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Thoushif Raja - 7 years ago

this man fooling us fuck

Grilled Chicken - 7 years ago

Will u please tell me the exact lifespan of betta fish

arriana mares - 7 years ago

i got one but a crowntail its red kind of pink little blue

Frankie Cuellar - 7 years ago

Look at my video betta

Cole Carter - 7 years ago

michal wubs he is way smarter than you about fish he could keep a fish longer than you

Elly's colorful world - 7 years ago

I got a new pet it is a betta fish it is a blue one I am going to Target right now I am going to get some toys for my Betta fish

Shawnlyq - 7 years ago

I don't really recommend toys though... and I believe this comment is 2 months late...

Sujith Kumar - 7 years ago

super i will try it

AllThingsExoticAndMore - 7 years ago

I have about 5 female betas in. 125 gallon tank, I noticed that one of my red one is missing a piece of her tail all the other ones are fine. I do have a clown pleco and a small school of guppys with them, about 12 of them them what should I do?

Meghan Barbosa - 7 years ago

I will unlike the vid

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Kreativeegee - 7 years ago

What's some good water conditioners for my bettas water and fins ? & is there a certain temperature the water should've at ?

Shirley Andrews - 7 years ago

how often do you change water in tank

yamaha is daaa best - 7 years ago

a few things about this video.
1. bettas need AT LEAST 2.5 gallons NO smaller!
2. the fish food you showed dor pellets is crap. Aqeon or however you spell it doesnt care about what they put in their fish food and they put all sorts of random crap.

Rabindra Shasani - 7 years ago

hey, is it fullmoon betta or normal Siamese betta fish..!!?

Ishika Chaudhary - 7 years ago

I just got my betta yesterday and put him in his tank today. I'm a beginner with bettas and i just noticed that he started changing from a bluish black to a purplish black. Does anyone know what this means?

Shawnlyq - 7 years ago

Showing his real colours with much cleaner environment I supposed :)

Jim Gallaher - 7 years ago

Mine I got today, a male double tail beta, is 1.4 gallons too small?

Nicole Gagliardi - 7 years ago

Is a 0.5 gallon tank too small?

Shawnlyq - 7 years ago

at least a 5...

Ishika Chaudhary - 7 years ago

Yeah I would recommend 1 gal or higher

Killer gamer - 8 years ago

I got 1 yesterday and I have a 3 gallon tank is that guud?

Pastel Betta - 8 years ago

Killer gamer yes the minimum is 2.5 gallons it also has to be heated or filtered!

Gamers Look - 8 years ago

what about fish bowl?

Shelby Sarkisian - 7 years ago

I've had betas for years and have always had bowls? most have lived pretty long too. I'm taking my 4 daughter to get her 1st fish, a beta this week. I'm going to get her a 1-1.5gal. beta tank for her room. Now you have me second guessing myself! lol obviously if the tank is made for a beta, then I should be good. correct?

Shelby Sarkisian - 7 years ago

Pastel Betta - 8 years ago

Raj Bhingarde no bettas need at least a 2.5 gallon tank with a heater and filter

Fairy_ Wings - 8 years ago

After this round of fish I want to have a male and a female. I have had a male betta before! :D I would reccomend at least 5 gallons for one bettta in order for them to have a good life! :D

Pastel Betta - 7 years ago

Fairy_ Wings oh okay:)

Fairy_ Wings - 7 years ago

Yeah I ment that I would keep them seperate! :D

Pastel Betta - 8 years ago

Fairy_ Wings you can't keep males and females together or males and males but you can keep females together they need at least a 10 gallon heated and filtered tank and at least 3 females so there is no figrong

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Mariza L Melitante - 8 years ago

gravel is not good

Ariane - 8 years ago

I had my beta fish since October 31, 2015 to October 21, 2016.. I had it for one year.. & it still alive.. I still feed it every morning..

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

Ariane I've had mine since the summer of 2015, and now it's the winter of 2017, close to a year and a half, Barely feed it and yet it still lives.

lps sushi Birds - 8 years ago

Bad recommendation of food, the ingredients in agueon pellet food is junk that's the food I started out with when I owned my first beta it has glutton meal and the un natural form of the sea food if you want your beta to be happy and healthy I recommend using omega one it has great ingredients whole seafood and not a single source of unhealthy glutton meal that can clog up your betas digestive track it contains whole shrimp whole salmon halibut whole hearing and natural glutton the comes straight from the plant next time makeup012z please do your research before giving false information

Faraaz Ali - 8 years ago

hey guys just one treated thing for bettas aswell if they have disease brown thing on they scale can be treated with kitchen sea salt aswel works for me☺

Sarah Rodgers - 8 years ago

l am geting a fish around christmas

Mech X - 8 years ago

fool

AD Gaming - 8 years ago

Betas cant love together either

CrussoFang - 8 years ago

AD Gaming they actually can but you can really only do it safely with females and you need like 3-5 and a very large tank

Faith Martin - 8 years ago

Now I know what to do thanks!

ss4goku34 - 8 years ago

How many pellets/times per day should you feed bettas? How much water to change and when?

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

ss4goku34 I barely feed mine, and it has lived for around a year and a half, I usually give it twice a week, since Bettas are known for being able to go long periods (1 week) without food. so I don't feed it as often, as a year back, I fed it too often and it got bloated, I fed it less and that solved the problem.

Christhewolf 23 - 8 years ago

My betta fish went died yesterday

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Jacob G - 8 years ago

can just one fish live in the half gallon tank

Jacob G - 8 years ago

talk to u later

Jacob G - 8 years ago

thank you for your help

Jacob G - 8 years ago

IKR

Jacob G - 8 years ago

im actually looking into breeding them if i can find a female that is ready to breed

Jacob G - 8 years ago

ok its like one of those breeder tanks that have the plastic thing that goes down the middle of it

Jacob G - 8 years ago

how bout 2.5 i got a tank that size for really cheap with a filter and heater

Alyssa Ball - 8 years ago

Please also make sure to acclimate your fish properly and make sure that your tank is cycled (or that you use quick start) BEFORE adding your fish. It'll prevent new tank syndrome and the untimely loss of your new baby.

Lori K - 8 years ago

There's a lot more to know. Heater, water changes, not over feeding, cycled tank vs. bowl, appropriate tank mates...

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

Lori Drouillard all I have is a simple bowl, with some red gravel along with some golden pothos, the golden pothos use the Betta's waste as a natural nutrient/fertilizer, keeping the bowl relatively safe & clean for the beta, I do 100% water changes, at first, the beta becomes inactive, but after a day, the golden pothos clear the chlorine and the betta then is back to normal, mine is still living, had him for a year and a half

Rachel Anais Polanco - 8 years ago

I just got a Betta fish. He is such an awesome guy. I wasn't expecting a fish to be cool and I really got him for my 4 year old. Anyway, I am new to this.

I only have him in a 2.5 gallon for now which he is actually doing really well in and seems happy. He made a bubble nest and swims in the silk plants I got him.

Anyway, two questions:
1. Can I cycle the water for a 2.5 gallon tank or should I just do a full water change weekly? I really want this fish to live a long time, he is really cool.

Also, I have conditioner and quick start in there both by API.

2. He seems perfectly fine in the 2.5 gallon, he's really curious and healthy looking.
It more so seems to bother me because the tank just looks small to me. What is your advice?

KittyKat Meow - 8 years ago

I have ask this from different videos but I want your opinion or somebody else's. I have a babyish female betta fish named lavender. She lives in a 1 gallon pitcher. Trust me it's a pretty big pitcher. But idk if I should at least get a medium bowl for her. I mean for now it kinda looks good and she seems happy. It's not my first time raising a betta fish. I have raised two male at the same time. There bowls where a little smaller but they seemed very happy. I'm hoping you can answer my question if I should get a good starter bowl/tank or keep her in this large pitcher. (Plz don't judge me for keeping her in a pitcher...

Ana Puiu - 8 years ago

Ok so this is an amazing video! It's actually really helpful. THANK YOU. also many ppl who are new to this will be helped. But actually the photo for fin loss or fin rot is not a sick Betta. It looks a bit like it but fin loss actually looks more like the fish has shredded fins. The picture is a crown tail Betta with no fin loss. Their fins are naturally like that

Forever Falls - 8 years ago

Very useful video!

Claudia Loeza - 8 years ago

could somebody help me wich food would they eat

Sarah Rodgers - 8 years ago

peppels

Claudia Loeza - 8 years ago

Ok thanks

Carrie Mattevi - 8 years ago

they eat pelleted food, or you can get them blood worms, daphnia or mysis.

Lea Brandeis - 8 years ago

So helpful!!!

Bryan Garcia - 8 years ago

I did not know that a betta can live will a salt water puffer

wolfy AnimatesgamingYT - 7 years ago

Bryan Garcia they can't

Isabel Barboza - 8 years ago

i have the blueish own

Chlo Gamer - 8 years ago

I got a beta fish today

Kiran P. - 8 years ago

+Darth Vader XD

Darth Vader - 8 years ago

+Chlo Vlogs I'm talking to undyne

Darth Vader - 8 years ago

+Chlo Vlogs I'm not talking to you

Chlo Gamer - 8 years ago

Darth Vader boy u smell like a fish gtfo

Darth Vader - 8 years ago

A fish having a fish pet? Wow, you really want to be a mother...

