Setting up One Gallon Betta Fish Jars.

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Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thanks for watching. Let me know what grow out jars you use for your betta Fry once they need to be separated. We’re always looking for new things to try to make things better.

4-H Chickens - 6 years ago

Way to small

gottalovebettas - 6 years ago

I use whatever one gallon food safe jar I can find lol

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

We have a few plants that we use in our tanks for sale on our website. There is a link in the description of the video. There is also a coupon code to H2oplants to get 15% off your order should you choose to order with them.

Brennen ASMR - 6 years ago

Hey shiela I’ve been a subscriber for quit some time and I need some plants for my rose petal male and I was wondering if you could help me I live in the USA if possible let me know

Eliza Rusher - 6 years ago

Bettas don’t need a lot of room...but 3 gallons at the very least.....these are too small

Eliza Rusher - 6 years ago

Lifewithpets ohhhh I only watched like a minute into this and thought that for whatever reason you were using them for adults and I was bro......why?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I’d say 5 gallons at least. All my bettas are in 5-20 gallons. These jars are for grow out only before they’re sold. They need to be separated. These are bigger than what most breeders use. Most use a half gallon or smaller. We chose to go on the larger size. They were in these for 4 weeks before they went to their new homes. Plenty big enough for their purpose.

The amoozing Corgi - 6 years ago

READ THE DESCRIPTION rEEEE

Malayali betta keeper - 6 years ago

I grow bettas in jars bigger than these from my grocery store

Lauro Dagotdot - 6 years ago

nice...

magickzman - 6 years ago

do they get disease easily since they are shared in the same water in the tank? I was thinking of buying a tank and divide it like yours but people say that if one gets disease, others can easily get it too.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Having two fish in a tank is no different than having a community tank. So yes it can happen but good water quality and healthy food makes a big difference. I’ve not had a Betta get sick from sharing a tank with another.

Isabella Medrano - 6 years ago

I'm thinking of breeding once I get my 30 gal divider tank and using my 15 gal for a breeder tank, do you have any tips on how to start the breeding and just tips in general?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

We have a Betta breeding playlist that may help with the process.

TOM BEARDSLEE - 6 years ago

What kind of heater is that best for betta jars?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

A heating mat would be better for heating jars.

Hannah Banana - 6 years ago

Not anymore lol

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Lugh On The Loo - 6 years ago

I use plastic jars also. It needs dedication when keeping them in those containers.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Yes it does!

Monkeypieo MSP - 6 years ago

Im getting a Betta fish. Can I put them in a 1.5/2.5 gallon tank? Or is that a big No no?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Absolute minimum would be 2.5 gallons however 5 gallons or more would be better.

Selena Wolf - 6 years ago

how old do the bettas need to be when you separate them?

Sophie Adams - 6 years ago

I just got a brand new beutiful Betta fish names gilbert he came from petsupermarket I am so exited about him but the new tank came with a filter and the flow seems to be about strong so I unplugged it do u have anysugggestions

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Assuming the filter is a hang on the back filter you could Try adding a piece of sponge in front of the flow as it comes out of the filter. If you do a YouTube search you should find videos showing how to do it.

Sophie Adams - 6 years ago

Lifewithpets what exactly does baffle mean

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

What type of filter and tank is it? It may be possible to baffle it to reduce the flow.

Ruth King - 6 years ago

Hi! I love your channel! I've had Bettas on and off for many years. My Mom has a Betta with a swim bladder problem. I've never had that and I don't know what to do for him. Is there something you might suggest I do?

Ruth King - 6 years ago

I also feed him in the morning around 8am and about 6pm at night.

Ruth King - 6 years ago

I'm feeding Omega One Betta Pellets. I was feeding Aqueon Betta Pellets. I tried not feeding him for a day. I also tried giving him tiny bits of peas. It didn't work. Other than the swim bladder problem he still looks healthy.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

What are you feeding him and how often?

Ariana Crisan - 6 years ago

Beautiful fish

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Ariana Crisan - 6 years ago

That’s great! Could you mabey make the jars bigger? At least 2.5....

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Not for grow out containers. You couldn’t realistically do that and there is no need as they are very temporary. Usually a Betta Fry spawn can be 50-100 fish sometimes more! There is no way you could do that many 2.5 gallon tanks it doesn’t work that way for breeding. Most breeders use much smaller than these and don’t add in almond leaves or plants. The fish are only held in them for a short time so they can be monitored before going to their new homes. They get very regular water changes which is a lot of work and are very active.

bettajoe Resmenia - 6 years ago

i like those jar

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

They are really good temporary grow out jars, they do require a lot of water changes though!

