Beta Tank?

[JimmyMature]

I think this would be great for a Beta, if a little small what do the experts think?

http/www.allpondsolutions.co.uk/aquarium-1/fish-tanks/nano-and-small-fish-tanks/acrylic-tropical-planted-nano-cube-10-litres-led-lighting-6366.html

Thanks in advance.


Jim

 

[372xp]

Too small.

 

[rolo0151]

To small & expensive in my opinion.
I have mine in an Arcadia arc 35L. Looks great, easy to look after & decent value.
http/www.petplanet.co.uk/product.asp?dept_id=385&pf_id=54795

 

[JimmyMature]

As a rough guide what's the right sort or litre capacity I should be looking at? Maybe keeping some tank mates like a group of neon tetras

Cheers,



Jim

 

[RCA]

Jim the aquarium you looked at is very small and also it appears there is no lid to it?  Bettas are jumpers and I would hate you to loose your fish this way, so always make sure there is a lid.
 
35L = 7 UK gallons, so the aquarium rolo0151 has is a better choice.  Most people recommend a minimum of 5 gals for a Betta. 
You also want a tank with little flow as Bettas are not strong swimmers, so do your research and check via videos etc the flow of the tank.
 
Where are you located?

 

[OregonCoast]

My husband and I own two male bettas..one veiltail and the other a crowntail. I have my betta in a 28 liter tank while he has his in a 40 liter tank. Nether one of us have a top to it because they are not jumpers. Tops are good..but not really necessary as we know a someone here where we live who breeds and sells them worldwide. He doesnt keep tops on his bettas.
Our current tank mates are
 
My betta Meep with 1 assasin snail and 3 amano shrimp.
 
crowntail betta is housed with 6 harlequin rasboras and 2 zebra snails.
 
I agree with above posters tho that a 7 liter is too small for a betta..you could however consider a few cherry shrimp?

 

[RCA]

I felt I would recommend a lid as you never know.  I had a girl in quarantine last week and she jumped out when I removed the lid for servicing the aquarium, she flapped around on the side for awhile before I could catch her to put her back in.  I would just have hated to have lost her if there was not a lid on the tank, so I cover them just to be sure.  I have read that Bettas jump over barriers etc., so I would tend to always cover mine.  Glad yours, and your friends have been safe and not jumped.

 

[Salam]

If you like this style of tank, get yourself an aquanano 30 (22 litres). My betta lives happily in one. All equipment is hidden and it looks very sleek.

 

[Flute]

I too would always recommend a lid. I lost the the betta in my signature because he jumped his tank- it had a lid, but there was a small gap and he managed to get through. We found him too late

I had never seen him jump prior to that, and have since had betta jump dividers on me, so they can jump surprisingly high. Not worth risking them, IMO.
 
Although it's a nice looking tank, it isn't suitable for any live stock. If you wanted something similar looking, you could always try the Superfish Qubies, they're very nice little tanks

 

[JimmyMature]

If you like this style of tank, get yourself an aquanano 30 (22 litres). My betta lives happily in one. All equipment is hidden and it looks very sleek.

I have an Aquanano 40 (55 litre) currently and it's a great tank. I hadn't though of the 22 litre version, I think I'll look into one of those.

In a 22 litre what tank-mates could I get for a Beta?



Cheers.


Jim

 

[TallTree01]

Perhaps a snail or a few shrimp.

 

[Salam]

He lives there with a rabbit snail only, nothing else. Depending on the personality of your betta you could try ghost shrimp, but it is all a risk. 
 
I think aquananos are pretty cool, I also have the 55 litre version set up as marine. Had to do some tweaks obviously, but the hidden chambers are a definite bonus.
 
Edit: The good thing with aquananos is that they have a lid, so no risk of the betta jumping out. 

 

[rolo0151]

Mine is a jumper! There is a small gap on the lid & he jumped out of it a couple of weeks ago. Lucky we were in the room when it happened & he survived.

I've got 6 ember tetra & 2 amano shrimp in with our betta. Been setup for 5mths without issue. Suppose it just depends on the individual.