but I've read that betta dont like disturbance in the water, is this true?
2006-12-21 11:46:30 · 12 answers · asked by Frank 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
10 gal tank
2006-12-21 11:49:39 · update #1
Bettas originated in Cambodia, in tiny pools of water. They do not care for heavy water disturbance.
Also, if you are thinking of buying all males; in the same tank, please don't! They tend to fight until death.
I also recommend water conditioners, freeze dried blood worms ( fish love those! ), and clean water.
Have fun with your bettas!
I've had two.
-Tally
2006-12-21 15:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you getting male bettas or female bettas? If they are male, they must be housed seperately or they will kill eachother. If they are female, they may live together in some cases. Expect some fighting for a while when you first get the females because they are establishing a pecking order. If they continue to fight, use your judgement and remove before severe injury or death.
Males tend to like calmer water because they have longer tails which make it harder for them to fight the current and build bubble nests which may be swept away by the filter's force. Females should be fine with the filter but it is not necessary.
In both cases, keep a tight lid/top on the tank(s) because both sexes jump. Also, if you're keeping a new community of females, keep a bottle of Melafix (or something similar) handy to repair nipped fins. Is your tank cycled already? This is necessary for the wellbeing of any fish in a new tank. http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html
2006-12-21 20:10:14 · answer #2 · answered by unknown 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bettas will fight to the death, so I suggest only getting one, unless you're a terrible person and want to see fish die.
Sometimes bettas do hate disturbances in the water, but if you keep the water level high there should be little disturbances, but not many.
2006-12-21 19:50:01 · answer #3 · answered by Smooth as butter on a kitten! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Betta can survive with a filter but don't like a strong current. Get a weak filter and provide lots of hiding room. Oh yeah, and you can't have more than one betta at a time or they'll kill each other.
2006-12-21 19:51:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had a Beta fish in a filtered tank and it was fine the only thing you have to rember is that Beta fish don't like to be together putting more than one in a tank is a bad idea
2006-12-21 19:56:33 · answer #5 · answered by trickyvicky12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1.A few betta is never good cuz then,the next day you have no beta. 2I've seen petsmart put them in tanks with filters. 3.I had my beta in a tank with no filter and he last for about 2-3 years.
2006-12-21 19:55:32 · answer #6 · answered by hannahhorse1 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Male betas cannot be mixed with other male betas.. And, they can be aggressive to females and other types of fish, particularly those with large tails and fins. It is best to put a male beta in a community tank with some medium sized swordtails, black mollys or zebra fish.
2006-12-22 19:36:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if you want to get a betta only get one. THey fitht each other. It is true they dont like to be diturbed. Good luk . I would reccomend gold fish or something
2006-12-21 20:04:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How big is the tank?
If they have room to be away from the filter its fine
2006-12-21 19:48:07 · answer #9 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mine and my friends actually get upset if we turn off the filter, mine likes to chase the bubbles and his likes to puts it butt on the bubbles, (his name is now bubbles), i think it all depends on the fish, each one has a different personality
2006-12-21 19:51:41 · answer #10 · answered by sinful777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