Bettas with bamboo?

[metfan581]

Hello,
I want to put a betta in a bowl with some bamboo.
Is that possible?
How do I do that?
Any special requirements?
HELP
Please reply!

 

[SRC]

I don't think you can do that...the bamboo will foul the water and make your betta sick. Just get a piece of fake bamboo from the craft store if that's the look you are after.

 

[KageBunshin]

Why would Bamboo foul the water? Woudldn't it suck some nutrients therefore making the water somewhat better? You can use a bamboo if the leaves are not submerged. Bamboos are semi-aquatic. Just dotn stick your betta in a small vase type thingie, and dont cover the top with some pebbles. My friend (and betta consultant) had a bamboo in his tank, and his betta lived a long healthy life full of bubble nest. Just make sure you bamboo is clean, especially the roots.

 

[SRC]

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...74970&hl=bamboo

http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showto...67699&hl=bamboo

Fidn it odd..2 people put bamboo in with their fish..and 2 fish died?

 

[BettasRFriends]

Well from what I've learn, sometimes the roots from the bamboo would rip the betta's fin. But that only happens like 1 in a thousand. Also, my brother's betta lived happily with the bamboo.

 

[ink]

in thailand bettas nest in peices of bambo.

 

[yvez9]

snowyangel has a bamboo stick with one of her bettas and he is just fine

i think you need the bamboo that isn't waxed or something, i'm not too sure

 

[metfan581]

thanks
petco said i can do it
in fact
a kit at a pet store was for that
bamboo
bowl
rocks
all u need is a betta

 

[newfishies]

thanks
petco said i can do it
in fact
a kit at a pet store was for that
bamboo
bowl
rocks
all u need is a betta

i wouldn't count on petco, or the instructions on the kit for reliable advice... i have no personal experience with bamboo, though

 

[metfan581]

go to the pet warehouse
they have one on display