I was thinking about getting a beta fish. Do you have any tips for taking care of one or any info that i should know?
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All fish require a lot of maintaince. Bettas require less than most. Don't be fooled by people saying they are no trouble. With a small bowl you will be doing a complete water change every 4 days, and one once a week for 2.5+ gallon bowls. On the other hand a 2.5-5 gallon tank with a built in filter will be more exspensive, but require 10-20% water changes about every 2-4 weeks.
PS see betta talk link for details on betta care.
the exact opposite. feed them, clean their bowl once a week.
done
Nope. Just feed them 5 pieces of beta food 2 times a week! Be careful not to over-feed them!
no we had one for 3 years before it died just feed it and change the water every couple weeks
not high maintenance at all!
They are so easy!! You can only keep one in a single tank. My friend had one in a vase with some plants growing in it, it looks pretty.
No but if you get 2 males.. make sure not 2 put them in the same tank b/c they will kill each other b/c if there is a girl there. the males will fight 4 her. My friend has 2 beta fish, both males, and they fought and now 1 of them is missing a little peice of his tale. not joking!
they are very low mantaince. I have one.. i feed once a day. I have a plant in with it, and clean the water once every couple of weeks and that all i do for it.
my friend had one given to him and i swear he did feed it for months at a time and it lived over a year..so i would say that they are not high maintenance
Betas are very low maintenance. In fact, you can get a symbiotic beta setup that includes a plant that has roots going into the water. The beta poop fertilizes the plant and the plant provides food for the beta. All you have to do is add water once and awhile to compensate for evaporation.
Your local fish store can fill you in on more details.
No they areb't high maintenence all u have to do is feed them 3 pieces of food a day and clen the tank 2-3 times a week
They're not high maitenance at all. I'd recommend keeping it in something larger than 3 gallons. If its male, don't keep it with another male. Make sure to change a portion of the water regularly and do not over feed. There's tons of helpful literature out there. For starters, check this out:
http://www.fishprofiles.com/files/profil.
Never put two of them together! The'll kill eachother.
they are great, and no problem. Did you know that in Indonesia, where they come from, they are know to live in puddles?
umm they dont take alot of mainteace i have one so ummm
clean it every 2 weeks and feed it when you eat(4 pebles)
NO absolutely not the Japanese Fighting Fish or (Beta) are very low maintenance. Just make sure you dont have any chlorine in the water he is living in. You could buy some chlorine remover at any pet store and its only like a dollar. Be careful though a little goes a long way! If you get too much youll know because the water will start forming algae real bad but just add some more tap water and it will balance. Plus the bottle should have instructions on it. The Beta is actually probably the most easiest fish to maintain.you dont even need an air pump. All you need is food (preferably heart worms..they love em) and a bowl with non chlorinated water.
P,S, They love to fight other betas by the way.
Bettas are low maintenance. Because they breath air they can live in small amounts of water. You can not put two males in a
bowl or tank they will fight. Here are some key things to know about keeping fish. Don't over feed (feed the fish a small amount of food several times a day. When changing the water
you must remove the clorine from the water and bring the water to the tempeture of the tank water. You can buy clorine remover
from the pet store (I pefer to fill a container and let it stand a day or two to remove the clorine and to reach room tempeture. Don't put the tank where it will be subjected to large tempeture changes. A small tanks tempeture will rise rapidily when in direct sunlight. Put compatable fish of like size together (Ask Pet Store). The larger the tank the less maintenance (I change my 55 gallon tanks about once a year, I change 10% of the water every other week). The use of live plants and filters will help keep your tank clean. Do not over stock your tank I have enclosed info about how to caculate the number of fish your tank will hold. .
Virtually every fish owner has gazed at their aquarium and wondered just how many fish can be put in there. Unfortunately aquariums don't come with a stocking chart slapped on the side. As a result many owners unwittingly overstock their tank, sometimes with a disastrous outcome. So how does a fish owner know how many fish they can keep? There are a number of factors to consider, as well as several methods for calculating safe stocking levels.
One Inch Per Gallon Rule
The most widely known rule for stocking a tank is one inch of fish per gallon of water. While this type of calculation works as a rough estimate, it leaves plenty of room for error. Like people, fish are not all the same size and shape. Stocking a ten-gallon tank with ten inches of slender shaped zebras is not the same as stocking it with ten inches of full-bodied goldfish. Larger bodied fish create far more waste, and therefore require more water volume.
Furthermore, the fish often are not fully grown when first brought home. The adorable little catfish that is scarcely an inch long today could reach a half foot in size when it grows up. The true adult size of the fish must be used in the calculation. However, many owners have no idea how old their fish is or how large it will grow to be. Before making a decision, always research the fish in question to determine the true adult size.
Another place for error is assuming the size of the tank is equivalent to the number of gallons of water it holds. A ten-gallon tank filled with gravel, rocks, plants, and an assortment of decorations does not hold ten gallons of water. In reality the water volume is often ten to fifteen percent less than the size of the tank.
So while the one-inch per gallon rule is a reasonable yardstick, it has it's flaws.
Surface Area Calculation
The larger the surface area of the water, the greater the oxygen exchange, which in turns supports a larger number of fish. Therefore, surface area of the water directly impacts how many fish can be kept in an aquarium. A tank that is tall and thin may hold the same number of gallons as a tank that is short and wide, yet they have vastly different surface areas.
Using the surface area rule, the shape difference between the tanks is taken into account. The surface area is calculated by multiplying the width times the length of the tank. Under the water surface area rule the tank can be stocked with one inch of fish for each twelve square inches of surface area. However, this calculation has many of the same flaws as the one-inch rule. For instance, it assumes a fairly slender fish, which isn't always the case. If wide-bodied fish will be kept in the tank, the calculation should be changed to one inch of fish for each twenty inches of surface area.
Like the one-inch rule, the surface area rule isn't perfect. Its primary advantage is that it takes into account unusually shaped aquariums.
Which Calculation to Use?
As a general yardstick for normal situations, the one-inch rule works adequately and is very easy to calculate. If using it, always use net gallons of water, and take into account the adult size as well as the shape of the fish. If the aquarium is a non-standard size, the surface area rule will work better than the one-inch rule. In either case, always do your homework first, and err on the side of going under the limit rather than over.
Also do not fully stock the tank all at one time. No more than 25% of the total volume of fish should be introduced at one time. Fish wastes, which are toxic, are eliminated by colonies of beneficial bacteria. Those bacterial colonies need time to adjust to changes in the bio-load. By introducing fish a few at a time, the bacterial colonies have sufficient time to grow and take care of the toxins produced by the fish waste.
you beta get a book
they're normal fish. just don't put two male betta's in the same tank.
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