Need way to warm up 2 1/2g tank w/Betta

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greenday04

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Good Monday all!

My hubby and I went to San Francisco for 2 nights and came back and our Betta, Frank Jr, was doing and looking great. And so were we after days away from our kids (7 1/2 & 3 1/2)!

My questions is about his water temp. I keep the house comfortable for us, which can't be more than 70 cause will sweat to death, and his water temp is only 70 degrees too.

Is this warm enought for him, I seem have seen that it isn't. Also is this warm enought to get the nitrites going? It has been 2 weeks w/regular water changes, to keep the ammonia down, but there are no signs of nitrites and the only way to get the ammonia back down is w/daily water changes. Ammonia is at between 0 & .25 and the nitrite is at 0.

If I need to raise it please let me know how. I really don't want to buy a heater since the tank is so small.

Thanks
 
I'm pretty much a newbie but 99% of the bettas I've seen have been in a small bowl (no heaters). Look in any pet shop. I would think 68-70F in your home would be just fine as that's what your fishes water temp will be. I'm not sure about bettas but 0-.25 ppm of ammonia is well within the safe zone for most fish. Ideally you want 0 ammonia. Like I said, I'm a newbie so don't rely on just my input. Hope this helps.
 
Heater This is what I use for my Betta, it does a good job of holding the tank at a steady 76deg. It is my understanding that a steady temp is more important than the temp itself. Someone else may be able to give you a better range than I can.
 
i own 2 bettas in 2.5 g tanks and heating is sort of a prob.i have come to find out that even the smallest heater can overheat the tanks rather quickly.i have a regular light bulb in the hood of the tank and that seems to work.mabye there is anybody esle with some advice.
 
your best shot if you're really concerned about heat is a small light (dont put him in the sun, he'll freak out), but that'll bug the guy when hes trying to sleep...
If you get get any submerging heater for a 2.5 gal, you'll wake up with a nicely cooked fish one day, and that'll likely be sooner than later.
You could search for heating pads to put the tank on. They're less powerful which is good in this case, but I still wouldnt trust them.
IMO your best shot would be to try putting him closer to a vent, and moniter the temperature for a while to see if it shoots up too quickly.
 
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The desk lamp idea sounds like a good one. I had a customer use a small under-tank heater for reptiles on her 2 gallon betta tank and she said it worked well, but those are kind of expensive. My fry are doing well in an unheated 2.5 gallon tank, but we keep it pretty warm in our apt.
 
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