Betta

[Aspen35]

Well...I just found out someone I know has been removing the fish from the tank and draining 100% of the water with every water change. YIKES. The tank they had was leaking, so I guess they just got a new one. Is there anyone who can write out a little guide on how to get that tank started and cycled, with the fish (apparently still alive after a year, poor guy) in the tank? Then maybe some directions on how to properly clean the tank? I don’t know much about betta fish, so I want to ensure I‘m giving the right advice.

 

[HoldenOn]

Cycling Your New Fresh Water Tank: Read This First!

Cycling Your First Fresh Water Tank What is Cycling and Why is it Important? Fish waste, and especially fish breathing, plus uneaten food and other organic matter breaking down in a tank all produce Ammonia. This can quickly become toxic to fish if it is allowed to build up to any measurable...

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That has all the info you need for cycling, I'm new to keeping fish so I'm not 100% on water changes. Someone here will know for sure!

 

[FishGuest5123]

They will have to do a “fish in” cycle. Unless... are they using the same filter from the other tank? If the media stayed wet then they should get a cycle in a few days. After that, 50 -70% water change once a week.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Well...I just found out someone I know has been removing the fish from the tank and draining 100% of the water with every water change. YIKES. The tank they had was leaking, so I guess they just got a new one. Is there anyone who can write out a little guide on how to get that tank started and cycled, with the fish (apparently still alive after a year, poor guy) in the tank? Then maybe some directions on how to properly clean the tank? I don’t know much about betta fish, so I want to ensure I‘m giving the right advice.

I would follow this advice: https://www.fishforums.net/threads/cycling-your-new-fresh-water-tank-read-this-first.421488/

Maybe @essjay can give you a watered-down explanation.

 

[Aspen35]

Okay. Just wanted to make sure there was nothing special to do with a betta fish. Thanks everyone

 

[Essjay]

Bettas are the same as every other fish when it comes to cycling and cleaning a tank.
But it does depend on tank size. How big was the old tank and how big is the new one? I've seen 4 inch cubes sold as betta tanks and with that size, 100% water changes are necessary and the fish has to be taken out of the tank cup.

As the others have said, if the old tank had a filter and that is used on the new tank, it won't need to be cycled. But if there is no filter or it's a brand new one, it will have to be a fish-in cycle. This involves testing the water every day for ammonia and nitrite and doing a water change when either show above zero.