Betta tank mates for a 2.5 gallon tank

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Damian Chin - 6 years ago

I have a 3.5 gallon (which is more vertical than horizontal) tank which I just moved my 1 year betta into. I'm thinking of adding some tankmates preferably a Cory, but I heard its too small. Need advice pls :/

Hickster58 - 6 years ago

Damian Chin Java moss and moss balls are very easy live plants that will survive in pretty much any light/water quality.

Damian Chin - 6 years ago

Hickster58 wait so I should have live plants alongside java moss and moss balls, and the plants will feed off that?

Hickster58 - 6 years ago

Damian Chin I'm not the best with live plants, but if you stick with moss balls and java moss, the plants should be fine and thrive with normal water and no extra plant food: at least mine have. The shrimp should get enough food from leftover betta food, but you can feed them a bottom feeder pellet once or twice a week to make sure they do get enough food. Just make sure if it doesn't get eaten to take out the remainder, otherwise it'll foul up your water.

Damian Chin - 6 years ago

Hickster58 if I were to add some plants (thinking 2 or 3) and some ghost shrimp (2) how many algae flakes/food would I have to fees them and how often? Regular gravel without epoxy would work too right with no fertilizer or special subtrate I'm a fish noob :/

Damian Chin - 6 years ago

Hickster58 great vid btw definitely subbing

Damian Chin - 6 years ago

Hickster58 thinking of adding some planted plants too

Hickster58 - 6 years ago

Damian Chin Too small for a city or any other fish. You could add in some snails and ghost shrimp though, they usually make great betta tank mates, but b3tta "may" try to eat the shrimp, for-warning, lol!

Keeg_Sta B - 7 years ago

What tank have u got

Caitlin Roche - 7 years ago

I love your tank! it's so suitable for bettas

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Caitlin Roche Thank you, it is one of my favorites:)

Eric Mezenberg - 7 years ago

2.5 gallon long is only time I recommend this size for bettas, nice tank, love the elephant skull. What filter and heater do you have

Eric Mezenberg - 7 years ago

My 2 female bettas have 3 African dwarf frogs with them in a 10g.

Albino Catfish17 - 6 years ago

Eric Mezenberg Out of curiosity, what and how often do you feed your Dwarf Frogs?

Tony Kart Racer - 7 years ago

Dude... where did you get that 2.5 LONG gallon tank. It's awesome.

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Tony Kart Racer I believe it was from petware house. You can also find it on amazon, deep blue professionals betta tank.

Noodle Veek - 7 years ago

I would recommend platies (Currently I have three panda platies) and Cory cats. Cory’s are bottom feeders and are schooling fish (same with the platies) hope this helped!

Noodle Veek - 7 years ago

CC Gaming & More looking forward to getting some Cory’s in a bit.

CC Gaming & More - 7 years ago

Noodle Veek yes there perfect for a 2.5 or 3 gallon tank I have a 3 gallon tank and I have a male dragon scale betta with 2 Cory catfish and they get along fine also if you have a larger tank I would get 4 Cory catfish

Dismal cash - 7 years ago

I had a 10 gal with 3 guppies and 1 shrimp but the next morning I had a really fat betta fish and a petrified shrimp

Dragon Killer - 6 years ago

Dismal cash overstocked tank

josh _kiiid - 7 years ago

Check my vid out need some. Input thanks

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Daren She - 7 years ago

Where did u bought that skull from?

Daren She - 7 years ago

Hickster58 sigh.. I can't find any of that in Malaysia

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Daren She Petstore I use to work at

Ruby Leeming - 7 years ago

That tank is 7 gallon that u have

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Ruby Leeming It’s definitely a 2.5 or so, it’s a deep blue professionals betta dividable tank.

Clouder - 7 years ago

I really wanted to get this tank but I checked the price and it's $400..... WTFFFF

Dragon Killer - 6 years ago

Hickster58 that's still really expensive for a 2.5 gallon tho. Usually they got for 25 or 30.

Clouder - 7 years ago

Hickster58 that is a hell of a lot cheaper, but I'm in Canada so probably around $100 for me lol

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Clouder Dont know where you found it, but heres a link to amazon for it for a lot cheaper.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00BUFTDNO/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1503077722&sr=8-5&keywords=deep+blue+professionals+betta

Ocean King Do - 7 years ago

Can tetras be compatible

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

possibly, I would recommend at least a 20 gallon tank or bigger, but you may have issues. Stick with the smaller species if you do, but you may still have issues.

Ocean King Do - 7 years ago

This vid is awesome because I couldn't find anything

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Ocean King Do Thanks:)

Lizards'n Spiders - 7 years ago

I have my betta in a 25 Gallon (long and wide...) with 2 guppies. Can some tetras be tank mates?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Lizards'n Spiders A lot of tetras can be nippy, especially since bettas have nice long fins.

AAstr3N - 7 years ago

What's the brand of the tank?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

AAstr3N Deep blue professionals betta tank

dj3 lit tha dark master - 7 years ago

fliter heater ?

dj3 lit tha dark master - 7 years ago

nice man I really the sit the and basic fish info

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

dj3 lit tha dark master deep blue proffesionals nano filter, no heater as my apartment was always in the upper 70s

david dior - 7 years ago

THE TANK IS SO AMAZING

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

david dior Thank you!

