Is this a good started tank for a Betta Fish?
I’m going to get a betta, and I want to put it in a desktop aquarium. I’m browsing a few sites, and I found two I think are good. But I want other people opinions. Which do you think is a better choice?
http://www.petco.com/product/102093/Tetra-Water-Wonders-1-5-Gallon-Aquarium-Kit.aspx?CoreCat=OnSiteSearch
http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2752291&ab=fish_fc1d
Thanks in advance for your help!
I really can’t get a very big tank. It’s going to go on my desk. I think a 3 gallon one would fit though. So…a 3 gallon tank would be okay?
I was also thinking of getting some company for him/her. I’ve heard that tetras do well with bettas. Is this true? Would maybe 2 or 3 be good in a 3 gallon tank with a betta?
As for hiding places, I love making things out of polymer clay (I use pre-colored sculpey III) and I thought it would be fun to create little places for my betta. I’m just afraid that the clay might be toxic to them 
Does anyone know?
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A betta needs a minimum of 5 gallons
i would suggest you to get as bif as possible and make your fish happy.
Sorry to say neither of them. If you are going to keep a Betta in there for like a month until you can get a 5 Gallon with filter and heater then that would be ok.
Hope this helps!
Good Luck!
I’ve seen the petco one up and running, it’s actually a great little tank with a light, nice carbon filter and a well fitting lid… but I’ve also seen the 3 gallon version in my local petco. Exact same thing, twice the size. I’d recommend that over the 1.5, just remember to pick up a heater while you’re at it. Most LFS have the little pad heater for small tanks, the down side is that it can’t be dialed to a temp, it only raises it a few degrees above the ambiant temp.
The petsmart one is garbage, absolute crap. The “under gravel filter” is nothing of the sort, it’s little more than a bowl with an air stone. I absolutely hate those, people always buy them b/c they are a few bucks cheaper and come back with tons of water quality issues.
Ugh, sorry, but those cruddy little top fin tanks make me mad : P
Anyway, if you HAVE to chose one of the two, the petco one is better, but idealy, I’d suggest the 3 gallon version instead. But really a 5 gallon is a better goal, then you can have a shrimp or snail buddy as well as giving your betta a nice space to swim around in. Although a 2.5 can cut it, there are no dial heaters for tanks under 5 gallons : ( And since betta’s prefer their temps 78-82 degrees,a dial is much easir and more stable for them.
Best of Luck!
The one with the goldfish is perfect because that is close to a 4 gallon. It is about 3 gallons which is perfect.
1. Betta fish need to be in a 2.5 gallon or more tank.
2. Get a plant for it so it can feel secure and safe.
3. change the tank once every 2-3 weeks.
4. Get a betta fish that is active. Make sure it is eating.
5. Don’t get one so big because it may be old and die faster.
6. Not too small either. Get one that is about 1.3-5 inch’s.
7. Betta fish are warm water fish about 72 degrees and up. Not past
83 degrees.
8. You don’t need a filter or heater. I don’t have one and they are fine.
9. Here’s the rest of information!
Both are too small. A betta needs at least 5 gallons heated and filtered.
Neither.
A 5 gallon would be perfect though.
A 5 is really the minimum ANY fish should be kept in, even a betta.
Remember betta’s are tropical so you would need a heater.
And in a 5 gallon, a filter would also be a good idea.
While a betta doesn’t need a filter, it’s a really good idea just because it helps to keep the water constantly moving, providing oxygen to the fish.
Betta’s are wonderful fish. I have a grand total of 6 betta’s at my house all living in community tanks :] They are a nice and colorful fish.
I’d suggest you get some plant’s for the tank also. Live plants are a nice choice, I really like Green Mondo Grass. It’s a nice plant and it’s pretty cheap around $2.50 at pet smart. Ask them to wash it off before bagging it for you, you don’t want any surprise snail eggs coming home with you. :] I had that happen to me once, the next day I had an explosion of snails in my tank. Nasty little creatures if you ask me, all they do is lay eggs, took me months to wipe out their population.
^.^
Hiding spots for betta’s are essential. My males are always out, and my females are out often too but they like to have hiding spot’s available for them.
I use rock’s from my backyard, to create caves by standing them up against each other, not only does it look cool and provide hiding places, but it’s free. What I do to clean them is use an unused toothbrush and water. I just scrub the rocks with the toothbrush, and spray them off with the hose. Get them as clean as you can before placing them in the tank. It’s perfectly safe don’t worry, about that.
Oh and make sure you buy dechlorinator to treat the water.
It removes chlorine, that’s in ALL waters. (Chlorine is toxic to fish)
Good Luck :]
Check out the girls too, today they are just as colorful as the males.
Remember only get A male or A female. Do not get a male and female or a female with other females. It won’t work in a 5 gallon, and well in any size tank it’s risky.
you could put a betta in a dixie cup and it will live. Save money