Betta Keeping Techniques

[Polyaddict86]

Thank you for the info, so far i dont have them in a jar but i have them in a tank with dividers.

Im planning on breeding them in the future,

My question is how big a tank do i need to keep the females, and i live in North California US, temperture can drop to 60 degrees, do i need heater for the tank for my male bettas?

 

[Galantspeedz]

my uncle used to keep hundreds of bettas when i was young, primarily for fighting.... but 1 thing i know is he uses indian almond leaves also known as ketapang leaves in all the betta jars...

these same leaves are used for asian arowanas too

http://www.indianalmondleaves.com/aquariums.php

 

[Hendre]

Thank you for the info, so far i dont have them in a jar but i have them in a tank with dividers.
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Im planning on breeding them in the future,

My question is how big a tank do i need to keep the females, and i live in North California US, temperture can drop to 60 degrees, do i need heater for the tank for my male bettas?

Females I'd say keep in a 10 gallon tank if you can, shorter fins = more mobile

You definitely need a heater for that

my uncle used to keep hundreds of bettas when i was young, primarily for fighting.... but 1 thing i know is he uses indian almond leaves also known as ketapang leaves in all the betta jars...

these same leaves are used for asian arowanas too

http://www.indianalmondleaves.com/aquariums.php

For wild bettas it's a good addition, same for apistos and shrimp. Arowanas? Never heard of that being used for them

 

[Galantspeedz]

Females I'd say keep in a 10 gallon tank if you can, shorter fins = more mobile

You definitely need a heater for that


For wild bettas it's a good addition, same for apistos and shrimp. Arowanas? Never heard of that being used for them

you can search google on that... the alternative to using leaves will be bottled blackwater sold by fish products company like ocean free

 

[J. H.]

bottled blackwater

they'll be selling bottled air next. Love your Betts, Polyaddict86

 

[Galantspeedz]

they'll be selling bottled air next. Love your Betts, Polyaddict86

Too late... someone beat you to it

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/ea...r-selling-for-as-much-as-40-in-smog-hit-china

 

[Gourami Swami]

I have kept bettas in NYC without a heater for years, coldest the room would get is probably 65*, I did not have any problems with this. Never used a filter either, just tons (full carpet) of dwarf sag swords and once a week large water change. That was in a 2.5 gallon