YenieD13 - 7 years ago

Does your tank have a filter

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

YenieD13 Deep Blue Professionals nano filter

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Nabeel Saeed - 7 years ago

is there any filter...? i just brought the tank with similar dimensions but open from the top...

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Nabeel Saeed I personally like the Deep Blue Professionals nano filter. There are also similar ones on Amazon, just search nano filter.

jmyrick1996 - 7 years ago

@Hickster58 where did you find the skull

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

jmyrick1996 Petstore I used to work at

shanice turner - 7 years ago

I have 3 rose petals Bettas

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

shanice turner Nice!

Will G - 7 years ago

What tank is this?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Endlar Filmations Deep Blue Proffesionals Betta tank

Jordan Vargas - 7 years ago

I have a 2.5 gallon tank with my betta and I have a guppie in there and it went well

Eren Salinas - 7 years ago

Dragon 1 guppy and betta dont go well it confuses the betta that the guppy is a male betta due to its tale

satizh j - 7 years ago

i love the overall setup but the elephant fake skull is awesome . it can help the betta hide when its not comfortable, where you got them dude?

Neil Meza - 7 years ago

Hickster58 what's the name of the petstore you used to work at?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

satizh j Thanks! Got it from a petstore I used to work at.

STPFT - 7 years ago

dude I didn't read the channel name and I was just looking things up for my tank and I was about to comment "you sound like a YouTuber named hickster"

Zachary - 7 years ago

i smell lies...

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

STAYPUFT_510 Lol!

BestBetta USA - 7 years ago

2.5 gallon longgggggggggg

KRAYSLiCK999 - 7 years ago

dimensions of this tank?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

KRAYSLiCK999 18" L 6" W 7" T it is one of my favorite tanks!

LumiNeonz - 7 years ago

I have a 4.5 gallon with a male betta and a mystery snail. I tried ghost shrimp but they all died within a few weeks. :/ They may have been stressed because the betta did harass them and the snail, however he's much more mellow now and completely ignores the snail. I have seen the snail hit the betta with his tentacle and he doesn't even flinch.

Worth noting: apple/mystery snails are gendered so you can't get baby snails if you only have one - however, you may take home a female who has already mated in the pet store and they can storm sperm for several months. Unlike nerites, mystery snails lay their eggs above the water line in one big clutch, so they are easy to remove and dispose of if unwanted. Nerites will lay infertile eggs everywhere and they are hard to remove from what I've heard. I've also heard nerites are notoriously more picky with their food, while mystery/apple snails will eat pretty much anything. Which is the reason why I got a mystery over a nerite. I do like the colours of the nerites more though, and their smaller size!

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Salemthedovah - 7 years ago

Love that tank! so much more wide space to swim around than those tiny tanks

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Salemthedovah It one of my favorites!

YVONNE BRUCE - 7 years ago

Hello what is the name of this tank

Andrew Lee - 7 years ago

The tank is by Deep Blue Aquariums. It is called the 5-way better tank. You can get them on eBay. They are awesome tanks!

Stephanie Gutierrez - 7 years ago

where did u purchase your tank ?

Andrew Lee - 7 years ago

That tank is called, The Deep Blue 5-way betta tank. by Deep Blue Aquariums

Tiliquatics - 7 years ago

this is such a pretty tank, i love how pretty it is when its long, and the decor is gorgeous. i will definitely be getting some shrimp, they are so awesome <3

DPineAppleSquad - 7 years ago

In my 5 g I have a betta and 2 albino corys and 1 bronze Cory. Too stocked?

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

DPineAppleSquad Cordes should be in at least a 10 if not bigger. The cories in my 65 swim around the tank like crazy!

Auburn92122 - 7 years ago

My male betta lives with 1 Albino Cory (getting 2 more as soon as the store restocks), 2 Amano Shrimp, and 1 Apple Snail in my 10 gallon. It's intersting to watch my betta interact with them. He seems to have bonded with my Cory. They eat and swim together (somethimes it even looks like they're playing). He chases the shrimp sometimes, but he never bites them, just uses his big nose to make them move. He couldn't care less about fatso the snail, even when he gets run over by him and hit with his antennas. My betta even seems to have taken on the roles of protector and nurse of the tank. Before my Panda Cory died, he would stand guard keeping the shrimp away from him (they love to pester everyone), and when my snail gets flipped on his back, he tries to flip him over (he's golfball size atm, betta can't flip him over anymore).

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

Auburn92122 lol, sounds like you have an awesome betta:]

wcslim760 - 7 years ago

In my 5 gallon betta tank I have my male betta with 4 ghost shrimp and 1 dwarf frog

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

wcslim760 Sorry to hear that. I have never had a dwarf frog, have no interest in them personally.

wcslim760 - 7 years ago

Hickster58 I had my original betta in the tank but he passed away last week. Then I transferred my other betta in the tank and everyone gets along. The dwarf frogs are fun to watch they have there own personality. Would you ever get one

Hickster58 - 7 years ago

wcslim760 I always forget about the dwarf frogs, lol. I take it they are all doing well?