Culligan the Betta Fish in his 5 Gallon Eclipse Hex Tank
Betta 16 years ago 119,452 views
Here is Culligan, my first betta fish (well, first fish, period). I got him as a gift from my boyfriend about two weeks ago. He was in a tiny cup and I didn't know anything about fish so I went out and got a pretty 1 gallon glass vase and kept him in there for about a week. Then, I read up on bettas and went out and bought him this 5 gallon aquarium. If you are thinking about getting a betta fish or currently own one in a small container (under 1 gallon), please go out and get him a bigger bowl/tank to live in. It's a myth that they prefer to be confined to small environments. I mean, would you want to live out your life in some stupid cup? From what I've read from various betta care sites, 2 gallons is the minimum tank a betta should be kept in. And of course, bigger is better. A good website for betta basics is http://nippyfish.net/ For answers to hundreds of betta issues, I like http://nippyfish.blogspot.com/ Anyway, sorry about the lecture. Hope you enjoy watching Culligan swim around :P Oh yea.. I ordered some marimo balls from overseas but they're not here yet. When they arrive, I'm going to get one or two ghost shrimp and put them all in there. Is keeping ghost shrimp w/a betta in a 5 gallon tank a good idea? I just want them to eat whatever Culligan doesn't. Thanks for any help! UPDATE 12/31/08: Since this video, I bought a 50w Whisper aquarium heater by Tetra. I've also replaced his two plastic plants and resin rock with four silk aquarium plants of various sizes. I've also added 6 marimo balls of assorted sizes and two mini terracotta pots because I'm planning to get get 3 ghost shrimp when they're in stock at one of the petstores here. I might make a video later.
Great you are taking such good care of your betta
it's weird how plastic plants are still selling well, when only beginners and uninformed buy them.
i fully agree on the importance of constant heating for tropical species, though.
but i'd love what you say to be true! :D then it would be a lot easier to keep species from colder regions, that require 15C/60F or even conciderably colder water.
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She tries to get her gills and body petted but I won't allow it because I am afraid of removing the important coating from her scales
She swims in a ten gallon
My baby female veil tail is learning the same thing
I have her in a 2.5 gallon for now (There is lots of room for her still). But I am looking for a 5.5 to 7 gallon for the near future
My half moon male is too shy to allow me to touch his fins . But he is the greatest anyway . I could tell he lived his entire life in a cup . He was very nervous to be moved to a 2.5 gallon . But by the time he got into his 5 gallon residence , he had it down , baby
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