Am Like A Child

[laurasmithuk]

here is some pics of my first male betta's tank. im due to get him on wednesday and im so excited. i have decided to call him caden which is american for fighter apparently!

pls offer any advice on how i can make it any better!

 

[soritan]

Oh, dear.

You are like a little child... in a "sweat shop", or a "sweet shop"?

 

[laurasmithuk]

its been a long day.

although in some countries a child in a sweat shop is normal! as they are normally working!

 

[mstinawu]

bubbly.

 

[soritan]

It is a very nice home for a betta. You might have to adjust the aerator once he arrives, it might be a tad too bubbly for him. Isn't exactly harmful for him, or anything, but some bettas do get tossed about easily. I wouldn't bother adjusting it until he's home, though.

 

[laurasmithuk]

cool i was thinking of taking it out as its getting on my nerves.

are the plants and wood ok?

 

[soritan]

Yup, the plants and wood are fine. Might want to keep an eye on the plastic curly tall one, whose name starts with a 'V' and I can never remember. Plastic tends to tear at betta tails, not always, but definately has a tendancy.


You probably can remove the aerator entirely. Looks like you've got a couple non-anabatoid fish in there (can't tell who they are), but the betta will tend to breathe from above. I didn't have an areator in my 10 when I had ghosts and cories in mine, along with my betta, for several months. Aerators increase the surface area of your tank, thereby increasing the transfer of oxygen into the water, and there is minor transference of oxygen as it passes from the aeator to the surface... but that's about it. I finally gave in and put one into my 20g, simply because I added a sponge filter to help with filtration.

 

[laurasmithuk]

i have got a fluval one in there. they are white cloud mountain minnows but i may move them to my other tank as i have been told they may not be suitable.

 

[liz2]

Hi Laura, it looks lovely...I am excited for you as well. My son has a tank in his bedroom and the filter gets on his nerves..take it out sweetheart if it annoys you Mr Betta wont mind. I shall expect piccies by about lunch time Wednesday!