What fish to add now?

[Milliemb]

Hi all, I currently have in my four foot tank:
Male guppies x10,
Neon tetras x12
Black neons x5
Dwarf coral gourami
Male betta/fighter x5
Female betta x2
Hoplo
Bristlenose x2
Corydora x5
Mystery snail x2

I have the male bettas in a small 4 sectioned compartment within the tank and one free swimming in the whole tank.
I want something larger that I can add to my tank that will be compatible. I have had no luck with keeping alive dwarf cichlids or discus and would like something hardy that would preferably not eat my little fish.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Millie

 

[Milliemb]

Or red rainbow fish

 

[FishDad]

Moonlight gourami, maybe?

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Maybe a few more hoplo catfish (they like to hang out with each other)?

Or something like swordtails or mollies, not too big but they are hardy and non-aggressive.

 

[Thyra]

I have never heard of anyone keeping male bettas together or even a male and female together unless for a short time when mating. How are their fins doing and aren't you having some interaction??

 

[FishDad]

Thats a good question.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

I have the male bettas in a small 4 sectioned compartment within the tank and one free swimming in the whole tank.

The male bettas are kept separately. I'm surprised the loose betta gets along with the female bettas and dwarf gourami though. Must be one very passive betta or lots of good hiding spots. Or being kept busy with the other 4 male bettas....

 

[Milliemb]

The male bettas are kept separately. I'm surprised the loose betta gets along with the female bettas and dwarf gourami though. Must be one very passive betta or lots of good hiding spots. Or being kept busy with the other 4 male bettas....

Yes, that's right they are kept separately and one is loose in the tank, I rotate which fish is loose weekly. Each betta is different and some more aggressive than the others. I find the crown tailed bettas are more docile and leave the females alone but even the aggressive ones generally hang around the other males showing off and trying to get to them but I have never lost a female as if one is being chased she can duck into a plant or log and he will quickly forget about her. Honestly though, the tank is big enough and there are enough hiding places that they would be lucky to meet once a day. They don't pick on the guppies either, just the gourami but I think it's just him/ his personality.
I like the idea of more gouramis and different types of them as well though, I might get one maybe a golden, pearl or kissing goirami and see how it goes.
Too bad you can't upload photos to show what my tank is like

 

[OrangeCones]

Too bad you can't upload photos to show what my tank is like

You can upload photos. Show us your tank!

 

[Milliemb]

Figured it out, here it is

 

[FishDad]

Nice lookin

 

[Milliemb]

Thank you
yes, I think I will be getting a moonlight gourami or pearl gourami from what I have been reading and maybe some mollies or platies.

Thanks everyone for your help

 

[achase]

Great looking tank! Your plants look fantastic! How do you rotate your bettas each week?

 

[Milliemb]

Thankyou to rotate the bettas I simply just swap the free swimming betta with one in the betta holder, and a different betta each week so that I can keep more than one but not have to keep them in the tiny holder all the time.

 

[metsrangersfan15]

kissing gouramis get huge plus mixing gouramis usually isnt recommended. unfortunately most chichlids that arent of the dwarf variety get big enough where eating a neon is quite easy. if you werent worried about that id say do a severum or one of the many geophagus species.

 

[Milliemb]

Hi, I have since done a bit of research on the different types of gouramis and have decided also that kissing gouramis are a no. Since I have had no luck with dwarf cichlids (bolivian ram, german ram) I will not be getting anymore and most cichlids have a tendency to be a little agressive.
As I said, I have done a bit of research and have since got a silver gourami, three more hoplos and two female guppies. I also hope to get one or two pearl gouramis and maybe another silver.
The silver would be at least three times my dwarf coral gourami's size but he thinks he is boss and flares his fins at him the silver gourami is really peaceful though and a good addition