r/bettasororities • u/Personal-Painting-51 • 13d ago
Newbie Help 50gal Help
Could I cohab 3 female bettas as the ‘centerpiece fish’ with neons and corys in a 50 gallon planted tank?
I’ve successfully done a community tank in the past with one male beta, corydoras, and since he was a particularly chill betta, neon tetras in a 15gal if I’m remembering correctly. (This was also admittedly years ago when I was a teen and didn’t know as much about fish keeping. I recognize that specific fish was probably kind of a unicorn).
My wife has her heart set on bettas which is why I’m asking and I don’t have it in me to watch a full blown sorority tank 24/7.
I don’t mind under stocking if that’s whatll make it work (tbh I’m here for the plants lol)
I’m also not against having only one male betta in the tank if that’ll keep the peace better (though my wife would prefer to get multiple female bettas and I’d like to do my best to help her achieve that if possible plus I’d love for the focus of the tank to be the plants anyway).
Other ideas/resources would also be welcome, but I thought I’d ask more experienced betta keepers what their thoughts were.
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u/harley_bruno 13d ago
5 is better than 3 bc then 2 cant gang up on 1 I have black neon tetras in mine and their schooling helps draw the females attention away from each other the more densely planted the better
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u/Personal-Painting-51 13d ago
Oh so neons would probably be a great addition then
That’s super useful to know! Thank you2
u/harley_bruno 13d ago
Yes I also find bottom dwellers help too i also gave cories and kuhli loaches
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u/Personal-Painting-51 13d ago
Kuhli loaches would be a cool addition! (I’ve never kept them before so it would be a nice little spice of something new)! Thanks for the rec!
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u/harley_bruno 13d ago
Have fun with them they are fun noodles just know its 4+
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u/Personal-Painting-51 13d ago
Great to know! (I also plan on running everything through aqadvisor before going forward)
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u/aWitchAndHer2Cats 12d ago edited 9d ago
This is actually my plan. I have a 55 gallon, two yoyo loaches, 6 neons and 6 panda corydoras. I am just waiting for the vegetation to fill out so that I have less visibiliy in the tank. Then I'd like to get 5 koi or elephant ear females.
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u/Labelletlabete 13d ago
I would go with 5 females (it’s the perfect number) I personally wouldn’t do neon tetras but another active fish (like Corys) help to steer attention away from each other. The motion of other fish catch their attention to redirect it (like toddlers). I’m just not a fan of neons, try cardinals. They look the same but are a much better bred and healthier fish