wow thanks for the info supapoopa :thumbup:

so i'd be cool with my 12gal tank and the above mentioned community? never heard of an otocinclus. i'll have to look that up.

edit: algae eater. good idea

 

i did a bit of reading on platies. is it okay to have just a pair of males in a tank? something i was reading said i should have 2-3 males and twice as many females?

is that only for if i want them to breed? i dont have room for that h:

 

dunno about that... i dropped a betta in the tank with my two jack dempsey's and the betta didn't last too long. bettas=weaksauce

 

i had betas w/ pictus catfish w/ no problems...added in angel fish, and one of the angel fish killed everyone. he's bigger than a CD now...was the size of a quarter 2 years ago and he has his own tank!

btw, betas have kinda short life spans, so don't feel bad if he doesnt make it.....they either live forever, or not so long...seems to be no middle ground

 

does the setup that supapoopa suggested sound good to you?

 

doesn't sound bad to me. Personally, i loved seeing the pictus cats w/ the beta, and they kept the tank clean....they are very active too. i'd go w/ 2 pictus cats, the beta and a few of what he said in a 20 gal tank if you can afford it, if not, 10 gals are under $10...get one til they grow up/save. mid sized tanks seem to be very pricey....the 10/20/50 seem reasonable compared to mid sizes.

 

let me be more specific....bettas + froo froo fish = bettas for teh win

now...if you wanna throw it in a tank with arikan cichlids, etc...well I mean come on.

 

well, right now im limited to the 12gal tank due to the area i have for a tank.

im reading that pictus cats need a larger tank than that. would i be better off with the otocinclus that supapoopa suggested? i read that its good to have one of them per 10 gallons.

 

can anyone answer my platy question? supapoopa said i should put a pair of em in my tank, but everything im reading says you should have more males than females. is it okay to have two male platies?

 

ive had alot of fish, mainly ciclids, so if you need info or help with ciclids, let me know


i had a betta before when i was alot younger my mom bought me and my older sister betta's. My sis got pissed at me and removed the divider in the tank..... shredded fish looks like brown shit water.. that is all hahaha