Hospital Tank for Female Bettas?

Question

Hi,
I currently have a vacant 1 gallon with an undergravel filter and a heater so the water stays around 75F with it in it. I also have a 29 gallon with 9 female bettas so my question is if one of the girls are to get sick, can I use the one gallon as a hospital tank?
Thanks

If all got it, or if it was a really common easy to treat disease like ich ten I would treat the whole 29 gallon. I am talking about if one gets dropsy or something to prevent them from spreading the illness and saving me from spending 3x as much money on the good meds like Maracyn TC or something.

Answer 1

You can use the one gallon tank as a hospital tank, however it may be better to have something slighty larger than the one gallon. If one of the Bettas get sick most likely so will others (many fish diseases are highly contagious). One gallon would not allow for the treatment of more than one or two fish at a time. I would look for at least a 2 1/2 gallon tank.

It is still good to have the one gallon for an emergency though.


Addition note:
Treating the main tank is not a good idea as many medications can kill off your good bacteria and you will need to recycle the tank. This can be as harmfull as the illness itself.

Answer 2

I would recommend at least a 10 gallon tank for a hospital tank, because the medication is much easier to add on a bigger volume then on a small tank like that


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 3

One gallon would work but it would be much easier to administer the medication in a larger tank. Most medications are based on 10 gallon tanks.

Answer 4

the clarification that your betta breeding did no longer circulate fairly as you planned is because you're ignorant with regard to the placement, and in all probability did no longer do it good. first of all, betta's can not and should no longer be saved in bowls - no fish ought to. Bowls are absolute deathtraps for fish, you have had your betta in there for a three hundred and sixty 5 days, yet while saved good, betta's can stay for type of 5 to eight years. If yours keeps to stay in the bowl, she'll in all probability stay yet another six months to a three hundred and sixty 5 days, once you're fortunate. Your 36g tank is incredibly overstocked. Tetras and zebra danios would desire to be saved in faculties of 5 to 6. do no longer save education fish on my own or in pairs - it somewhat is how they replace into very under pressure. Angelfish should not be saved with danios or tetras for 2 motives: a) the angelfish would, and in all probability will consume them, and b) tetras would be incredibly nippy. A 36g tank is barely sufficiently enormous on your pair of angelfish or a school of bleeding coronary heart tetras, a school of zebra danios and a dwarf gourami. Silver funds require greater tanks, in addition they do extra useful while saved in greater communities. Roseline sharks are additionally incredibly nippy and aggressive, your different fish would go through. i do no longer propose something smaller than a 55g for one single roseline shark. you should objective and save your lady betta which includes your dwarf gourami and a school of BH tetras and zebra danios, yet this would not continually artwork. particularly in case you have a male gourami, since they are able to be incredibly aggressive. try it, as quickly as you come back the different fish and up the style of tetras and zebra danios, and then save a watch on your fish to make certain that there is not any longer lots aggression happening.

Answer 5

definatly just make sure to dechlorinate the water before u put the sick fish in. but from what i heard from quite some people the mardel says they do not kill good bacteria. then also if a fish is not sick the medecine will hurt him/her so its still a good idea to have a 1 gallon tank just in case.

Answer 6

ya

Answer 7

yea, thats a good idea!