VIVEK asked:


i want to buy a betta fish but i dont have the money to buy a glass bowl.can i use an old plastic bottle.if yes what is the minimum volume(in liters).
also give any thing else i need to know.
should i place it in the light or a shady place
what about a glass cylinder shaped bottle
i love fish and i really want a betta fish
i live in india. a betta fish is Rs.15(0.25 dollars)
a tank is Rs600(12 dollars) which is QUIET A LOT.and i have little space at home

silvain

srishti asked:


ok so heres wat happened.. i walked into an avg. pet shop and bought a betta crammed into a small bowl.. felt bad for it so i got it.. since then ive been researching n all and this is wat i got for him today…
1. A skull( it swims thru the mouth and comes out thru the eyes n vice versa.. cudnt get a cave cause the pet store had big ones)
2. Aquarium salt( a destresser)
3. Micro pellets - betta fish food (ingredients: quality fishmean, shrimp meal, flour, soyameal, yeast, bloodworm, fish oil, astaxanthin, lecithin, vitamin C, choline, amino acid, multi-vitamin, minerals)
4. Im usin borewell water(water directly from the water table.. hence no chlorine-only minerals)
5. i did a 50% water change today
6. im using a mix of glass stones and white pebbles(small).. i read somewhere that they like pushing it around with their nose
7. I have a net covering its fish bowl so that he doesnt jump out

please temme if im not doing sumtin 4 him cause i really want him to be really happy.
PS.. its about 2-2.5 gallons..
i have an aquarium as well that is about 5-10 gallons.. i have 1 blue, 1 kissing, 1 honeydew gourami and 2 of those tank cleaning fishes(don remeber the name).. i dint put my betta in cause i read they don really gel that well.. i know its mean but once they pop it.. im planning to shift the betta into the tank and invest in a heater and then buy a female and put it in the bowl.. also he made a little bubble nest the day before.. is that a good sign?

robertson

s.iker asked:


couple betas
Ok so i want to know, if i decide to breed my betas …
1. can i just buy a female, and put them together? or do you have to wait and introudce them
2.can you let them live together forever, or do you you have to remove the male so theres no fighting
3.Can betas live in a Huge gold fish bowl? or does it have to be tiny?

gitanjali

Cynthia asked:


I know it is not a good idea to put two male betas together because they will fight and will possibly kill one another. I know putting a male an female together can go either way, they may like each other and make babies, or they may be agressive with one another, but i am unsure about putting two females together. If you know…please offer me some advice. Thank you!

dixie

orly asked:


I have a 16 gallon fish tank. Bio-Orb!
I have just added one male beta. But the tank is way to big for him to just be by himself. I know that other male betas or other long tale fish will result in fighting. I was just inquiring to see if perhaps a small spool of neons would be ok ? Angle fish? Thanks
bottom feeders are not recommended for this aquarium. The Bio-Orb.
Something about the filtration system. Also what would be the recommended total amount of fish that I can add to the tank without it causing harm to each other.

:>)

nel

zara o asked:


I have a redcap, an oranda, a telescope goldfish, a black moore, and a ruinkin goldfish, 2 dojo loaches, 4 emerald cory’s, 1 female beta in a 40 gallon tank. Should I add any more to the tank if so what kind of other fish do well with goldfish ammonia. My tank is crystal clean with plant life.
I’m tempted to put another female beta in but scared they might not like eachother and fight.
I inherited the tank from a friend the Cory’s have been living there for over two years with no problems. The loaches are wonderful one is newer and not that long the other is long but seems fine and happy.

I probably will get in trouble more but I have another tank with tiger barbs, 1 rainbow shark, chinese algae eater and two guarami and It doesnt have any heating. I inherited this tank as well I do have a heater but they seem ok do you think I should put one in?

nitis

brn_eid_grl asked:


so I need some help. This little guys family moved out on him and he has been living one of the larger beta tanks (approx 6″ x 4″ x 2 1/2″) with about 2 inches of water in it and very dirty. I ALWAYS managed to kill my kids fish when they were little whenever I changed the water. I would get some of the water out with the fish and put it in another container, clean the regular tank, fill it back up, put the right amount of water conditioner in it and then I would let it bubble (if it had air) for 48 hours even though I shouldn’t have to wait that long. After killing so many fish I figured I would do that to give the fish an extra fighting chance. Couldn’t hurt right? So after the 48 hours, I would pour the fish and his water into a sandwich baggy and let it float for an hour or so before dumping it into the new water. Needless to say, I haven’t had a survivor yet! I have 3 questions:
1. What am I doing wrong? 2. When putting them into the new water, how long should I let them float to make sure the temp is right? and 3. Can beta fish live in an aquarium that has air pump making the bubbles in the water? (Because I know that they make their own bubbles to breathe, wasn’t sure if there is such a thing as too much air in the water)

hanifa

kodi g asked:


Ok i have a couple questions one is can beta fish eat and live on tropical fish flake food? can all three types of fish live together? ok i have 3 guppies 2 molly’s and 2 female bettas in together they seem fine no ones fighting! can they be together? as long as they don’t fight?
never mind i thought i had 2 betas only one female beta
???will beta food hurt the other fish????

justin

summergurlqt314 asked:


Right now we have 4 guppies (2 mail and 2 Female, we think) and A female beta living happily in a 20 Gallon tank, there are plenty of plants and fun things for them but still 2 of them swim quite vigorously with each other. We believe that these are the 2 males, the slightly larger of the two has a very spotted tail and flairs it when they are together almost like he is showing off, saying “Ha! Look at my fin, its spottier than yours ‘flitter flitter flitter’”. The slightly smaller Male is redder and its spots darkening. They do seem to ‘fight,’ like trying to nip at each other. Why is this? Am I doing something wrong? Is there anything we can do to help them? These fish are only a couple of months old, and as far as we know they have not birthed anything, they were given to us from a neighbor who got them from working at the humane society. If you need any more information I am happy to supply it!

steffy

coke8mentos asked:


No need to be strict, if the fish cannot be happy in that size tank I will not get it. Okay? Please be nice.

… Now… I have a…erm… 5 gallon Bow-front tank with a lid and a small filterish thingi that puts air into the water.
I have rocks for the bottom and some plants. Actually, a lot of plants.

1. What types of fish can I put in this tank? Tell me if they are freshwater or saltwater.
2. Give me a specific name please.
3. Can I put snails in there with them?
4. Can I put a goldfish in there?
5. What about a Dalmation fish?
6. What about shrimp?

Please answer! I am looking for cool looking fish.

I once had 2 male betas in there, with a divider in between. I don’t have the divider anymore. It was so funny because I used to walk in there and see both of them on one side, but they didn’t even fight! They were like best buddies… lol.

I was thinking:
1 Zebra Danio
1 Dalmation Fish (Dalmation Molly)
1 Cherry Barb
1 Neon Tetra
1 Guppie
1 Snail

Would these fit? They aren’t that big.

anghared