Betta Question

[louis_23]

ok i have to post in this section again as for some reason its the only one the siute will allow me to

i was wondering if a betta needs a heated tank i fort they did but i keep seeing pictures of bettas threw out the web of bettas in tanks with out heaters why is this? they must be freezing there nuts off poor things lol or am i rong and are they like gold fish and can live in warm and cold warters?

 

[Kariann]

I'm no expert, but do have a betta in a 5g, heated, filtered tank. They do need a heater, but unfortunately people think it's OK to put them in tiny cups without heating or filtration. But I doubt they live long unless it's really hot climate. If you want a happy, active fish you'll need at least a 3g with a little heater and some form of filter. Check out the betta section, Netty & Bronzecat on there are breeders and really helpful. Good luck and welcome.

 

[OldMan47]

A betta s best kept at a temperature of at least 78F, that is about 26C. If you can do that without a heater in the tank, the fish will be fine. Most of us like our homes a bit cooler and are not willing to pay to heat the house that warm so most of us need a tank heater.
Your problem with not being able to post anywhere else is simple. When you signed up for the forum, they sent you an E-mail with a link in it. If you click on the link, it will take you back to the forum and register you as really being the person with that E-mail address. Once you have done that, the forum will open up your options for posting and for sending personal messages. If you gave them a BS E-mail address, you will only ever be able to post in the beginner's section. Another possibility is that your spam blocker is keeping the message from arriving. Try checking your spam folder for that message.

 

[louis_23]

I'm no expert, but do have a betta in a 5g, heated, filtered tank. They do need a heater, but unfortunately people think it's OK to put them in tiny cups without heating or filtration. But I doubt they live long unless it's really hot climate. If you want a happy, active fish you'll need at least a 3g with a little heater and some form of filter. Check out the betta section, Netty & Bronzecat on there are breeders and really helpful. Good luck and welcome.

A betta s best kept at a temperature of at least 78F, that is about 26C. If you can do that without a heater in the tank, the fish will be fine. Most of us like our homes a bit cooler and are not willing to pay to heat the house that warm so most of us need a tank heater.
Your problem with not being able to post anywhere else is simple. When you signed up for the forum, they sent you an E-mail with a link in it. If you click on the link, it will take you back to the forum and register you as really being the person with that E-mail address. Once you have done that, the forum will open up your options for posting and for sending personal messages. If you gave them a BS E-mail address, you will only ever be able to post in the beginner's section. Another possibility is that your spam blocker is keeping the message from arriving. Try checking your spam folder for that message.

ok cool thanx guy's im getting a heater for my tank just wondered why alot of people dont bother but it is ushialy the people that have them tanks the size of a butter tub, they obviously don't care for the fishes life just as long as it is astetically pleasing to there eye!

i'l try loging back into my email and using the link thing again thanx for advice

 

[GSD]

Ys bettas do need minimum 3 gallon heated and filtered tanks, as they are tropical fish and should be treated as such. Unfortunatley there is alot of poor advice being given , leading to many of these fish being kept in poor conditions.

 

[ziouxpioux]

Ys bettas do need minimum 3 gallon heated and filtered tanks, as they are tropical fish and should be treated as such. Unfortunatley there is alot of poor advice being given , leading to many of these fish being kept in poor conditions.

Bettas are living animals and as such need to be treated as such, not an object as they are displayed in fish stores. Those displays are just that displays and should not be an example as how to keep one. My betta is in a 125 gal tank and he is living large - there is not a spot in the tank he has not been. He gets along fine with all the other fish and finally settled the dispute with the black tetra who nipped his fins pretty good but the betta got his mojo and starting defending himself and now all is good. Yesterday I added the three new pwdr blue gouramis and so far so good, all the fish were interested at first in the new kids on the block. Of interest is the one black tetra, it seems to have sparked an interest in swimming with one of the gourami who hangs by himself. I wonder if the black tetra who is a schooling fish, sees this lone, deep body shape as a kindred spirit? I want to finish my fish for the tank before I get anymore Black tetras. This one was given to me when a tank was broken down. Karen Campbell

 

[OldMan47]

One of the troubles we have with betta advice is that people hear that bettas in the wild exist in seasonal puddles of water. If you are interested in what such puddles look like, follow the link in my signature area called "Betta puddles". It is a bit different than what you see in a cup at the local fish store.

 

[bronzecat]

Bettas are living animals and as such need to be treated as such, not an object as they are displayed in fish stores. Those displays are just that displays and should not be an example as how to keep one. My betta is in a 125 gal tank and he is living large - there is not a spot in the tank he has not been. He gets along fine with all the other fish and finally settled the dispute with the black tetra who nipped his fins pretty good but the betta got his mojo and starting defending himself and now all is good. Yesterday I added the three new pwdr blue gouramis and so far so good, all the fish were interested at first in the new kids on the block. Of interest is the one black tetra, it seems to have sparked an interest in swimming with one of the gourami who hangs by himself. I wonder if the black tetra who is a schooling fish, sees this lone, deep body shape as a kindred spirit? I want to finish my fish for the tank before I get anymore Black tetras. This one was given to me when a tank was broken down. Karen Campbell

Hi
Its well known that keeping Betta splendens with other anabantoids such as Gourami is not considered a safe option. As you have found that the one Black tetra has already taken chunks out of the betta by itself, have you considered what may happen when you add more of them? If the treating of a Betta splenden is so paramount to your beliefs, then considering adding more of a species that has previously attacked the betta is a bit like playing with fire IMO.