And starts to smell a little also. Scientific Name: Hyphessobrycon Amandae Prompt Delivery and 100% Money-Back-Guarantee. Using Safe Decorations for Betta Fish? Betta fish have some weird digestion issues that sometimes arise. Wrap Up: Keep it Simple with Routine Your Routines. I am just getting back into bettas after a long hiatus and don’t remember a lot of what to do. Yes the fish will add ammonia. Level: Beginner-Advanced Remember, you don’t want to overcrowd the tank either. The Clown Pleco is the dwarf member of the species making it a suitable tank mate at a maximum length of around 4 inches. Females can be happily put with other tropical. just as an extra precaution. Well..i did a thing and now i have this lovely EE boy. It all depends on the fish. Fish get lots of stress when put in the wrong environment and stress causes fish to die. Size of Tank, Bowl, Vase, or Aquarium for Betta Fish? Also any filter recommendations? I already had a tank set up at home. This is his territorial fighting side coming out. Some companions will need more than 5-gallons to thrive on their own, without the addition of a betta. What are Options, Filter for Betta Tank or Aquarium? They also need brackish water for viable offspring. I don’t have a generator, so the fact that Phoenix will be without his filter and heater worries me. It takes a betta 2 full weeks to starve to death. I treated the new water that I put in, and let it set for an hour to acclimate to the tanks water temperature. Owning a Betta fish isn’t as simple as just buying a fish bowl and the fish itself (common disbelief). The fish seemed to get better. For now, I would recommend separating the two females instead of placing another tank mate in there. The male sex of these fish are extremely aggressive and will fight to the death. Once I get the new sponge filter for the small and 10g tank set up and running for about a week or a half with distilled water and the medication I will put the ones in the tank into the big one and have him in the small one instead of the bowl. Fluval Spec V Aquarium Kit, 5-Gallon, Black. I had recently gotten 4 females. I turned up my heater a few degrees maybe to around 76? So I have a 10-gallon and I’m looking into getting my koi female Betta some tankmates what are some suggestions for her that won’t fight with her or vice-versa and still be easy to maintain the tank. - Is OK to Keep Together? Fiddler crabs need aquarium or marine salt too and like to climb out of tanks a lot, not to mention they need shallow water and the ability to get onto land surfaces too. (Earthworms are easy keepers, cost little to maintain [once set up] & an established population should have worms of every age — a size to suit most any carnivorous tank inhabitant. The thing that needs to be watched is chlorine. I feel horrible and I like everything I did was wrong. That’s the correlation there but you are correct in that activity level can be a sign of health and happiness too. There are many betta fish tank mates or companions that can live with male or female bettas under the right conditions. Unfortunately, yes. Did the other tank mates die from illness? Also, is the Mystery Snail the only type of snail that’s safe to be with the betta? I wouldn’t recommend them for co-existence because the crab if it got the betta would do some serious damage and betta fish are very curious. After collecting the eggs, I am very unsuccessful in: 1. keeping the eggs "alive": 50% seem to get fungus and turn white (I add drops of ESHA 2000 to prevent fungusing). Any general advice is welcomed. I have his current 12 gallon that I can keep as stand by while I wait to see if it’s going to work out.. This is the tank. Scientific Name: Paracheirodon Innesi Depending on the tank size you suggest how often should I clean it and what methods do you recommend? I am fininding this site incredibly helpful. I am intrigued by the marimo moss balls and Mystery snails. Hopefully my grammar and spelling wasn’t to hard on you. I can’t exactly put bettas away in the fridge or temporarily deprive them of water. A video posted by BettaDew (@bettadew) on Apr 21, 2016 at 6:03pm PDT. My tank set up had been sitting for about a week before I got my betta. Corydoras live on the bottom, feeding, and can live alone or in schools (4 or more recommended) depending on the size of your tank. Thank you for a giving me so much good information! My Male Veil Tail Betta is housed in a 55 gallon community tank with many different fish, including fancy guppies, and everyone lives together peacefully. When you are healthy you are generally happy right? Need More than One Female Betta Fish Together? Make sure