I have a 1 gallon aquarium with 1 betta in it. When do I have to run my filter? Do i run it all the time or how often?
2007-08-27 13:32:30 · 9 answers · asked by dannielynn_hope_15 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
You run it all the time! oh my gosh. lol. Do you want your fish to die? lol. I have hundreds of exotic fish and I leave the filter on 24/7 so they always have fresh water!
2007-08-27 13:35:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
24/7. Just curious as to what kind of filter you have in a 1 gallon tank. Any possibility you'd consider putting the betta in a more appropriate sized thank, like 3-5 gallons (if it is alone)?
2007-08-27 13:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by Democrat with 5 Guns 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually, if it's a cycled tank, you'll want it running 24/7. If the tank isn't cycled, which I'm going to guess it probably isn't, then I'd say your better off removing the filter, and changing out the 100% of the water every 2 days. Being it's a betta, and a small container/tank, you don't want it to cycle, bettas don't handle a cycling tank very well. He'd be better in a 5 gallon tank though.
2007-08-27 14:07:06 · answer #3 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For my beta fish, I run the filter 24/7
2007-08-27 13:36:53 · answer #4 · answered by Katie W 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
run it all the time to be safe, the filter does what it says it filters out the bad things in the water that are harmful to the fish
2007-08-27 13:36:09 · answer #5 · answered by ballmonkeyhockey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the time do you have a smal heater here is one that they will love for a 1 gallon: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12087&N=2004+113767 I use it and it works great!! One gallon is a little small splurge for a 2 or 5!!
2007-08-27 14:39:30 · answer #6 · answered by Kyle S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you run it 24/7, and your betta should be in at least a 2.5 gallon tank, which you would also be able to heat around 76-82 degrees
They thrive in warmer water and especially regulatet temperatures
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-08-27 21:05:14 · answer #7 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You run it all the time
2007-08-27 13:43:22 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
filter is not needed ... but you should vacuum and put put fresh water in periodically.
2007-08-27 13:35:43 · answer #9 · answered by eric 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