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*Use at least a one gallon bowl & nothing smaller… bettas do like room to swim & don’t get lonely in a bowl on their own. The bigger the better!
*Add 10 drops each of AmQuel & NovAqua (water conditioners) for every one gallon of tap water used to remove toxic chlorine, chloramines, ammonia & heavy metals.
*Bettas are jumpers, so you’ll need a lid on your bowl/tank but they also breathe air from the water’s surface, so be sure to leave space for air between the lid and water’s surface.
*Change 100% of the water at least once per week with same-temperatured conditioned water. Tanks 3-gallons or larger should be "cycled" and 25% of the water should be changed once per week.
*Keep the water temperature ideally between 75-80ºF, though down to 70ºF & up to 82ºF may be ok as long as your betta remains healthy. Don’t set them in direct sunlight or on anything that heats up (e.g. PC/TV). Use a stick-on-the-outside (liquid crystal) thermometer to monitor the water’s temperature.
*Adding a small live plant will help your water conditions & give your betta a place to rest on or hide in. Java Fern & Java Moss do well with low lighting and regular water changes. Alternatively, you can add an aquarium-safe silk plant.
*Feed a varied diet & feed sparingly. For e.g., feed 3-4 Hikari Betta Bio-Gold (or Baby Cichlid) pellets one day & 3-4 frozen but thawed bloodworms (or brine shrimp on occasion) the next day and so on. Bettas are meat eaters & they often won’t eat flakes. A betta’s stomach is very small. Overfeeding can lead to serious health problems for a betta. It will not harm a betta to go for a day or two on occasion without being fed.
*Bettas are very territorial so never keep 2 males in the same tank or they will fight, possibly to the death. You may be able to keep females together (3 or more) especially if they came from the same tank or spawn but still provide a lot of hiding places for them. A single male betta can be added to a community tank but be sure that the tankmates aren’t fin nippers (eg. tetras) or viewed as the “enemy” (i.e. have long colorful flowing fins). Suggested suitable community tankmates: Cherry Barbs (no other type of Barbs), African Dwarf Frogs, Ghost Shrimp, Clown Loach, White Cloud Minnow, Cory Cats (Corydoras), Platies & Plecostomus. Be sure your tank has at least 1 gallon of water for each inch of adult sized fish you keep.
*Males will build bubblenests at the surface of their water in preparation for being able to store eggs there. Don’t worry about destroying a bubblenest during water changes, he will simply build another!
*Bettas will flare out their gill covers at the site of their own reflection, other fish and certain colors & objects. This is a normal reaction in order to make themselves appear larger & more ferocious.
but not one og the crappy ones you get from walmart i want a good lookin male that if healthy, I'm not lookin for a fixer-uper I'm lookin for a Betta that will make every one in the world jelous 
, what kind should i get an where should i get him. 
