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Hey there betta fans. i have a betta i keep at work and everyone loves him. he's blue and loves making bubble nests! definitely a great addition to my animal-less work day!
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I keep my bettas in heated and filtered aquariums, as they are active tropical fish. I have three males- Blueberry (Lav Elaphant Ear), Google (HMDbT), and Shota-chan (Marbe Dlta) in a dvided 20 gallon long awuari kept at 84° (the best temp for bettas). I also have a betta sorority filled with female bettas who live together (they're also in a 20 long right now, but they're moving to a 40 in a couple weeks. There are about six adult females, as well as all the juveniles from my last spawn. The males will need to be separated soon, into cups with drip filtration, but I'll be leaving the female juveniles in with the adults until they are able to go to good homes, with heated and filtered aquariums.
I wish pet stores would give accurate betta care information for new fish owners. Bettas can survive in unheated unfiltered water, but will live an uncomfortable and unhealthy life. I suggest a 2.5 mini own for anyone who wants a betta, along with a small heater and PELLETS not flake food. I also recommend purchasing a small arsenal of medication, such as Furan2, General Cure, Triple Sulfa, and a human grade probiotic, such as Culturelle.
Water is brown due to tannins released from Indian Almond Leaves. Bettas need soft water and my fish thrive when there are IAL in with them. You may also see a few neons, which are the only three I have that survived QT. I will be getting more once my QT is empty again. I am also planning on getting a large school of Otocinclus affinis as they are very cute.
I wish pet stores would give accurate betta care information for new fish owners. Bettas can survive in unheated unfiltered water, but will live an uncomfortable and unhealthy life. I suggest a 2.5 mini own for anyone who wants a betta, along with a small heater and PELLETS not flake food. I also recommend purchasing a small arsenal of medication, such as Furan2, General Cure, Triple Sulfa, and a human grade probiotic, such as Culturelle.
Water is brown due to tannins released from Indian Almond Leaves. Bettas need soft water and my fish thrive when there are IAL in with them. You may also see a few neons, which are the only three I have that survived QT. I will be getting more once my QT is empty again. I am also planning on getting a large school of Otocinclus affinis as they are very cute.
I keep my bettas in heated and filtered aquariums, as they are active tropical fish. I have three males- Blueberry (Lav Elaphant Ear), Google (HMDbT), and Shota-chan (Marbe Dlta) in a dvided 20 gallon long awuari kept at 84° (the best temp for bettas). I also have a betta sorority filled with female bettas who live together (they're also in a 20 long right now, but they're moving to a 40 in a couple weeks. There are about six adult females, as well as all the juveniles from my last spawn. The males will need to be separated soon, into cups with drip filtration, but I'll be leaving the female juveniles in with the adults until they are able to go to good homes, with heated and filtered aquariums.
I wish pet stores would give accurate betta care information for new fish owners. Bettas can survive in unheated unfiltered water, but will live an uncomfortable and unhealthy life. I suggest a 2.5 mini own for anyone who wants a betta, along with a small heater and PELLETS not flake food. I also recommend purchasing a small arsenal of medication, such as Furan2, General Cure, Triple Sulfa, and a human grade probiotic, such as Culturelle.
Water is brown due to tannins released from Indian Almond Leaves. Bettas need soft water and my fish thrive when there are IAL in with them. You may also see a few neons, which are the only three I have that survived QT. I will be getting more once my QT is empty again. I am also planning on getting a large school of Otocinclus affinis as they are very cute.
It is refreshing to see a post where Betta splendens are being taken care of properly!
i have over a hundred fish in many different tanks, but i always keep a betta!! I've kept betta's for 9 years now, and they are still one of my favorite fish. 
Mine always live with some bottom feeders, but sometimes they will only get along snails I only have one right now, and he lives with a baby pleco and a couple snails.
Mine always live with some bottom feeders, but sometimes they will only get along snails I only have one right now, and he lives with a baby pleco and a couple snails.
I'm happy to see this thread here, I use to have chickens but I got married and couldn't take them with me, now my betta and my cat are my primary babies.
