What do betta fish like in their tanks

They are very relaxing to sit back and watch and even my service dog loves to sit and watch him go up and down. Thank you so much. Sounds like you are having fun with your betta fish Ashley! I would recommend increasing the tank size and getting a heater and filter before you add any other fish into your tank.

I have a whole blog post on the betta fish tank mate compatibility here. Please give that a read and keep having fun! I have 13 goldfish, 4 guppies, 4 ghost shrimp, and 1 male betta named Jumper. So far he has not attacked any of them and I just put them together today. I had Jumper for about a year but I just got the goldfish 3 days ago and the others today.

They are getting along very well! I have a leaf hammock for Jumper and some live plants for all the fish. I sometimes play with Jumper. I love all of them. This is a great article! I find that old betta fish enjoy the betta hammock because they can rest without having to swim all the way to the surface for air every five minutes. Also, my betta fish, Twitch always enjoyed it when I cut plastic straws in half and float them in the tank! Also, make sure that none are sharp.

Twitch loves the shells. I have a konk shell and he loves to snuggle under it when he is tired. No,never put shells into the tank!!!!!!!!! They are making the water quality really bad and make the fish suffer! I am loving all the posts on this site. I had gotten some bad care info from pet stores. I just got 2 new male betas and had a tank with a divider and I realized they were trying to fight through the divider.

I started doing some Google research and found this site. I have learned so much and I am excited to be able to take perfect care of my betas so they are both happy and healthy. Going out first thing in the morning to buy two 5 gal. Aquariums and some beta toys too. Hi all tosh here in Ireland I love my betta have 4 of them Dos anyone no of any betta clubs As there is nun in Ireland love to swap Pic and info on betta.

My betta Howie loves to swim threw a simple pipe cleaner twisted into a hoop. I put it back and he was so much happier. He actually pushes it around his tank and makes bubble nests all around it. He love both toys. Just a cheap hint!!! Great tips for keeping your betta Occupied , would love to use the ping-pong balls for my youngsters.

I am so glad to see you encourage people to put bettas in bigger tanks. My pet peeve is seeing them in less than 3 gallons of water.

Mine is in a 30 gallon tank unless we travel. To walk into a pet store and see them in those little cups make me sick. Most people think of them as ornaments but they are living creatures. I read an article in Aquarium Magazine saying how to feed them only pellets and keep them in small spaces.

Keep up the good work. I hate seeing bettas in the small cups also, I buy them from the big box store because I feel like I am rescuing them.

I actually had a cashier tell me to buy my bettas somewhere else because they were not cared for there, and I told him that was exactly why I bought them there. The are in large 24 gallon tanks with neons as companions and they live for years. The betta fish chasing a laser pointer video made me crack up!

I love this!! He does think he is so cool when he chills on the plants. Love my Stanley Manly!! That sounds awesome! I have had my betta fish: Fish for a few months now. Yes his name is Fish. He is in a 5 gallon tank with a heater and a filter.

He even has a fake wood log in the middle of his tank and a fake plant at each of the back corners of the tank. I am wanting to get him a small live plant and a couple of toys. Please recommend some good ones. Oh one more thing: I have an empty 5 gallon tank and thinking of getting another betta.

Um… Does the tank need a filter? I will be getting a heater though. My body loves bubble nests. I get worried because he is in a small bowl awaiting his new tank. So this is an indicator that my baby is still happy and con. Red seems to be very happy as he has blown a nest the first week and this week has decorated his silk plant and the black stones on the bottom of his bowl with bubbles that look like crystal ornaments. Never thought I would get attached to a fish, but I sure am.

Love all the comments and your suggestions. Aquarium Accessories. Product Details 1. Otterly Pets Aquarium Plants 2. Betta Bed Leaf Hammock 3. Zoo Med Floating Betta Log 5. Sinking Ceramic Betta Log 6. Ethical Pet Laser Exerciser Original 2 in 1 8. Comments Kenza May 19, BettaInfo May 21, Rebecca Jones June 27, Zoe Ramirez August 30, Make ring out of pipe cleaners and train your betta to go through it. BettaInfo August 30, Ford-Ice flake family January 6, I suppose they are just like we are, everyone is different.

