Betta water params?

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Kind of offtopic for monsterfishkeepers, but I'm sure a lot of you also have or breed bettas.
What sort of water parameters should I keep mine in? I'm just using straight RO right now.
 
i always just used tap with mine.
ph 8.0

And I did a 20-30% water change everyday. Sadly this was in a 1g betta tank from the pet store.

I guess the low ph of ro would be good if the fish can do that. That low ph will sure help the ammonia situation.
 
hybridtheoryd16;3363727; said:
i always just used tap with mine.
ph 8.0

And I did a 20-30% water change everyday. Sadly this was in a 1g betta tank from the pet store.

I guess the low ph of ro would be good if the fish can do that. That low ph will sure help the ammonia situation.
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Not planning on having an "ammonia situation." The current tank is using liberal water lettuce and I have a 3 gallon marineland eclipse on the way.
 
great

I have not owned one in 15yrs or so. And back then it was unheard of to put them in a tank with actual filtration. lol

like I said pretty sad, but when you trust your lfs you are sure to have troubles.
 
jschall;3363721; said:
Kind of offtopic for monsterfishkeepers, but I'm sure a lot of you also have or breed bettas.
What sort of water parameters should I keep mine in? I'm just using straight RO right now.
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usually i say the amount of minerals in water doesnt matter however i have noticed my livestock invert especially seem to look a little worse in high pressure purified water, i was using RO/DI water. personally unless your water horrific i would just use dechlorinator like prime, or perhaps do a mixture of treated tap with RO.

water should be around 78 degrees
ph 6-8
 
sostoudt;3363746; said:
usually i say the amount of minerals in water doesnt matter however i have noticed my livestock invert especially seem to look a little worse in high pressure purified water, i was using RO/DI water. personally unless your water horrific i would just use dechlorinator like prime, or perhaps do a mixture of treated tap with RO.

water should be around 78 degrees
ph 6-8
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My water has silicates like nuts and grows crazy diatoms, plus 10ppm nitrates and pH 7.9-8.1.
 
I keep a betta in a 3G at work, I use the water from the water cooler . . . I do at least add some water conditioner, but I keep it soft and neutral . . .
 
I have my betta in a 10 gallon with a Cascade 80 filter and a petco heater at ~77/78F. He has 2 mollies, 2 platies, and 4 ghost shrimp as tank mates, plus live plants.

I have municipal water and it has chlorine(or some other chemical) so I run all the water that goes in his tank through our little britta water filter. I usually do a 20-40% wc on the weekend. It can take a while ;). I put in aquarium salt and Stability.
 
zackxf;3364827; said:
I have my betta in a 10 gallon with a Cascade 80 filter and a petco heater at ~77/78F. He has 2 mollies, 2 platies, and 4 ghost shrimp as tank mates, plus live plants.

I have municipal water and it has chlorine(or some other chemical) so I run all the water that goes in his tank through our little britta water filter. I usually do a 20-40% wc on the weekend. It can take a while ;). I put in aquarium salt and Stability.
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I wouldn't trust the brita to remove chlorine. They say they work on up to 40 gallons or something like that.
 
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