Kiran P. - 8 years ago

Me too

AlteregoFool - 8 years ago

Dude holy shit if I was your yellow beta fish I would be so happy living in that.

Pabu Boyer - 8 years ago

I got a 2 gallon tank for one betta and no other fish, is that a good size for it?

wild leaf - 8 years ago

my betta is red o hay fire water and lightning yay

Kayleigh Vines - 8 years ago

how much money would all of it + the fish equal

Pabu Boyer - 8 years ago

it depends on what you buy and where you buy it, when I got my tank food and water conditiinor, it was 28 dollers. When I bought my fish and decor, all together t was about 39 dollers or 40 dollers.

Brynn MW - 8 years ago

You are a charm and right

Veronica Torres - 8 years ago

Hi, can somebody pls help me on what to do if my betta has one popeye? it's bad :(

MaratZR1 - 8 years ago

Add 1 teaspoon of aquarium salt per gallon asap

Joseph Velasquez - 8 years ago

who came here just to help faze rug

I Love Gaming - 8 years ago

OMG ikr I came for that too XD

hsnsj sbjfj - 8 years ago

Do we need two have both kind of food?

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Labib Muttaki - 8 years ago

what type of tail does the yellow one have??

hixzzxxzxx139638 barvjdsngjnhkfd - 8 years ago

Can you put it in a bowl

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

#Clashwith Nitram you can, just add golden pothos, you MUST add golden pothos, they absorb the waste, chlorine, and keep the tank clean for about a month, that's how mine is still living for nearly a year and a half

#Clashwith Nitram - 8 years ago

never

A'Doris A - 8 years ago

very helpful!! although pieces (my fish) doesn't have all those things but were gonna try and get them and he doesn't have a big tank its 0.7 gal but he is VERY small please give me some further pointers on him thanks a whole lot!!!!

A'Doris A - 8 years ago

+A'Doris A also I want to add im considering getting a female fish (kinda like a girlfriend for him!!) but she is gonna be smaller too so again give me some pointers thanks!

Kaitlyn Maddux - 8 years ago

so, I have a beginers tank it's about 1 gallon have u ever seen it? and I wanted to know if it's OK for it to live there for long plz reply. thx.

#Clashwith Nitram - 8 years ago

nope 2.5 is the minimum

Kaitlyn Maddux - 8 years ago

so, I have a beginers tank it's about 1 gallon have u ever seen it? and I wanted to know if it's OK for it to live there for long plz reply. thx.

SlapstheWALRUS - 8 years ago

Yes it is I have a betta and it lives in a one gallon tank the person who made this video made that a example you should be fine

Sarah Cook - 8 years ago

Thanks, this the most helpful Betta care video I've found.

TheRccreator - 8 years ago

i have a like 3or4 gallon tank but i dont have anythig in there soooo

fernanda pinon - 8 years ago

i just got mine yesterday. I was wondering if the water had to be warm or cold because the water in the tank is really cold what should i do?!

Totoro Lover - 8 years ago

+fernanda pinon The best temperature to keep your betta in is around 70-80 degrees F. Any colder and your betta will start to slow down, have duller colors, and it's not very healthy for your fish. I had the same problem as you. One thing that you absolutely must do to keep a betta in a cold climate is a heater according to the size of your tank. (2.5 - 5 gallon tanks should have a 7.5 watt heater, anything more should have higher, it's best to do some research on the type of heater you should get according to the size of your tank.) The best thing to do if you're in an emergency situation is get some warm water (it can be from your sink, but make absolutely sure that it is just WARM, not HOT) and use betta water conditioner in a small container to hold your betta. Try to place the betta in a warm room until you can deal with the tank. If it's middle of winter (like it was for me) and room temperature water is waaaay too cold, put your heater in the water, and wait at least a half hour. Keep a tank thermometer in the tank to regulate the temperature, and once it's reached (AT LEAST) 60 degrees, you can put your betta back in. In winter heaters can be tricky to use, and unless you have one that regulates heat itself, you must constantly check on the temperature of the water to make sure your betta doesn't overheat. If the water reaches over 83 degrees it's best to turn off the heater until it gets cooler again, around 65, then you can turn the heater back on.

However, if you're in a situation and you don't already have a heater (like I didn't), order one as soon as possible. In the meantime, try and find ways to keep your betta warm, such as moving them to a warmer room, or even changing the cold water out and exchanging it for warmer water (ALWAYS with betta water conditioner!) often.

I hope this helps!

Zack Macquarrie - 8 years ago

That is not fin loss it's a crowtail betta

Marijana Kolar - 8 years ago

Omg! Wtf on the YouTube there's just a Betta fish. What about other fishes.

Julie Holland - 8 years ago

Makeup 012z.......Thank you so much for your help in helping me learn about my new first Betta fish that was given as a gift.. You went to a lot of work making the video for all to enjoy, and you explained it all so beautifully. Thank you so very much!

Camille Larocque - 8 years ago

the bluish one looks exactly like the fish i had. his name was conner

your average gamer - 8 years ago

I have one like that now

Levi O'Regan - 8 years ago

do u have to have the betta water?

Challenge Mania - 8 years ago

this is gonna help me take care of my new betta fish thank you

George Ye - 8 years ago

The fin loss is called fin rot and to treat it I recommend Betta fix and it is made by API

George Ye - 8 years ago

2.5 gallon is the minimum for a beta

Katrina George - 8 years ago

actually I had a Betts fish once you really only a round boul fish tank.

Julie Holland - 7 years ago

Thank you so much! This helped me a lot! I love the Betta fish as they are so pretty and have personality.

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

eRa Vise actually, if you add an arrangement of golden pothos in the bowl, it will act as a natural filter, as it absorbs the Betta's waste, the chlorine, and keep the pH in check, mine hasn't gotten sick at all, and I've had it since the summer of 2015

Julie Holland - 8 years ago

I have now had my Betta for a year, and he is so healthy.

Julie Holland - 8 years ago

Thank you so much for writing back to me and letting me know. I really appreciate it, George Ye. :)

George Ye - 8 years ago

not mine

Julie Holland - 8 years ago

+George Ye , I am sorry for your loss. Now I am going to buy a larger aquarium for my male Betta fish.

George Ye - 8 years ago

And it died because of its bowl

Michael Wells - 8 years ago

A couple nights ago I was watching videos with multiple male Bettas living together in the same aquarium. They're on You Tube. Check them out. They were actually getting along with each other just fine.

Michael Wells - 8 years ago

They looked very healthy. Look for them on You Tube. "Several male Bettas living together in the same large aquarium."

#Clashwith Nitram - 8 years ago

Its Impoosible that males bettas dont fight maybe they're sick

Princess Summer - 8 years ago

thats because they were females. males will fight to death

Nathan Dossantos - 8 years ago

Thank you very much for the video this helped me a lot with my betta fish

diane-roses - 9 years ago

walmart is the best pet store

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

diane-roses mine had a fish selection years and years back, I was dumb enough to buy a baby, and of course, I didn't know how to take care of it and it died 2 days later, but now the fish selection was taken down 5 to 4 years ago

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

diane-roses you do save money, but the betta fish don't live better

diane-roses - 8 years ago

I was joking lmao

Sandra Elle - 9 years ago

good advice

Akash Sharma - 9 years ago

Thank you very much for this tutorial as I had so many things going wrong for my fish!

Dylan K - 9 years ago

Each day

Dylan K - 9 years ago

How much pellets

Justina Ebanks - 9 years ago

u see at 2:39 i have the exact same fish food for my betta fish

kiina91 - 9 years ago

the yellow betta has Fin rot, the tank is saltwater and the absolute minimum for a betta is a 2.5g tank with a heater a filter and loads of hiding places, the 1.5 is way too small, I agree with all the bad example tho, they really are horrible things to keep a betta in. The fish in the Fin loss picture has no "Fin loss", it is his tail type, he is just a crown tail.
the message and the idea of the video isnt bad but the realisation not very good ;)

Hetzer Hasser - 9 years ago

SOmeone ACTUALLY recommending fake plants for a fish tank should never be taken seriously... End of story.

Marlon Vasquez - 7 years ago

Hetzer Hasser golden pothos for a bowl = cheap and effective natural filter

Carmen Ramirez - 9 years ago

thanks for info

Olivia Hudson - 9 years ago

awsome thank you for the info

Edwin Jz - 9 years ago

how is the second blue betta on the video called

Stormy The BlueJay - 9 years ago

my blue betta lives in a big bowl that my pet keeper said to get

Ken Reig - 9 years ago

The "fin loss" picture is a crowntail!

