Why would you say that? Bettas are the same as any fish and will be harmed from an uncycled tank.
Anyway, take the fikter for the 5 gallon and run it in a well established tank fr a couple weeks, then puit it in the 5 gallon and put the betta in at the same time. The bacteria in the filter will still be there, making th tank already cycled.
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