Can anyone give me info about betta fish?

Question

I'm thinking about getting one. I need info and pictures please!

Answer 1

I'm sorry to say but many of the answers provided have a lot of incorrect information.

Housing: Bettas come from the wild and live in slow moving streams, or rice paddies, which can be up to thousands of gallons of water. Bettas are labyrinth fish. They have an organ which allows them to breathe directly from the air. This means that they can SURVIVE smaller environments. It does not mean that is suitable for them. Bettas should be set up in at least a 5 gallon aquarium with a heater (seeing as they prefer temperatures ranging from 78-82 F) and a filter. They need places to hide, such as caves, planets, driftwood....

Maitenance: Bettas, like other fish in tanks, will need their water changed weekly. I would suggest a simple 30% water change every weekend if you only have one fish. Make sure the filter outflow isn't too powerful either. In the wild, they don't have the long fins they do in captivity. It is quite difficult for them to fight the current.

Compatibility: Males bettas are NOT compatible with each other. There have been freak stories where two have lived together peacefully for a long time, but do not try it yourself, ever. They can be kept with other fish, though. If you plan to house yours with other fish, make sure the fish he is with are not too small to be eaten, are not long-finned, and do not nip his fins. Sometimes you may run across the hyper-aggressive betta that will tear anything to shreds. If you dont' want to run this risk, just have him alone.

Food: Bettas need a varied diet. They are carnivores, so flake food just won't cut it. Try shrimp, krill, bloodworms, blackworms and anything similar. Make sure to get a small amount of the water from the aquarium and soak the food in it first so the betta will be able to digest it easier. Otherwise, it may expand in his stomach and kill him. Don't forget to feed him SOME veggies though. This can be accomplished by feeding maybe a quarter of the small algae wafers. Mine loves to pig out on those.

Life: Bettas in captivity live from 3-5 years it properly cared for. If they die sooner than that, it's due to ignorance by it's owner or possibly an illness.

Breeding: Please do not breed bettas unless you know what you're doing. Leave it to the experts because too much hybridizing has occured and a lot of strains ruined by commercial breeders.

Answer 2

The Betta is a type of "Siamese" Fighting Fish. These fish have been bred over the years to enhance the fins and remarkable variety of colors of the males, as well as making them increasingly combative. Therefore, only one male should be kept in a tank; however, smaller, shorter-finned females may be housed together with caution. In addition, a male and a female should only be housed together temporarily for breeding purposes. Females can be as colorful as the males, although, they rarely have the long finnage that is seen with the males.

An ideal environment for the Betta is an aquarium that holds a steady temperature (75-86°F) and does not contain tank mates that may nip at their long fins. Do not house more than one male in the same aquarium, as they will fight. They are capable of lining in small containers because of thier ability to gulp air, but you must be careful of water conditions as fouled water will shorten their lifes span (3-5yrs). Change the water with aged (1 day) tap water once a week of whenever it becomes dirty. Treat problems like ich or fin rot with freshwater salt.

Once laid by the female, the eggs are tended by the male in a bubblenest. Fry appear in about 24 hours and must be fed very small food initially, such as crushed or powdered flakes and newly hatched brine shrimp. Fry will also take finely chopped hard-boiled egg yolk.

Provide the Betta with a carnivorous diet consisting of a quality flake food, frozen or freeze dried blood worms and brine shrimp.

types of Bettas:
http://members.tripod.com/~watershed3/types.html
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Answer 3

I can't post a pic in here but here s the info 'bout betta fish

Betta comes in many different Colors: red, orange, brown, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet, black or a mixture of colors. The fish is a male Betta and is easily recognized by its’ long colorfully flowing fins and tail. Bettas in the wild lives in a minute space that is approximately 3 inches long by 2 inches wide and 1 inch deep of water. Using a one-quart vase makes it virtually a palace in comparison to the space of the Betta’s wild home. Bettas are anabantoids, they need to breathe oxygen from the surface of the water, and this causes the lack for the need of a steady source of water filtration or air pumps. Bettas need water temperature of
75 – 80 degree F. At temperature of 70-degree F. or less the Betta may lie at the bottom or hide, and may starve to death, no matter how much or kind of foods are offered.


FOOD
• In the wild the Betta, consume minute quantities of live protein, bloodworms, mosquito larvaes, and the microscopic proteins that are clinging to the roots of plants. Please note that the plant roots do not carry enough microscopic protein on them, therefore, its roots are not an adequate food source supply.

