KasumiBetta
Fish Fanatic
I'm not sure if anyone remembers, but about a month ago I brought home a sick betta named George. George has turned out to have the biggest personality of any of the bettas in my house, and I mentioned plans to get him a more permanent set-up among one of my last posts on that old thread. I thought I'd share my progress with that new set-up.
As you guys might have guessed, my first reaction was to stampede right out and grab a new fish tank, any fish tank, stuff it with plants and gravel, and plop him in. The sooner he's in his permanent homethe better, right? I actually made it to the fish store and had my hands on a likely looking tank before my brain kicked in and I thought...hmm. This is my chance to do things right from the start.
After all, George was doing just fine in his temporary tank, and why not take a little time to do a little research?
I'm really glad I did. The fish tank I took a stab at has a reputation for leaking and a filter that burns out right away. I sat down after that and researched about fifteen other fish tanks, and discovered the Fluval Spec V. It's a 5 gallon tank, has 5 star reviews from almost everyone, and several people mentioned how betta friendly the filter is!
The only complaint mentioned was that the light was a bit flimsy, and might not be bright enough for some plants. After looking at a few more fish tanks, I decided I would simply work with the low level lighting, and researched plants that did well in low to medium light. Based on what I found (a list of low light low tech plants, since I know nothing about plants
) I chose Dwarf Hairgrass. Anubias Nana and Bacopa. We shall see how well they do.
With gravel, decorations, the tank and the plants I spent $157. All for a free betta.
If this works out nicely I'll start replacing and remodeling everybody else too.
As you guys might have guessed, my first reaction was to stampede right out and grab a new fish tank, any fish tank, stuff it with plants and gravel, and plop him in. The sooner he's in his permanent homethe better, right? I actually made it to the fish store and had my hands on a likely looking tank before my brain kicked in and I thought...hmm. This is my chance to do things right from the start.
After all, George was doing just fine in his temporary tank, and why not take a little time to do a little research?
I'm really glad I did. The fish tank I took a stab at has a reputation for leaking and a filter that burns out right away. I sat down after that and researched about fifteen other fish tanks, and discovered the Fluval Spec V. It's a 5 gallon tank, has 5 star reviews from almost everyone, and several people mentioned how betta friendly the filter is!
The only complaint mentioned was that the light was a bit flimsy, and might not be bright enough for some plants. After looking at a few more fish tanks, I decided I would simply work with the low level lighting, and researched plants that did well in low to medium light. Based on what I found (a list of low light low tech plants, since I know nothing about plants
) I chose Dwarf Hairgrass. Anubias Nana and Bacopa. We shall see how well they do.With gravel, decorations, the tank and the plants I spent $157. All for a free betta.
If this works out nicely I'll start replacing and remodeling everybody else too.