Good luck everyone with their fish. I wish I could load up a pic but I lost my usb for camera and cant get a new one due to it being older. Oh well, there are worse things in life right??? Well this is an update on my male betta, Sharkey, who was so sick since Aug. After having him in the bedroom for a good month, I cleaned his whole tank one night and the next morn found him within seconds of dying. Had his face in the corner on top of water.

I moved him and he sank and tried to swim but couldnt. I freaked out completely. So I put him in my hand and rubbed his belly and blew air in his mouth, seriously, I did this. Put him in a small bowl of fairly cool water to try and shock him back to life. I had this real experience in life and it worked for me. I cried and went in the other room for a good hour.

Went back in and I am serious he was swimming around. I couldnt believe it, there is a God for Fish too!!!!!! I realized he had been chemically burnt by all the different products I was using as told to by petstore people. I tested in crystal glasses all the different ways I was using tap water, bottled water etc I found that straight bottled spring water was the clearest and full of air which is good not only for humans but the fish also.

He is now making bubble nests in the corners. I bought him some dried bloodworms to help make him strong. I am so happy and cant believe what we have been thru together.

He is back out in the living room with me now. He loves me. Happy Ending, Thank God. Oh yeah! He also makes bubbles and has white slimy stuff in tank I read this is normal ,I am glad I came across this website ,I see Bella is very happy and hope he lives as long as possible.. I taped a pic if me and my boyfriend Max on the back of his bowl I think he likes that alot!!!!!!

Well I just read alot if comments on Betas ,I have a beautiful male named Bella.. I thought it was a female. Anyway he wiggles when I call his name his little pec fins go a mile a minute and just loves me,he does a little jump when I feed him ,I think love and attention is what they need ,not just ignored in the corner somewhere,whatever room I go in he comes along or I feel bad that he is alone. I have 3 beta.

I've got three male bettas in three separate containers. One is a small plastic betta tank with an air pump, the other two are glass with no air pumps. The two glass tanks always have a film on the top of the water!

I add back clean room temperature water. After a day or two the greasy looking film has returned! My Betta has become accustomed to jumping up and eating pellets off of my finger and he can usually get it in one try. But today after three tries he still didn't get it, and on his fourth jump he actually latched onto my finger and didn't let go for a second.

Anyone else experience this? I'm able to get my betta Black Dragon Pekka to live peacefully most of the time with other fishes in a community tank. The trick is to have ample space and enough coverage for other fishes. The thing is I want them to have baby's and I heard they fight what do I do? To tell you all the truth it depends on the fish some kill some love other fish. I have a two blue Betta's and one is a girl and one is a boy. I have a male crown tail Betta and i also have a gold fish and a snail and at first the gold fish was hiding a lot but after two days there were perfectly fine with each other in a 10 gallon tank but today i took the betta out of the tank because he kept hiding inside a shell and was not eating or swimming that much so it all depends on the beta.

I have had this male betta since august and since october he has been sick. He had those white spots so I thought ICK And here it is Jan and still looking sick. Theres all this white stuff floating around like tiny skinny ghosts. Ok now petstore says thats fungal due to water. I put him in my bedroom where i have the heat cranked to 8o.

He did not like the cooler temp and thats when he got sick. He still doesnt look very pretty, but he seems happy and has been growing. Its driving me crazy. I use to have a filter even and that didnt keep him from getting sick. Maybe hes got the real warrior colors going on. I feel bad leaving him in the other room, so the tv is on, and my cat sleeps by him. Does the snail help????

