Bobbie

Hiya! I’ve been lurking here for a while but never bothered to make an account until now. I was given a 15 gallon long as an early Christmas gift in December 2019 and it currently has a group of zebra danios, albino corydoras and a male betta with the fantastic name of Sir Filet o’ Charcoal, Lord of the Snails - but I just call him Sir Charlie. I’d show a photo of the tank but I added new plants yesterday and the wallpaper is coming off the back, so it looks like a bomb hit it and I’d rather wait until it settles back down before showing it off. Edit: added some photos of the tank before the new plants went in. I’m aware the java fern looks awful (it’ll be replaced with something else) but I’m not doing any major changes right now since I’ll be leaving on holiday later this month. In a few months I’ll be rearranging my bedroom so I can fit a larger tank in, and I’m still debating what to get but I’m thinking a species-only molly tank. Or I’ll just do a bigger version of what I’ve already got since I love my current setup, and I’ll use the 15g for another betta or maybe a pair of apistos. I’ll see once the room is ready.

If it helps, I’ve got short-fin zebra danios and they seem to get along well with my male betta in a 15 gallon (they even eat together in a group) so I think you’ll do fine with the zebrafish and the gouramis. Although, I’d maybe suggest getting the short fin danios? Just so they can quickly escape the gouramis if they’re getting a little rough with them.

Oh I didn’t know that, thanks for telling me! I’ve been giving him meds to prevent fin rot and stuff anyway, but I’ll make sure to watch for growth in the next few weeks.

I’ve had a zebra danio and albino corydora community in a 15 gallon long for a year and a half now, and I decided to risk bringing in a centrepiece fish. Decided to pop into a local shop to check out their selection, and came home with this wee fella after watching him for nearly an hour. He’d jumped from his single tank to a community tank during feeding one day and was chilling with the female bettas, gouramis, and some other species. He seems to be getting along well with the danios and corycats, and is happily feeding with them all - although he doesn’t approve of the snails. His fins look kinda ripped, but they’re actually just clear along the edges and I’m hoping they’ll colour up as he grows. There’s some red and purple appearing too. Edit: now know that the clear edges are a sign of finrot but I automatically medicate every fish I get so I seemed to have caught it early and he’s on the mend. I’ve named him Sir Charlie.