A small betta tank to go on my book shelf. I've seen the Mini Bow 1 (is it any good for a betta?), the Aquatic Edge 1 Gallon, and Marineland Eclipse Explorer 2 Gallon. Were these tanks bulit to torture bettas as some people have said?
Betta are known to live in small spaces- I highly dislike putting them in those bowls however! But many people say 1 gallon is also too small even for a betta, they say a 6 gallon or up is recommended. I'm not putting a 6 gallon on my book shelf, however!
I have a 2.5 gallon as a hospital tank for my other aquariums, and I thought I could use it as the shelf tank but it was much too big. I need something small.
I know the betta grows around 2 inches, so would a 1 gallon make him sick?
2007-04-25 05:39:07 · 5 answers · asked by ABCD1233KIDDO 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
Just do not put the bette in too big an aquarium (I would guess over 5 gallons) and too strong a filtration system. Bettas live regularly in still motionless water. A small filter is ok, but if you get a big filter you are requiring the betta to swim along with the current it creates, and this sometimes kills them from exhasution because they arnt used to swimming much at all.
As long as you keep its environment small, do not over feed it (fed every 2-4 days only small amounts) Anbd you do the regularl water changes the Betta should be fine. They are very healthy fish and some customers at my store have told me their betta lived for over 5 years (good life span considering its a fish) Bettas are pretty hardy and so you shouldnt have a problem switching it between tanks.
2007-04-25 05:47:53 · answer #1 · answered by neonorangcrayola 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The small mini bow you mention is a good home for a betta. I would suggest one in a 2.5 gallon range as the very best choice, but a 1 gallon with a filter will be just fine as long as you keep up with the water changes on a very regular basis.
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2007-04-25 06:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by magicman116 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
they are kept in smal bowls because they can live there not becasue they DO live there. but thye also don't need lots of water. a 1-2.5 gallons in plenty for 1 betta and maybe a few guppies, any more would somewhat be of a waste. they don't ned 5 or 10 but a bowl is a little cruel. just remember 1-2.5 gal. a shelf should be able to hold the 10-25 lbs it wieghs. (8lb/gal +rocks, filter, lights etc)
2007-04-25 05:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by Akkaiden 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My father used to breed bettas, and for the males, at least, YES those tanks are built to torture them! Male bettas have been bred way past what their wild counterparts look like and have extremely heavy fins that make it VERY VERY hard for them to swim against current in a larger tank with a filter set-up. Usually they end up exhausting themselves and get stuck to the filter intake tube and die. There are some very nice acrylic mini tanks that you can set up that have lights - if you absolutely feel like you MUST have one with a filter, I reccommend Red Sea's AquaVase Combo. The filter is extremely small and it can be turned down low enough to not bother the betta (or turned off and only run for certain times a day).
2007-04-25 05:53:02 · answer #4 · answered by Pythoness 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would suggest that you get a 3 gallon to 4 gallon aquarium... possibly a 5 gallon.
2007-04-25 06:08:32 · answer #5 · answered by Cassie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