which size tank is best for bettas?

[Kingsnorky]

It'll soon be my birthday and planing on geting my oldest betta ranger a new tank with plants and a heater, and I want him to be REALLY happy in his new tank and have alot of room so he can swim so what size sould I get?

 

[mm_simb]

Bettas can be kept in a 1 gallon tank and up. Personally I have mine in a 10 gallon tank.

 

[BettaMomma]

What size tank is he in now?

 

[Kingsnorky]

He is in a 5 gallon.

 

[MissD]

It depends totally on the person and the fish. Some people like smaller 1 gallon bowls with a little gravel and a silk plant, while others like their fish to be in 5 gallon heated tanks with the works.

Then there are fish that like big spaces and those that don't. I have 15 bettas myself. Some will clamp their fins and go completely listless if in anything over a gallon, yet I have a female crowntail who does the same thing if she's in anything less than her 25 gallon community tank.

 

[mm_simb]

He is in a 5 gallon.

That's actually enough room. You can move him up to a 10 gallon. Just be careful upgrading him as bettas can sometimes get stressed by the move.

 

[Kingsnorky]

Okay then I'll probably get him a 10 gallon. Thanks for your help.