betta....anyone know how to take care?

Question

im planning to take care of a betta can anyone tell me how i know that male bettas is not to be mixed in one tank

i live in tropical country(philipines)

Answer 1

Whew, Jerry, that's a long sentence.

At any rate, asasassas, I could fill up this post with pages and pages of information. Instead, I'll just point you to a really good discussion on Betta care.
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1918&articleid=2340

Good luck!

Jason C

Answer 2

I will give you some information on Betta's.
1. Tank: Betta will thrive in a 2.5 gallon tank or larger. Filtered is always better. You must have a heater in the tank set between 76-82 F at all times. Betta's are tropical fish. They are only housed in small cups in pet stores because the stores don't have enough room to house them correctly.
2. Food: Betta's need a varied diet. You need to purchase the pellets or flakes made for Betta's. Also feed them brine shrimp, blood worms on occasion. You can feed your fish once or twice a day. Just remember when you are feeding him that it's stomach is as large as it's eye. Do not overfeed. This could cause illness and foul up the tank. Some people fast their Betta one day a week to ensure they don't become constipated. Constipated is one reason Swim Bladder Disease occurs.
3. Water changes: These depend on how large of a tank or bowl you have. If you place the fish in a bowl you will need to do complete water changes every other day. In a filtered tank do a partial water change every week and vacuum the gravel. Keeping the tank clean is a must. If not your Betta could suffer from Fin Rot or other serious diseases.
4. Tank Mates: You can house your male Betta with other peaceful community fish if you have a large enough tank. Try to avoid fin nippers and aggressive fish. I have my male with three different types of Tetra's, corydora's, dwarf rainbowfish, Swordtails, peaceful Barbs, and a algae eater. Do not place other Betta's in the tank, not even females. The only time they should be placed together is during spawning.

If you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Answer 3

Bettas enjoy large, heated, and filtered tanks, but it you can't provide that, the smallest tank you should keep a Betta in is 2 gallons. All Betta tanks should be heated and filtered, but neither are ABSOLUTELY necessary. I give my Betta 3 Hikari Betta Gold pellets twice a day. For tank cleaning, use a siphon to clean the gravel and remove about half the water every week. When adding water back into the tank, make sure you use a dechlorinating chemical to make it fish-safe. Bettas enjoy clean water. If it is murky, it is time for a cleaning. Live plants are a good idea with Bettas because it gives them spots to hide and will keep the water a bit more stable (doesn't replace filters or cleanings). Good Betta plants are Java Moss, Elodea/Anacharis, and Dwarf Hairgrass. Whatever plant you use, make sure the Betta has enough room to get to the water's surface. Bettas (unlike most other fish) breath from the atmosphere, they don't extract oxygen from the water. Good luck!

Nosoop4u

Answer 4

I have had mine since September 2006. I know a little something.

First, they will eat the flakes, but they prefer blood worms. If you can feed them 1 pinch of blood worms for 5 days and flakes the others (flakes help the coloring, while bw help condition and provide energy). They will sleep alot.
Siphon out 1/4 of the water and replace it with the same amount each week. BUT, you should clean out the tank/bowl once a month. Be sure you put in the waterdrops.


When siphoning, stick the end deep in the rocks before you suck, and don't suck up the fish.

They are from mud swamps in vietnam- they will make their water kind of mucky to hide, and they like to hide in plants.

Answer 5

i've had pretty good luck with bettas in the past right now i'm in the process of trying to mate wild child and demon but there pretty self explanatory if you add them to a tank that has air do not no matter what anyone tells you put it back in a tank without air or it will die i've lost 3 that way trial and error i usually feed mine twice a day once in the morning and once at night but very sparingly demon is in a 1 gallon tank and wild child in a ten until the mating process is over and then he goes back to 1 gallon there beuatiful fish fun to watch and take care of hope this helps and hope you enjoy your new betta

Answer 6

Soupnazi said it well, In about the same words I would use, I recommend that advice with one small addition. They look like they sleep a lot but they are imitating dead leaf matter. In nature they live in shallow bodies of murky water and are subject to predation unless they look like leaves. Don't expect a ton of action from him but he should seem eager to eat and wakeful if disturbed. Signs of illness to watch for: swellings, raw spots, enlarged eyes (happens to bettas a lot, but none of mine) red streaks on fins and extreme lethargy.

Answer 7

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