Sabrina Lameda - 9 years ago

not true u dont need to put a betta fish in a HUGE tank

Candy Pop - 8 years ago

Yes you do but not that huge

EducatingLimes - 9 years ago

At 3:08 that's just a type of crowntail, I have one

Derpling studios - 9 years ago

HAHAHAHA i went on the peta website and they say betras are good with 1 gallon and up.

parker jean - 9 years ago

That is not "fin loss" and it is called fin rot. That is a healthy crowntail betta

Lol Ol - 9 years ago

Haven't you done your research about tank sizes

Lol Ol - 9 years ago

The 1.5 gallon you showed is to small for a betta fish 2.5 and up is great

Ariel Awesomeness - 9 years ago

my beta is gonna be so sad!

Destiny chennye - 9 years ago

my bettas tail is no longer there anymore but the fish doesn't have the white dots??

The Inflatable Sea Lion - 9 years ago

That's a crowntail betta... Not fin rot

Chris5216 - 9 years ago

And btw i see u in every fish video i watch

Chris5216 - 9 years ago

Its fake anyways he doesn't even have the fish! Because there was a saltwater tank

The Inflatable Sea Lion - 9 years ago

Aww thank you ☺️ maybe. A lot of people mistake crown tails for fin rot for some reason.

tom ly - 9 years ago

I also subscribed to you inflatable sea lion

tom ly - 9 years ago

I think she's talking about how the crowntail loss some pieces of his tail and the picture shows that he grew back his fins

I'm a fan of guava juice - 9 years ago

Hey guys remember she said, I have two betta fish those pictures are FAKE it's from Google and I think why she post betta fish from Google I think that um her betta fish is not healthy!!!!!!!

ThatGirlSammy - 9 years ago

Do the betta pellets work? Because I have a baby girl betta and should I still fead her the pellets or is there some kind of betta food for baby bettas?

Maria Alejo - 9 years ago

What can you do for born babies

Dashland B - 9 years ago

ARE SERIOUS??? LOL...This video is just wrong is so MANY WAYS!
People don't buy this garbage...Read about betas from a reputable source...

Abathur Waifu - 9 years ago

If you look on the yellow betts photo you can see dates on right bottom

Tana silver - 9 years ago

Wow thank uu so much.. I actually just got a blue one and I had so much questions to ask how to clean the bowl..thank u

Ruby Racer - 9 years ago

The minimum you should have a betta in is 2.5. 1.5 is way to small.

Jillian Lombard - 9 years ago

You guys need to shut up cause I'm getting my first pet betta fish and I'm getting worried

Karkitty Strider - 9 years ago

Don't worry, ppl make it sound difficult to own a beta, but it's not hard
You don't need a gallon tank or real plants to have your fish be happy
I have an okay sized tank and a fake plant
My fish is very happy
You don't need a bunch of fancy stuff for him

Olivia M - 9 years ago

The first betta I got was kept in a 2.5 gallon but as I started collecting bettas I got a 10 gallon tank and divided it

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Alma Exciya - 9 years ago

Hotteok Power - 9 years ago

At 3:07 it wasn't a disease. That fish is perfectly fine it's a species of betta called crow tail don't worry if your betta has that on their fin they're fine.

Life of Aquatics - 9 years ago

And you did not show us the tank for the blue one

Life of Aquatics - 9 years ago

Thats a saltwater tank and bettas are not saltwater fish

Pantimoto - 9 years ago

Your 2nd bluish betta is the same as mine, but he died... So now i have an all white half moon ang I'm subscribing to your channel so i don't lose him too...

Madison Hansell - 9 years ago

I almost bought that tank at 1:32. I thought it was perfect because I wanted two beta fish. But them thought it over because I realized it was to small.

NICOLE Del rOsario - 9 years ago

At 3:07 that isn't fin rot! That's a type of betta called a crowntail, I have one of my own and he is perfectly happy! Plus u can tell that's not obviously fin rot because fin rot is just in random spots of the betta not in certain perfect places.
That's all I have to say

I'm a fan of guava juice - 9 years ago

Yea your right it's a crown tail EPIC FAIL

Shaun Lam - 9 years ago

Yeah guys the tank he showed us is a saltwater tank!!! This video is fake. And think about it, can't the fish just sleep at night without being disturbed? There is TOTALLY no need for plants!!!

Cole Carter - 7 years ago

he was giving us a example

Shaun Lam - 9 years ago

Oh I see, thanks:)

Forever young - 9 years ago

Hahahaha TROLL video

Kaitlyn G. - 9 years ago

ok first of all no where did you mention the fact that you can't have 2 bettas together, or that you should be changing the water once a week, You also didn't say that the water should be conditioned and at room temperature. Also, it is better for the bettas and the cleanliness of your tank to use pellets, why would you suggest flakes? Most importantly like I said above you didn't say the most important thing MALE BETTAS CANT GO TOGETHER!!

Namira Rashid - 9 years ago

The reason i'm watching this is because i got a betta fish yesterday and it died today and it was baby male betta and i cried the whole day for it

Joanna Heydrych - 9 years ago

Good for betta is 25l tank not a stupid bowl-shit

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the bowls is not good for all fishes,they can die
of many diesases if you are not a dumb never put
your fishes in this death bowls.What did you feel if
J put you in that room 10x10x10m?Proably you feel
horrible and j feed you 1 time.All animals need real home
it isn't a decoration its living animal and it can feel much more
if you think. You are think its just a animal you are asshole and you
not have a soul.Please say no for that bowls buy a normal aquarium for
your fishes.Thank you for that films ''How to take a care for betta,, and other.

I'm a fan of guava juice - 9 years ago

My betta is so cheap and it's only 6$ and gravel for 5$ and design 4$ add:

6
+
5
+
4 = ------ And sad news my betta girls fight I rocamand to not but the same gender guess what one was re and was blue and blue was biting red ..... ; ( and blue died ;( but we got a male we separated them :)

Plague Gaming - 9 years ago

+ilovemusicals256 females can be in groups of odd numbers (theyre called sororities)

Madison Hansell - 9 years ago

You can't put males in one tank together. But you can put females in tanks together.

ilovemusicals256 - 9 years ago

Ya betas don't get along never put them in the same tank.

Mathemagics - 9 years ago

Tanks <5 Gallons are far too tiny.

Mathemagics - 8 years ago

+George Ye You can swear on the internet, you know? It's allowed.

George Ye - 8 years ago

+Mathemagics go duck your self

Mathemagics - 8 years ago

+George Ye Le trollbait le.

George Ye - 8 years ago

+Mathemagics I bet you don't know anthing about fish so don't talk to me you discraceful mathmatishan

Mathemagics - 8 years ago

+George Ye Oh man, a person doesn't change their opinion without a convincing argument, they must be, like stressed out/neurotic and like, totes need a chiller.

Nope.

George Ye - 8 years ago

+Mathemagics I know I was talking to somebody that deleted their comment it said that you needed a chiller

Mathemagics - 8 years ago

+George Ye The thing is the fish isn't just being contained in the tank, it needs room to roam.
It's like making someone live in a portapotty because they aren't big enough to require an apartment.

Jolie's Creations - 8 years ago

One gallon and less are small,five gallons are good

George Ye - 8 years ago

+Villager Sparky I know that's why you need a heater sometimes

Rubber Duck - 8 years ago

+George Ye Oh dear. Betta fish are tropical.

George Ye - 8 years ago

We are talking about beta fish not tropical or some bigger fish

Scarlett Selva - 8 years ago

+Mathemagics you should have 2.5 gallons and up i personally have a 2.5 gallon beacause of my lack of space

Mathemagics - 8 years ago

+Delilah599 AJ Have you personally seen a 5 gal? It's a shoe box.

Rubber Duck - 8 years ago

+Mathemagics I would say anything under 2.5 gallons is too small, I still would agree that 5 gallons is the smallest I would personally use.

Delilah599 AJ - 9 years ago

5 gallons is huge.....

steve visconti - 9 years ago

Ummmm............. you know betta fish are fighting fish so you should seperate them!

Michal Wubs - 9 years ago

Dude! People! This ALL is totally fake, this person does NOT OWN 2 betta fish he got Those pictures of Google! And that f*** tank is a SALTwater tank! Dont take this advice people!!!

Just Satizh - 7 years ago

but whatever he mentioned was correct. just do this and your beta fish will be happier

Meghan Barbosa - 7 years ago

Thank you I went to google and saw those pictures so I won't take advice from this person and give the video a

Mike Mira - 9 years ago

Just a project he made bruh

Hieu Phan - 9 years ago

Dont say that

Chino 0701 - 9 years ago

Great vid

Melody TehLlama - 9 years ago

My Betta is find with being seen

queenofawesome 321 - 9 years ago

And you need a small tank for a fighter fish because it likes small spaces

queenofawesome 321 - 9 years ago

In Australia we call it fighter fish because if you put the two of them in the same tank they will fight to the death

Liza Caudillo - 9 years ago

Thank you for the tips

Mini Mixers - 9 years ago

is 10 gallon too big???

my beautiful pets - 9 years ago

+1Blue_princess1 goldfish?! No way! Only guppies ect. Cory catfish and some tetras but goldfish make too much of a mess and they will outgrow the tank.

Mini Mixers - 9 years ago

is 1

Ditzy Dork - 9 years ago

Is the my fun fish tank good for bettas too?

