Smallest Acceptable Betta Home?
- Thread starter knashash
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IMO its one gallon....ive kept bettas in smaller, but once i was educated i discovered that about one gallon+ is better.
If you read the printed sign hanging by the Betta cups at my local Wal-Mart you will see that it says "blah blah blah muddy water blah blah rice paddies...breath atmostphere oxygen..."
and I quote "...so they not only survive, but they thrive in these cups!"
Yeah, they are THRIVING!
Personally, I see no problem with a 1 gallon tank, but if you use the light you'll get brown algea enough to completely cover the inside of the tank almost every day. It's a pain to clean and will be a complete headache. I guess if you don't want a light you'd be alright.
and I quote "...so they not only survive, but they thrive in these cups!"
Yeah, they are THRIVING!
Personally, I see no problem with a 1 gallon tank, but if you use the light you'll get brown algea enough to completely cover the inside of the tank almost every day. It's a pain to clean and will be a complete headache. I guess if you don't want a light you'd be alright.
Due to their swimming habits 1 gallon is probably fine but I have personally found that mine survive much longer in a filtered, heated 5 gallon tank. My old ones always seemed to die after a year.
tmpadmin said:
But at least it won't cost a fortune to refill with this "Betta Water"
http://www.bettawater.com/bettawater.htm
I saw it at the pet store in a mall - and couldn't believe it!!! Something like $6 (Canadian) for 1 Litre of water!!! Yikes, nothing like that to make people do LESS water changes.
On size, I guess my thought is 2-1/2 gallons (a divided 5). Though a 5 would for one on its own would probably be better still.
IMO, anything less than a 2g is cruel. You need a filter and heater as well.
Bettas enjoy swimming and activity as much as many other fish that would be considered insuitable for 1g tanks... I don't think just because they have a labyrinth should mean that they diserve less.
Bettas enjoy swimming and activity as much as many other fish that would be considered insuitable for 1g tanks... I don't think just because they have a labyrinth should mean that they diserve less.
That Betta water web site includes these directions:
Your betta bowl would have to start the cycle over completely every time if you did that!
Your betta bowl would have to start the cycle over completely every time if you did that!