Fish??????

Question

I was just wondering How often i should clean my fish's bowl.
It is a Beta fish.Also,im a little worried because Sometimes it floats to the very bottom for like 10 minutes then gets really active.

Answer 1

As fivespeed said, there is no magic number, but if you are talking about an unfiltered bowl, it will never cycle as a filtered tank will and will have no way to deal with built up ammonia. I replace 100% of the water in my betta bowls every 3 days and practice very careful feeding so as to not over feed. If you ever have uneaten food in the bowl even for a few hours, I would suggest you clean the bowl every 2 days. Bettas fins are very sensitive to excess ammonia and will curl and fray at even low levels of ammonia build up so it's important to take extra care with the water.

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Answer 2

First task is to get an aquarium, even if it is a small 2.5-3.0 gallon one, as this about the minimum size, plus the betta really needs a filter and a heater too.
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Then with a gravel vac, remove 25% of the water bi-weekly. This will insure a long, healthy, happy life for your pet. A bowl simply can't do this.

Answer 3

This ofetn depends on how big your bowl is, and how often you feed them. But as a general practice I change about 30-40% of the water removing as much debris as possible every 3 days or so.

Answer 4

There is no magic number of days. It all depends on how much food you feed him, how big the tank is, and whether or not you have live plants. Clean it often, use plenty of dechlorinator, go light on food and you will be fine.

Answer 5

All of the water every 5 days. Feed 3 times a week. Do this and you will have healthy happy betta.

Answer 6

clean there water often they can get infections easy.

Answer 7

about once every two weeks