Maltil Elly - 9 years ago

good!

LyraBon The CatDog Pony - 9 years ago

Hey

purpleroses - 9 years ago

If betta fish have a home that is hanging from something they will be frightened that they are high! But do Betta Fish vomit?

Plague Gaming - 9 years ago

+Jireh The Fox Animating/fnaf fan no, but they can spit out food if full.

Janice R Porter - 9 years ago

I am so glad I saw this video I just got a new beta fish his name is Jackson he is red and a designer beta fish

Katie Koerner - 9 years ago

thx

anthony pope - 9 years ago

People who want to keep Siamese fighting fish they don't like big tanks and they don't like a lot of water movement as they breath air we do and they come from a place called Siam that's how it got its name and they live in small pools or rice paddy and they eat mosquito I feed mine black mosquito blood worm and small cyclops they don't eat flake much and they like a temp around 78 to 82 and a ph of 6.8 and dgh of around 10 I keep some of my males in a Betta barracks there is plenty of room to move about and it's got dividers so you can house 4 males the betta barracks is for showing of your males and when they are ready to breed I take one male out put it in a small tank let him build is nest then I will put a female in a jar so the male can see her then when I see the White egg spot I put her in with him and see how they do and it get a bit rough and the female gets ripped to shreads but that's how they breed I have been doing fish for about 30 years and past exam on aquariology and water chemistry

Chan Jack - 9 years ago

Now i know how to keep them

Chan Jack - 9 years ago

+anthony pope ok sure. Ty for ur time

anthony pope - 9 years ago

Hi i keep mine in a 5 gallons tank which is 20 litre i bought and my others are in a 12 litre nano tanks i breed crown tail i just got my self a dumbo siames and a delta tail once i see the male build is nest i put the female in plastic peanut butter jar with two suckers to stick to the glass of the tank so the male cant touch her she will blush she will have stripes running from her dorsel fin to pectoral fins then put her in it will get rough you will feel sorry for the female once she as laid her eggs and he as put his sperm on take take the female out leave the male in a few days when you see young they look like pins hanging down from the nest but use a sponge filter with an air pump and you should be good to go any good luck if you want to know what to feed them just send me a message

Chan Jack - 9 years ago

+anthony pope is a 21.5cm long, high and 20 cm wide tank ok for a betta?

Mr Me - 9 years ago

+anthony pope breeding could be hard in big tank because their is more space for the female to run maybe? (im not an expert) i realy find it hard think they dont like big tanks paddy fields are huge maybe not deep huge none the less. i have a hm was thinking of breeding can you mix types i was thinking of getting crown females but dont know if it would work

anthony pope - 9 years ago

Its just me all the books i have been reading all say they dont like big tank and not a lot of water movment i did try to breed them in my big tank with no look so i moved them in to my small tanks and some good look but i lost the young due to my filter being to strong and i did not have a sponge filter then but have one now so i will try again in the summer thats uk summer if we get one lol i have my females in the big tank but my males are in small tanks so they dont get there tails nipped

Mr Me - 9 years ago

+anthony pope dont like big tanks why do you think that? iv had them in 6ft community tanks and they seemed to love it

anthony pope - 9 years ago

My pet store buys in bulk i got two small tanks ten lt and cost me £60 pound the came with filter lights heater lid and my light for the big tank as T5 lights it was £400 pounds i got it brand new for £60 and i have a new tank comming that can hold two bettas all with led lights that one brand new £ 55 pound this is uk money

Stella Bieber - 9 years ago

+anthony pope They don't like huge tanks. At least 2.5 gallons and max is probably 12 gallons for one fish. How much are your tanks?
ps:don't trust the pet stores.

anthony pope - 9 years ago

They dont i breed them all mine are in small tanks and they dont like a lot of water movement as siamese fighting fish in cambodia live in pools or in rice paddy pools trust me on it i have five tanks on the go i have been doing fish for over 30 years and all fish shops i go to in the uk all keep them in small tanks and all my siamese are very happy i just have a male in my big tank and he looks very sad and depresst

Stella Bieber - 9 years ago

They do like big tanks.

anthony pope - 9 years ago

Do you feed your bettas live food or frozen food like mosquito micro worms blood worm that's what mine eat but in the wild they would eat black mosquito found in rice paddies. That's what mine get and they are in realy good shape one of mine is building is bubble nest I have three males and three female it would be good if they had young my males are crown tails

River Song - 9 years ago

Please, stop encouraging people to buy these small tanks and artificial plants. You don't wanna live amongst fake stuff either, don't you? I agree that it is totaly ok to keep them in a 30 liter + tank (and not changing the entire tank water each time please) but they still need at least the smallest amount of species appropriate planting which does NOT include artificial plants! Please, get some information before buying a beta (and I am not talking about the information from petco!)

Jennifer Albert - 9 years ago

Its very sad that people have the notion that betta like small (under a 1gallon bowl) homes..people say there usto living in small spaces..false! The truth into why they sell them in small bowls is because they are fighting fish and most pet stores dont have the space to house them all in there own tanks so the easiest way is to sell them in those bowls..do some research and find out the truth. Imagine how u would like to live and treat them the same:)

Saffirea - 9 years ago

If you live in Canada like me you want to triple the price you see. I am not joking for anyone knows how much Canadians have to spend for everyday living. For my goldfish I spend $50 - $100 a month on them. Plz post Canadian pricing to for whoever live in Canada like me.

Thomas Grix - 9 years ago

+Saffirea My betta fish starter pack was about $210. 20 gallon tank, some neons, fresh water plants, food, few neons and all the conditioners etc. It is expensive to start right but now that I have an established tank I'm good. Water is free here.

Lijo Kunjachan - 9 years ago

hey guys i wish to buy a fighter fish..
can you guys advise me how should i care them.

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

i bought mine today and the best answers for your questions is on wikihow

Cloudclaws AJ - 9 years ago

what i brought my gravel for 40 dollars

LPS Ashlyn - 9 years ago

+Cloudclaws AJ nope were I live in Tennessee in Memphis Petco it is only a dollar 99

MrTBag YoFace - 9 years ago

+Cloudclaws AJ "i'm too young to be revealing" Haha ok.

Cloudclaws AJ - 9 years ago

Im too young to be revealing which suburb i live in and if i told you then i would basically be telling you where i live, but im allowed to tell what country i live in which is australia. Is it normal for gravel to be $40 there?? Cuz idk

Alyssa Jones - 9 years ago

londonlovesbeautyx - 9 years ago

what???? where did you buy it?

Fireball Roberts - 9 years ago

I HAVE A 31/2 YR. OLD BETTA HER NAME IS (ERNIE) SHE DOES JUST FINE IN A NICE LITTLE VASE LIKE BOWL. NOT TO BIG & NOT TO SMALL. I CHANGE HER WATER ONCE A WEEK & CLEAN HER TANK WITH MILD SOAPY WATER. AND ONCE A MONTH I ADD A TIP OF A TEA SPOON FULL OF AQUARIM SALT.. THATS IT !!
GOOD LUCK !!

Stella Bieber - 9 years ago

+Kaitlyn G. You don't need a filter but its highly recommended. A heater is pretty mandatory though.

Kaitlyn G. - 9 years ago

+Candy Pop You don't need a heater and filter for bettas.. Ya they're tropical fish but you don't need that.

Stella Bieber - 9 years ago

NO NO NO!!!!!!!!! DO NOT USE SOAP! YOU ARE POISONING YOUR FISH! SHE CAN'T LIVE IN A VASE!! GET A MINIMUM 2.5 GALLON BOWL WITH A HEATER AND FILTER AND DO NOT USE SOAP!

Shmee Wee - 9 years ago

They sell gravel and other fish looking pebbles at dollar tree.. are they safe to use? Ive never had a fish before. Haha

Nicholas Narvaez - 9 years ago

For gravel can you use marbles ?

nadia reynolds - 9 years ago

a fish bowl is like a concentration camp for bettas

Erika Mendoza - 9 years ago

If u didn't know the fish tanks that were "too small" is false. Betta fish don't like large spaces so that's why the tanks are small!

Justin Rodriguez - 9 years ago

+DiamondxInfinity That is the right way to say it, Thank you!

DiamondxInfinity - 9 years ago

they mean like huge spaces for just them a big community is good but a 20 for one fish is bad you need ad at least a 2.5 gallon for a betta they love to move and are very territory based animals the common mistake is people think since they can (for a short unhappy time) live in tiny spaces they think its perfect for them bettas live along happy live in 2.5 up the tanks showed were wayyy to small

Justin Rodriguez - 9 years ago

And they live in other large bodies of water not some tiny little container or bowl! And sometimes Google doesn't have correct information!

Justin Rodriguez - 9 years ago

Well bettas are tropical so tell me where they live!

River Song - 9 years ago

+Randomness TV Please, pretty please at least google around a bit before writing inaccurate nonsense like "You are dumb all fish are supposed to have large tanks why do you think they live in the ocean". At least for bettas (and that's our topic here) they do NOT live in "the ocean". Jeeeeez, statements like that make you look "dumb" actually.