I put a real plant in and it crapped the water up. Cindi, distilled water though may seem best is not. Fish can't get natural minerals out of distilled water. Also think about getting a heater with a thermostat. Just because your room is 70 does not mean the water is. Bettas like about I gave it beta medicine I got at the pet store what can i do to help him with this bacteria it looks like on his scales.

I keep his bowl clean and use distilled water only with water beta conditioner in it what am i doing wrong? Hello, I've had my Betta for four days now. The first two he was in a little fish bowl, and then I upgraded him into a beautiful, and expensive, 5 gallon all glass tank. There would be no problem except for the fact he can see his reflection everywhere and for the last two days he hasn't stopped flaring his gills and fanning out his fins.

I know this is a healthy thing for them to do, but if he doesn't figure out thats just his reflection soon if he going to give himself a heart attack or something? It can't be good for him to be constantly aggressive. Also, if there any other kinds of fish they CAN live with? The tank is in my daughters room, I got her it for Christmas! It's a small tank 5gal jus the beta some fake plants and a pineapple house and bubbles lol! I also read that real plants are good for them too!

I thought maybe a algae eater would be great for the tank!!! Because she seems to "over feed" him! She only feeds him once but she may be giving him too much Thanks for the information!! Lanna, there are actually a fair amount of fish that can be added to a betta tank. When you go to a pet store tell them you have a betta tank and want community fish to go with. Schooling fish seem best as they are more interested in each other then your betta most of the time.

Because bettas can be very taritorial I suggest safely removing your betta into a bowl of tank water. After going through the process of intro dintroducing the new fish to your tank let theme in there for a bit to get used to there home. Than add your betta back to the tank. You must watch them very carefully and be ready to remove the betta.

Some people don't know bettas can still be hurt by little fish in the way of hurting tails and fins. Also watch to make sure your betta don't attack.

Try small and light colored fish bright fish can be mistaken as another betta. Thx Izzy I wish I could post pics on here This beta is super friendly, I can put my finger on the tank and he comes right up and let's me touch him!!! My question was in my first post, and was wondering if there are any other fish that would get along with the beta, I have a 5 gallon tank as well!!

After reading a few comments I just wanted to share I have a 5. He lives with currently 4 schooling fish.

This means those 4 stay together and are the same kind of fish. I also have a snale to help keep my tank clean. I have a bubbler and my betta had claimed it as his. And by saying that he will go towards the other fish if they go inside it and he is in it. But has never hurt them. From my experience two or three females can be in a 7 gallon tank and be ok. The problem arises with multiple males. With the correct fish you can have a 70 gallon tank 1 male betta and 50 schooling fish that are organized as community fish.

Do not put other fighting fish in there such as angel fish. That does not mean you can't but you rUn a high risk of death and injury. Izzy, the difference between male and female is their fins Sounds like to me u have a male bc of the fun is beautiful am I correct.

I thought this website was to help people and give suggestions! No one has helped me so I thought I would help you Izzy!! Good luck with this one!! They are pretty simple to keep alive!!!

We recently just bought a few extra things to go in the tank for him and he loves the plant we put in the tank!!! They also need something to hide in, but ours does seem to like to hide, as soon as you walk up to the tank he comes right to the window!!

He loves it!! My next thing is to get him a friend and get him the mirror and then start training him to eat from that spoon!!! And doing research does help Good luck!!!! Cathrine, stop telling everyone to "do research" and belittling them.

Why do you think they're on this website in the first place? Go bettas! My roommate brought home a beautiful blue and red betta a few months ago, I have been its main care taker since. Feeling bad I went out purchased a much bigger crib for him complete with filter, heater, LED lighting, silk plants and colorful gravel. He now has gone from lethargic and just sitting there to actively swimming all over, building a bubble nest and living on my nightstand rather than the kitchen counter.

He even has tank mates, 4 Assassin Snails and a corydora I call Cory. Oscar and Cory had issues for about the first 10 min but now weeks later live happily and mostly ignore each other. Thinking its time to go from a 2. Hi guys! I'm new here I just got a new Betta, my third, the other ones died I'll explain just give me a sec.

