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Have any luck with this tank?

Cant comment on filter but other than that great betta home. :D
 
I've got it. I kept a male betta in there for about a year. He didn't mind the current because I had a cave and some plants with him. It has excellent filtration and a tight lid, so he won't be able to jump out. The filter on mine just broke, but I've had it for 5 years.

The one problem is the height of the tank: it isn't too tall that the betta can't swim up for air, but there is less surface area for beneficial bacteria to grow (on the gravel) and for gas exchange (at the surface of the water). For these reasons, you probably couldn't keep more than a betta and a few ottos or pygmy corys in the tank.

I think you'll be really pleased with the tank.
 
I should tell you about my experience with my Amos with this EXACT tank. I've had him for about 4 months...

I moved him from his 2.5G tank into the 5G hex about 10 days ago. I thought he was loving it, ended up that he was really hating it. He didn't like the current at all. He was used to his safe little 2.5G. I was horrified one day when I got to work a few days after I put him into the new tank and he had eaten most of his tail off - stress. He also had a horrible case of ick from all the stress he had gone thru by being dumped into the new tank, and he was beginning to show signs of popeye.

SO... I put him back into the 2.5G tank. That was a few days ago. At this point, I'm not sure that he's going to make it through the night tonight :-( . He sits on my desk at work - and all day today I was able to keep an eye on him. He's completely covered in ick BADLY right now, and he lays on the bottom of the tank, sometimes completely over on his side. He's gasping for air. I'm prepared to find him dead when I get to work tomorrow, but I'm hoping by some miracle that he'll pull through the night so I can give him his next dose of Maracide. I've also got him on Tetracycline and have some salt in the tank but it didn't seem like he was improving thru the day today at all.

The outlook for Amos is not good at all. And to think - I wanted to move him into the new tank to make him happier. If only I had known. He was perfectly happy and healthy the day I moved him over. :/

I just wanted to forewarn you if you've had your betta in a nice safe current-less tank, think twice before you try to upgrade him. If he seems happy, he probably would rather stay put right where he's at.

good luck.
 
I would like to get a 2 or 2.5 gallon but for some reason can't seem to find any with filters.... The one I have now has a Whisper filter in it and I can turn it down on the low setting and there is almost no current. But I can't seem to find another one in the 2.5 gallon, only the 5 gallon.
 
You don't need a filter with the 2.5 G - I just change the water out about every 5 days. It's much less of a headache and, in my case, heartache. :(
 
This tank is great. I got it for my 13 birthday (2 years ago) and it is GREAT. Though the one problem is the light isn't very good since it would evaporate the water (oddly enough) and the current MIGHT be too strong. I put a sponge under the current and it worked perfectly. My male can finally build a nest. The filtration is the best one in the market methinks.

Edit: Why not buy the eclipse 6? For 5 bucks more you can get one more gallon.

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?fami...2D+Acrylic&ct3=
 
BettasRFriends said:
This tank is great. I got it for my 13 birthday (2 years ago) and it is GREAT. Though the one problem is the light isn't very good since it would evaporate the water (oddly enough) and the current MIGHT be too strong. I put a sponge under the current and it worked perfectly. My male can finally build a nest. The filtration is the best one in the market methinks.

Edit: Why not buy the eclipse 6? For 5 bucks more you can get one more gallon.

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?fami...2D+Acrylic&ct3=
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Nice find, 5 bucks more isn't too much for another gallon. :)

I am heading to Petco tomorrow, we'll see what I can find. Some of the prices on Petco.com are not the prices they have in the store. :rolleyes:
 
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