Justin Rodriguez - 9 years ago

You are dumb all fish are supposed to have large tanks why do you think they live in the ocean!

bryan park - 9 years ago

+nadia reynolds I know... but if you say that we shouldn't contain them in small spaces, we shouldn't be containing them at all... they live in the amazon, which is their natural habitat... and its living space probably contains more water than your house can hold... so if you say that keeping them in small spaces is wrong, then why not let them be in their natural habitat where it is their perfered size?

nadia reynolds - 9 years ago

+bryan park lol you a disgrace your comment didnt make me think you were that serious about being ( christain ) what if betta fish became dominate species and they and locked you in a cold closet i know we are dominate species but we dont have to show off and put fish on concentration camps

bryan park - 9 years ago

+Sarah Brodie We are the dominate species... Yes i do belive that animal cruelty is not right (because i'm christain), but really, If we want to rule over and take control (such as pets like fish), we can because we are more dominate.

Love Goldens - 9 years ago

Well I have to disagree. My first betta lived in a 55 gallon community tank. (he loved it). The one I own now lives in a 30 gallon planted community tank.

Kate Seely - 9 years ago

I'm thinking about getting a Betta, but I kind of want a fishbowl instead. Is this bad? Any tips?
Definitely not the cups the pet store gives us, but a decently sized bowl, maybe 3-5 gallons?

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

a 5 gallon bowl is a tank lol 5 gallon bowls would shatter

yoongibaby - 9 years ago

5 is good

NamasteZen1 - 10 years ago

And again, I stress 10+ gallon tanks, heaters (they need water at 76-82 degrees and also a whisper filter...though not necessary). Epsom aquarium salt, water purifier, and ph and nitrate testing are very important. #Stopbettabowlabuse.

feltingme - 10 years ago

Those are great! You forgot one very important point though - feeding them just 3-4 pellets a day, every second day. Amd a quarter of the pea one day a week. Most common cause of death in bettas is overfeeding. They, like people, know no limits. :)

Super Noah - 10 years ago

Also my betta fish is always under a hole covered in rocks what can I do without removing him from the tank?

Super Noah - 10 years ago

I have a idea buy a tank with a LED light. This is perfect for when you want to check on him overnight

MadTayKun - 9 years ago

XD "for when you want to check on him at night" XD

Gary Hewitt - 10 years ago

Hmm, you say you keep your yellow Betta in that salt water aquarium. Somehow I don't think so.

Faith Nichole - 10 years ago

Seriously? Are you a compulsive liar? Keeping a salt water puffer with a yellow betta are we? And fin loss? Try a Crowntail betta. According to you, you have one so you should know about that. Seriously, please stop. Just stop giving bad advice. Go back to being twelve and doing makeup. UGH.

Fish'n Jack - 10 years ago

I have a 30 gallon fish tank is that ok or too big

Jennifer Langley - 10 years ago

No, you're wrong. But do what you want. It's not my tank space or water you're wasting.

Fish'n Jack - 10 years ago

#jennifer langley no its not that what makes bettas happy lots of space! :)

Jennifer Langley - 10 years ago

Waste of space and water for one fish.

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Pretty big but its fine

Fish'n Jack - 10 years ago

thx

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

That's perfect.

iiCassieCake - 10 years ago

Can oxygent help sorry wrong spelling cause i have a male fish but i trash my plant so yea

Sam - 10 years ago

thanks for the advise, i got my own batta today and I'm happy i could find some extra tips on Batta care.

LoveforAG neverending - 10 years ago

gr8 info thx :D

createwithkate02 - 10 years ago

This is a really helpful video!!! I now know what to do if I decide to purchase a beta fish! ☺️ thanks!!

Taniac2023 - 10 years ago

How long do they live

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

They could live up to 2 years if you know u feed the properly clean there tanks ever month. Just take care of them like there a baby I guess xD

JackoC - 10 years ago

So much wrong information, bettas require at lest 2.5 gallons. They need filters and a heater. To cure fin rot you need to do daily water changes as it is caused by bad water quality. To cure ich you need to raise the temperature a little higher to about 86, this means the parasites eggs won't hatch to the high water temperature as the parasite won't be able to live in it. Also the picture of the betta with "fin rot" isn't a fish with fin rot it's just a crown tail Betta.

JackoC - 10 years ago

Also if you buy any type of animal fish or not, you have to take on the responsibilities that come with them and don't just expect them to happen, to thrive an live.

JackoC - 10 years ago

Daily water changes are only necessary when you occur finrot, recommended for just changing water normally is once a week, it is preferred as then the fish don't swim in their own waste and the parameters won't get too high and damage/kill the fish.

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

+minecrafter242 plus changing the water EVERYDAY is a freaking hassle...

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

I've had a betta fish for around 2 years doing what I'm doing. We both have our own styles. My parent have actually been keeping betta fish for a pretty long time too :D

JackoC - 10 years ago

Haha, sir you are hilarious, I have been keeping bettas for 10 years, I know what I am doing, if you don't mind but come visit www.myaquariumclub.com and see how your information works on there, most people infact mainly everyone will disagree with you. Turning the heat up will only kill if you exceed 90+ and daily water changes won't hurt the fish, it'll make it healthier as well as changing the water once a week, once a month will let parameters build up too much and will kill the fish like that, and quicker if over fed.

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Also to clear ich. Ik this sounds weird but baby bloodworms and pet smart ich clear works the best. Don't raise the temp because the fish will heat up to much and die.... So much of your info is wrong :P

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Most of this is wrong. 2.5 gallon is required. They don't need a filter and the betta fish likes to live at around 77-80 degrees Fahrenheit. Daily water changes will kill the fish. There is actually good bacteria that they need to survive. You should change ur water every 1 month but if you start seeing algy before that then leave some of the water in like about a inch and scrub the algy with a side glass scruby thingy.

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

Thank you for commenting this.

blackhawks rule - 10 years ago

You should give them meAt there carnivores

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

+RanD0M Tr00p did i ever say big chunk of meat??? stop putting words in my mouth assholo

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

no theyre not dumbass how are they supposed to swallow meat your dumb af

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Does a heater or like a light need to be required? What temp do I need to keep the water?

WolfSpirit127 - 9 years ago

+Brianna Harter Exactly. :)

Brianna Harter - 9 years ago

+WolfSpirit127
I don't do it to often.I also don't recommend doing the max of 5 mins.I worded that wrong.when a betta fish flares they use tail muscles that don't get used all that much to spread and lift their tails.domesticated bettas often have huge tails and so by making them flare to lift their tails up will make it easier on the fishes swimming.

WolfSpirit127 - 9 years ago

+Brianna Harter *PLEASE READ*
Exercise their fins by flaring their gills? :/ I'm afraid I don't quite understand what you mean by that, friend.
But please try to be aware on how much you're trying to get your fish to flare, because it can in deed cause stress to the fish if you do it too often, as I've mentioned before.
Though, since we don't have this ability, we don't know if flaring gills for a long period of time can harm or bother us. But your betta under the fact that the "other fish" (their reflection) is still around, it can, as well, lay stress on him.
Also, know that they control that ability from instinct and defense, though I'm sure you were already aware of that fact.
As I said, please try not to make them flare too much. Five minutes can be way too long, pretty much pushing it. Not to mention the possible pressure. I know I'm making a big deal out of this, but it's for a reason. :)

Brianna Harter - 9 years ago

it helps keep them exercised and simulates them sense it's something not of their normal routine.it also helps keeps their fins nice and strong.you should do it 5 mins max.

WolfSpirit127 - 9 years ago

+markthegaming bossatron You can do that maybe once in a while but not frequently, for it could cause stress to the fish. But it's okay do show them their reflection possibly once in a while so they feel like they protected their territory, but not for too long and not too often.

JaRena 2 Times! - 9 years ago

+markthegaming bossatron why would i do that?

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

+Jay PRODUCTIONS put a mirror to your fish (not too long tho this can shock it) and if 2 bright skinny fins pop out by the gills its a male

Mark Kondratyuk - 9 years ago

+Sero Guy
6 months you posted this 2 months so 8 months xD

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Sero Guy I figure. xD We're just talking about stuff. :3

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Guys this is almost a year ago. I almost know everything about bettas now xD

Brianna Harter - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland
sorry for coming across as rude.
but to often people get fish(actually this can be impled about most pets) without proper knowledge or research of the animal.most often this happens to fish like bettas and for a long time gold fish and actually has led to the myth that gold fish don't live that long when they live for a really long time.also just because you keep fish doesn't owes mean your going to know everything.I once met someone who kept salt waters but didn't know that much about stunting other then what could only be seen on the surface and never knew what was actually going on with the fish as whole.

I've also seen to often people delete comments when they feel they've lost the argument or have been backed in the corner.

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland Female betta fish are often smaller and their tails aren't as big or flared. They also have something called an eggspot which can be seen between the tail and front fins. It looks like a small white spot. ^_^

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

+WolfSpirit127 How Can you tell of a fish is a boy or girl??