•The Betta’s metabolism is very slow and require 3 long bloodworms once every 2 days. I write again, 3 long bloodworms once every 2 days. Feeding more then that quantity will make the water spoil and may result in damaging the Betta’s fins and/or killing the fish (over feeding is the number one killer of the Betta fish).


WATER CARE
• The water in a one-gallon vase should be changed once per month and only if feeding is not at an excess. Change the water even sooner if it gets cloudy.

• To change the water, remove fish first into a cup of its own water from its vase. Fill the vase with tap or spring water that has been conditioned. ( To condition the water, put into one gallon of water ¼ teaspoon of Stress Coat ©. Let the water set to room temperature. The Stress Coat will put a protective layer on the fish.)

• When filling the vase with the conditioned water leave 2 – 2 ½ inches of air space between the bottom of the plant cup and the top of the water line, remember Bettas are anabantoids and need that space to come up for air (oxygen).

• Do not put vase with fish into direct sunlight this will increase the water temperature to an unsafe level, resulting in killing the fish.


VASE CARE
• The vase should not be washed out with any soaps, never this is a NO… NO… The vase just needs to be rinse out with tap water. Swirl the rocks/ marbles to remove any waste trapped between them.


PLANT CARE
• Rinse off the roots under running tap water and remove any dead roots
(dead roots looks brown and are soft).

• Do not use any other plants except the natural water plants that come with your vase others may be toxic to your fish.

• The roots grow down into the water absorbing small amount of fish waste it also producing oxygen.

• If the plant grows too massive at the leaves (top) separate the plant, you may plant that part of the plant that has been separated. If the roots grow too overgrown, you may cut them back.

• One of the best water plants to use is the Chinese Evergreen, it tolerates very low lighting and it is a hydroponics plant.

• All of our plants been preconditioned, this procedure prepares the plants’ roots for aquatic adaptation.

Answer 4

I don't have pics, but I have two. The basics are these:
#1 Don't put them together!
3@ They live in still water (so a one gallon start up kit would be ideal)
#3 they eat blood worm (either frozen or dried) once a day
#4 change the water once a week
#5 keep away from direct sunlight
#6 the males have the big tales and the femailes have short- DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BREED UNLESS YOU ARE ADVANCED!
Good luck

Answer 5

Welcome to the Betta Fish Care site
Betta Fish Care:

Betta Fish Care: Appropriate home. This item includes a 1.5 gallon bowl.

Keep this bowl away from sources of hot and cold air such as heaters, heater vents, cold or sunny windows, drafts, air conditioner vents, etc. It's is important that this bowl be kept cool at about 65 to 75 degrees F. Put it in a place away from extremes of hot and cold.



When you go to a pet store, you'll find rows of small bowls, each containing one colorful fish. These are male Siamese fighting fish (more properly known as a betta) and the way you find them in the pet store is essentially how they should be kept.

Bettas can be kept in small containers because they are able to breathe air, like humans, as well as water. Keep the water between 70 and 80 degrees, and don't let the temperature change too quickly. Keep the bowl away from appliances that produce a lot of heat.

IMPORTANT BETTA FISH CARE: Only ONE betta per bowl! They're called "fighting fish" for a reason. They are highly territorial animals and will react violently if two are placed in the same container. You can see the preliminary phase of their fighting, the threat display, if you put a mirror up against the bowl. Notice the raised gill covers, which makes the betta look bigger.

Change the water in the bowl when it starts to look cloudy, about once a week. Let the water age at least 24 hours, to release some of the chemicals. After transfering the betta to a container (with either the old water or the water you're going to use) clean the bowl with mild soap, and rinse thoroughly. Also rinse any decorations (rocks, shells, plastic plants, etc.) before filling the bowl with the aged water, and releasing your Siamese fighting fish.

The pet store where you bought your betta will have food as well, probably freeze-dried blood worms. Feed your Siamese fighting fish two or three times a day, only what he will eat in a few minutes. Overfeeding will make the water cloud faster, and your betta will be more likely to get ill.

One last note: pet stores usually don't carry female bettas, because they tend to be less colorful and showy than the males. Also, people are usually just looking for a nice pet, not a breeding hobby. If this is your intention, then I suggest doing some serious research before you start!


Betta Fish Care: Recommended Diet.
BettaMin™ Floating Flake Food and Delecta™ Freeze Dried Blood Worms both made by Tetra™ and available in most pet stores and Wal-Mart Stores. We also feed the fish in our fish bowls a few live Black Worms three days a week and occasionally some live or frozen brine shrimp. A little bit of live food is very good, but too much seems to cause problems.

