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Just so you know, bettas are tropical fish and need warmer than room temperature water. They make 7.5 watt aquarium heaters and what would work for your 1 gallon. In addition, since a 1 gallon cannot be cycled easily, you will need to do a 100% water change once a week to prevent ammonia levels from getting to high. High ammonia results in burned fins, gills, general stress, and death. And a betta kept in unheated water is listless, less colorful, stressed, and won't thrive.
Hate to say it, if you were keeping your goldfish in a 1 gallon, there is little wonder he died. I am not trying to be insensitive, but goldfish, even fancy ones, need huge aquariums with large amounts of filtration and water circulation to be kept healthy. They produce a lot of waste. Goldfish seem 'healthy' for so long in tiny bowls just because they are incredibly resilient fish. The stocking level for fancy goldfish is 20 gallons for the first fish, and 10 gallons for the second (and since they are social fish, they need to be kept in a pair at least for optimal health). Comet or 'common' goldfish need even MORE space, and really should only be kept in large ponds since they can grow over a foot long.
Thank you, Stacykins for what you said about the Bettas and Goldfish. We've always had our Bettas in heated and filtered tanks. They too lived for years. We've even had one or two in community tanks where no one picked on them and they enjoyed the socializing. Just because something CAN live a certain way, doesn't necessarily mean it's happy or it's the best conditions.
No problem! As a moderator on Ultimate Bettas, I definitely can't stand it when people are misinformed about proper care of various fish species. They may not be cute and fuzzy, but they deserve proper care like any other animal. Too many suffer because they are "just fish".
Just so you know, bettas are tropical fish and need warmer than room temperature water. They make 7.5 watt aquarium heaters and what would work for your 1 gallon. In addition, since a 1 gallon cannot be cycled easily, you will need to do a 100% water change once a week to prevent ammonia levels from getting to high. High ammonia results in burned fins, gills, general stress, and death. And a betta kept in unheated water is listless, less colorful, stressed, and won't thrive.
Hate to say it, if you were keeping your goldfish in a 1 gallon, there is little wonder he died. I am not trying to be insensitive, but goldfish, even fancy ones, need huge aquariums with large amounts of filtration and water circulation to be kept healthy. They produce a lot of waste. Goldfish seem 'healthy' for so long in tiny bowls just because they are incredibly resilient fish. The stocking level for fancy goldfish is 20 gallons for the first fish, and 10 gallons for the second (and since they are social fish, they need to be kept in a pair at least for optimal health). Comet or 'common' goldfish need even MORE space, and really should only be kept in large ponds since they can grow over a foot long.
Thank you, Stacykins for what you said about the Bettas and Goldfish. We've always had our Bettas in heated and filtered tanks. They too lived for years. We've even had one or two in community tanks where no one picked on them and they enjoyed the socializing. Just because something CAN live a certain way, doesn't necessarily mean it's happy or it's the best conditions.
No problem! As a moderator on Ultimate Bettas, I definitely can't stand it when people are misinformed about proper care of various fish species. They may not be cute and fuzzy, but they deserve proper care like any other animal. Too many suffer because they are "just fish".
