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[godzuki]

hi peeps B)

I have a 22 gallon community tank but I have always loved to have a betta , what do I need for one? I have a med sized hex tank but what else do I need?, does anyone have any pictures of the ideal set up?

any help would be really useful and also as my original set up is fully cycled could I run water from that in a new set up, or does the new tank need a total re-cycle , I have read that as the water in the 22 gallon is cycled it would work perfectly.what do you think??
thank you and kiss kiss

 

[redbetta]

Hey,
To keep bettas you don't need to necessarily cycle a tank at all, as they have the labyrinth organ in their head which enables them to breathe air from the surface unlike other fish. You can put brand new gravel and fake or real plants into your tank and make sure your water stats are alright and put him/her right in there! They are the greatest and easiest fish ever!

 

[wolfrad]

My first betta home was/is a 2 gallon container that I got from a SAMS WHOLESALE here in ILLINOIS, it had cheeseballs for the kids in it. I would recommend just looking around at your local grocery store or other stores which might sell items such as this. Also you can go out if you got the money and buy you a 2-5 gallon setup, or if your handy buy a cheap 10 gallon setup and possibly divide it, I'd say into three equal compartments-then you can get some new friends for the one you got already. I've got for males now myself and plan on taking one of my 10 gallons and dividing it so three of them can be in a filtered tank. What ever you decide I wish all the best, my way may or may not be the way you want to go, my 2 gallon container cost me with the cheeseballs only about 5 dollars--I'M one of those who likes to not spend alot of money if I don't have to, I go out every SATURDAY to Yard Sales and normally I can find good deals in fish bowls/aquariums for little to nothing. Take all the advise you can from here (which is mostly all good) then use your own intuition at making the best choice that favors you. BEST WISHES

 

[bettaBetta]

Hey,
To keep bettas you don't need to necessarily cycle a tank at all, as they have the labyrinth organ in their head which enables them to breathe air from the surface unlike other fish. You can put brand new gravel and fake or real plants into your tank and make sure your water stats are alright and put him/her right in there! They are the greatest and easiest fish ever!

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Actually you need to cycle a betta tank if it is very large. They only reason betta tanks usually do not need to be cycled is because they are mostly small and can be changes regularly. For five gallons and up I'd reccomend fish-less cycling. Smaler tanks will require frequent cleanings. The cycling has nothing to do with breathing, it has to do with ammonia and nitrates that can build up and injure and kill your fish.

 

[redbetta]

sorry about that, I don't deal with anything bigger than 5 gals.

 

[redbetta]

sorry about that, I don't deal with anything bigger than 5 gals.

 

[godzuki]

hi

ive seen a lovely tak

http/petfoodnstuffcom.drct2u.com/product...S_ORIGPO_0.html

but i forgot ot ask wether jap fighters need a heater and filter? i'll be doing a weekly water chage at the same time of my 20 gallon

thanks

 

[Synirr]

No need for a filter if you do 100% weekly water changes, but you will need a heater unless your house stays at a constant temp of between 75 and 80 degrees