Betta In 1g Tank?

[MermaidMel]

I have one of my Betta's in a 2g tank but as i've got other much larger tanks with already cycled water I do 50% changes to his water every couple of days. He is quite happy with this. No form of filtration needed.

Do you mean you replace the 50% with water from one of your other tanks instead of straight out the tap?
That sounds like a plan to me

 

[Luketendo]

Personally i'd go no smaller than 3g.

 

[fry_lover]

I have one of my Betta's in a 2g tank but as i've got other much larger tanks with already cycled water I do 50% changes to his water every couple of days. He is quite happy with this. No form of filtration needed.

Do you mean you replace the 50% with water from one of your other tanks instead of straight out the tap?
That sounds like a plan to me

doesnt sound like a plan to me, depends what the nitrite reading is in the dirty water going on

 

[MermaidMel]

I have one of my Betta's in a 2g tank but as i've got other much larger tanks with already cycled water I do 50% changes to his water every couple of days. He is quite happy with this. No form of filtration needed.

Do you mean you replace the 50% with water from one of your other tanks instead of straight out the tap?
That sounds like a plan to me

doesnt sound like a plan to me, depends what the nitrite reading is in the dirty water going on

But if you are more than aware that your stats are good and you're keeping it clean it could be a plan?

 

[fry_lover]

yes could be a plan, fair enough!!!

 

[MermaidMel]

yes could be a plan, fair enough!!!

 

[littlest]

Iknow lots of people keep bettas successfully in 1 gallon tanks, but my betta didn't seem to like it at all. He's normally in a 5 gallon, but he was kept in a one gallon for a month at my boyfriend's place when I had nowhere to live. I did 100% changes twice a week, but there was a notable fall in his activity and he lost a bit of colour. I don't know whether this was due to the fact he was in a smaller space, or didn't have a filter (as he normally does), or he was at a slightly lower temperature.

One of my concerns about 1 gallon tanks is that they are difficult to heat. If you live somewhere that is warm all year round it may be OK, but, for me, in London, an unheated tank in winter in my drafty flat is just too cold for him.

 

[E3ramirez]

wow a lot of answers lol... yeah i c were all of ya r commin from... i think ill keep it in a 1g tank for a lil bit then changed it to 5g probably... n yeah its hard to heat or find a filter for a 1g tank... so it is better to have them in a bigger tank...

 

[channing]

i keep all my in 1 gallons with 100% water changes once a week. dosen't bother them at all. but my house stays it in 70s all year round

 

[Allie]

My first betta lived 4 years and was very healthy in about a 1/2 gallon bowl .


Now I use a 1 gallon bowl with 100% weekly water changes.

 

[molitor75]

yes could be a plan, fair enough!!!

Definitely agree.. I keep a very close watch on my cycled tanks and their readings! I use cycled water from my largest tank (depending on readings) to change some of my other tanks water and include in that some fresh treated water. Been doing that for the past couple of years with no problems.

On the same note, what would be the normal conditions for a betta in the wild??

 

[Aphotic Phoenix]

Bettas normally live in big rice paddies and wide water channels (think lots of space and still water). Sometimes in the dry season bettas will get trapped in puddles as the rice fields dry up...this is why they have adapted to live in such small volumes of water temporarily. Remember though, that's the sort of situation that prob. lasts only a few months out of the year in the wild for them.