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland No problem! :-) I've been having fish for as long as I can remember. ^_^ Thank you!

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

+WolfSpirit127 Thanks for telling me do you have any fish? How long have you been having your fish if you have one you know alot about fish GREAT! :-)

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

+Brianna Harter I do know things about fish care I have 2 Oscars in separate tanks and I have had 2 bettas in the past But know I have another one I have been having for about 3 or 4 months But you are kinda acting rude by the question u asked at the end I'm only 11 so there's no need to make this seem like a competition!.....

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

+Brianna Harter no I just got know here and I don't like the way u say trapped in a corner it's not a competition

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

+WolfSpirit127 well when I clean my tank I actually use a thenomitor to measure How cold or hot is it before putting my fish bubble's back (bubbles is my fishes name) But guys do you know How to tell when a fish is a female or male because idk he or she is blue

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Brianna Harter You mean if I responded to the same comment? Yeah, but it was because I was too lazy to edit my first reply to add onto it. lol

Brianna Harter - 10 years ago

+WolfSpirit127
did you respond a the same comment or did Jarena Roland delete his when trapped in cornered?

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland So room temp would be too cold for your fish, depending on your definition of "room temperature."

Brianna Harter - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland
you do know you have to acclimate the any fish before putting it in water it's never been in before.bettas are tropical and room temp water often is to cold for them and they can only live a short life in room temp water.

do have any clue about fish care?

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Jarena Roland Actually, cold water wouldn't necessarily shock your fish, but it would cause some common diseases such as ammonia and fin rot. 75 to 80 degrees F is the correct temperature needed.

JaRena 2 Times! - 10 years ago

You need room temp water because it's used to that and it would shock you fish

Brianna Harter - 10 years ago

+Sero Guy
in order for the room tempter to even make it to 75 degrees it's would have to be over a 100 degrees in your house.if not your tank will be a chilli 60 degrees not really all that good for a betta fish which comes from vietnam and thailand in shallow nee deep water and the air tempter there is often 110 degrees.

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

+Sero Guy No problem! :) Also be aware that the room's temperature doesn't affect the water temperature. The water will always be colder than the temperature of the room, so I would recommend a heater. ;)

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Okay thanks. My parents keep the house at 78-80 (I die in it) so I don't think I'll need one. But thanks anyways!

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

If you aren't able to afford a heater, than just give them warm water. A light is optional. The recommended temperature is 80 F for betta fish.

tasiawful1 - 10 years ago

Don't you have to test water before putting fish in to make sure ammonia and nitrate levels are all safe in other words do a fish less cycle?

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

Yes. Yes you do. And try to get the fish used to the water as well by placing the cup in the water of the tank for a couple minutes than pour him in.

Tawny Castro - 10 years ago

Do you have to have a filter for a betta fish.? My brothers lived really long in a small tank with out a filter. And we traveled with the fish and it survived. People always say I need a filter, should I get one.?

Tara Lynn - 10 years ago

I am getting a Betta kit

Amanda johnston - 10 years ago

A bigger tank is always better. You should have a betta in no less than 2.5 gallons. If you an a 5 or 10'gallon is best. Never put two males together. Use silk rather than plastic plants. Silk won't tear fins. A betas water should be 78 to 80f. A filter is best but if you don't have one you must change your water often. Betas can live with other fish as long as you at least have a ten gallon tank and the other fish are compatible with betas and the water conditions bettas prefer.

samuru yeong - 10 years ago

how many day need to change water

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Change water every month but if u start seeing algy change it and scrub it.

Girlpower4567_MC - 10 years ago

Is a 0.5 two small? And with divider?

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

Never. Ever. Ask. That.

Girlpower4567_MC - 10 years ago

no i got a bigger one now anyways

Darling Small pets 212 - 10 years ago

Lol are you trolling?!

Darling Small pets 212 - 10 years ago

Yes WAY too small

Locke Prescott - 10 years ago

That music or ninja scruff or something like that reminded me of when I first got my computer!

Sharwin Raj - 10 years ago

Can a Berta fish be with outher fishes

WolfSpirit127 - 9 years ago

+Madison Kuntz This is true. Some are more aggressive than others.

MadTayKun - 9 years ago

Actual my male betta Sebastian is in a 10 gallon tank with 6 neon tetras and he does just fine! But it all depends on the aggression of the betta.

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Males can't be with any other betta fish and any other kind of fish. Females can only live with other female BETTA FISH. They can't with other fish

WolfSpirit127 - 10 years ago

Depends on the fish, but NEVER put male bettas with other fish. Then again, as I said, it really depends.

Girlpower4567_MC - 10 years ago

And don't put to make betta in the same tank they will fight to death and maybe for females too!

Girlpower4567_MC - 10 years ago

Yes but f your betta is very playfully or may not be making bubblenest don't try it ,it can be done with smaller fish so your betta would not get hurt Hopes this helps

chavonjackson2400 - 10 years ago

R.I.P Prince
He lives in to small of a tank and my mom let me get a bigger one or a hiding spot for him I don't want him to die like this

KHALIEF arcilla - 10 years ago

i felt guilty by swaping my maroon betta fish into a ping pong fish i wonder what king of situation he is now...

SniperDude 232 - 10 years ago

I Know The First song

horsesandbettas horsesandbattas - 10 years ago

Did you make this video with a app ?
Or how did you do it ?

Robert Dean - 10 years ago

Thx for the informational video

GOATS Z - 10 years ago

I have a tiger like Betts fish he's so cute

GOATS Z - 10 years ago

This is a real good idea thanks

snowleopoard - 10 years ago

1.5 is WAY TO SMALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Seth Hai - 10 years ago

Its not that bad but I prefer 2.5 and up xD

Pietra Cordeiro - 10 years ago

Your lying about all of this stuff that was a salt water tank not fresh water and you don't have those fish I saw them online

TheBetta Keeper - 10 years ago

hey guys! come check out my betta channel! i have training videos,updates, and also information about bettas! thanks!

Brendan Nunez - 10 years ago

Cool

Ssap1015 - 10 years ago

Thanks so much!

Trufflemama - 10 years ago

Thank you. Very informative. Just bought a fish and it's still in a bag.

Flamingo lover 101 - 10 years ago

Thanks

karen millsap - 10 years ago

have a catfish and another plecostomas with my bettta they all get along but my tank gets real dirty 3 gallon should i go back to my 10 gallon?

ryan seel - 10 years ago

3 gallons is too small for that many fish.if it gets dirty like that the ammonia etc. can spike and quickly kill you fishes. Yes, you should go back to your 10 gal- you'll have healthier and happier fish!

Pawsandfins - 10 years ago

This is a great video and usually people say "oh betas CAN live in 1/2 a gallon bowls" And you explain this to us so nice, Great video

aaa aaa - 10 years ago

Can a betta fish live in a 1 gallon bowl?

Pawsandfins - 10 years ago

Not for their whole lives(if its a full grown betta), you want to move them to a 2.5 as soon as possible and bettas can't live in bowls

Karen Anne Thom - 10 years ago

Hi, I have a Biorb 60L with heater (been set up for over a year). It's stocked with Minnows and Platys - would a Betta be happy there (my fish are all happy together - no fighting and lots of activity). Thanks

ryan seel - 10 years ago

As long as there's enough room and your fish are NOT at all aggressive, too fast, or fin nipping, then it should be fine. :)

al maQ - 10 years ago

Joking I don't my son does

al maQ - 10 years ago

I got a Betta fish

Will Smitty - 10 years ago

Is the backround music ninja tuna?

Luis Lopez - 10 years ago

I've had a Betta fish for about 1 1/2 years and now i've noticed tht his tails fins r getting stuck together. Is there anything tht i can do so his tail will open again?

Pawsandfins - 10 years ago

That is called clamped fins, sadly I don't know anything about it so you should research it

multicornchip - 10 years ago

A few questions:
- How much/often do you feed a crowntail?
- How necessary is a heater? Do I need a filter?
- Is a 2 gallon tank okay? (and can I use pebbles instead of gravel?)
Thanks!

ryan seel - 10 years ago

Yay! I'm always glad to help! Good luck with Toby, I'm sure he's very happy! :D

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

Very cool, good job! I bet Toby is a very happy fish!

multicornchip - 10 years ago

+Pawsandfins +Ella Seel +Got2LoveFish All good tips, thank you guys! I've bought him a heater, a small filter, and even a Java Fern and you can really tell the difference in his behavior. I've cut back his feeding to what you recommended and my Toby is going to be one happy fish. :)

ryan seel - 10 years ago

Remember though, with 2 gallons, it's still pretty small- just not too small. I recommend shooting for a 3.5+ gallon! but 2 is fine :)

(I'd say 10 gallons is a really, really good size, or five gallons. With a ten you can have a SMALL community tank, and with five you might be able to add a snail. Be warmed if you get multiple snails- they reproduce very quickly. Some types of snails can self-fertilize, so be aware that pretty quickly your tank could be overwhelmed with little snail babies. :P)

Pawsandfins - 10 years ago

-Feed him once a day
-Just a pinch
-A heater is very important they are tropical fish and like the high degrees
-2 gallons is perfectly fine, just NO bowls :)
-(remember when feeding their belly is as big as their eye ball)

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

The pic of t he tank for his yellow betta was a salt water tank, this person just took pics off of the internet. But you can feed your betta fish 5 days a week 3-4 pellets a day. You do not need a heater but it is recommended, and same for a filter. And yes a 2 gallon is a perfect size and the substrate does not matter, sand, gravel, marbles, whatever

kt - 10 years ago

Thanks so much I was wandering if my tank was good and it was the first picture you showed so yeah:)

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

oh, he still said it was the tank though

kt - 10 years ago

When I said that I meant the size of it not the type or anything like that...