It's a pink iridescent Betta, and looks like the fins are the wedding veil shape. Just wondering, how can you tell if the Betta fish is a male or female? I tried the thing with the mirror and it puffs up. I know that's normal, but does it have anything to do with gender? I told her to only put in 2 fish pellets and she dumped the whole thing in.

I couldn't get all of the food out and the fish ended up eating it. The fish died after a couple days. My second fish was an all red Betta fish. This Betta died because we went on a vacation for a week and the bowl was a little foggy. I cleaned out the bowl but the fogginess never disappeared. The fish ended up dying a week later. I just bought my daughter a gold and blue beta for Christmas, he's in about a 5 gallon tank He's moving around he loves being in a bigger tank!!! I would love to add more fish and was thinking about putting something for bubbles but not sure if it would bother him seeing how he's so used to being in a bowel Any suggestions would b great thx.

I recently got a new Betta and it has already grown in just over a week! I've had several in the past, one of which I saved its life twice! It somehow got a huge air bubble that made it swim on its side preventing it from being able to go up for air as it would struggle to do so.

I beached it so to speak in a container with shallow water and an angled rock so it could breath. After a few days the bubble was gone and he was fine again! Months later it happened again I did the same "beaching" procedure and again the bubble went away : I felt like a fish doctor lol. They do have quite a personality for fish.

Very friendly and very aware of your presence. To answer an above question from RUTH Very normal and probably means they are quite healthy. Our beta fish lived in a 1 gallon fish bowl with water temperature much the same as house temperature I bought a blue male betta at Walmart. I felt so bad for all the betta just placed in a cup to live until someone buys them.

I only need to change the water once a month. My betta is very entertaining and loves his new home. I just wish people knew how easy they are to take care of and that they just don't sit boringly but what can be expected when their only sold in a cup. My betta swims a lot and plays with the bubbles, he's exciting to watch and so easy to maintain. If only people could see Betta fish out of a cup like a prisoner and into an aquarium with freedom to show off their beauty.

I have had a 20 gal community tank before; one male betta, 3 female Bettas, 5 neon tetras, 2 mollies, and 4 Cory catfish. Honestly it just depends on the fish itself some are nice, and others aren't so nice. Bettas do not know when to stop eating, so as long as you put food in the tank, they will eat it. I fed each betta 2 pebbles 2 times a day and my other fish fish flakes. I have been keeping Bettas for years.

Unfortunately, people are often misinformed about a bettas needs. First off unless you live in a tropical location, a tank heater is a must have.

Betta fish come from Thailand where it is 80 degrees even in the winter. Will your fish survive without a heater? Perhaps, how long it will survive depends on how hardy your particular fish is. But they will not thrive and will likely suffer a shortened life span due to living in conditions they were never intended for. Madison, female betta fish can live together in something called a sorority tank. A sorority tank has to be at least 10 gallons and have lots of hiding spaces.

Due to how complicated this living enviroment can be this type of tank isn't recommend for beginner aquarist. Jocelyn I have had a betta for two years my water it around 64 everyday and all I do to heat it is by putting a lamp over top for a little bit.

It has worked for two years now so u should be ok. Jocyeln: The water needs to be at least I am thinking about buying a betta. I have a small tank and the water gets cold overnight. No, i do not have a tank heater. My tank is have fish tank have digital clock. The clock doesnt keep the water warm. So are bettas able to live in the cold water?

Well I have one half moon betta fish. I got him for Christmas. His tank has bubbles all over the side. Is that normal, and yes I have read a lot of websites and well I all I read was that the bubbles should be at the top.

I need help. I have housed bettas together It all depends on how you introduce the fish and the fishes temperament. So I plan on getting one at some time probably from the pet store 2. I'll check back in a few days. I have a betta fish now.