you have a lot of hiding places (plants, decor) and monitor closely. My husband has a double tail male Betta fish and an asst md koi fish together in the same tank and they get along perfect. Mystery snails or black racer snails are ideal, and ghost or cherry shrimp (10+ of them). Warning: the average person thinks to change 90% of the water in the tank at once. Thanks for the compliments Dianna, and that’s great you’re looking into getting a betta. He is in a 10 gallon tank with three bottom feeders. If so, the water in your tank could contain a disease. They have been shown to cause damage to the fish’s labyrinth organ which is what it uses for air breathing. Your tank needs to be thought of as an ecosystem because that is what we are replicating (mother nature aka the outdoors where fish live). Then I realized. My other male betta is so chilled n has the same 35 litre tank set up n he’s just a chilled dude. They will KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. It actually works out nice for us because our room temperature is around their tropical water temps. What a fantastic site! If they don’t swim often like the ones in the little pet store cups that’s not good. You should also monitor the introduction closely for at least 72-hours to assess compatibility. 1. The minimum recommended tank size is 10-gallons (long horizontal tanks are better than tall vertical tanks). Scientific Name: Trigonostigma heteromorpha Unfortunately it did. It was included with the tank. The betta fish is also known as the “Japanese Fighting Fish.” It gets that name from its tendency to fight by nature. I have two bettas that are about 3 years old; they’re living in a cycled and planted 10 gallon tank divided into half. I didn’t do a water test and I had read about bio-filtration, but wrote it off as not that important. As for the marine salt, you can still add some for the Fiddler just not nearly the recommended amount or the Betta will die. Males tend to be slightly smaller than females and the species also enjoys at least 2 per tank. I don’t care about the 1% of people out there that have experimented with this and found a nice male. Same goes with tetras, but they are compatible. Male bettas build bubble nests, especially when they are content in their environment. What snails, plants, and possibly shrimp do you recommend? Thanks! Hey ive had a male beta fish for about two months. I have a 20 gal Long that houses an Axolotl salamander, a 5.5 gal with a Crowntail Betta & to maintain a constant (& affordable) food supply for the Axolotl, I also keep a worm farm. Ghost shrimp are easy to care for, inexpensive, and they are scavengers who will scour your tank looking for excess food to eat off the substrate. Level: Beginner-Advanced Thanks. Obviously, this would not be their only food. I have a male Crowntail Betta and a male Gold Claw Fiddler living harmoniously in a 5 gallon filtered tank for over 7 months now. I finally just got bored with them and gave them all away, now have 10 cichlids, 4 parrot fish, 4 loaches, several Cory cats, 2 plecos and a ton of snails. Hi! As for eating, you’ll also love watching them stuff their mouths with food using their little webbed feet! I used Dr Tim’s and Safe Start which both have stellar reviews at Amazon and they didn’t instantly cycle my tank. I appreciate the informative site here for bettas, thank you and well done. (That is a good sign right?) Long story short, male Bettas are not to be put with any other fish. I think it depends on their personalities. Can a female betta be tankmates with mollies and platies? He seems to be doing great. I do a 40% water change once a week with chlorinated water. Platies should be fine, but just a reminder that all situations are unique and so are the personalities of bettas. After the fish died i did another 50 percent water change. 2. Bomb and bring your fish back in about a week. I’m grateful for the good information and informed dialog on this site!! With roaches you have to remove all their food and water…check and check. My tanks is a 4 ft but due to moving place I’ve lost a lot of fishes and was thinking to get a Betta. Also, mu sisters Fish has the same tank and he seems like he sees his reflection or something because he flares a lot. How about the food/live food and some other stuff for betta is it ok for the other fish? I have no filter in my tank because I read that bettas do not like a strong water current. They are faster than apple/mystery snails and tend to be hardier and live longer. ill also buy peas. No way to know without knowing results during the past three weeks. Nerite snails do not reproduce asexually. I didn’t do