Betta Fish with Fluval Spec 2 gallon tank

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Chunky_savage 2.0 - 7 years ago

He sruggles to swim he's fighting the current get a new filter

Mark - 7 years ago

Don't overfeed your fish you can see he's a bit chubby and has a swollen tummy.

incredible Debbie animals - 7 years ago

To bettas cant live in the same tank because they will fight and kill each other

jordi lizaola - 8 years ago

whats that plant you have right there in the corner

Aliye R - 7 years ago

jordi lizaola I think water wisteria?

Jalen Bradford - 8 years ago

Female guppies

XRSA TRIX - 8 years ago

Another plant and yes you can put a pleco in there also sometimes they won't fight other fish because mine didn't

Danna Cavell - 8 years ago

I'm trying a cory catfish and pigmy catfish and they've been working really well. I also have 2 ghost shrimp with one of my bettas

Unusualslime Gaming - 8 years ago

Beautiful fish!! I would suggest another plant and he won't get lonely as long as you keep him happy just move things around sometimes :)

linty_ apples - 9 years ago

ghost shrimp or cherry shrimp

10. comment for Betta Fish with Fluval Spec 2 gallon tank

Sirina Little - 9 years ago

try a dwarf frog

william hutchby - 9 years ago

The water flow is too strong for a betta see if you can adjust the filter. also try some ghost shrimp.

Suryakant Ipte - 7 years ago

Yeah actually u need adjust it...

Tyrone Rips Up Cats Kang - 7 years ago

why do you talk in this video with such a bizarre accent? are you a member of ISIS or some group like that?

Aliye R - 7 years ago

Brianna Harter william hutchby hey. I have forgotten my YouTube account password so I made a new one after so long! I was the owner of this fish, I moved him to a bigger tank and I learned a lot from the filter, size wise of tank etc with tank mates. He shared a 19 litre tank with a ghost shrimp and a few tetras. He lived a long life, and died after an old age. He had a really good and healthy life, now I have lost interest in keeping bettas.

Aliye R - 7 years ago

william hutchby hey. I have forgotten my YouTube account password so I made a new one after so long! I was the owner of this fish, I moved him to a bigger tank along with a ghost shrimp and a few tetras. He lived a long life, and died after an old age. He had a really good and healthy life, now I have lost interest in keeping bettas. :)

Brianna Harter - 9 years ago

don't put ghost shrimp in with bettas or other small fish.they are highly predatory unlike other shrimp and will attack the betta.especially in such a small amount of water.also that would be to many live animals in this small body of water and even the betta is considered pushing.

Gerard Stephens - 9 years ago

I agree with the other comments on water flow. A betta should never have to struggle to get up to the surface. Hope you were able to fix the problem! :) I was thinking of getting this and modifying it for mine.

smokey bear - 9 years ago

I had a beta fish for 3 years and I got him a snail and a crawdad but and non flashy fish like neon tetras or ghost shrimp will be just fine

angalang - 9 years ago

beautiful setup

Livena Tso - 9 years ago

wow that is a chubby betta

MARK LOCKIT - 9 years ago

I have feeder guppies and it is amazing or try neon tetras or ghost shrimp or any snails or Molly's or Platte's

bob Dorrance - 9 years ago

some neons will work and snails and one sucker fish

CHRISTIAN GRONBERG - 10 years ago

Male betta have to live by their self

JaeHyun - 10 years ago

What tank is this ?:0

20. comment for Betta Fish with Fluval Spec 2 gallon tank

Phu Ho - 10 years ago

Your water flow is too strong thats why the fins are ripped. Take out the filter and adjust it to telhe lowest. I have 5 endler fish with my betta :)

dej92 - 10 years ago

Looks like your flow for the water is to high your Betta is having a problem swimming to the top against the current you should turn it down to the lowest setting. Try to add ghost shrimp or two Tera with your Betta.

Romana Haque - 10 years ago

hey I was thinking about getting a tankmate to in my 2 gallon tank I was thiking maybe auto catfish or pygmy catfish

Roofus Tee - 7 years ago

Romana Haque you will need a bigger tank first.

T-Zay - 10 years ago

The water current looks a little strong at the top and he needs to be able to come up for air. Too much surface tension and current can stress them out because their big fins will catch the current and make them swirl around. I found a way to buffer my filter by cutting a cylindrical plastic container (bottle or butter container). I cut off the top and the bottom, leaving only the sides, cut it open like a 'C' and tape it so that it curls from the top of the filter, around, and under the area where the filter flows out in the 'C' shape. I love you internet.

