I have it all set up and have the filter going and the lamp on to help heat up the water. How long should i wait before adding the betta (i have two females.) The fish person said they could go right in, but that sounded odd to me.
You can't have 2 females. You can have 1 in there, but not 2. They will fight and may kill eachother. The only chance of them getting along is in a larger tank with 4 or more of them. I suggest putting one in there and one in a different container. Even if you were able to put a divider in there, it would be a lot better. They can't go in together, sorry.
i dont know, but i am now horribly annoyed since i with have to explain to two toddlers (one with autism) why we have to go and return one of their fish to the store in a few hours.......
i'd buy a divider, but i am having a hard time finding one.
II think most petstores have (or should have) them. You can make your own with plastic canvas . There is a "how-to" thread in the DIY section of the forum.
If you really want to keep both fish, then you can divide the tank. I doubt they sell dividers for that small of a tank (they have all kinds at all pet stores).
I would suggest making it, here is the DIY for a divider. It's cheap and easy to make. http://www.fishforum.com/diy-aquarium/diy-aquarium-tank-dividers-21866/
Also, I would suggest getting a heater if you can't keep the water at a steady 78-80 degrees F.
i was looking at the dividers and the smallest they are for is 10 gal tanks so i guess i get to make one. I found the tutorial here though so thats good. I assume i need to get a cave for each side now. the cave i have now is two big if i am dividing the tank. wonder if they will let me return it if i put it in a tank (no fish were in there so i would hope so)
we usually have the ac set to 78-80 so that wont be a prob luckily lol. I will probably get one before winter though since we dont heat our house that hot in the winter.
ok so i talked it over with the hubby and we're returning one of the females and in a few weeks we will consider adding some ghost shrimp or maybe a pair of cories. although arent they supposed to be in trios? eh, i'll do some research.
Otos would be good tank mates with the female. You can have 3 in there with her. I would suggest keeping an eye on her when you put them in, she might not like them.
My hubby was not happy when i told him how much i had spent on everything. He refused to let me spend more money on the supplies to make a divider and to get two rock caves for the two separate sides.
I couldn't convince him since it was a battle to get fish in the first place (over a year of me wanting fish for our two little kids)
well we returned the one betta and as a special treat afterwards I bought the kids milk at starbucks and let them drink it out of cups with straws (hey that's awesome to toddlers)
so i just have the one betta now. thinking i will call her opal since she's that iridescent white/pink color.
i'm still waiting for the water in the tank to get up to room temperature. She came in a cup so how do i introduce her to the tank? should i put her in a ziplock bag or is there a way to float the cup in there?
when I introduced mine, I held the cup there for like 15-20 minutes...It may seem tiring, but not really. Its worth it, since I didn't want my fish to get temperature shock!
My cups always float, so I don't worry about it. I hold it for about a minute, make sure it's floating and leave them there for about 30 minutes, then introduce them to the tank. They've all been fine.
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