Is there anything else I can add to the tanks? The 29 gal looks kinda blah with no colorful fish. But they all look happy in there. Can I squeeze something else in there or is that one full? I just got a Betta a week ago. I hated him in the little 1/2 gal so I put him in the 5. Can I put something in there with him?
Am I full?
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Bettas are touch and go with most kinds of fish. It depends on the age and personality of the fish you have. Sometimes bettas are just fine in community tanks, other times they can't be housed with anything. Only one way to find out... and if it doesn't work out, stick them in the 29 gallon.
Just avoid matching the betta up with fish that like nipping fins and fish with long fins.
Just avoid matching the betta up with fish that like nipping fins and fish with long fins.
a gold would give some nice color
Thanks I think I might try Platys again. I had a Mickey Mouse one and it died but that was in the tank of death that all my fish seemed to die in.. How many would you recommend? Would 3 be good? The glowlights sound good too. I was in the store the other day and they had neon colored fish. Im talking neon pink, neon orange and neon yellow.. They looked cool but just thinking of HOW they got that way made me fell bad for them.
If they were danios, perhaps you were being told the truth; if they weren't danios, I would seriously doubt they weren't dyed. This may be a line they are told to give because people are becoming more savvy about the cruelty of dyeing and tattooing or they simply don't know and are just making it up as they go along.
I would round out your schools a bit more and, if you like platies, find some platies that contrast with the fish you already have.
I would round out your schools a bit more and, if you like platies, find some platies that contrast with the fish you already have.
They were danios. My daughter wanted some but I didnt want to get them because I thought they were dyed. The way I feel about genetically altered organisms is if it doesnt hurt or make them suffer than I guess its ok. But I dont like how they inject the dyes into the fish. I know that has to hurt since a relative had a procedure like that done when they were checking out the arteries. She said it hurt alot. Who know though I bet sometime in the future they will be genetically altering humans. Eek .
Just to give some help, I know I've been away for a while the danio's you speak of are just fine and are called glo-fish. GloFish® Welcome
Go to that site to learn about them. I do have some at my house in a 10 gallon tank, I lucked out because I only paid a buck at PSP because somebody marked them just as danio's.
Go to that site to learn about them. I do have some at my house in a 10 gallon tank, I lucked out because I only paid a buck at PSP because somebody marked them just as danio's.
Good call on being suspicous as to how the fish got that colour.
For info on dyed fish see
Death by Dyeing.org - Shades of death
and
Why its cruel to dye | Practical Fishkeeping magazine
For info on dyed fish see
Death by Dyeing.org - Shades of death
and
Why its cruel to dye | Practical Fishkeeping magazine