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

he said it was the tank, and plus all the pictures are easily found on google images and he says that all of the picks are of what he has

Addiction_to_animals - 10 years ago

+Got2LoveFish I think he means it looks like that not is actually that.

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

the pic of the tank for his "yellow betta" is a salt water tank

Shelby Dyanmite - 10 years ago

I have the same blue fish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jisu Kim - 10 years ago

Some of the info in this vid is not correct. They need heaters, and at least 2.5 gallons. The best betta foods are New Life Spectrum and Omega One. Most fish diseases are cured with aquarium salt. Btw, just because you betta is a crowntail, it doesn't mean it has fin rot! To whoever made this, please look up your info before you tell the world about it.

Vasillas Mikael - 10 years ago

Thanks!!!

Hav C - 11 years ago

how much food each day?

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

I would recommend only 3-4 pellets, there stomachs are small and over feeding is extremely commom, also skip days to let your fishes digestive system clear out

kt - 10 years ago

5 pellets

Keeler L - 11 years ago

How much is the food and water conditioner? Otherwise great video

mars bean - 11 years ago

thanks so much

xenia godridge - 11 years ago

well i used to have a fighting fish i kept him in like a bowl kind of thing and he was great but its horrible to keep one small fish in that big of a tank

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

yeah, and haha I love fish too :)

ryan seel - 10 years ago

@got2LoveFish, that's what I meant as "too huge," anything smaller than that but 3.5 gallons or larger I see as ideal :D

Heheh I love fish xD

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

I think that too large of a tank could be over whelming because there is too much space I would not have one betta in anything more than a 30 or 40

ryan seel - 10 years ago

And, how is it bad to keep a fish in a larger tank? The fish will be HAPPIER. Bettas might seem happy in tiny bowls, but it's really actually quite cruel. It's good to have a large tank (and long as it's not too huge), not a teeny bowl. >:(

Got2LoveFish - 10 years ago

The pic of the tank for his yellow betta was a saltwater tank, no betta lives in there

Filming_with Repti_herpz - 11 years ago

This video was VERY HELPFUL even tho i kinda know all this but its always better to recap some things :)

games yay - 11 years ago

please check out my videos. i have a " how to care for fighting fish" video too.

MegaTechConcept - 11 years ago

thats horrible! a flower vase or bowl is like torture chamber for betta. move him to a bigger tank with heater & filter.

Michael Teetor - 11 years ago

I keep my Crowntail Betta fish in a 20 gallon glass tank with riverbed gravel, wall air bubbler, filter, heater, a piece of drift wood, a river rock, and several live plants (not plastic ones as they contaminate the water with the glue & paint on it) My betta fish is extremely spoiled and only eats the freeze dried foods (variety "Lunch box" brand)

Jesus Diaz - 11 years ago

i keep mine in a flower vase is that good

Hannah Aprea - 11 years ago

I breed betta fish and I think that video was great

Shi Seikatsu - 11 years ago

This video was very helpful. I saw the tank that I will buy(one day) and luckily it's a good one, not like the little tiny tanks.

popupanimash - 11 years ago

how big are your tanks? i have a 10 gallon tank for my betta and he loves it! but the people at petsmart said he will die because he cant reach the top for air.

ForeverSarah - 11 years ago

Its fine. the bigger the better

sagesagtesage - 11 years ago

I think you put way more thought into this than most beta keepers. Congrats! My ex-roommate had 2 betas, each in a bowl with less than half a gallon of water, no filter but he changed the water several times a week with same temp., treated water. They were surviving for 5 years when he moved. Not a good life though. I believe you probably do water changes but didn't mention it. And I bet you probably have a small sponge filter. These are not goldfish so they don't need massive filtration.

BFFsJoliandCourts - 11 years ago

I keep my Betta in a half gallon for now I'm going to get him a bigger one in the next few months hopefully!!

jacobww1 - 11 years ago

i just got a king male betta and a 2.5g tank with a fake ish grass plant but no filter no heater he should be ok till i get one and a 5g tank right ?

Smokey Dawg - 11 years ago

Had a limit. If the tanks to big they'll die so would 2-3 gallons be fine?

Smokey Dawg - 11 years ago

I heard they could live in bowls twice their size. They were raised in mud puddles in Japan thousands of years ago and have lived in small environments for millions of years. I didn't know they

Rainbow Mudkip - 11 years ago

Yay I have a 2.5 gallon tank

Emre Cayir - 11 years ago

Bowl okay

Emre Cayir - 11 years ago

Is a 1.5 gallon globe

crafty ponie - 11 years ago

so I need at least one gallon per fish?

natalieoca - 11 years ago

also, what kind of live plants would you put in your tanks that are safe for bettas to nibble on??

natalieoca - 11 years ago

awsome video!! what kind of fish do you think would be well housed with a male betta fish??

Robert Bulai - 11 years ago

For those on a low budget or want a really compact kind of tank, a 2.5 would also be fine. Anything lower is terrible.

ragnarokable45 - 11 years ago

yeha its too small. they need at the very very least 2.5 gallon. if you can get a 5 gallon, ad some live plants. its pretty cheap

liz marez - 11 years ago

I don't put water conditioner in the water when we got our fish we had to buy distilled water

micheltariq - 11 years ago

walk in her room when she's asleep and fuck her up the ass with a hair brush

Amanda Sides - 11 years ago

wow that helped !!!! tomrow me and my brother are getting bettas so now we know how to take care of them

Angie Martinez - 11 years ago

That picture of fin rot was a perfectly healthy CROWN TAIL betta

Joe Richard Smith Johnson - 11 years ago

This is a bad powerpoint

Anika Francin - 11 years ago

I'm going to have problems if my betta gets ich because he's white....

Brooke Lehman - 11 years ago

dont put two in the same tank

Harry - 11 years ago

do not listen to this person!

Harry - 11 years ago

lots of mistakes. first u dont even no what fin loss is as the picture u shown was a crowntail. next the tank `for the yellow fish` was definitely not cos it was marine and there was a pufferfish in it. the blue one u got off the internet and lastly why do u have such a big tank for ur betta if u recommend tiny tanks that r definitely not suitable for fighters. everybody is so cruel to them. u should give them at least 5 gallons because they are quite big and active.

jhay0202 - 11 years ago

Loved this video.. thank you! =)

TheTaylor559 - 11 years ago

**betta***

TheTaylor559 - 11 years ago

soo fake that yellow fish In the tank isn't a betts

Bella Pop - 11 years ago

No Mr. Fish expert why dont you explain? :)

lovmovers@gmail.com - 11 years ago

i have my crowntail betta in a 2.5 gallon octagon tank for 2 years and he is living happier than ever

DianeA7X - 11 years ago

i have mine in a gallon bowl. i got him when he was little. just had to. and hes made lots of bubbles more than once. and i dont even have a heater for his bowl. it comes with a cover but i do heat the water when i put new water in before putting him in it.

Jordan_07 - 11 years ago

One of my betta fish died because it was trapped

Awkward Yunyoo - 11 years ago

do they need any specific instructions for light?

chumbuck1 - 11 years ago

you did not even mention heating requirements lol

Ilayda Demirtas - 11 years ago

i love ur vid! Helped alot!

owen lance - 11 years ago

I mean his

owen lance - 11 years ago

My beta fish lives in 2 galone thank it he made bubbles so is happy and I know it also mean we ready to mate

emilyplubojacky - 11 years ago

thank you forn this interesting vwe

Kat - 11 years ago

ok so HOW do you make videos like these and post them on youtube? I mean I can't find any software ANYWHERE! Can you please help me????

1892Genesis - 11 years ago

yes he will live, my betta has no filter and he's alive lol

MonzProductions - 11 years ago

i have a betta fish but no filter, so could he live?

Betta Fish - 11 years ago

Ok guys i need some advice. me and my sis both bought a couple bettas and i have some nice 3 gallon tanks from when i had a snake and she is keeping hers in a 3/4 liter bowl... WAT DO I DO i mean mine is in a nice 3 gallon with real plants a nice filter and erething. but hers just sits at the bottom of the tank and looks depressed but she wont let me put it in a larger tank. pls HELP!

Angelina Alexander - 11 years ago

Also have filter :)

Angelina Alexander - 11 years ago

This isn't proper care at all for a betta to live happily it's a 5 gallon tank but I have 1 betta in a 10 gallon tank :)

Kationix - 11 years ago

For tap watet u bedd condtioner

Kationix - 11 years ago

Simon no.if u do u need uhh u can find in the pet store its for the water it makes it good for em. Its a conditioner

WAATTAHHH DOOOEZ - 11 years ago

hey i have two betta fish and a fighting fish i want to tell you is tap water good for the fish or no?

