"PurityFailed" wrote in message
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Heyla everyone!

I've been lurking around the newsgroups (mostly the marine sections)
for about
two years now, being the *good* aspiring fishkeeper and trying to
absorb
everything I could from NG's, sites, books and divine intervention.
I've
spent nights pouring over books taking notes and generally being a pest
to the
local library. And one of the easiest things to understand is not to
put
annoying active fin-nippers with a virtual fin snack bar.

So tell me... how is it that after two years of studying and longing
after the
ideal healthy happy tank that I end up with 5 platys and a betta?? A
boyfriend
with good intentions that's how. But more on interpersonal relations
another
time and NG...

Sounds like you are on the right track. Bettas are not predictable. I
often drop a different Betta into my Danio tank. The company of 100
Zebras is enough to make most Bettas run for cover, and I'll know if he
needs to be rescued in about 5 minutes. The danios are always curious
and crowd around the Betta. Either the Betta runs for the cover of the
plants (and I'll just net him out to a quieter tank), or he stands his
ground, flaring and posturing at the closest danios. In the first 5
minutes, this Betta learns that he can scare them all off, and the danios
learn he is bad company to mess with, and all is well. I average about a
50% success rate. They do much better in slightly calmer tanks (about
80-90% success). Vlad is tougher than you know.

NetMax


So anyway, that's my story and I'm stuck with it. Happy fishkeeping
and
thanks for reading!

Jessica