everything you said to do yet, due to no money yet. Level: Beginner Please note: this post contains affiliate links. Never a problem. Water clarity is an important factor for betta fish. Cleaning frequency depends on the size of the tank you eventually get. Feeder guppies are bred for food for larger fish and don’t have the bright coloring or long fins like the fancy guppy. This fighting instinct has never gone away, even for those bred in captivity. They are easy to care for and enjoy the same water conditions as bettas. With the fish waste and uneaten food that decays, water needs to be changed on a weekly basis at minimum. Posted by Brian: Make sure you have all the needed supplies before just buying a betta. A marimos key benefits include: low cost, longevity, little maintenance, algae eaters, nitrate eaters, and oxygen production. Should I clean the big tank completely, including the props, and put him in there or leave him in the bowl? For a 3.4 gallon tank, I wouldn’t add anything except for one betta fish, the 5 gallons should only house a betta fish and maybe a snail or marimo moss ball. Let me know what you think and how your journey is going with your fish. Play Time, & How to Have Fun with Betta Fish? Sometimes sororities are hard to establish if you have particularly aggressive females. Hi, I own a 60L tank with 1 male betta, 4 female bettas, 4 albino corydoras and 1pleco, not sure if it is clown or common, but I’ve had it for 5months now and its not bigger than 2inches. My betta tank is at 78 degrees, some people keep them at 80. I just didn’t know if I something to control the algae on the tank. A few years ago, I had two “bookend” tanks. As Bryan said most barbs are aggressive, but these seem to be the exception. How much ammonia or ammonia producing stuff did you add? I’ve never had a betta but have always wanted one. As I had many house plants, to “clean” the tanks, I would use a turkey baster to suck water and yuck from each tank and water the plants with it .. the plants loved it. Quarantine all new fish in a separate tank for 4-6 weeks. I had a male betta in each. I’m afraid a ten gallon tank will look empty with just one fish but don’t want to risk other fish mates. I knew he was dead then, but there was a part of me that was hoping he was just resting so I left him alone. After searching the web, i did a 50 percent water change, changed the filter and added an airstone. This food (image below) is one of the best routes. Tank Size: 10-Gallons or More. Im trying to get as much research as possible before getting fish which wont be for awhile. And where do I get those things? I’ve tried to put a barrier up or float an upside down cup with his food under but it would all float away or fail. They will then embrace (known as the nuptial embrace) for a few seconds, and the female will release eggs. I’m already going to order melafix and aquarium salt. Tank Size: 20-Gallons or More. I had two zebra danio fish and one betta in my first 5 gallon aquarium and they got along just fine and still do in my 35 gallon aquarium. In the morning I went to check on him and I got no response for the first minute, I thought he had died during the night. What might not hurt is to use a saturated solution of aquarium salt in the tank prior to putting your fish in there. It’s hard for me to give you an answer to that. Bloodworms are seen as a betta fish snack and they also prefer betta food however if I were to get other tank mates should I also get regular fish flakes and would that make the betta sick? All papers are always delivered on time. Remove the skin and cut up into tiny pieces that the betta can eat. I got one for the tank and it ate every fish I had overnight. what types of plants should I get for the tank? Is a 5 gallon tank big enough to put more than my betta in? Any tankmates you recommend? Feed them once a day at the same time of the day for a routine schedule if possible. The fish then started surfacing for air. I’m not sure if I should just unplug the filter overnight and see if it helps or what. It’s a mating thing. Just test daily and if the ammonia goes above .25 or so do a water change. It later died. They are very active and like to explore their surroundings. While companions aren’t required, they can add extra viewing pleasure and experience in the hobby. You can view the supplies list here. If yours is very aggressive with its reflection and food etc then I wouldn’t risk it. Color: Orange-Red I’ve never had a tank this small and I’m not sure what to expect. I have a 9 gallons, 5 gallons and 3.4 gallons. It all depends on the personality of the Betta and the size of the tank. After the water