Whats the best water for a betta fish?

Question

I am at a university in NS right next to a salt water bay. Our water that comes from the bay is treated, but the problem is that it is sooo loaded with chlorine, its pretty nasty to even drink.

The university recommends Breta Water Filters to attach to the faucets or a pitcher with a Breta Filter installed in the pitcher.

Lately, i have been taking the water straight from the tap, and using Aqua Plus Tap Water Conditioner to lower the chlorine level. But lately, a day after cleaning the tank and using the conditioner, the tank gets scummy right away and hazy, and the fish is not too active.

Now today i used bottled water on the tank, and he likes it. it's a quick fix for now. But i do not want to have to go out buying bottled water every week for his tank.

What i want to know is this: What water would be better? Water from the tap with the conditioner, or make a supply of fresh water using my pitcher with the Breta Water Filter?

Answer 1

The reason your tank is getting cloudy after one day, is because you're changing out the whole water, instead of doing partial waterchanges of 25% every week, if you have at least a 2.5 gallon tank

Which means you're killing all the good bacteria every time you clean out your tank and it has to recycle every time
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/caring_for_bettas.html


Hope that helps
Good luck


EB

Answer 2

Bottled water is the best choice for you . You want a ph of 7.0 and a salt content of 1 teaspoon per 10 gallons of water. I been raising these fish for 40 years .

Answer 3

I use a product called aqua-safe to take out all the toxins. Just put it in regular tap water by the amount of the instructions. Works well. I use it for all my freshwater fish and they are all healthy and my angelfish have liked for like 3-4 years now.

Answer 4

Well instead of getting the filter and stuff just pour as much water as you need into a container and let it sit for 24 hours or 48 if you feel more comfortable.

Answer 5

Fill a small container with tap water and leave it set out for a couple days before changing the water.

Answer 6

The best water conditioner i find a lot of experienced aquarists trust is called Prime by SeaChem not expensive and found basically at any petstore. It works like a charm so i wish you luck if you need anything else email me! good luck :]

Answer 7

I have a fish, and I use bottled water. The night before I know that I am going to change it I put it on the counter & let it get to room temperature. It's perfect.

Answer 8

I buy gallon bottled spring water for my betta we have lots of unhealthy things in our water!

Answer 9

I buy gallon bottled spring water for my betta :) We have lots of chlorine in our water too and that's not healthy for him/her

Answer 10

instead of keep byeing bottel after bottel why dont you buy a gallon ?