're Romanian!?!?!

Dariu Hapciu - 9 years ago

+SkrillexNukehulk now i have a 60l tan with 3 corys 1 betta and 1 male danio , ik danios ar school fish , but he is gonna leave and the betta because im planing getting a goldfish, sorry for the bad English i,m romanian

Geeoon Chung - 9 years ago

+Dariu Hapciu You should have at least 2 cory catfish, they are schooling fish.

wpinoyfcw - 9 years ago

Yes that can work. At first, the Betta might explore who the other fish is and might try to chase them a few times but Betta can never catch up to a Cory catfish trust me.. They're fast! Then eventually the Betta will stop chasing them. Hehe good luck!

Danny Kirchofer - 9 years ago

There are always those people who comment on the tank size or the fish in with the Betta, in the wild they can live in the footprint of an elephant that has water in it, so there is really no size requirement

MaxamillionGrey - 8 years ago

Betas only live in small puddles and such when dry seasons come. Water sources evaporate and get smaller leaving the betas in tiny bodies of water. They can live in small aquariums, but it's better to have them in something a little bit bigger.

skucki2 - 9 years ago

I have a betta in a 7 something gallon tank. How many cory catfish can I add to the tank?

Anal Avocado - 9 years ago

I would say about 3

adrian gonzalez - 10 years ago

2.5 gallons is far so small Just for the betta himself , you need at least 10 gallons for the 3

Lala P - 7 years ago

Actually, lots of species of Cory only grow to be 1-2.5" full grown... such as my Pandas - which only grow to be about 55mm full grown. It varies GREATLY from one species to another and females are larger than males.

hello there - 9 years ago

+Shinku The Undead actually Corys get 4 inches minimum and they need a 10 gallon by the time they reach their adult form otherwise they will die faster. Bettas are better in a 5 but this seems to be a young betta so its ok just as long as this guy is going to upgrade to a bigger tank within 6 months there is no problem and this Andrew andserson. why dont you shut up you little 8 year old. Btw i love your profile pic its almost as immature and gay as you now stop swearing, just because mommy and daddy dont catch you swearing doesnt mean its ok to swear online and the funny thing is these guys are doing nothing but giving the right information its not like they said the tank sucks or anything we are just saying that a upgrade is urgent id use a 2.5 gallon for fry or eggs tbh lol a 2.5 is just too little but for young fish then its ok but we are just informing that a bigger tank is urgent because AS SOON as that betta grows and its in a 2.5 gallon tank well the catfish can kiss its life goodbye because Bettas are fisty little fish and they arent afraid to fight and Corys dont fight so its helpless so calm down please and understand what we are saying.

Andrew Anderson - 9 years ago

shut your fucking mouth [2]

Miss Shinku - 9 years ago

Actually, cory cats need 10 gallons at minimum, they can get almost 3 inches long. A 2.5 is fine for a betta, maybe some shrimp or a snail, nothing more.

Andrew Anderson - 9 years ago

yeah shut your fucking mouth

ryan jansen - 10 years ago

Well it looks like there fine

Quinn Wikwakz - 10 years ago

That's a 2.5 gallon? It looks like a 4.5 at least.

Faris Ahmad - 6 years ago

Rhianna Kruse I pretty sure he can do the math how hard is it!

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

Quinn Wikwakz No way it a 2.5 gallon I have one same shape and it is way way smaller. Sorry but you definitely don't have a 2 and a half gallon tank. Someone deceived u

Brando_In _The_Bando - 10 years ago

+wpinoyfcw I have my betta in a 3 gallon and he seems just fine lots of room and nice vid :)

wpinoyfcw - 10 years ago

Yes, I'm 100% sure its 2.5gallon. Many have asked me this question but yeah, my camera angles and decoration make it look bigger than it is =) anyways it is what it is =)

Ashley w - 10 years ago

Mine is is alone.. for now. I will be getting 2 more. But I noticed that mine is just swimming all around my tank non stop and not staying at the bottom too much. You have any idea why this might be?

Rhianna Kruse - 7 years ago

wpinoyfcw You can't read minds...There is no way for you to know if they r happy. Just get a bigger tank for the cories with sand at the bottom because gravel hurts them

wpinoyfcw - 10 years ago

+Ashley w They say that at least 6 is the best. But hey... I only had 3 and they looked happy to me =)

Ashley w - 10 years ago

Oh okay thanks. And sorry I was not specific I was talking about the corys. How many would you recommend of those?

wpinoyfcw - 10 years ago

Are you talking about Cory Catfish or the Beta? If the Cory, then it probably shouldn't be alone because it's a schooling type of fish and loves to be with more of its kind =) if you have more than 1 of the cory, they tend to stick together and stay at the bottom. and if it's a beta you're talking about then please don't put another male beta with it. It likes to either be alone or with few females usually in a bigger tank =)

Karissa Amrhein - 11 years ago

Algae wafers with protein centers are good for them too, I feed my cories a wafer about once a week that way they get a good mix in their diet

wpinoyfcw - 11 years ago

They're loving the API Bottom Feeder (Premium Shrimp Pellets)

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