Anyone Have Success With A Betta In A Fluval Edge?

[pablothebetta]

Thank you for the replies. I guess I'll buy one eventually and hope for the best.

Here's the future home, by the way...

Absolutely gorgeous, you might just have given me some inspiration for one of my tanks

Do you have CO2 in there? What plants have you got?

The problem isnt just the small opening, it is the fact that the current is strong by the opening, and bettas arent good swimmers, so they will be easily tired out by having to fight to get air all the time. Also not at all ideal if your betta gets ill or weak. Personally I think it will add too much stress.

I have a biorb and had to replace the air pump it came with because the current produced was too powerful for my betta and stressed him out - and thats just an air stone!

As people have already said though you can leave a small gap, say an inch at the top of the tank for air, dont fill it all the way up.

I would make sure you have a backup tank for when he is ill too.

Mine was in a BiOrb for about 10 months, never had any issues with the filtration myself, didn't find it very strong personally. Then again, I had issues with my air pump ('bubbles' weren't as strong as they should have been) so that might have been why...

 

[drn_lvs_lnt]

The problem isnt just the small opening, it is the fact that the current is strong by the opening, and bettas arent good swimmers, so they will be easily tired out by having to fight to get air all the time. Also not at all ideal if your betta gets ill or weak. Personally I think it will add too much stress.

I have a biorb and had to replace the air pump it came with because the current produced was too powerful for my betta and stressed him out - and thats just an air stone!

As people have already said though you can leave a small gap, say an inch at the top of the tank for air, dont fill it all the way up.

I would make sure you have a backup tank for when he is ill too.

Thanks for the input. I had already decided against putting a Betta in the tank, though, as it didn't seem worthwhile having an unhappy fish.

my fluval edge is now in the fish room without the light/filter thingy. I wasn't impressed with that part but I love the dimensions. Perfect for killies!

The light coverage leaves a bit to be desired, but the filter seems alright, I think. Would a Korthausae Killifish have enough room inside, do you think? I had read they need at least a 20 gallon tank.

Absolutely gorgeous, you might just have given me some inspiration for one of my tanks

Do you have CO2 in there? What plants have you got?

Thanks!

To be honest, the tank's been a bit of a nightmare. The driftwood branches inside cause a lot of obstruction for the siphon, and combined with the very small opening, cleaning is a terribly frustrating task. Such fine white sand was also a mistake, for obvious reasons. I'm likely to scrap the whole thing this week, lol!

The plants, I believe, are (from left to right) - Hydrilla verticillata (purchased thinking it was Egeria Densa), Wisteria/Hygrophila difformis, Hygrophila/Hygrophila corymbosa and Ludwigia Peruenis/Ludwigia glandulosa. In the front is a moss ball, of course, and, I think, Dwarf Sagittaria/Sagittaria subulata. At least that's my guess from comparing it to pictures online. The guy at the store wasn't too knowledgeable.

 

[Cazgar]

I love my original Edge, although keeping it clean is tricky.
The new one looks lovely, but the opening looks no bigger than the original, & the extra depth could make it a nightmare to keep clean

 

[drn_lvs_lnt]

^ The Edge 12 gallon has been a nightmare. Truly. Quite an expensive mistake, I must say. Going with white sand was the second critical error, I think, too. Just filthy. Maneuvering a siphon in the tank filled with stuff was absurdly difficult.

I went ahead and did a total do-over (there goes my cycle, although the filter media should be somewhat viable still). Bought a bag of Flourite Black and added a Broad Leaf Amazon Sword as well as got rid of the "grass-type" plants in favour of a couple of Crypt Wendtii. Trying to plant anything, let alone properly positioning plants in the gravelly substrate using one hand (all that can fit through the opening) at the bottom of a deep tank was rage-inducing.

Here's how it turned out -

Advice for other beginners - avoid this sort of tank like the plague.

 

[drn_lvs_lnt]

Just a quick update. I went against caution (and perhaps better judgement) in light of the vehement assurance of a couple of seemingly knowledgeable salesmen that kept their own Bettas in Edges at homes.

Ended up taking this guy home -

The pictures/lighting don't really do justice to his colouring. It's actually quite striking.

It took him about 30 seconds to understand where to surface for air. Now he patrols around and goes up directly without much hassle. Swift learning fish!