Simple and perfect. Thanks for sharing, Teeney.

 

I might just do this... but how do you know what plastic is safe to put in the tank? I was thinking of doing this with some plastic folders that look the same as your picture from the dollar store.

 

I actually didn't make this, I just made my own version of molly jean's tutorial and credited her ;-)
Im not sure what decides which plastic is safe or not.. sorry :/

We made this thread to branch off of our newsletter in the betta chat section, the betta fish bi weekly

 

Anything that is "food safe" is generally going to be okay.

 

That would make sense! :-D

 

And you would post this after I bought my bettas all new hammocks too... lol

 

Dont those ones rust? :/

 

Nah, it said on the package "no wires inside so they can't rust" thats the only reason I got it.

 

which brand was that? I only saw one brand when searching and it has wires :-???

 

Idk, I didnt read.

 

perfect!! Thanks so much

 

I decided to improvise, and took 2 large leaves from a silk plant, and stuck them in 2 suction cups and voila! (I scored the top of the leaves' stems to make them bend a little and not stick up... since the suction cups have a hole in the opposite direction as the ones used here and on the in store ones)

My husband's betta investigated it immediately... and settled in for a minute between the suction cup and leaf. Now he's ignoring it, but I suppose they need time to adjust to new things, right?

My betta is ignoring it (I put it on a side of the tank he avoids... I think because of the air stone, so I turned that off as well to see how he reacts) I'll see if he checks it out at all this week with the food trick

 

my betta ignored the purchased hammock the first time i put it in the tank, so i took it out till i saw him laying on the top of a plant. put it back in and within minutes he was snoozing on it!