Thinking About Getting A Betta

[erk628]

I have been thinking about getting a betta. I would get a 5 gallon tank with a hood, light, filter, and heater. My question is would I have to cycle the tank like I did my others?

 

[erk628]

Anyone??

 

[dcarmor927]

i would say yea, unless you're going to use mature media from another filter...

 

[LauraFrog]

If you have other tanks, it doesn't take much filter media to cycle a five gallon. Three or four cycled bio rings or a decent sized filter sponge would handle the ammonia produced by a single betta very easily. Also, if your tank is not 100% cycled, bettas are much more tolerant of ammonia than many other fish, so they are suitable for fish in cycling. You can't just dump them in a tank and never cycle it though, if you do go fish in with a betta you will still need to go through the daily testing and water changing until all your readings are zeroed.

 

[erk628]

If you have other tanks, it doesn't take much filter media to cycle a five gallon. Three or four cycled bio rings or a decent sized filter sponge would handle the ammonia produced by a single betta very easily. Also, if your tank is not 100% cycled, bettas are much more tolerant of ammonia than many other fish, so they are suitable for fish in cycling. You can't just dump them in a tank and never cycle it though, if you do go fish in with a betta you will still need to go through the daily testing and water changing until all your readings are zeroed.

Thanks for thr advise!