[madlikearose]

Hello everyone! So my little Daryl has been kept in his 1.5 gallon for too long :/ So for my birthday I asked my parents for a 5 gallon and guess what I am getting??!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O8SZTKQ...UTF8&colid=195TL390HBYYY&coliid=I2KXVNQ1GPWYY

It is beautiful and perfect! He is going to be so happy and I bought him a betta bed and everything. Now, which would you guys recommend for the bottom of his tank, Aquarium sand? tiny rocks? or big pebbles/rocks?
Thanks again everyone! Love you all my fellow betta nerds

 

[Bettabubble3]

I have that tank. The only thing Im not crazy about is the filter output. I put a little silk plant in it to stop the water out put. I love it because I can put the heater in the back so you dont see it. Its a great tank as long as you have a heater!

 

[madlikearose]

I have that tank. The only thing Im not crazy about is the filter output. I put a little silk plant in it to stop the water out put. I love it because I can put the heater in the back so you dont see it. Its a great tank as long as you have a heater!

Good because I have a really good heater do you recommend sand or rocks?

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

I think sand is easier to maintain. Get a piece of airline tubing ($3.00 from Wal-Mart) and hover it over the sand as you siphon out the water. All the gunk stays on top instead of sifting down into the substrate as with gravel.

 

[sheridan]

I have sand in two of my tanks, and it looked great at first, but after a while, it gets very thin (from it going into the water vacuum) and dirty-looking. I personally would choose gravel. Very exciting!

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

I've learned the trick to sand is to hover at least a quarter inch over it and use airline tubing instead of a vacuum. When I used a regular gravel vac I was sucking out more sand than gunk. And, whew, did that get expensive!

 

[sheridan]

Oh yes, sorry my mistake, I do use airline tubing. I just find that when I don't go close to the sand, all of the gunk doesn't come up; particularly any algae growing on the sand.

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

I have to be careful to not suck up baby Assassin Snails and Shrimp or Java Moss or Subwassertang. They should come out with a mistake-proof, gunk-only way to siphon. ;-)

BTW, that tank gets great reviews from Betta owners on PetCo.

 

[AukWord]

Hello everyone! So my little Daryl has been kept in his 1.5 gallon for too long :/ So for my birthday I asked my parents for a 5 gallon and guess what I am getting??!

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O8SZTKQ...UTF8&colid=195TL390HBYYY&coliid=I2KXVNQ1GPWYY

It is beautiful and perfect! He is going to be so happy and I bought him a betta bed and everything. Now, which would you guys recommend for the bottom of his tank, Aquarium sand? tiny rocks? or big pebbles/rocks?
Thanks again everyone! Love you all my fellow betta nerds

The fact that you asked for something for your fish, for your birthday makes me like you, quite a bit (in a totally non-creepy, non-stalkery way) ;-)

 

[madlikearose]

The fact that you asked for something for your fish, for your birthday makes me like you, quite a bit (in a totally non-creepy, non-stalkery way) ;-)

Thanks! he is my little baby and deserves to be happy whenever he I'd happy I'm happy! And thanks lol I get its not creepy

 

[madlikearose]

Guys it came!!! I'm so happy!

 

[DangerousAngel]

YAY!!! I'm so happy for you and Daryl!
I personally prefer gravel, but that's just me. I can't wait for pics!!

 

[madlikearose]

there we go he is so happy

 

[RussellTheShihTzu]

Wow! That is just gorgeous!! Send me a PM.