Tiger Tows - 10 years ago

I bought a fluval 5 gallon for my betta, but it looks like you have almost the same setup as me. I found that even on the low setting, the water was throwing my betta around a lot because he's so fluffy. That could be what the fin tears are. I bought a "betta bed leaf hammock" and suctioned it right in front of the nozzle where water comes out. The water still gets circulated, but he never gets pushed around anymore. You could add a marimo moss ball for him to push around if he gets bored. Yours is a very sharp looking fish.

Aliye R - 7 years ago

Tiger Tows hey, I am the owner of this fish named Moonlight! I did transfer him to a 19 litre fluval spec tank in New Year's Eve. He lived a healthy life and died due to old age, never kept a fish for that long and for a betta to live 3 years.

Mario Santos - 10 years ago

Wow your betta looks exactly like mines an a couple of ghost shrimp will be good for the tank

Mario Santos - 10 years ago

Well i hope he gets better and is weird cause my bettas top fin is also teard cause of a plant i had in my tank and maybe they are too big i cant say i have other suggestions but just keep looking :-)

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Aw thank you for the nice compliment, he has changed. His fins above are teared. They are healing but it has been a while now. I like ghost shrimps but don't you think they're too big for my tank? I've a Pygmy cory in it, I had 2 but they died.

clash of clans farms - 10 years ago

Guppy

Tiger Tows - 10 years ago

+Brunette1250 Yes, a long time ago I had another tank, 60 gallons, and even with all that space he killed my guppies, anything with a fancy tail is a threat! This time around I'm sticking to the 5 gallon and one betta.

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

He will fight though?

Austin Adams - 10 years ago

ottos would be good but only if you have algae, you can try drift wood, and that's about all you need, you tank looks amazing

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Thank you for the nice compliment, I've a Pygmy cory in it, the one that you just mentioned is too much for me. My betta eats the catfish pellets, I want the cory to eat as well but he eats it all. Any good advice?

Todd Edwards - 10 years ago

The current in your tank is much too strong for a betta. Need to restrict that a bit. Google it.

Hope this guy is still alive after dealing with that for 6+ months.

Aliye R - 7 years ago

Todd Edwards plus I was the owner of this fish, I have forgotten the password of that account.

Aliye R - 7 years ago

Todd Edwards well he was pretty much alive for 3 years and died due to old age. He lived a good healthy life, I moved him to a 19 litre tank with a good and friendly tank mates.

fRANK CENA - 10 years ago

+Brunette1250 theres a video on youtube by Russian torts on "making the fluval spec betta safe" it solves the strong current issues

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

I've heard about a type of sponge that you attach on the nozzle to calm the current. The nozzle is facing the glass wall now so the betta cannot feel it. Yes he has survived for 8 months now

Trolly Polly - 10 years ago

You can but a oscar :) that are really friendly with betas :)

Gregory Marrero - 8 years ago

-.-

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Never heard of that type of fish/shrimp/snail, I've a Pygmy cory in it :)

30. comment for Betta Fish with Fluval Spec 2 gallon tank

Blenny Boy - 10 years ago

It kind of looks like a water wisteria or water sprite, but don't take my word

Jay Paranjpe - 9 years ago

+Brunette1250 Sorry, I really don't think that's water sprite. Water sprite has a more broad, defined leaf shape, and would take on its low light form under your lighting. That plant is probably "Myriophyllum mattogrossense" I had a bunch of the stuff for a year and a half. Grows great in hard water with lots of nitrates and phosphates, spreads like a wildfire too.

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Yes it's water sprite

Xtatik Kent - 10 years ago

wow nice betta and nice tank!

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Thank you ❤️

Aleos Oricos - 10 years ago

Looks good. Don't add another thing. If you want to add more fish, then get a bigger tank.

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Yeah I know, thank you :)

George Naylergeorge - 10 years ago

I am a marine biologist, I have been working with betas for years now. You can add a female betta or some rock shrimp, rock shrimp are a lot bigger and won't get eaten

sweetReaper - 9 years ago

Female and male betta should never be housed together. Marine biology is the study of marine life, not freshwater. I have owned and bred bettas for 18 years and the advice you have given will be very harmful to somebody's fish if they decide to believe it.

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

I like to get a female but I don't want them to breed

pecktec - 10 years ago

Wow pretty betta! Don't worry your fish isn't lonely. You can add a mystery snail if you want to get something else in there. I wouldn't do shrimp I tried that and he ate them right away.

Brunette1250 - 10 years ago

Yeah I've tried red cherry shrimps and he killed all 3, right now I have a Pygmy cory. He does not mind it at all

B Elliot - 10 years ago

Lovely Simamese fighter. Nice tank aswell but is unsuitable for another tank mate. if you upgraded to a five gallon or bigger, you could add more fish for a better experience it also alot easier to take care of than a smaller tank. hope this helps!