rainbowfish and bettas

by **kizno1** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:09

do you think some threadfin or neon rainbow fish would be ok in my 30g with female bettas? i want to get rid of all the livebeares and want somethink to replace them.
and i heard that rainbowfish sometimes eat plants do you think they will eat my java ferns?

by **aly_starh** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:12

what filter have you got in the tank, im going to try it on Aqadvisor Smile

by **kizno1** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:13

pro aqua 2 dose 1000lph
but im getting rid of the mollys and platys aswell
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by **aly_starh** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:15

[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Try this Very Happy

by **kizno1** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:23

what i dont get that where dose it say if i can get rainbowfish or not?

by **aly_starh** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:27

It was to show your current stock level.
Im looking for a link for bettas and the rainbow's

by **aly_starh** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:31

A word of caution on Bettas with Rainbowfish. I did it for awhile and it seemed to work great, but I eventually lost my Betta. The rainbowfish never touched him, but talking with lots of Betta people the working theory is that all the energy and activity of the rainbows was too much for him.

Hit or a miss chance, cant link to another forum, i have read a few saying its fine and just that ^ saying no.

Temperament: Dwarf neon rainbowfish spend most of their time schooling or looking for food. If no other dwarf neons live in their tank, they will school with other fishes. They patrol the top and middle layers of the tank. However, they do break ranks when food hits the surface. I've never seen them scrounge the bottom for food.

Id give it ago! Smile

by **kizno1** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 20:33

hhhmmmm i think i might give it a try and see how it works out. they cant be any worse than the mollys and platys are resently they all keep nipping the bettas and one of the female mollys just attacks everythink so im getting rid of them.
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by **Vandraco aka Bronzecat** Wed 25 Nov 2009 - 23:03

Hi
Although i dont have a Betta in my 40g, I have ended up with a pair of Rainbowfish (came in with my Danios). They have now been identified as Parkinsons Rainbowfish.
I can say that the male is a very active fish and is most definately the boss of the tank. Quite territorial and very very quick. I dont know if this applies to all the Rainbow species, but I would be very cautious.

by **kizno1** Thu 26 Nov 2009 - 18:13

hhm i think ill give it a go and if they are to active ill get rid of tham. thanks for the warning

by **timkel** Fri 27 Nov 2009 - 19:49

Dwarf neons are quie shy,nowhere near as hectic as the bigger rainbows,altho they are very skittish.I had 4 living with my 10 females and they were fine,i only moved them to make more room for more females lol.

by **kizno1** Fri 27 Nov 2009 - 19:52

ok thanks
i need to try and find somewhere to get them my lfs said they wont get them in because they can never sell them :[

by **Newfishy** Fri 27 Nov 2009 - 20:26

that aqadvisor is neat. it says I can have 10 more female bettas and 13 more corys in the big tank lol. not sure if that would be correct or not. but the tank is pretty empty as it is right now.

by **kizno1** Fri 27 Nov 2009 - 20:41

Newfishy wrote:that aqadvisor is neat. it says I can have 10 more female bettas and 13 more corys in the big tank lol. not sure if that would be correct or not. but the tank is pretty empty as it is right now.

its ok but i wouldnt base my stock on it. it says 1 bn would make my tank 30% stocked.

by **kizno1** Mon 30 Nov 2009 - 19:11

ive desided im not getting the rainbows anymore ive been to 4 lfs and none of them have them. so im just going to get 4 more female bettas and 5 harlequin rasboras

by **yhbae** Sun 6 Dec 2009 - 8:44

Newfishy wrote:that aqadvisor is neat. it says I can have 10 more female bettas and 13 more corys in the big tank lol. not sure if that would be correct or not. but the tank is pretty empty as it is right now.

It is based on other people's feedback, so hopefully it is ok. Since the last fine tuning for this species, I've yet to receive any negative feedback on this one. Smile

by **yhbae** Sun 6 Dec 2009 - 8:47

kizno1 wrote:
Newfishy wrote:that aqadvisor is neat. it says I can have 10 more female bettas and 13 more corys in the big tank lol. not sure if that would be correct or not. but the tank is pretty empty as it is right now.
its ok but i wouldnt base my stock on it. it says 1 bn would make my tank 30% stocked.

Oh yes this is a common feedback I get and I'm not sure how to explain it in a simple term on the app screen.

Try adding another BN Pleco - it will not jump to 60%. Think of it this way, "one bristlenose requires 30% of this tank". Two bristlenoses will not require 60% of the same tank - it will be less in reality.

In an extreme case, if 10 neons require 10g, that doesn't mean 1 neon can live in 1g tank...

If anyone has an idea for me to state this clearly, I'm open to suggestion... lol.

by **kizno1** Sun 6 Dec 2009 - 11:44

yh i get what you mean it says you need 44% for 2 bns. i desided to get a few more female bettas instead because i didnt want to risk it if it didnt work and no where around me sells them.

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