Adding My Betta Two His New Home?

[louis_23]

ok i have finished my fishless cylcle and baught my self a betta today (his lovely pic's to come) so i was told bye to shop to let his warter bag rest in the tank for 15mins then add some of my tank warter to it leave for further 15mins then im suposed to relase him into his new home is this rite so far? also leave my aquarium light of for an hour......

thanx all

 

[pippoodle]

yes thats right hun

 

[CeeJayy]

Dont add any of the water from the shop into your tank. Net the fish and put him in.

I never add any other water to my tank.

 

[youngfisher]

Oooh, get some photos of the betta and your tank. will be really interesting to see.

 

[hollanda88]

Dont add any of the water from the shop into your tank. Net the fish and put him in.

I never add any other water to my tank.

Y not?

 

[heartworm]

Dont add any of the water from the shop into your tank. Net the fish and put him in.

I never add any other water to my tank.

Y not?

In case the LFS has anything nasty in it's water, don't want to get any infections or nasty diseases from someone else's water.

 

[youngfisher]

I think everyone do things differently, and every single one has risks with it. So its just up to you what method you choose.

 

[ellena]

I'm no expert by any means, but if the water has anything undesirable in it, your betta will have been living in that water, so they will come with him even if you don't pour any of the actual water in. Unless you're going to disinfect him first, there's not really any way to avoid it surely?
Looking forward to the pics louis-drolling over bettas has become a bit of an obsession!

 

[louis_23]

yes thats right hun

great thanx

Dont add any of the water from the shop into your tank. Net the fish and put him in.

I never add any other water to my tank.

i have made shure none of there warter got in my tank just incase lol

Oooh, get some photos of the betta and your tank. will be really interesting to see.

will do tomorow or tonight just wating for my batterys off camera to charge

I'm no expert by any means, but if the water has anything undesirable in it, your betta will have been living in that water, so they will come with him even if you don't pour any of the actual water in. Unless you're going to disinfect him first, there's not really any way to avoid it surely?
Looking forward to the pics louis-drolling over bettas has become a bit of an obsession!

lol pic's up soon for you lol

 

[CeeJayy]

I just do it to be on the safe side, theres nothing wrong with my local Pets at home water - But you never know if there could be diseases in there. (I highly doubt it, Chatham is the No.1 Pets at home store for fish - according to the manager)

Yeah the fish has been living in the water, but thats why you acclimatise the fish... to prepare it for its new water conditions.

 

[louis_23]

well i promissed pic's!!! there not the best his prity hard to photograph as he dont stay still much aqnd is a tiny lil thing at the mo lol

anyways here they are.....


1st his home

and him in it

the plastic plant is going tomorow im gunna get him some real ones but im leaving that one in for tonight as he seems to like hiding init and its also pritty soft so hopfully it wont damage his fins. but tomorow he'l have some nice real plants. also his tank is a temperary home till he gets a lil bigger then im going to get him a biorb life 30 tank

 

[Luke_emma_23]

Dont add any of the water from the shop into your tank. Net the fish and put him in.

I never add any other water to my tank.

Y not?

I never add their water either, never know what condition its in!!

As long as the temp of the water in the bag is the same as your tank water its ok to just net him!!