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newfishowner123

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Okay I have a six month old betta named jaws in a 5 gallon tank that is a rectangle except one side (front) is curved out. Inside there is a filter and a small heater (raises heat about 3 degrees) that isn't really needed cus its summer. Right now I have a little rainbow cave/igloo in it (he doesn't really go in it, its kinda in the way of the water from the filter) I have 2 fake plants (ones kinda spikey and the other is a good place for jaws to hide. I also have blue/agua colored gravel just like jaws, so he camo's pretty well when the lights are off. I am going to Alaska for 2 weeks, and I need a betta sitter...but after that I would like to go to to Petco/Petsmart and get some new stuff for him as I am really getting into fish. I've had 8 bettas before....all in the same tank....when I was 5...it din't go well and i was extremely sad..then I got one like 2 years ago and it lasted 2 years in a 1 gallon fish bowl. Another dumb thing I did (never researched). Before getting jaws I researched all day and got this 5 gallon (perrrfect) anyway.

What should i get for the aquarium?...new layout?...maybe another fish or two if possible? Any advice would be great as I might want another betta, for my room. Also, how much would a normal 3-5 gallon aquarioum cost?

I'll try to take a picture of my tank..not sure if i'll be able to. Anyway any help would be possible.
 
Glad you've got a happy betta in the right type of tank :)
The plants should be silk, not plastic as they can have sharp bit which will rip fins. Personally, I like to see quite a lot of plants, nice natural feel, but that's personal taste.
Making a coconut cave is fun-search the forum for posts giving instructions.
5 gall is quite small to be thinking about other fish, but large shrimp, snails or african dwarf frogs should be OK.
In the UK, second hand tanks from eBay are the way to go, US should be the same. I recently got a 5 gall hex for £12.50 and a 10 gall for £10. Car boot sales (yard sales?) can also be great places to look :)
 

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