Half gallon tank and the substrate is only supposed to go in the very center, i don't like these at all! actual quote from a comment on this tank as well:
"..And besides, they wouldn't sell it as a betta kit if it wasn't safe for a betta..."
I have a wide mouth bowls that have the bettas in right now, and then the vase is easy to handle. I just skim the top every few days and asdd some more water. but hopefully im gonna get a new tank and it won't matter
I don't believe a 1 gallon should be considered torture, either, as long as the water is kept as clean as possible.I have mine in acrylic containers and they are easy to keep clean.
mine are in glass, but they are still easy to clean i was surprised. and i wash the plants and gravel in hot watertill they meet my satisfaction lol, and the entire time, the bettas are put in a smaller 1 gallon container, and then when i get done they get a few blood worms lol.
Surimi just doesn't like being caught, so i think i am going to try the cup ting i read the other day
Ok, to add to the original part of this post, basically every "tank" that Petco has under the bettas is horrible! They are either really small, or both really small and divided for 2 bettas. I mean, the betta can hardly turn around in those things! When I got my new girl betta there was a woman there looking through the bettas (and being quite rough as well). So she starts looking at those tiny little tanks at the bottom too...I then knew that she obviously didn't know anything about bettas. So I educated her Actually, she ended up talking to my mom and I heard some of the conversation so I came over. She asked about breeding bettas so I explained it (and how it should only be attempted by someone knowledgeable). I won't bore you with the entire conversation, but I also managed to interject in a nice way that bettas need a heater and that I keep mine in larger tanks because they do need space to swim. I did this after explaining the breeding process so she knew I wasn't just some "stupid teenager". I don't know if she will do anything, but at least I knew I tried.
Honestly, I wish I could just smash all those little tanks under the bettas and replace them with larger tanks with heaters labeled "betta tanks"! Then maybe people would just blindly follow that new trend too!
When I run into someone who has a betta, I ask all the usual forum questions: what size tank is he in? How often do you change the water? Does he have a heater or filter....
Me 2, and almost everone says its in a bowl. :evil: My librarian had hers in a cup for awhile with really bad finrot before I finally broke down and wents out and bought a heated, filtered 2.5 gallon tank for him. By then he was too sick Its ok tho, bcuz instead of torturing another betta in a cup, I tought her how to care for it before she bought a new one!!;-)
Your partially right, they don't exactly know about what else is "out there" as far as living space. And yes, 1 gallon IS better than a Betta cup. But, it is supposed to be up to us as responsible Fish Keepers to provide them with what they need to live as full a life as WE can give them. Did you ever watch a betta, any fish for that matter, go from being in a confined space to a larger space? Did you see any difference in how they act? Think about it. ;-) IMO
Fishcricker, I agree with you. I have a betta that went from a large heated, filtered tank at the fish store, that he shared with some other kind of fish, to a temporary half gallon, to a 1 and a half gallon critter keeper to a heated 4 gallon tank.I never saw him act any differently, going from one to the other. He blew bubbles in every container he was in. And you're right...we need to be responsible fish keepers and give thhem the best life that we can, no matter what size container they are in.
Fish Bubble Wall Mount Fish Tank at Wrapables - Aquariums & Bowls
not to change the subject but ive had a great idea for one of these which involves attaching so it hangs in front of a window and growing small plants like mosses in a sort of micro planted tank...hmmm
on the subject in hand i would say minimum for any fish would be 5g anything smaller is going to be very unstable
I have always believe that bettas would be fine is 2.5G. That was my personal minimum. But here's a story...
I had my female betta in my 30G community that was planted, and had a ton of hiding spots and places to interact with. When I sold the fish and later the tank, I kept only one fish and that was the betta. She is now in a 2.5G in my sister's room (I do all the cleaning), and she is definitely not as active as she used to be. I sort of feel bad, too. My personal minimum size is now 5G, but I will still recommend 2.5G.
I understand that! except i home school and go to highschool full time at the same time, so unfortunately all my baby sitting time is gone and the time i have i just wanna sleep... or buy new fish
Emmnemms, you must be very smart from all that school! lol
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