Anyone From The Uk

[monkeyman]

Id really love a betta, but im stuck on what kind of tank to buy! id jus like a tank about 5gal or whatever... Has anyone any links to any tanks for sale (any reasonable size) that would be suitable, including heater & filter? Seperate heaters & filters will do, - if u got a name! Sorry, but im thick!!! what setup do my fellow UK posters use?

 

[Jessica13]

Pets at Home do a really good one for £10! Its about 3-4 gallons so you can divide it for a couple or have it planted and stuff which is how i had one, it looked really nice!

Or they do the plastic ones that are just over a gallon for about £5

 

[monkeyman]

Pets at Home do a really good one for £10! Its about 3-4 gallons so you can divide it for a couple or have it planted and stuff which is how i had one, it looked really nice!

Or they do the plastic ones that are just over a gallon for about £5

We dont even have a Pets at Home here in Northern Ireland - what a load of ol' toot! Im telling ya, was on sum american site there, they have everything & its dirt cheap...

 

[Jessica13]

Oh.. Well, thats your own fault for living in NI lol

Um.. Try pet/aquatic shops! They're bound to sell small tanks at a reasonable price. The problem with buying tanks online is that the postage usually cost more than the tank

 

[monkeyman]

OK, thanx for your help anyway Jessica, ill have a look tomorrow, er i mean today! Gee, is that the time?!

 

[Austin_09]

Lol, don't worry monkeyman your not alone! I live int he U.S. but there is nothing here where I live! It's very hard to find anything in a town of only 17 hundred! And the nearest wal-mart is about 3 hours away! (I'm not sure if you have wal-marts in the UK but thats a good example here of how far out I live lol) Just wanted you to know that your not alone in the boat!

 

[wendywc]

Any luck in finding an online place for stuff in Ireland, monkeyman?

 

[Cobe27]

We had a pets at home down in Bangor but it has now changed to a Petsmart - but pretty much only the name changed. They do small complete tanks with light and filter for about £30. I just bought a 2.5g glass tank for £8 and added everything I needed.

 

[monkeyman]

Thanks for all of your replys! At least i know im not alone having no where good to shop! Your even stuck in th US Austin_09! Havent really looked for an online place wendywc to be honest... I might jus do that, but i prefer hands on Thanks for that too Cobe27 - nice recommendation! Still its about 2hrs away from me, but perhaps ill get a run up to Bangor someday... I was up at Grosvenor tropicals too the other day, but didnt have the notion of a betta at that stage! Anyway, i think they're a bit cheeky on it up at Grosvenor too! You ever been? Am going to my local Jolleys store to see what they got - not much probably!!! Thanks again everyone!

P.S. What would a good live plant be to put in my tank when i get it???

 

[catxx]

some Java Fern would be good, stick it on some bogwood and it roots really easily
its the only live plant i've been unable to kill so far!

 

[Cobe27]

Only been up to the grosvenor road place a couple of times - I actually got my betta from there - he was a bit tatty round the edges but I like him. THe place was absolutely jam packed when I was in so I didn't take much time to look around - they do seem to have a great selection though. I generally prefer the jolleys in bangor to Petsmart for actual fish - they have a smaller selection but a bit more knowledge and some more interesting fish (well interesting to me!). Plus they are the only place that stocks the dog food I use!

 

[monkeyman]

Thanks for all ur info everyone!!!