Hi all,
My daughter has been wanting a betta for over a year now, and after lots of reading and research, we went off to the LFS last week and found THE ONE!!! She bought a 5.5 gal tank, heater, pump/filter, and air pump/stone. Also, some silk and some live teeny plants, a moss ball, and a fishy fort. Water is staying a steady 78 degrees, lightly salted and Primed. She is doing 1/3 water changes every other day.
Here is the question...
We have noticed that the pump/filter are creating alot of current and pushing the little guy around quite a bit. He does have places to get out of the flow, but has to dart around to get to them. We tried turning the pump/filter off last night, and he was out and about in a second, exploring all over the place. So, are we better to run no filter, run it with a baffle (found a link in another betta thread to make one), run just an air pump/stone...? With the current water changes, does she need a filter and water pump?
Thanks,
Jennie Beth
My daughter has been wanting a betta for over a year now, and after lots of reading and research, we went off to the LFS last week and found THE ONE!!! She bought a 5.5 gal tank, heater, pump/filter, and air pump/stone. Also, some silk and some live teeny plants, a moss ball, and a fishy fort. Water is staying a steady 78 degrees, lightly salted and Primed. She is doing 1/3 water changes every other day.
Here is the question...
We have noticed that the pump/filter are creating alot of current and pushing the little guy around quite a bit. He does have places to get out of the flow, but has to dart around to get to them. We tried turning the pump/filter off last night, and he was out and about in a second, exploring all over the place. So, are we better to run no filter, run it with a baffle (found a link in another betta thread to make one), run just an air pump/stone...? With the current water changes, does she need a filter and water pump?
Thanks,
Jennie Beth