Divided Tanks

[TraceBruno]

We've decided that we'd like to display some of our new imported stock in our lounge room when we move into our new place (settlement next week, ahh!) and I quite like the glass tanks which are about 1', divided in half to make two "cubes". The divider is clear glass. Ideally, I'd like to have one pair displayed in each tanks, so it will be the male on one side, female on the other. My question is that I do want to breed them eventually though, so would it be a problem if they can see each other all the time? I don't want them to become "bored" with each other I have two male plakats in one of these double tanks right now and they seem to ignore each other most times, but I think may be because they were kept in barracks similar to this at the LFS. I guess I could use an opaque divider of some sort to cover the glass? Another option would be to put male/male female/female pairs into the tanks? Would prefer to have them in pairs though, so they make a pretty display!

[Celeste84]

i have my males in barracks where they can see each other, but, every water change i switch their position around so they have a different male to see, or none at all (i rotate them so they get some rest). they never get bored and are always happy and actuve with nice bubble nests. maybe you could try the same thing :)

[Chuckie]

that's a good idea if you have a divided tank for > 1 pair. Alternatively, if you are having the tank custom made, you could get 2 pieces of central dividing glass with a 0.5cm gap between them that you can insert, say, a laminated piece of cardboard etc and remove when you want the pair to see each other.

[TraceBruno]

These tanks are the standard ones you can get from the store so I'll have to work around it. Mouse - what did you use in your barracks? Was it a plastic file divider?

[Figure_8]

yep it was. If you can't get the plastic dividers, the other thing I used was the outside plastic covers from the display books - they work as well if not a little better because they are stiffer.

[Callatya]

With keeping male/female side by side, all you'd have to do is separate them for about 2 weeks before bringing them in to breed :scared:

[TraceBruno]

So absence does make the heart grow fonder? Seems like I'll be making another trip to Officeworks to see what I can find. Yay! I love Officeworks.. so much stationery.. Thanks for the help everyone!

[splendidbetta]

If they see eachother all the time they grow 'comfortable' with eachother, and the sparks are lost. Same with male-beside-male setups.