a new betta fish

[cutie_monster]

hey its me again, "freezer of fish", lol. i gave away my 2 goldfish, Patches & Sushi, when i moved to the mainland and did not attempt freezing them for the journey. now, i have decided to go for a fish a little more my speed, i have adopted a betta fish who i call Newton, after Isaac Newton because he is sooo smart. i love him so much. i have done alot of research about bettas now and my question is: do you think it would be alright to keep Newton in my old 2.5 gal hex tank (Patches used to live in it)?, and i need more info on water changes for him. i have read on other sites that it is recommended to add aquarium salt to the tank during weekly 100% water chages and also adding "Aquarisol". i dont know what that is, but i heard it is suppose to prevent infection. i got my most of my research fr bettatalk.com. please if anyone here is proficient at keeping bettas, then i would welcome any suggestions you have. thanks.

[rsanz]

Does the tank have a filter on it? If so, 100% water changes are unecesary. I would say do 20-50% weekly water changes, whatever amount tickles your fancy.

The 2.5g tank should be fine. Do you have a heater for the tank? If not, you might need to invest in a small one, depending on how warm you keep your home.

I'm not sure about the aquarium salt.

[cutie_monster]

the tank has no filter, but it does have a bubbler at the bottom. also, it has no heater.

[cutie_monster]

i was told that putting a heater on too small a tank requires nearly constant supervision, considering how warm a small tank can get w/ a heater.g

[Sammie7]

Don't bother with the salt, bettas nor any freshwater fish do not need salt in their water. I believe there are supposed to be tiny heaters with only a few watts made for tanks 2 to 5 gallons. I'm not sure about Aquarisol, but you should just use any dechlorinator at waterchanges and you should be fine. If you have chloramines in your water, you should make sure it removes that as well. 20% water changes should be fine. Doing 100% water changes would be more stressful and unecessary.

[jm1212]

the Azoo plam filter would be a great filter. an airstone is not enough filtration; in fact, it isnt even a filtration method unless you have it on an undergravel filter.

no freshwater fish need salt. your betta will thank you in the long run if you stop with the salt.

[webcricket]

You really do want a filter and heater (unless you keep your house at at least 75 degrees or warmer). Bettas are tropical fish and have the same needs as other tropical fish.

I have a 2 gallon hex tank and use a 25 watt Hydor submersible adjustable heater with no problems. It keeps a nice steady temperature of 80.

They also make small filters, the Azoo Palm filter is good, or the Red Sea Nano filter works well. I have the Red Sea one set up on my tank and it works just like a regular HOB filter.

[american_badger]

I agree with using a Red Sea nano filter. I have one on my betta tank and it works great! :) :) :)