Urgent Betta Rack Winter Heating Problem

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Look at these 7.5W aquarium heaters, for tanks up to 5gallons. Use these lol


http://www.amazon.com/HEATER-Aquarium-Heater-Tanks-Gallons/dp/B0006JLPFE

 

[micstarz]

get some thermometers and experiment
put one near the tanks
put one in one of the betta tanks
see what they say
then try different things to warm it up
maybe add styro on the inside and make a front panel for when your not looking at them
or drape a blanket over it and see if it warms up any "could be fire hazard"
or umm
or a small heater fan like u said
i use one in my fish room cus it gets cold in there also
if i think of more i will post it

oh,maybe a heat lamp like for reptiles
just make sure not to cook the fish!

I think I'll probably go with buying a piece of arcrylic (or maybe just cutting a piece of sytrofoam) and covering the rack... but I might also use incandescents or spotlights...I think I'd be asking for trouble from my parents if I use a heater fan.
Styrofoam time for now - maybe I'll make some sort of styrofoam-and-arcrylic slider cover

Another problem for you all - every week, when I do water changes, I switch around all my bettas, so they get a different neighbor to flare at every week. Is there a set pattern I can use to rotate them?
The pattern has to do two things:
1. Every time they are moved every betta gets a different neighbor (eventually they get to meet everyone else on the rack)
2. It has to be fair - every betta will get one week in their spot, but eventually they will have been in every spot for a week - no one will be left in the right hand corner for 1 week while someone else gets moved around constantly getting more light and warmth.

 

[micstarz]

that is beautiful!
where did you get the lil cup thingies that they r in?!

Thanks They are in siliconed glass cubes (.75gal) that I get for $3 at the Hong Kong fish street.