Heating Betta tanks and Betta stocking?

[Jamie_C]

Hello All,
Its me the Novice annoyance
I have just gone out and bought a 10 litre tank to keep my first betta in. I have read that generaal Bettas dont need heat so long as the room is warm enough. But heres the thing, i dont think mine is . I have looked in the shops for small heaters and they are all oversized for the tank capacity . I have heard people mention Heat pads, are those the ones that Lizards have in the vivariums? Let me know. Thank you very much.

P.S: Still a bit unsure of where to get my betta from..... not sure if its good to get one from thailand (with the travel) or should i look here in Europe?

As always Thanks to all

 

[Bettaman]

http/www.mimocon.de.ms/

 

[Jamie_C]

Thanks for the Response Bettaman But i dont speak too much German Would you ship to Germany?

 

[cation]

For a 10gallon, you should have no problem using a 25w heater. You can find one online if you can't find one locally. Good luck!

 

[Jamie_C]

Appreciated all. i will hunt for a small heater in some more shops ( wish i was in England!) if not online.

 

[Bettaman]

Thanks for the Response Bettaman But i dont speak too much German Would you ship to Germany?

Just finding out about that at the moment, for another reason, cant say too much TOP SECRET so will keep in touch, and as soon as i have some answers i will pm you, speaking to defra today but they were having problems so its all emails and they don't respond very quick or they are finding things out for me.......
EDIT
the link i posted he gets on bettas 4 all netherland site look up posts from joep for link and its all in english

 

[Jamie_C]

Nice One Bettaman. I think i have heard of Joep. I belive he is the moderator of another Betta Forum. Thanks for the advice and let me know about the hush,hush!

 

[rain-]

http/www.aquaristikshop.com/ has reasonable prices and cheap shipping prices. I don't remember the size (in centimetres) of the smallest heaters, but you can ask them, they speak good english. http/www.aquarisc.net/ is another good place.

Easiest is to buy bigger tank for the next betta, 40 liters is a good size, imho. You can decorate it and it has space for filter and heater

And from here you can find different breeders around the world: http/www.startkabel.nl/k/bettasplendens/

I live in Finland and I have ordered bettas from Thailand with no problems. Might not be a good idea at the winter though, they would propably freeze on their trip now. I am waiting till spring to order more. But let's hope you will find nice bettas from somewhere close