Mrs Lurch has a Betta now…..

[ClownLurch]

….it’s replacing the last of her “endler world takeover”* fiasco of the last 3yrs or so.

He’s a handsome devil that’s for sure. He’s got wide leafed live plants for lounging on, RO water, a mix of live, frozen and a mix of crushed flake food soaked before adding to tank. Does he need all or any of the following added to his life of Riley existence?
1/ a cave or tunnel?
2/ a flat rock for low level lounging?
3/ a hammock type thing stuck onto the side of the tank?

* I’ll recap to serve as a warning/encouragement to others: After deciding she’d like a tank by her home office desk she opted for four male endlers as they suit our water and are recognisably different for naming purposes. This went well for a few months until she decided (against my advice) that they needed girlfriends.
She returned with 4GFs which were placed in the QT tank. Next morning there were approx 12 baby fish. The GFs already had BFs. The morning after that another 6or8. This continued for about a week or so iirc. Which meant she purchased another identical tank to the original tank to put the GFs in at the other end of her desk.
The QT tank was kept for the kids. Those that survived were given away to our local specialist UK chain aquarist shop. Then another stunning looking male “blue boy” (light blue n grey only with long long fins) was purchased from PAH and added to the girls tank for a naughty weekend. This turned out as expected. 227 kids all told. 227. Deep sigh.

 

[Essjay]

1/ a cave or tunnel?
2/ a flat rock for low level lounging?
3/ a hammock type thing stuck onto the side of the tank?

1. None of the bettas I've had used a cave.
2. Mine didn't rest on the bottom of the tank until just before the end. One liked to rest on top of the filter, the others used plants.
3. I never had one but other betta keepers like them as their bettas use them.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

3/ a hammock type thing stuck onto the side of the tank?

they prefer soft, live plants to rest on. my past bettas have loved anubis, anacharis, and water sprite to rest on

 

[WhistlingBadger]

None of our bettas have done a lot of resting, but they enjoy exploring. They are slow but surprisingly active and intelligent fish that enjoy interacting with their environment and LOVE hunting live foods. So give them some space and lots of plants and wood to explore, moving it around every month or so to keep them from getting bored. And give them some live scuds once in a while. Seriously. They turn into killers. So much fun to watch.

 

[Naughts]

Our betta rested and slept at the surface under floating plants like salvinia and completely ignored the fake hammock thing. He loved exploring by roaming through the live plants.
They have to be near the surface to breathe so things like tunnels and big pebbles at the base of the tank won't hold much interest.