My setup

[traco]

I am getting some bettas from Kim in just over a week.  2 males and sibling sisters.  I currently have 2 female HMs in a 5 gallon QT tank and 2 male CT in a split 10 gallon.  Once QT is over for everyone, I was thinking of going this route.  Let me know your thoughts/opinions for it, kay?  And I won't get hurt feelings if you feel my setup isn't right. http://209.85.62.26/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' />

I was thinking of housing the 4 males in a 10 gallon split into five (four for the fish, one for a Hydro I sponge filter and heater.  Bare bottom tank with some java moss in each male's home.  

The females I was hoping to put all into either a 10 gallon or into my current 55 gallon which houses some female koi swordtails, a couple of male guppies and 7-8 female guppies, BN plecos.  Are females okay with other types of fish in the same tank or best to house with just them?  And, of course, depending also if the females decide to all get along with each other! lol

Hoping to try spawning once everyone settles in and are conditioned after their trip to their new home.  I do have some 5 gallon tanks for that purpose.

Food I have are New Life Spectrum small sinking pellets, various flake food, frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp, microworms, vinegar eels and white worms.  Atison's pelleted food, is that better than the NLS?

So, how does all that sound?  10 out of 10? http://209.85.62.26/html/emoticons/tongue.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tongue.gif' />   Again, no hurt feelings, I'm here and posting to learn from the experts.

Barb

[crazy4bettas]

I would say it sounds pretty good... how many females will you have in the 10G sorority counting Kim's?  Any less than 4 may lead to excessive bullying of one.

I have housed female bettas with platies and swordtails - they seemed to get along fine.  But now I only have the bettas and I house them in a 27G sorority (about a dozen females)

The only caution with the males in a divided 10G is that if the dividers fail, you might have fights/deaths.  How are you going to keep them from slipping under the divider if you have a bare-bottom tank?  Believe me, they can get through the tiniest holes!  I have used a really thick layer of gravel to bury the bottom of my dividers.  When I have used dividers with a bare-bottomed tank in my breeding tanks, they often found their way to the other side. http://209.85.62.26/html/emoticons/blink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='blink.gif' />

Also, with divided tanks, if one gets sick, they all get exposed to it.  On the other hand, if you are using the same equipment in all tanks (like I do) then that is bound to happen anyway. http://209.85.62.26/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' />

Just a couple of things to think about.  But really, so long as the females all get along OK together and the dividers don't fail, your proposed set up sounds fine to me  http://209.85.62.26/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' />