change I went to the local pet store fish section. Neon tetras are fascinating to watch as they swim together and navigate about the tank looking for food or safety. Whatever the case, 4 Ghost shrimp aren’t going to add a whole lot to the bioload, ime. The plan would be to get a male betta, some panda cory, coolie loaches and some sort of suitable schooling fish. After an hour I put his container in my tank and let it float in there for about 15min. till he goes into his new 10gl planted tank. Visit this page (click here) to view the supplies list you need for betta fish. Posted by Helena: hi, ive had my betta for a little shorter than a year and this past 2 or 3 months it has been floating at the corner of the tank vertically. However, this is also the subject of a little confusion at times. This will give them plenty of space for necessary activity. I’ve noticed most of them come from over feeding the fish and poor nutrition. With a small tank, heaters are very cheap and will cost under $5 US dollars usually. A few weeks ago she jumped out of the tank and took a huge fall about feet, I let you know that all seemed well, her fins wore torn but have grown back. no isolation needed.. u basically u do as instructed.. these meds are a bit tough to get by in standard stores, specially the kanaplex.. but do an amazon search for kanaplex.. thats the stuff u need.. i found triple sulfa through ebay.. just do a ebay search for it. Quick while I’m on my way to the store! I can’t make the decision to test it out for you, but I don’t recommend it when there are other suitable tank mate options. Right now i have him and two of the corys (one of the three died) in a 2 and half gallon bowl. He had built a bubble nest in his container, so I saw that as a good sign. What is the best water testing kit for bettas? Is it one or both eyes? Hi Arielle. After just losing my baby Luna I wish I was coming to you with better news but I need your advice. If there’s any different species anyone may recommend? The 1-gallon per 1-inch of fish is a general rule of thumb, and is very helpful for beginners to not overcrowd their habitats and induce stress and dirty water. I thought maybe my water temperature was to cold, because it can get very cold in my room. Well I have found a few roaches over several days in a set of wood drawers that the betta aquarium sits on; I broke down everything in there to vacuum up roach feces and murder the little jerks. Other loaches, such as the clown loach* can grow over a foot so make sure to avoid this variant! The absence of a bubble nest doesn’t mean your fish isn’t content. These translucent critters are really fun to watch, love moss balls and other live plants and help keep your tank clean. Scientific Name: Thalassinidea In your community tank you will need to add more than one, as neon tetras prefer to school in packs of 6 to 10. He will starve to death!” Lets dissect this a little bit. If either of these is the case, it’s okay for your betta to live alone than under constant stress. I thought. When I saw him in the store he seemed healthy. I would love to hear from you. Posted by Julia: Hi . as for everything else, PLEASE HELP. Keeping betta fish with other kinds of fish can be tricky unless you know what you’re getting yourself into. Hi, I have a fish tank, 2 & 1/2 gallons with one male betta in it. If space is an issue, Panda Corys are very small ( and adorable ), and if you’re willing to try something a bit more colorful, Emerald Corys would make a great contrast to a darker Betta ( but these do get quite big ). Try out 4-5 of them. They’re great tank mates for a betta as long as your tank is 10-gallons or more. What Factors Help, Disease, Sickness & Parasite Guide to Betta Fish. because the divider doesn’t allow for great flow of water. 4. I would recommend the Marimo Moss Ball – one large one or a couple smaller ones. You won’t be able to effectively create that level of an ecosystem in my opinion. ), I have a five-gallon tank that is established and planted. I tend to concur about the already heavy population in your 15 gal aquarium, but I also know that over-stocked tanks can be fine, well managed & healthy, in the hands of a highly motivated, conscientious and committed owner. Also could we talk through email? When they were still there my betta (Taz) was happy swimming around but recently ive noticed the ends of his fins clumping together. The most common issue I see people have is “my betta fish will not eat! I would start with a school of neon tetras and the embers, see how they do before adding a loach which needs a minimum of 20 gallons.
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