Taco - 6 years ago

Hi my betta fish is ill, he sinks and not able to swim... So i transfered it to fish bowl with 2 " water level and then.. fast it for 2 days still his bottom of tank when I put his food he ll come up and eat it with little difficulty but it eats and stay bottom of bowl and there is no noticeable swelling at its stomach and it tilts little at bottom when its resting.. so is there anyway my betta can recover or should I let him leave like that or euthanasia it??

Taco - 6 years ago

Lifewithpets i dont know the temperature I live in South India its very hot throughout the year I think temperature is not the issue and how long can i fast it?? Can pls I email the video to you so that u can take look at it..

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I would fast for a little longer. What temperature is the bowl water at? Also if you can get him to flare that may help.

MaKayla Binkley - 6 years ago

Hello. So I got two new male betta fish the other day. I put them in a split tank one of them has been laying on the floor. I was wondering if this is normal? My other one does it occasionally but moves around a lot more then the other one. Thank you!

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Azymut - 6 years ago

Hey, i have a problem with my tank, i need to have its lid open because if i close it, it will start condensation and the temperature goes from 26° to 29° or even more (i dont know if it goes up more than that never tried, dont want to kill my betta), but because i leave it open it gets dirty (with dust) and i cant fill it to the top for my betta not to jump out of it, any ideas?? I was thinking of cutting some of the lid to have air leaving/entering the tank!? Or? Help pls.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

If you have a thermometer in the tank and your house is warm you could try turning the heater off and monitor the temperature in the tank. As long as it doesn’t fluctuate more than one degree you may find you don’t need a heater.

Azymut - 6 years ago

Hm, yes i have a heater, he is set to 78f by default, ill close the lid and try once more, letting it closed for some hours but if it gets higher than 86f idk what to do.
My home is pretty warm because it has floor heating and gets pretty hot, i think my room temperature is pretty close to 25° (77f) since i dont even see my heater working most of the time. Ill try some things.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

We have lids on our tanks and they get condensation too even with feeding holes in them. It’s not a problem. Do you have a heater in the tank? Bettas can live comfortably in temperatures up to 84-86f.

Jessie Jorden - 6 years ago

Love these jars, I will need some of them soon.....

Edgardo Melendez - 6 years ago

You sale female koi or I pretty female

Fish For Thought - 6 years ago

Simple and clear instructions :) thank you.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thanks!

lauren law - 6 years ago

What is the average size tank for a betta? Cause I’ve seen that a 1 gallon is fine but I’ve also seen that they need at least 3 gallons. And I’ve confused and just wanna get a good sized tank that would fit a bettas needs

Little Red - 6 years ago

A lot of people use 2.5 gallons but personally I don’t think any fish should be kept on something that small. 5 gallons should be the minimum.

Rowan Russo - 6 years ago

5.5 is the bare minimum, ten gallons is best

BrownieGames - 6 years ago

I use a 10 gallon tank, LOL my Betta fish is spoiled

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Minimum is 2.5 gallon but I think 5 gallons and up is better. One gallon is just not enough for a betta fish to thrive.

Silverfang Wolfie - 6 years ago

lauren law The minimum tank size for a betta is 2.5 gallons, but many people recommend 5 gallons.

BUJU2007 - 6 years ago

I just looked around our PetSmart and it made me sad.

yay imfree - 6 years ago

Can you help me? My Betta fish, a male crowntail named fire and ice, recently died. He only lived for about 1 year. He lived in a 3.5 tall tank with a heater and filter. Once he was in there (he changed tanks a lot) he started loosing color and would rest at the bottom of the tank at odd angles. We thought he might have stomach issues, so we did a full water change and fed him a piece of pea (it was recommended) he would tank him out of the tank and put him in his cup so he could reach air easier, but nothing worked. Please tell me what happened so I know what to do if it happens again, If you know. Was it the tank? Was it to tall for him to reach air?

Amalia - 6 years ago

Also, tall tanks are not really recommended since they need more surface area. Shallow long tanks are the best. Also the swim bladder problem may be caused by injury or overfeeding (I think there are also other things that may cause it besides those 2)

yay imfree - 6 years ago

OK thank you

Amalia - 6 years ago

better than a bowl he had a swim bladder problem

Zelle B - 6 years ago

Hello, Sheila. I would just like to ask if guppy grass are low tech plants? Like do they require co2? I was planning to buy some for my tank. Thanks a lot!

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

No, guppy grass is very low tech.

Juan van der Berg - 6 years ago

could i use these jars for quarantine or water changes

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I don’t see why not if you’re willing to commit to a lot of water changes.

Juan van der Berg - 6 years ago

awesome great video

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NellaChan - 6 years ago

I love your videos<3 I'm gonna buy a betta male in autumn and your videos are helping me alot! also they are so interesting and fun to watch!!

