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    tank division

    http://groups.msn.com/AquariumTropicalFish...95&all_topics=1 Here is a link to another conversation about dividers on another board.
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    Heaters for Small Tanks

    I have seen many people asking about heaters for small tanks and so I am listing links where I have found 25Watt heaters at good prices. Radiant Heater - 25 Watt - 6 Inch (hangs on the back of the tank) For aquariums up to 5-1/2 gallons in size. Our Online Price: $5.95 each...
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    Female betta bloated...

    It could be that she is just egg filled, but it could also be that she is bloated and constipated from all that rich food. If that is the case, you might try raising her temp slowly and adding aquarium salt and stop feeding her foe a day or two to let her clear out her system. Then you can go...
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    breeding

    Here is the real information from some of the best breeders out there. These are the people that have done this for many years and have developed the lines that are shown today. http://www.bcbetta.com/spawning.html http://www.bettas-jimsonnier.com/spawning.htm (also great genetic stuff on here)...
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    My little bettas

    Just because it has worked okay for you doesn't mean it works for everyone. Posting general statements to newbies might lead them into a disaster that could have been avoided and might just turn them from the hobby. Bettas in general are not community fish--it is against their nature. Your...
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    My little bettas

    Please do not listen to Kossy and put 2 or 3 females in with your male unless you are trying to get one or all of them killed. I am going to post some information from some of the top breeders out there. These are people that win their classes at IBC shows and make good money on their fish...
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    breeding

    Here in the US (the poster is is TX) you have to have a liscense.
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    Carbon

    I do use carbon in my filter for my 20L at work simply to remove the odor that tends to build in a small closed office. I DO NOT use it to replace water changes! I agree that the prepacked carbon filters that say to be changed monthly are a rip off. I have found that changing out the carbon...
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    My Top Three Betta Issues

    I have seen SO many people say that one day their female Bettas just up and killed the Male betta even in a well planted or decorated tank where they had all been for months. I too have kept Bettas is Glow Light and Neon Tetras, but have had Black Skirt tetras kill Bettas. So many newbies come...
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    What is your favorite color betta??

    hmmm..I do like my bi-colors. I think I would say right now my favorite are the black and orange or the steel blue and orange bi-colors. There was a time where I would have said my black/red butterfly crown tail...but I decided I didn't like it enough to breed for it.
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    betta colors

    Hehehe---I am pretty well in the mix with colors. I have a pink/blue marble VT, a red/white VT, a black and red butterfly CT, a steel blue HM pair and now their fry, a yellow/white butterfly pair (male is a DT), a red cambodian HM female with steel irredescense that is paired with a...
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    Check out pictures of my boys!

    Cute VTs! With over 100 Bettas one of my first VTs is still one of my favorites. -Amy
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    My Top Three Betta Issues

    I realize I am new to this board, but I have been keeping Bettas for quite a while and am getting more into the breeding and showing side of it now. I am seeing so many posts on here about problems people are having and thought I would share my observations and feelings about a few common...
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    breeding

    Ahhhh, here we are back on the topic of breeding. So many people say, "Hey-I have a pair of Bettas--I am going to spawn them and have baby Bettas." Too many people don't think this through. There are SO many things to think about with spawning! Do you have the appropriate tank for spawing...
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