Tank Length?

[lexie72]

This may be a silly question, but I’m looking in to getting a tank for a betta and was wondering if I should be looking for a taller or a longer tank?

Thanks,
Lex

 

[Himmel]

This may be a silly question, but I’m looking in to getting a tank for a betta and was wondering if I should be looking for a taller or a longer tank?

Thanks,
Lex

Longer is better for Bettas ..... Surface area to breathe and all that

 

[DarkEntity]

Definately longer than taller. Some people will tell you that a 1 gall flower vase or tall will be fine, but ideally its not. They do like to swim, especially if you get the PK's (pure bread Malasian/Thai fighters) and not the fancy tailed versions (bread for fancy tails etc)

If all you want is one male then a 5 gall long would be ideal, if however you want to keep females then a 10 gall is minimum, as ideally you should have a min of 5 females so they can set out their pecking order.

 

[Bettas Rule]

yea, absolutly longer than taller.