Been To P@h.

[Paradise3]

I have some questions with pics to go with them.

1. Can someone identify some of the fish in the videos please?
2. Will any of the tanks in the pics be any good for 1 male betta and a couple of friends?
3. Will the plant pictured be any good for a male betta?
4. What do you think to the male betta in the video?
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vid 4.


~AJ~

 

[MewMew42]

1. Can someone identify some of the fish in the videos please?
there arent any fish in vid one but bless Steve the bunny!!! [no fish in 2 or 3 either..] but the first fish you can see in vid 4 are albino rainbow sharks and blue gouramis, then marbled mollies [?] pink kissing gouramis in with teh angel fish, im not sure what teh white one is at 1:25 lol and then lotsa guppies
2. Will any of the tanks in the pics be any good for 1 male betta and a couple of friends?
Any of those tanks would be lovely for a male betta, nice sizes, will go well with some corys, I would watch open topped tanks as they have a rep for jumping, so just lower teh water level if you are planning on those tanks =]
3. Will the plant pictured be any good for a male betta?
that plants done by rosewood, and they are quite sharp, If you are after a long finned betta it would probably be best to get real or silk plants becuase that can squeeze themselves under things and rip their tails!
4. What do you think to the male betta in the video?
hes very lovely =] seems happy and healthy from what I could see but teh cam was a lil shakey =]

 

[Paradise3]

Sorry about my bad camera work
Steve the bunny is cute and bless him.
I didn't take any videos of marbled mollies? They were different types of cichlid.
~AJ~

 

[kizno1]

all of the tanks look fine for bettas. bit hard to tell size from a pic but my lfs has most of them so i know the size. i like the tanks in pic 2,4 and 7 is you have a corner to fill. depending on the tank size corys or endlers normally work well. the plants look plastic to me if they are then no they wont be ok for a betta because they will shredd there fins. silk or live plants are best. ill watch the videos now.

what fish are you wanting identified? theres loads int he vid.

 

[Ryefish]

The majority of the tanks you've seen in P@H today can normally be bought cheaper from smaller, private run aquatic stores. If you see one you like, do some shopping around first.
I was at my local P@H the other week and the day previously my LFS had been showing me some tanks and the prices and the LFS was definately cheaper lol. Some nice tanks in there though!

 

[Paradise3]

I was mainly thinking about the corner tank because it's only £39 and i can prob raise that now that i have a neighbour who will buy guppies off me for £5 per batch! I have 2 heavily pregnant females about to drop so more babies on the way.

~AJ~

 

[Paradise3]

At least P@H keep male and female guppies seperate. Most LFS and LPS keep them together.

~AJ~

 

[catxx]

I'd go for tank #1 personally, I love that tank, it's so wide! It has a MUCH better footprint than any of the other tanks and the sliding glass lid is a nice touch. If I was in the market for another small tank, I'd be going for that one! A bigger footprint on a tank = better stocking options!!

The fish in pic 5 looks like a common species of Pleco (at least 3-4 species get sold as "commons"), typically getting between 12"-18" and needing at least a 280 litre tank over filtered, huge waste producers!

Avoid plastic plants like the one you pictured like the plague, those things will shred up a Betta's fins. For a Betta you need either silk plants or live plants - live are best! Low-tech plants include Java Fern and Hygrophila polysperma.

Difficult to ID any of the fish in the videos, spotted an Angel, assortment of other Cichlids and possibly some Barbs. None of which would be suitable for a smaller Betta tank!

If I went for that tank #1 I'd go for a soft substrate, Betta and a shoal of Corydoras habrosus (once the tank was well matured). These little Corys can be pretty fragile though, but so adorable!

 

[Peggers]

at 0:33 there's a krib and i think an albino plec of some sort at the end.

 

[Mr Spoon]

I was mainly thinking about the corner tank because it's only £39 and i can prob raise that now that i have a neighbour who will buy guppies off me for £5 per batch! I have 2 heavily pregnant females about to drop so more babies on the way.

~AJ~

Ive just bought this tank, it has a small footprint, 1 male betta should be ok but i wouldnt put anything else in there, it really has a small amount of swimming space after one plant and one ornament. Im going to use mine as a shrimp tank.

 

[Paradise3]

I was thinking more for a shrimp tank for the corner one.

~AJ~

 

[Assaye]

pic 1.

54 litre Aqua One Horizon. Nice tank, I have one myself divided for two male bettas. If you don't divide it, it would be an excellent mini-community if you kept a betta with betta friendly species such as corys, shrimp, snails and maybe some endlers or something else small and peaceful. (My favourite tank here)

pic 2.

25 litre Aqua One. Good size. What filter are they selling it with? The internal or the undergravel? I woul try to stick with an internal filter as much easier to maintain. Good size but I would avoid it because it is tall and thin rather than long. Bettas prefer horizontal room to vertical room.

pic 3.

34 litre Aqua One. Again, tall tank but big enough over-all to make up for that. Good little tank but I don't think it comes with a lid. bettas are good jumpers!

pic 4.

Interpet Fishbox, in 48 and 64 litres. Both excellent, in my opinion. Definitely big enough for a betta and a betta-compatible community. I think if you want a betta, you would be best off going for a tank that you are happy to have very few fish in. I'm not keen on keeping them as community fish and many people find it hard to resist buying more and more fish when they have a 40+ litre tank.

pic 6.

20 litre corner tank. Got brought in on my last weekend working there. I don't like the shape but I think it is just about big enough. I think the shape really restricts the spaces they can explore and such, but it's a matter of taste to an extent. No idea about the filtration on that one.

pic 7.

I wouldn't risk it. Very good at tearing fins, those are. P@H don't really sell them, but look for some silk plants if you don't want live.

Couldn't really see the boy in the vid very well. I try to avoid getting fish from P@H - I'd much rather rehome/adopt an unwanted fish than buy one from a shop, especially when it comes to bettas. However, if you like him and he looks healthy, go for it.

How are you planning to cycle the tank?

 

[Truck]

Assaye...Without knowing the species of Betta, how do you know the plants will tear the fins? (Just been made aware that there is a video, which I cannot see, so ignore this statement.)

If this was my little project, I'd get an 18*12*12 tank custom built or one from clear seal, a fluval U2 filter, a 25 watt heater and a desk lamp, you could do it for under £50, I'd fill it with live plants and some aquatic compost, and put a Betta in, then I would just leave it, no water changes, this is known as the low tech/ walstad method and it works with good effect, obviously if you're new to plants then you may not want to try this, but it is an easy method to use in my opinion.

 

[chesterscot]

truck look at the pic or read the op
regards scot

 

[Truck]

It just says Betta, and I can't view the video.