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05-23-2012, 08:39 PM
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New betta
I picked up a couple betta today (actually got for free from petco since they were mislabeled and I'm friends with the guy there). I got a crowntail plakat male (white/red) and a blue crowntail female. I put them in a 5g with nothing but a heater for now until I get a set up for them. She's in a breeder net. Well it's been about 4 hours and there is already a bubble nest going up. I'm impressed!
I'm still not 100% sure what to give these guys as a home. Do I need to get a filter for each (probably 1.5g tanks) or can I just do like 30% changes twice a week and be good?
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05-23-2012, 10:03 PM
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i would give each one a heated filtered home...1-5 gallons would be fine...
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05-23-2012, 10:23 PM
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I would use filtration.
As for a home, check out Lee's Kritter Keepers on amazon.com
Medium- 3 US gallons
Large- 5 US gallons
As for a filter, these Azoo Palm filters are fairly inexpensive and should work just fine.
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05-23-2012, 11:17 PM
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Im sure they would do fine with just the water changes. I dont have a filter with my betta and hes happy and ive had him for about 2 years now. They like still waters so thats why i just do the water change.
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05-24-2012, 05:51 AM
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They are actually going into an unconventional tank. That's why I questioned the filtration
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05-24-2012, 11:25 AM
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You could keep them both in the tank as long as it is clean and the right temp. If you don't want a heater, just do small water changes once every three days.
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05-24-2012, 11:28 AM
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I'm going to do two tanks. Right now the temp isn't an issue (if all else fails I will get a heater pad for each later) and will do water changes twice a week. I'll put pics up of their tanks when I get them done.
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05-24-2012, 11:35 AM
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Temp is always an issue. Water heats up in the day and cools down at night causing stress for the fish. I would recommend just buying one heater and using the net for the female. If you get another tank, try to get a 10 gal as female bettas are best off in communities and are not nearly as happy in small containers where there's no other females.
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05-24-2012, 09:02 PM
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B M.....God saw what you said and he is not happy...i suggest you learn a little more about things before you make statements that may make folks wonder about what you do and do not know...and wind up doubting everything you say.....
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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05-25-2012, 12:17 PM
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King of the Bettas
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Just noticed. We don't use air conditioning much and my house is always cool and temps change.
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Last edited by Betta man; 05-25-2012 at 12:24 PM.
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05-25-2012, 02:21 PM
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the fish are not stressed by the temp change..while some may not agree ; that is a simple fact...yes...a really large fast swing in temp will stress them but not like we are talking about here...
not such a good idea to just dump cooler water into a tank..
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PLECOCAINE = feeding frenzy=PLECOCAINE
if we ignore nature;maybe it will go away
10 gallon..nothing but air
10 gallon...just more air
10 gallon...stale air
just don't ask about the rest
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