Gonna Have My First Betta :d

[BettasFanG]

i need some tips for that .

i dont know what can i feed them?
or if i can put another fish with them?

plz im new so help me

 

[Ghost9001]

Bettas love bloodworms, you can also feed them pellets. Most people would suggest keeping bettas buy themselves, if you have a large enough tank you can keep them with a small shoal of corys. I have keep a betta with guppies before, but this is a little risky. The betta may attack the guppies, it depends on the temperament of the betta.

 

[Puppehfyable]

I raised Betta's, and bred them, a few years back :3 Great pets, and I agree with GHost9001 they Love Blood worm's and are often kept on they're own because of aggression or to avoid they're fins getting nipped.

 

[BettasFanG]

Ahh thank you guys alot helpful im gonna get my Blue betta tomorrow

but i just found some kind of betta that call "Plakat" and i saw them in google . never seen them in Petshop how can i found them ? is that rare?

 

[betta fish]

No plakats are not rare, I have had many they are a short finned variety of betta closer to their wild type ancestors and one of my fave types! depends where you are in the world as whether or not you can buy them, some places you don't see them often, I'm in the Uk and most fish shops here sell only the veiltail types of betta, but there are many sellers online that have them.

 

[BettasFanG]

arhh !! i Love that Typ! thank u


ok now today im gonna get my first betta ;D hope they have that typ too in sweden

 

[Lacuna]

Most people don't feed them bloodworm more than once or twice a week as it can make them constipated. It's also a good idea to feed a pea once a week and then starve him for a day, also to prevent constipation. As others have said, they are best kept on their own or with other peaceful bottom dwelling fish like corys.

Enjoy your new pet . What kind of tank do you have?

 

[Honeythorn]

Bettas will often eat crushed up flake food, you can get betta pellets if your lfs sells them too. Bloodworm is usually accepted, but don;t feed more than 2-4 worms, and not everyday as that can make the fish bloated.

A 5 gallon ( about 25-30 litres ) tank is a safe minimum size tank for a betta. If you are new to fish then getting a smaller tank is not only really bad for the fish, it's also a LOT more work for you to keep the water in good stable condition, , which will not be helpful to a newbie. The easier the tank is to keep the more successful you will be at it and your fish will live a lot longer.

So, a cheap 5 gallon tank ( try getting one second hand, it doesn't have to be new, and will cost you a lot less ) ,

Betta DO require a filter like all other fish , and a good sort of filter to have for a betta is a sponge filter. You will need an air pump to run the filter, but both are pretty cheap to buy and you can get both in most fish stores and also on ebay.

Bettas also need a heater. you should set it to 27 degrees C, which is pretty much in the middle of the reccomended temperature range for bettas.

Lastly, bettas prefer a LOT of plants ( as in 10-15 plants or more depending on the size of your tank, not just one or two plants ) . If you don't have time or paitience for live plants, then get lots of SILK ones ( not plastic, they can cut the long fins ) You can buy packs of them on ebay, and the more you have the better for the fish. They like to have lots of plants to hide in and rest on which is what the wild bettas do.

 

[blue_betta]

Ahh thank you guys alot helpful im gonna get my Blue betta tomorrow

but i just found some kind of betta that call "Plakat" and i saw them in google . never seen them in Petshop how can i found them ? is that rare?

plackats are not rare, and infact are often mistakenly sold as females, as many fish places dont know they are males, and think because it has short fins it must be a female, and trying to advise them different is usualy pointless

 

[BettasFanG]

Bettas will often eat crushed up flake food, you can get betta pellets if your lfs sells them too. Bloodworm is usually accepted, but don;t feed more than 2-4 worms, and not everyday as that can make the fish bloated.

A 5 gallon ( about 25-30 litres ) tank is a safe minimum size tank for a betta. If you are new to fish then getting a smaller tank is not only really bad for the fish, it's also a LOT more work for you to keep the water in good stable condition, , which will not be helpful to a newbie. The easier the tank is to keep the more successful you will be at it and your fish will live a lot longer.

So, a cheap 5 gallon tank ( try getting one second hand, it doesn't have to be new, and will cost you a lot less ) ,

Betta DO require a filter like all other fish , and a good sort of filter to have for a betta is a sponge filter. You will need an air pump to run the filter, but both are pretty cheap to buy and you can get both in most fish stores and also on ebay.

Bettas also need a heater. you should set it to 27 degrees C, which is pretty much in the middle of the reccomended temperature range for bettas.

Lastly, bettas prefer a LOT of plants ( as in 10-15 plants or more depending on the size of your tank, not just one or two plants ) . If you don't have time or paitience for live plants, then get lots of SILK ones ( not plastic, they can cut the long fins ) You can buy packs of them on ebay, and the more you have the better for the fish. They like to have lots of plants to hide in and rest on which is what the wild bettas do.

thank alot man i getting alot of infomation from u ill just have a small tank for my first one

 

[Honeythorn]

5 gallons IS a small tank.

 

[Haych]

3 gallons is minimum, 4 gallons is better, 5 is best.

I have each of my boys (except hospital tank) in 5 gallons. Some of mine hate bigger!

3 gallons is also suitable for a betta.

What honeythorn is telling you is her personal opinion, and not stated law!

 

[aly_starh]

3 gallons is minimum, 4 gallons is better, 5 is best.

I have each of my boys (except hospital tank) in 5 gallons. Some of mine hate bigger!

3 gallons is also suitable for a betta.

What honeythorn is telling you is her personal opinion, and not stated law!

Yeh, i agree.
I have had bettas in the past that hated big tanks, they felt lost. But in smaller tanks ie. 3G they felt more secure. And vise versa i had some that would love to have a whole 65L to them selves. They would patrol the tank thinking it was thiers.

Really depends on the individual bettas and what you personally can afford, money and space wise.

 

[Honeythorn]

Actually it depends on how you decorate your tank. If you're the type who has multicoloured clown sick gravel and a couple of plants with ornaments in 5 gals or more then no, the betta won't be happy. Because rather than style the tank to the fishes needs according to it's instincts and behaviour, you've decorated it for yourself .

Bettas as a general species don't dislike big spaces. Common myth. They dislike open spaces. Which is why you need loads of plants. Not 2 or 3 or one big one in the corner, lots.

Another mistake often made is that people don't acclimate the fish from the smaller tank/cup/bowl of death to the larger tank. Floating in the bag doesn't cut it. Leaving the fish in there for a day and watching the predictable sulk won't work.

One of the best methods I've found in my own experience as a general rule with nervous bettas ( and other small fish ) , is to float the fish in a guppy breeding net for a couple of weeks, And put a clump of riccia or Java moss in the net with him/her to hide in. This allows the betta to view the new tank through the safety of the net and clump of plants, without having to immdiately patrol and experience the whole space after being floated in a bag for a while.

Bettas are very much like agoraphobics in many ways. If you want them to get used to a larger space then you have to do it slowly and in a way that will allow the fish to grow comfortable with it's new home.

 

[Haych]

I kinda agree with you - but Terry HATES the larger section of my divided tank, yet it is heavily planted just the same as the other sections - just the larger section has more plants - yet he hates it!