This is the Fluval chi 5 gallon tank with heater. The water is a little cloudy because of the bio supplement and plant food.
this is Flint, my betta leaves both my mystery snails alone and I do have cuttle bone in the filter for added calcium.
this is Midas
This is Kratos, he's the prettiest betta I've ever had. I was lucky to get him, I work at petsmart and as soon as the shipment came in I went through the boxes and picked him out. He's a half-sun tail I think even though he was labeled half-moon and as for his pattern I think it's the butterfly type but I could be wrong. I love my tank inhabitants and I love caring for them, I've tried keeping bettas in the past but I was misinformed and they both died. I think I'm doing it right now, and I hope Kratos lives a long time. I do have some questions, he spits out his pellet food even when I soak it but gobbles up the frozen blood worms. Is there anyway to get him to eat the pellets instead of only eating the blood worms, he ate pellets fine before I introduced the worms now it's like he's too good for the pellets. My next question is, I heard about the almond leaves and wondered if they would hurt my snails, or if the cuttle bone will have a negative effect on my fish, what should I do?
For food...
I personally feed micro pellets, but I've fed other types in the past. Some of my girls spit out the vegetable ones though, and eat the meat ones. With my more picky fish I soak the food in garlic guard for a few minutes. (If he won't eat still, you may have to fast him for a couple of days. It won't harm him. Usually they get hungry enough. No more than four days though .)
As for the leaves and cuttlebone, they won't harm either your snails or betta, however they do have opposite effects on the water, and they may cancel each other out. The leaves will soften the water, but the cuttlebone will raise the hardness of your water. If you already have hard water, then I would say use the leaves. If you have soft water, you'll need to raise the hardness for the snails.
I'd go with just the cuttlebone as long as Kratos is doing good.. The snails NEED cuttlebone to survive, and the betta will do perfectly fine in slightly hard water.
Personally, to use both, I would use a bit more cuttlebone than normal, and maybe add a single medium sized leaf. I suggest ordering on eBay or aquabid from Amy.
In this situation, the. IAL will only be darkening the water, which may help him if he's stressed. I also use it while treating illnesses, due to its natural antibiotic properties. The water will be a tea color, so colorful plants and gravel may look out of place.
If he's not stressed (and your water is already pretty soft) then I'd say just use the cuttlebone. However, a black water tank can be beautiful with the proper setup. Mine is ugly, but I'm happy because my fish are happy. If you ever want a pretty black water tank, then I would put down plain miraclegro potting soil, cover it with brown sand, and then add a nice driftwood centerpiece and a few caves. NPTs are beautiful, and allow for more biofiltration.
As far as color goes, he definitely has the butterfly marks, but also appears to be a red cambodian. I have no clue what to call this mixture of color types, but he's really pretty.
I personally feed micro pellets, but I've fed other types in the past. Some of my girls spit out the vegetable ones though, and eat the meat ones. With my more picky fish I soak the food in garlic guard for a few minutes. (If he won't eat still, you may have to fast him for a couple of days. It won't harm him. Usually they get hungry enough. No more than four days though .)
As for the leaves and cuttlebone, they won't harm either your snails or betta, however they do have opposite effects on the water, and they may cancel each other out. The leaves will soften the water, but the cuttlebone will raise the hardness of your water. If you already have hard water, then I would say use the leaves. If you have soft water, you'll need to raise the hardness for the snails.
I'd go with just the cuttlebone as long as Kratos is doing good.. The snails NEED cuttlebone to survive, and the betta will do perfectly fine in slightly hard water.
Personally, to use both, I would use a bit more cuttlebone than normal, and maybe add a single medium sized leaf. I suggest ordering on eBay or aquabid from Amy.
In this situation, the. IAL will only be darkening the water, which may help him if he's stressed. I also use it while treating illnesses, due to its natural antibiotic properties. The water will be a tea color, so colorful plants and gravel may look out of place.
If he's not stressed (and your water is already pretty soft) then I'd say just use the cuttlebone. However, a black water tank can be beautiful with the proper setup. Mine is ugly, but I'm happy because my fish are happy. If you ever want a pretty black water tank, then I would put down plain miraclegro potting soil, cover it with brown sand, and then add a nice driftwood centerpiece and a few caves. NPTs are beautiful, and allow for more biofiltration.
As far as color goes, he definitely has the butterfly marks, but also appears to be a red cambodian. I have no clue what to call this mixture of color types, but he's really pretty.
This is my little guy Prince he is a crowntail
he is a crowntail 
Peacock bass are a type of cichlidae, right? They get very large, I think. Did you keep them in a 120 gallon?
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