betta question?

Question

how often should i change the water, and how long do they live?

Answer 1

Betta fish live from 3 to 5 years, depending on how good you take care of them. You should change the water once a week. If it's really hot, the water will evaporate faster, so in the summer you might want to change the water two times a week.

Answer 2

They should live about 5 years if given the proper conditions (5+ gallons, heater, filter, balanced diet). Depending on the size of your tank, the time between water changes differs. If you have and unfiltered tank/bowl, once a week is good (Bettas are very clean fish). In a filtered tank that is 3 gallons or less, once every 2 weeks. In a filtered tank 3+ gallons, You could get away with a water change every 2.5-3 weeks. This is all assuming that the Betta is the only fish/invertebrate in the tank. Good luck!

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Answer 3

How big is the tank/bowl? In a tank that is heated and filtered they can live from 3-7 years. In a bowl a couple of months to 2 years if they are lucky. As for water changes if you have him in a filtered tank you should do a 10-20% water change once a week and vacuum the gravel. If hes in a small bowl empty the whole bowl at least 3 times a week

Answer 4

every 2 weeks or so

Normally bettas live to be 2-5 years old, but some live to be nearly 8 years old. Typically, males puchased from a pet store are 9-12 months old, at a point when their finnage becomes fullest and most attractive. Due to their shorter finnage, females available in pet stores are often only 3-6 months old. Male bettas living in laboratories with large individual tanks and daily exercise have lived 10 years or longer.

Answer 5

Bettas are pretty tough fish, they should live 3 years or better with good care. Changing water really depends on the container you have them in. If in a bowl you'll have to change frequently as the small amount of water will look bad much faster. Bettas can live in tiny containers because they can swallow air bubbles to get oxygen, however, like any fish they are happier in a bigger tank.

If the setup you've got for him has a filter, you shouldn't need to change water more than twice a month after the initial 2 weeks. for the first 2 weeks you may need to change it every 2-3 days. If the water smells bad, change it.

Answer 6

Bettas do live from 3 to 5 years if you take good care of them. I would change the water once every two weeks. Try not to remove the fish from the tank as they can get stressed out and die. I use a Turkey baster to suck out the poop from the bottom of the tank. So far my betta has been doing great (he's almost two years old). Oh, and make sure to use dechlorinator.

Answer 7

you should change the water about every three to four days...if the tank is very small...and they live about 2-5 years.

Answer 8

You should change it once a week and they can live for threes years and longer.

Answer 9

around once a week. They live around 3-5 years if you take really good care of them.

Answer 10

they may live up to 2 years ...but only if you have them in a smalll bowl ....you should change the water once every two weeeks but you probably need to get chlorine removing chemicals and if you put them in a large bowl they live shorter because they age faster because of more swimming and in a small bowl it is less maintenence and he will live longer =)