Betta Tank Ideas?

[PeacockBass]

Bettas are 'ditch fish". They breath atmospheric air and so can be kept in very small containers, in almost any kind of water. Looking at their shape, it's easy to tell they aren't torpedos that need a lot of room. And since two males will fight regardless the size of the tank, it's easier to keep them separated in smaller compartments.
We, of course, do regular water changes (this guy even gets bottled water). My wife was doing the W/C this morning when I started wondering about other ways to house them.

the massive Red snake head breathes atmospheric air, does this mean we can shove him into a 10 gallon unfiltered tank?

also, Female bettas are indeed shaped like torpedos. so your ideology is flawed.

 

[PeacockBass]

Hey, I'm quoting Dr. Axelrod here.

who is a Lame-ass who is stuck in the past.

 

[Mourinho18]

the massive Red snake head breathes atmospheric air, does this mean we can shove him into a 10 gallon unfiltered tank?

also, Female bettas are indeed shaped like torpedos. so your ideology is flawed.

dude, how big does a red snakehead get compared to a betta. .

Don't type when you have nothing productive to say.

In the wild they evolved in puddles and ditches, breeding in them, building their bubble nests... Their natural puddle environment was simply so small that there wasn't room for competition so males became so agressive that it became "winner take all"

 

[Ash]

my digi cam died but I keep mine in a 4 split divided tank, put small plants in there and it looks nice. What kind of betta do you have? I have a sakura patterened long split tail, two half moons and normal chinese dragon scale betta. My friend imports them from a fish farm in thailand that his uncle owns, pretty cool. Ne ways nothing to creative but I ve seen a betta tank in my doctors office that hangs on the wall it looks like a picture but it moves, pretty cool. That idea of putting it in a brick is pretty neat.

 

[turtall]

the massive Red snake head breathes atmospheric air, does this mean we can shove him into a 10 gallon unfiltered tank?

Also, Female bettas are indeed shaped like torpedos. so your ideology is flawed.

The massive Red Snakehead? I would put one in a ten gallon tank? There IS A difference, like a Rotweiler and a Chihuahua, you know?
Perhaps female Bettas are a little more torpedo shaped so they can outswim a male who wants to kill her? Hell, I don't know!

 

[turtall]

my digi cam died but I keep mine in a 4 split divided tank, put small plants in there and it looks nice. What kind of betta do you have? I have a sakura patterened long split tail, two half moons and normal chinese dragon scale betta. My friend imports them from a fish farm in thailand that his uncle owns, pretty cool. Ne ways nothing to creative but I ve seen a betta tank in my doctors office that hangs on the wall it looks like a picture but it moves, pretty cool. That idea of putting it in a brick is pretty neat.

Our Betta is the one my wife picked out because it was fancy and it's red/blue/green/white colors appealed ( and it cost more LOL). We're learning more about them but we won't be fighting them like pit bulls and chickens.
(incidentaly our massive Red Snakehead is in a 29 gallon tank: NOT a 10.
J/K (we don't have one).

 

[DeLgAdO]

get a 12 gallon eclipse system by marineland

bettas may be able to beath amtospheric air

but the bacteria that process their waste do not


ok you know what youve just inspired me to keep a betta

so in a way

thanks

 

[guppy]

who is a Lame-ass who is stuck in the past.

Actually he is stuck in Cuba avoiding tax evasion charges, no lie. He has not personally updated any of his books in over a decade. The advice he gives on keeping bettas dates back to when state of the art was still steel framed tanks. I still think that bettas can be well kept in tanks as small as 2 1/2 gallons but they should have filters.

 

[turtall]

Actually he is stuck in Cuba avoiding tax evasion charges, no lie. He has not personally updated any of his books in over a decade. The advice he gives on keeping bettas dates back to when state of the art was still steel framed tanks. I still think that bettas can be well kept in tanks as small as 2 1/2 gallons but they should have filters.

We learn from the ones who have gone before us. Then we move on because that's human nature.
I am truly angry then that he has not written any articles about how I can avoid paying extra taxes! However, IME Bettas can exist, I say say exist because I don't know what Betta Heaven is, for years in a puddle, a cup, a bowl...
Just keep the water clean. OKay?
P.S. Stuck in Cuba?

 

[landmineyouth]

Filters on a 2.5 gallon betta tank are unnecasary, the increased water flow will actually bother the betta as opposed to a nice still water condition. Water changes should however be done every week, 100% if possible. A filter wouldnt be HARMFUL really, but if possible get a small one where you can decrease its flow to almost any movement at all, just enough to keep the water a little cleaner.. without over feeding your betta and changing the water weekly (sometimes i even get by with bi-weekly when i get lazy, but i still feel guilty) your betta will be happy and have clean/clear water.

They also DO appriciate the swimming room, and will dart about in the water at the site of another betta when granted the opportunity, this is also great for their immune systems as it serves as a form of excersize.

"It's true that wild bettas live in rice fields or padi. It's not true that they live in puddles. The picture above is of a rice field - the water is kept at a depth of at least 6 inches up to a few feet for most of the year. This water is drained shortly prior to harvest, and it is at this time that bettas utilise the survival tactic given to them with the labyrinth organ: the ability to survive in very little water.

Some small 'betta bowls' don't even allow 6 inches in water depth, and those that do certainly do not allow a betta the space to stretch his fins and swim as he does in the wild. The common argument "but they live in puddles in rice fields!" is utter rubbish - the natural environment for a betta encompasses smaller pools, slow flowing streams, and shallow but otherwise very large bodies of still water."


bettas are just the 'new goldfish', get a bowl, get a betta, easy, your done, but no. not good.