Betta Bowl Setup?!

nathanbarry · 03-29-2008, 02:36 PM

I was thinking on getting a 1.5 gallon fish bowl and keeping a betta in. I wondered how long it has to be setup before you can get a betta, most people say its 24 hours?

trashion · 03-29-2008, 08:01 PM

Ugh, don't get a bowl. Bowls are for soup. Get at a filtered, HEATED, at the very smallest 2.5 gallon aquarium and put the betta in it. You'll have a much happier and long-lived fish.

shade2dope · 03-29-2008, 08:21 PM

Ditto,A betta would be fine in a 1.5 but you have to to more water changes.I have a tank that came with a ug filter I didnt have great luck with it so If you can they do have the small filters powered by a air pump. I belive there made by small world.If you hoop over to my post(The new guy) you can see it in the background.

nathanbarry · 03-30-2008, 02:35 AM

I think it would be better in an aquarium but i dont mind doing extra water changes and i have a heater. Thanks both of you, ill check that thread out now.

**Scuba Kid** · 03-30-2008, 05:50 AM

Just use a sponge filter. Cheapest way you can go and all it needs is an airpump. They're very effective as well.

03-29-2008, 02:36 PM	#1
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 262 User Feedback: (0)	Betta Bowl Setup?! I was thinking on getting a 1.5 gallon fish bowl and keeping a betta in. I wondered how long it has to be setup before you can get a betta, most people say its 24 hours? __________________ 10 Gallon 3 Albino Corydoras, 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies, 2 Orange Gourami's, 2 Zebra Danios and 1 Khuli Loach (Small) 5 Gallon 2 Platies and 3 Neon Tetra's 55 Gallon 4 Parrot Cichlids, 1 Pictus Catfish, 1 Common Pleco and 3 Clown Loaches 55 Gallon Assorted Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna) and 1 Common Pleco

03-29-2008, 08:01 PM	#2
trashion girl anachronism Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 931 User Feedback: (0)	Ugh, don't get a bowl. Bowls are for soup. Get at a filtered, HEATED, at the very smallest 2.5 gallon aquarium and put the betta in it. You'll have a much happier and long-lived fish. __________________ current setup: 15 gallon, planted w/ pressurized co2, 55watts PC lighting, EI fert dosing. -5 harlequin rasboras -7 Aspidoras pauciradiatus (sixray or false corydoras) for reference: my name is Julie

03-29-2008, 08:21 PM	#3
shade2dope Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 370 User Feedback: (0)	Ditto,A betta would be fine in a 1.5 but you have to to more water changes.I have a tank that came with a ug filter I didnt have great luck with it so If you can they do have the small filters powered by a air pump. I belive there made by small world.If you hoop over to my post(The new guy) you can see it in the background. __________________ 3 Aulonocara Sp Maleri 2 female Two eletric blu ali 1 male 1 female,Clown Pleco,abn,Yellow Lab Two Haplochromis ruby green and some juvies, two flame backs one female, compressicep,Fancy Guppies Goby Dragon,Jack Demsey,Altolamprologus calvus (Chaitika)

03-30-2008, 02:35 AM	#4
nathanbarry -~Fish Watcher~- Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West Midlands, England Posts: 262 User Feedback: (0)	I think it would be better in an aquarium but i dont mind doing extra water changes and i have a heater. Thanks both of you, ill check that thread out now. __________________ 10 Gallon 3 Albino Corydoras, 2 Mickey-Mouse Platies, 2 Orange Gourami's, 2 Zebra Danios and 1 Khuli Loach (Small) 5 Gallon 2 Platies and 3 Neon Tetra's 55 Gallon 4 Parrot Cichlids, 1 Pictus Catfish, 1 Common Pleco and 3 Clown Loaches 55 Gallon Assorted Malawi Cichlids (Mbuna) and 1 Common Pleco

03-30-2008, 05:50 AM	#5
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 3,913 User Feedback: (1)	Just use a sponge filter. Cheapest way you can go and all it needs is an airpump. They're very effective as well. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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