Excellent, thank you! I'm going to try to go after class and buy a bigger tank, and get it set up. Once it's set up can I just put him in, or is there a procedure I should follow? He's hasn't been eating, but I haven't been leaving any food in because I didn't want to dirty the water in the bowl.
Please help with Betta diagnosis!
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Just a point to consider, betta's are not always the best community fish and some of them get aggressive with other fish in the tank. Be warned that you may still need a separate tank for your betta, if he ends up being the anti-social type...kells728 said:
If you can afford it, the best setup for a betta is:
-Minimum 2.5 gallon tank (5 gallons is nice, 10 gallons is pure luxury for a betta)
-Appropriate heater for the size of tank you purchase
-Small filter, appropriate for the size of tank you buy--but be warned that bettas don't like a lot of current and the filter should be adjustable so you can lower the output to keep the tank calm
Ideally you should "cycle" the new tank BEFORE you add the betta. However, it might be best to just get him into a larger, warmer space ASAP. You'll still need to keep up the water changes though--for 4-6 weeks if you get a filter now, and indefinitely if you keep the tank unfiltered.
Regarding the greyness--just keep changing water and keep him in a warm place for now, and see if he improves. You could also try mixing a pinch of salt in a cup of tank water, and add it to his tank...
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