I've heard females can go together but is it ok if get some at different times? That is some great information! Thanks for the help. I just got a new Betta Fish from Santa Claus! Danilela do not remove unless you want them to kill each other.. Charlotte: You were no serious with that question about eating other betta's They don't like that If you want to mate them you have to put a divider and put the boy on one side an girl on the other side then wait tell the boy builds a bubble nest then take the divider out.

What do you mean they? I got a purple betta named Aqua today and transferred him to his new tank following the pet shop instructions. Ever since, he has been staying only at the top of the aquarium, and he isn't coming down to the bottom at all. Is he sick? Or is this normal betta behavior? Dawanna the same thing just happened to us, we went to the fish store and got him an anticbotic to put in the water I have had my current Betta for three months and he has been active during this time.

Over the past few days he had stopped eating, is rather lethargic and colors are not as vibrant. I feed him Betta pellets each day which he has gobbled in the past but is now rejecting. What can I do? I just got my first beta fish from the pet store 4 days ago and he has been getting progressively more active and is coming out of the 'castle' decoration more frequently and swims up to me when I walk over to his bowl. He always seems to be hungry but I'm feeding him what it says on the can.

His fins are shredded, but I'm not sure if they're supposed to be that way because that's how I got him from the pet store and he doesn't seem bothered. My room does get a bit chilly at night, but lots of warm sunlight during the day. Any suggestions? I would like it even better if it included a brief description on how to breed them or something on how they breed.

Me Bubbles also gets so excited when I turn the lights on to feed him! He swims around fast and likes to look at me. But why does he seem to like me more than other people? Is it because I feed him? I just got my third Betta about three weeks ago. He is a half moon double tail.

He is white with some blue and he has red fins. His name is Mr Bubbles. Loves to be petted. My other two lived about four and a half years.

Soooo fun! Can Betta's eat cockroaches and other bugs will it hurt them if they eat them. My daughter has 1 and we wanna know if it would hurt them if they do. You should not put bettas in with gold fish. Gold fish like colder water then bettas do. Bettas can survive this, but it isn't good for their immune system. He seams to hide from my brother and sister. How can I prove they mean no harm? Hi,I've had my fish for over a year now and he has just recently started this new thing. He makes this knocking sound and I'm not sure what it means.

Anyone know? I have a better in a gal tank with many other fish and ghost shrimp. This is the second beta I've had in a community tank and have had no problems. I've had many betas over the years and they always do great. The last one lasted about 5 years. I have a betta fish named cc I bought him freeze dried bloodworms how often should I feed him them? I moved last week and forgot my betta in my empty cooler. The weather was hot in the day and cold at night.

I have a blue betta named Sayulita. I've had him since last March. Lately, he comes to the surface to eat and then looks like he is falling down to the bottom of the tank?

I'm not sure what is wrong or if his behavior is normal? Checked the tank no where to be found than I saw it's tail inside the shell which the fish was wedged. I took the shell out of the tank and did not know what I was going to do next. My husband was asleep I yelled for him I really must of sounded like a mad person. He said the fish is dead. Owners should measure the tank temperature with a thermometer.

Because most homes are kept at a lower temperature, an in-tank water heater will be needed to maintain the temperature. The type of water used in the tank matters too. Tap water contains harmful chemicals, such as chlorine and chloramine and sometimes heavy metals. These chemicals can cause immunosuppression or make the fish very sick.

An alternative to tap water is bottled water, which is free of these harmful chemicals. However, distilled water should not be used as it lacks vital minerals that are important for fish health. Betta fish are carnivores that eat insects and insect larvae.

They should be fed a balanced pelleted or flaked food daily. Keller suggests that every day a betta fish should be given the amount of food it can eat within 3 to 5 minutes, without any food left over. Left-over food will sink to the bottom of the tank and lead to poor water quality. Betta fish are naturally territorial and should not be housed with any other betta fish because they will fight and injure each other, often resulting in death.

They are unlikely to get lonely in their tank; however, if they are in a small tank, they may get bored.