spleenharvester
Member
I know this sounds absurd but hear me out,
My LFS has a big tank of female bettas together. Not only are they completely passive towards each other, but they like to jump between tanks. As a result there are females mingling with a dozen different species in that shop, including guppies. I bought one a month ago hoping she wouldn't get into any squabbles. It paid off, she's sweet as pie and there's no aggression at all between her and the others of the members of the tank including 6 guppies, 2 kuhli loaches and 9 otocinclus. She was a tiny little baby when we got her, as were all the others in that tank.
I'm tempted to go back to the store and get another female as they are such great fish, and they all seem really passive in those tanks. But I know that when keeping females together, less than 3 is generally considered a no-no. With tons of plants to break the line of sight, and these bettas all being used to mingling with others, though, am I likely to get away with this? Has anyone had a similar setup?
Cheers!
My LFS has a big tank of female bettas together. Not only are they completely passive towards each other, but they like to jump between tanks. As a result there are females mingling with a dozen different species in that shop, including guppies. I bought one a month ago hoping she wouldn't get into any squabbles. It paid off, she's sweet as pie and there's no aggression at all between her and the others of the members of the tank including 6 guppies, 2 kuhli loaches and 9 otocinclus. She was a tiny little baby when we got her, as were all the others in that tank.
I'm tempted to go back to the store and get another female as they are such great fish, and they all seem really passive in those tanks. But I know that when keeping females together, less than 3 is generally considered a no-no. With tons of plants to break the line of sight, and these bettas all being used to mingling with others, though, am I likely to get away with this? Has anyone had a similar setup?
Cheers!