I have 2 angels, and 3 crowntail bettas (1 male 1 females) all together with numerous other semi-agressive fish in the same tank and they’ve left each other alone. In a 35 gallon tank it should be alright as long as there’s enough hiding places/plants. To distract the betta […]
Well, he’s got plenty of room that’s for sure. They like lots of plants (live or silk preferred for the sake of their fins). Have you tried different food? I’ve heard they often don’t like flakes, and they definitely can be finicky. I use two different brands of pellets (Hikari and HGH) and mine gobbles […]
> Some info on the tanks would be great - what size, are they heated/filtered, how often is the water changed…
Well, the betta that doesn’t move around much is in a 5 gallon hexagon tank…no plants (fake or real) at the moment…a sunken ship, filter, light, and bubbles. He gets his tank […]
I snipped this because I’m only replying to tbe betta portion due to not having much to offer on the other questions Some info on the tanks would be great - what size, are they heated/filtered, how often is the water changed… Bettas are not the speediest of fish, but not moving at all […]
A 25-30G mini-pond isn’t very much for outdoor use. The water will be subject to drastic temperature swings that a larger volume would be better able to handle.
If you had a plant like a palm or other thick crowned plant, you could have one or more of them next to the “pond” to provide […]
Thanks so much Eugen for the explanation. You seem to have much knowledge about koi.
Suzette
Doitsu is what Japanese call The German Scaled koi Or All The None- Normal Scaled Koi.The normal scaled koi is called a Wagoi,Doitsu have 3 types of scales 1. kagamigoi - the mirror carp 2.Kawagoi -The Leather Carp And 3rd Yorigoi - The Armoured Koi As Yours, Well Thats My Understanding of […]
Yes you are right. He looks like a soldier! … what does the word Doitsu mean, please?
its a big scale koi don’t if they call it doitsu now a days but before they call it big scale, yup its like a soldier of Narnia hehehe.
ramil