I feed all the inhabitants of my fish bowls a few Black Worms every other day.





Betta Fish Care: Compatibility.
You can add an African Dwarf Frog, but it will need to eat live food such as live Black Worms at least three times a week.


Betta Fish Care: Why Does This Fish Bowl Kit Work?
Several visitors to this site have sent us Feedback saying that they were worried that one Betta and two Aquatic Snails are too many animals in one bowl. We appreciate their concern for these animals, and it might seem like too many animals. But the crucial test is to actually try it, and we have tried it many many times. It works. Why?

1.5 gallons is 6 quarts and that's a pretty big fish bowl. We might put one Betta in a half gallon bowl but 1.5 gallons is much better.
Notice we recommend putting the bowl in a cool part of your home where the water is 65 to 75 degrees F. not 78 to 80. The lower temperature allows more oxygen in the water and less fish waste because the animals' metabolism is slower.
The cultured gravel provides a lot of surface area that is covered with the essential nitrifying bacteria that turn fish waste into harmless residue.
We recommend that you change 20% of the water at least twice a week and replace it with bottled drinking water.
We recommend that you feed Tetra BettaMin and Tetra Delecta Freeze Dried Blood Worms, because these foods float and leave less residue than most foods.
We strongly recommend you check your fish bowl 10 minutes after each feeding. If there is any uneaten food, remove it with a small net.
These animals are adults and have low metabolic rates. Why is that important? Because they'll metabolize less food, so they'll eat less food, so they'll produce less waste, the water will stay clean, and they'll remain healthy.
Betta Fish Care: We know that one small goldfish will not do well in a fish bowl, so we don't recommend putting goldfish in bowls. It took us a long time to find the unique combination of this large bowl with the right amount of cultured gravel, food, and animals that fit together and do very well together.

This isn't just a "first thing I thought of" combination that might work. It's the pieces of a puzzle that finally fitted together to produce a combination that does work.



Betta Fish Care: Cautionary Comments.
A couple of good folks have sent comments saying that they took this plan for this kit, then went out and "bought all the parts and put it together, but it doesn't seem to be working." We checked and found out they had gravel but not cultured gravel, or they couldn't find any Aquatic Snails.

The cultured gravel and the Aquatic Snails are essential, and this combination doesn't work well without them. We'll be glad to ship you the cultured gravel and the Aquatic Snails, or the entire kit, and anything else you need. But please for sake of the animals do the entire plan, or it may not work.


Betta Fish Care: Size and Life Span. Most of these animals can live for 2 to 3 years in this fish bowl.



Betta Fish Care:

Plant Care. Do not use any plants except the natural water plants that are not toxic to the fish. The plants' roots grow down into the water and absorbs small amounts of waste produced by the betta fish. The plant also produces oxygen into the air. If the plants' root grows too large or becomes brown and soggy, you may cut them back. If the plant becomes too massive at the top (leaves) you may separate the plant and plant that part of the plant that is not being used. One of the best water plant to use is the Chinese Evergreen, it tolerates very low lighting and it's a hydroponic plant. Note: Our plants have been preconditioned, this procedure prepares the plant's roots for aquatic adaptation.

Answer 6

I have a Betta fish, he is reallly sweet and colorful. Many fish are like that. You can search online, like on google.com and just type in Betta Fish. i know there is a really good Betta website, www.betta-lovers.com. Also there is, www.bettafishguide.com, www.bettatalk.com, www.bettafish.com, and try www.wikipedia.com. just check the internet, it is really helpful.
HAVE FUN!!!!:)

Answer 7

http://www.petsmart.com/global/search/search_results.jsp
(products for betta fish)

i know that you can't keep more than one in the same tank because they will fight and are territorial. The last one I had lived for three years though! They are very pretty.

FOr info. about bettas and how to care for them this site has everything:
http://www.petsmart.com/global/articles/article_detail.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673332970&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696507217&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1159013399076&Ntt=betta+fish+information&In=Fish&previousText=betta+fish+information&N=2023693

Answer 8

they are also called Chinese fighting fish

NEVER put them together they will fight to the death

be careful what other types of fish they are w/ also
they have beautiful fins that other fish might like to bite @

Answer 9

Check this website out for info, pics, and pricing. I found it interesting myself.

Answer 10

www.bettatalk.com.
http://images.google.co.in/images?q=Siamese+Fighting+Fish+-+Betta&hl=en&btnG=Search+Images