Eliza Harms - 6 years ago

Just have more that 2.5

BTS Unicorn - 6 years ago

NellaChan armyyy bts

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thank you!

Amanda Lewis - 6 years ago

Most all of the live plants from H2O are sold out do you know when they will be restocking

Amanda Lewis - 6 years ago

Awesome thanks

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

They typically restock Wednesday through Friday. I did contact him and he said feel free to email him or DM him on instagram with what you need and he will sort it out.

Real Mhelsky - 6 years ago

What is that brown stuff for

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Almond leaves soaked in boiling water. It releases the tannins for the fish.

Chill Pancake - 6 years ago

Is a diy plastic mesh betta hammok safe ?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I really can’t say as I’ve never used one.

THE KING OF ANIMAL CARE - 6 years ago

Great video

Isabela Restrepo - 6 years ago

where do you buy your containers.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Link is in the description box of the video.

Kawaii Wolf85 - 6 years ago

How can you tell if they are male or female?

Triops Breeder - 6 years ago

Kawaii Wolf85 most of the time, females have shorter fins, although it is hard to tell with plakat bettas

Creative Pet Keeping - 6 years ago

I LOVE THESE! I definitely need to get these bigger jars :D

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Definitely recommend them! They’re a great size especially for the larger fish.

Kat - 6 years ago

I love watching the fish along the side of the screen.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Lol....he was so desperate to get in on some camera time!!

Real Rebellion - 6 years ago

Very informative, thanks a lot!

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thank you.

Julie F. - 6 years ago

They look great!! Loved seeing your goldfish to!! He is adorable!! It makes me want to possibly try goldfish some day! ❤

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thanks! Belfin was so desperate to have a little camera time. He’s such an adorable clumsy, goofy fish!

Michelle Muniz - 6 years ago

I love the 75 gallon Betta so much ❤️ so happy to see her grow up

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thanks! She was so shy when we first put her in the growout tank with the others but now she has quite a personality!

Shadow Runner - 6 years ago

hi, i need your help, my tap water has high level of nitrate it has more than 80ppm , how to remove it and i use seachem prime its not helping at all ty

Abby Grimit - 6 years ago

Have tons and tons of live plants, I mean TONS. Or you can read about using ro/di water.

Katy Dolittle - 6 years ago

Where do you get your blood worms?

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

We buy them online from Dr Foster and Smith. We buy in bulk so it works out much cheaper than locally.

don Rolas - 6 years ago

Hello can you help me out i want to buy these jars on the website it does not say one gallon jars are these the squares sg 5 1/2 inch 131 oz

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

The ones we got are 5.5” x 8.75” model number sg.

Corinna Zanolini - 6 years ago

Hey, just a friendly suggestion: I think your overall video quality would improve if you improved your audio quality :)

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Thanks for the suggestion. I am having issues in finding a good microphone for my iphone. Due to the iPhone 7 not having the headphone jack I’m unable to get the microphone I want. I’ve been trying different techniques but as yet the audio is still not good. I am working on it though.

Big City Bettas - 6 years ago

Love my jars!! You're so lucky to have such a small spawn. I remember when I was working with 50+ jars. That was a full day project to water change! The babies have grown up so nicely. Love the little orange kois.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Oh, I can’t even begin to imagine 50 jars!

Big City Bettas - 6 years ago

Also perhaps keep both orange kois the one you're sure of and the other as a backup female. Always good to have an extra.

Paul Pike - 6 years ago

That's so cool how they have orange color as well as the red.

Kayla Brooks - 6 years ago

So you said that heating pads underneath would work great and that's an awesome idea I never thought about that. Do you know of any good brands that won't over heat them? It would save money and space inside the jars so a heater isn't taking up precious swimming space!

Big City Bettas - 6 years ago

Lifewithpets Moon River Bettas, Inglorious Bettas and myself use flex-watt heat tape for our racks. It's made for reptiles and available on Amazon and Big Apple Herp.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I haven't had to use any of them at this point so I don't feel I can recommend any. Check out moon river bettas channel, she uses them for heating her jars.

Frederik ter Horst - 6 years ago

Where did you get the jars? Thanks

Frederik ter Horst - 6 years ago

Lifewithpets awesome! Must have missed it initially.

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Link is in the description box.

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Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

Goldfish are such greedy fish, very easy to overfeed!

Rae's Aquaria - 6 years ago

I use these, too! I used a soldering tool to poke holes in the tops. And you're right: Jarring fish requires some serious dedication to keep the jars clean. It's a ton of work!

Lifewithpets - 6 years ago

I am really liking these jars, they are a little pricey but I feel they're a good option for housing the Bettas short term. Oh boy, yes a lot of work!!