Good Betta Tank Suggestions

[oneblondebrow]

Hi all,

I am contemplating getting a small Betta tank, Any suggestions what one to get?

 

[iFishKeeper]

I had a betta in a 35L Arcadia Arc tank with some differant types of tetra and shrimp, it died... But that doesn't not mean that yours will.
The only problem I had with the tank is the amount of evaporating water, I just added more water than I took out in a water change.
I'm sure there are other tanks that you could go for, this is my recommendation from experience. Arcadia Arc 35L

 

[Truck]

Anything above 2 gallons with a filter and heater will be fine.

 

[Joe97]

What type of betta are you planning to keep?

 

[oneblondebrow]

A single betta splender.

 

[Joe97]

I read up on them and they need a minimum tank size of three gallons so try to get about that size if you want him/her to be happy. Good luck,
Joe

 

[loraxchick]

what Truck said.
cheers

 

[dipsydoodlenoodle]

I have a 5 gallon tank; to begin with I thought it was pretty empty with just one fish in there but he takes up all the space and loved attention.

Make sure you get a lid on the tank - they can jump

EDIT: Where in the world are you from; so maybe people can direct you to good tanks?

 

[chrisbassist]

my wife wanted one so we got a baby biorb for it (its 4 gallons) nice little size for a betta i think. although ours doesn't have one in there yet, it's still cycling.

depends what you want your tank to look like really, some people hate the biorbs, others like them (either way the filter isn't exactly the best, so you can't really overstock them) or maybe go for a fluval edge, or get one of the (bigger) betta tanks, there was one in a place near me which was about 3G, maybe 2.5, with an overflow at the back leading to the built in filter, even had a little space for a small heater back there, but didn't include one, and used LEDs on an arm for lighting. nice little all in one system, and theres other options, or you could go for a cheap tank, and get all the bits yourself... theres small tanks (but big enough for a betta) at around £15 near me, plus a small filter and heater and its about £40 al together...

 

[OldMan47]

The most commonly available betta will indeed be a Betta splendens. That is betta, not beta (it is one of my pet peeves). For a simple Betta splendens, any tank with a gallon or more of capacity will suffice as long as you are willing to do the frequent water changes that would be required. For a typical fish keeper who wants to take it easy and relax a bit, a 3 to 5 gallon container would be plenty. In my own case, I love the Betta splendens but have no desire to be changing water every 3 days so I drop my bettas into a community situation in a large tank instead. My present big blue male veiltail Betta splendens is about 4 years old, in my tanks, and is living in the lap of luxury in a 45 gallon endler tank. He has been ignoring his job of controlling the out of control population explosion in that tank and just swims around as if he was one of the endlers. He will even eat the mostly vegetarian diet that I use for my endlers while swimming face to face with a newly dropped endler fry. How useless is he, I ask you. I just love the guy to death but do not expect to ever find out how small a container he could live in. The ones at the local stores are in tiny cups that may possibly hold 250ml of water, but I doubt it, and if they get daily water changes, they can live in health but maybe not in comfort, in such small quarters.

 

[OneOnion]

http/www.walmart.com/ip/Tetra-Aquarium-Starter-Kit-5-Gallons-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/12177653
This is a pretty good kit that I got, it had all the basics except for the heater and liquid test kit which I bought separately, and then all the decorations. For a betta, you should have a lot of plants in there for cover(you'll find with more cover he'll be less shy and will be more active, exploring the tank), and a cave so he can hide. Silk plants or live plants will work, but avoid plastic plants and rough decorations. If getting live plants I recommend anacharis(elodea) and Java Fern. You can grow these with a normal light and no fertilizer is needed.

 

[OldMan47]

Thanks for bringing that out OneOnion. The more cover you have in any tank, the more likely you are to see your fish out in the open. It does not just apply to the betta group but to almost any fish. If you never see your xxxx fish, try giving them more hiding places. The end result is often that you will see them more than you ever did before.

 

[Joe97]

I had a nice little 25 cm cube aquarium and I was going to get a nice male betta, put the shop keeper reccomended five guppies. I don't what went wrong but now I've got a dirty tank full of algae, snails and 2 fry. That's a problem I'm slowly tackling. Hopefully when the fry get bigger I'll move 'em into the bigger, better cared for aquarium.
Joe