Water Conditioner for Bettas?

Question

For bettas, do they have to have a specific sort of water treatment? I used "Splended Betta" brand for a while, but I'm running low on that now and was wondering if I can use any brand of water conditioner for them. I mean, all brands just dechlorinate the water, right?

Answer 1

I also use stress coat for all of my fish. If you don't use the conditioner the chlorine can actually burn your Betta's scales. Doesn't matter what kind ofconditioner, it all does the same thing.

Answer 2

Any water dechlorinator is fine as long as you use it properly (if you use too much Amquel+, it causes all sorts of other chemical reactions to happen, which the bottle never mentions, that will kill you tank). Don't use Stress Coat--it puts an artificial plastic into the water which, over time, will leave a white residue that you will have to scrap off--and anything that does that you can imagine what it does to your fish. A healthy fish doesn't need any more stress coating then what it naturally makes itself. And even bettas need the chemicals man has put into system water removed--chlorine will dissipate after 24 hours (if you leave it out) but other things won't like chlorimines which many water systems are now using because it is more effective at killing the baddies in the water system--but you have to use a dechloriminator to get rid of them in your water. If your water only has clorine added, just let it sit for 24 hours. But if your water company puts other things in, you'll need some de-chemical. And there are tons of them available at the fish store.

Answer 3

Nope use the one you have now i use it for my bettas and i also put in a fin treatment just to help them to keep they're fins good im a betta breeder and dont use other water conditioners that brand is one of the top ones if you wanna get a better one you will be expect to pay a lot more than Splended Betta. i also have a special treatment sent all the way from queensland from my betta importer if you wanna know about that it works wonders and doesnt change the pH of your water.

Also you can look at this site it is usefull fro people who dont know much about betta care or wanna know more
http://care.betta-fish.com.ar/

Take care and keep your pH between 6.8 to 7.0

Answer 4

Nope, you don't need to buy a special brand of water conditioner. Anything that removes chlorine, chloramine and neutralises the trace metals in the water is fine. I use AquaSafe by TetraAqua and it works fine for my bettas.

By the way: letting the water sit out overnight will remove chlorine from tapwater, but it will not remove other chemicals in tapwater like chloramine and trace metals. These substances are harmful to your fish and can only be removed with water conditioner. Many people say their bettas have survived well in tapwater; however, bear in mind that tapwater conditions vary between regions (some people's tapwater may have more chloramine than others') and, well, bettas are very hardy fish.

Answer 5

A lot of brands claim to do all sorts of things, but honestly this cause more trouble than good. A betta is generally fine with any water you can drink other than distilled water. Removing chlorine can be done by just letting the water age for 24-48 hours in an open container. If you don't want to wait buy a treatment that just deals with the chlorine.

Answer 6

I used stress coat (R), which dechlorinates the water. It has Aloe Vera to heal existing skin disorders and to coat the skin. It isn't specifically for bettas, but it doesn't say anything about it being for certain kinds of fish either. I'm not worried at all. Bettas are very tough. I had a Betta for years... I used regular water without dechlorinating it.

Answer 7

I have a betta fish and her conditioner works really well.Ive had her since one week after last Christmas.The conditinor is called(wardley water care cholor out).It works for fresh waterand salt water aquariums.

Answer 8

Save your money because Betta's don't need the water messed with. Tap water works great because they are a labyrinth fish... which means they take a air bubble from the surface and sink with it, breath from it and release it through their gills. So nothing is required.

Answer 9

I just use tap water and clean the bowl once a week and mine is about 3 years old and I had some live to be 6-8 years old