Uh k - 11 years ago

You actually need 5 or more gallons for a betta fish to live happily, with a heater & filter and is cycled.

Uh k - 11 years ago

Probably ich which is a parasite

warren callan - 11 years ago

I would not put a sucker fish in with your betta as it will grow larger than your betta (even if it is small when you first buy it). It needs much more room than a betta fish and your betta will most likely feel tresspassed against. Besides, it will not clear your water, it will only keep the glass clean. If you want to keep the water clear (which is essential to your betta's health) buy a small filter or clean it out 2 to 3 times a week.

sheeves55 - 11 years ago

You also need a heater for your tank

MissAppleicious - 11 years ago

Sounds like it was Ich - it's a bacterial disease. Most pet stores carry medicine for it. Sorry that this couldn't have helped sooner :(

Yeah, No - 11 years ago

Thanks because I just got a Betta fish today

SilkShadow359 - 11 years ago

Hey guys, I need HELP!! I have owned and even Bred Betta's myself for about 6 years. I use to only use tanks with NO WATER BUBBLERS OR FILTERS. just a plain tank. Now, I use the Filter & Bubbler. Everything was fine and Clean for about 4 months with my new filter. Then I went on Vacation for a week. leaving a house sitter to care for my fish of course. But when I came back, my tank was a MESS. Covered in Gross Crap.. Anyways, What happened??!! Why is it dirty suddenly?!?! Help!!

Fraannnyyyy - 11 years ago

I had 2 betta fish and both died with white stuff all over their body & I don't even know what happened.

OdiusTV - 11 years ago

Is it possible to have a living plant in a oversized fish bowl?

frutu12 - 11 years ago

I Have my betta in a 10 gallon tank with a algae eater. I just got a filter also but, I had to put a small flower pot over the tube so my betta wouldn't get sucked up in it.

christina mist - 11 years ago

i have the one at 1:09

RaelenThePedobear666 - 11 years ago

i put a leave bed for my betta fish and he doesn't even use it when i got him (dark blue betta) he was small so i put him in a small tank when he grew up i putted him in a 2/3 gallon tank? and my betta fish made friends.

iluvagdolls227 - 11 years ago

Thanks for the help!! I'm getting my Betta Fish either this weekend or next week!! I'm sooooooooooo excited!!

darkboy6298 - 11 years ago

it's really cruel to put them in such small thing, my mom does it and I tries to explain her but she say: they say they can live in that. but I got my own betta wich I love,(and take care) he's a mustard gas veiltail, I saved him from his litlle bowl in the petshop:)

Elite Pitbull - 11 years ago

my betta's have been picky about water temp

109367 - 11 years ago

Thanks for the vid, bowls are cruel! I highly recommend Wal-Mart for tank searches unless there is a sale of 40% off or more on the pet store tanks. WM can also have a fairly decent selection of decor, but be sure it is betta safe, no sharp/jagged edges.Got my 10g kit (includes starter, conditioner, food, hood/cover, lights and filter + media) for $29 from WM. Some pet stores will charge that much for a tank half that size. Also saw a 20g Long for the same price but it was not a kit. Good vid ;)

Mariah Dean - 11 years ago

If u get a betta a Petco worker said "the prettiest ones r males an the females are the ugly ones"

gulonyotalaga - 11 years ago

plastic plants are not good either for fishes, you're still not a professional with regards to fishes

Kong Thao - 11 years ago

get one that's your favorite color. you can pretty much get bettas in any color these days.

alex mimi White - 11 years ago

what color shud i get

Kong Thao - 11 years ago

it sounds like fin rot. fin rot usually happens because of the water quality.

Haley Baravarian - 11 years ago

Hi my Betta fish's tail is kinda falling off and i need help im really worried...

Stephen.S. Haley - 11 years ago

Beautiful

Lilly - 11 years ago

For a betta, does it prefer living plants or plastic/fake plants? :o

Kristie Wetjen - 11 years ago

cool that helped me and my fish out a lot

Jana Fikrlová - 11 years ago

To be honest, it is most likely one of the main reasons why he doesn't really swim around a lot, although the most common one is that the water is too cold. You may want to check out bettafish(dot)com, it's a great site.:) I have a blue betta as well.:)

allan F - 11 years ago

I like the music :)

Thunderheart2186 - 11 years ago

I think you should increase your own knowledge of Betta's before posting a video. You posted a picture of a Crown Tail betta...for fin loss. That us how they are supposed to look. Hence the name. Fin "rot" is the correct term btw and it looks way different. I have a crown tail so I'm very familiar with it.

gtariman03 - 11 years ago

Small aquariums aren't that expensive. Just buy those pet carriers for like 5 bucks.

Benlsh243 - 11 years ago

Oh no my crowntail betta has got fin loss. :'(

Benlsh243 - 11 years ago

Fin Loss O.o Do you know what is a crowntail betta and why we call is crowntail?

Linda Ben - 11 years ago

ok #2 She just said this is my tank with my Yellow fish. I think it was just an example of a big tank :/ i agree with everything else

the925ninja1 - 11 years ago

what if there's like strings in the water and on the fish is that ich

ZeniJocasta - 11 years ago

You're blue Betta is a beauty! He looks a lot like mine did his first year, but he has now lost most of his purple color and is just 2-3 shades of blue.

Evvvie In-Wonderland - 11 years ago

yes, but if they try too hard to eat it, take it out or they may hurt their jaws some how.

Evvvie In-Wonderland - 11 years ago

no! never use anything unless it's specifically for a betta.

Evvvie In-Wonderland - 11 years ago

you're just horrible.

sebastien lubin - 11 years ago

with a 5 gallon u do need a filter!

FishMan Aquatics - 11 years ago

Check out my channel!!

stickman Harding - 11 years ago

howbig does betta fry tank need to be

Grant DuVall - 11 years ago

KenlovesJ - 11 years ago

thank you so much. I hope I can grow to be a better owner.

azhar ali - 11 years ago

i just got the blue one thanks for the advice

Ocarina of Time - 11 years ago

I totally agree this is just plain shit ._.

Ocarina of Time - 11 years ago

My betta looks just like the blue one (:

Nick Lee - 11 years ago

whats the best way to prepare them?

Austin Murray - 11 years ago

Does it have to be a certain type of gravel?? I have a bag of gravel I got at a craft store; will that work?

KenlovesJ - 11 years ago

my betta died recently. It was either due to poor water because I hadn't done another change in about a week and didn't have a gravel vacuum or it was due to temp fluctuation. It's winter here and my home gets really hot or really cold and his heater isn't adjustable. I am now prepping for a new betta which I may buy in a few months (after grieving). I'll miss my little guy, he was my first fish :(

Robohammies - 11 years ago

Tank *

Robohammies - 11 years ago

@ razzle dazzle that's NOT ok at all please change it to a take and to REMOVE the plants if it's fake or the ones they sell at Petsmart DONt use it

MegaHorrizon - 11 years ago

is it okay to put ping pong balls in there so they can play :)

Cassandra Catriona - 11 years ago

I have a new Betta and I have him in a vase with plants and roots sticking out in the water he usually sleeps in there is that ok?

Raza Rizvi - 12 years ago

This music reminds me of Microsoft Windows

Katie Owen - 12 years ago

One betta needs at least a five gallon tank with silk plants sand or smoother rocks and a filter with a heater that has a set temp on it. I have one betta and he has a ten gallon tank.

Ei Jing Tan - 12 years ago

wow thats a nice fish with fin loss -.-

Thomas Farrell - 12 years ago

The fish shown with "fin loss" is a crowntail *and* had fin loss.

Jon Cooper - 12 years ago

completely ignore this video the only information which is correct is the tank recommendations. betta fish are more suited to a live planted tank with a substrate base. and if you choose plants carefully can work out cheaper than nasty plastic plants.

ChloeWardle - 12 years ago

Ur yellow betta is sooo cute 

Jade Fears - 12 years ago

Thanks8)

yong jie - 12 years ago

so my fish lives in a jar, and the jar is 9 and a half cm wide, and the height of the water is 5cm tall. Is it okay?

Hello. - 12 years ago

This whole video is inncorrect in soo many ways!!!! first of all this "Fin loss" is called Fin rot, Second of all the betta fish you said had Fin rot does NOT! he is a crowntail betta. and also the tan for your yellow betta (That piture is also from google, Same with your blue one.) is a saltwater tank. Please please PLEASE do more reaseach before you star running arounf telling people these things. You have probably caused a few betta deaths beacuase people belived this video. idiot.

PetsNThings - 12 years ago

Actually my petsmart is very caring, i bought a betta the a few years ago and he said to get it atleast a 2.5 gallon.. but he recommended getting a 5 - 10 gallon aquarium.. (: My petsmart is very caring unlike others!

15jonenath - 12 years ago

Its not called white spot. I've been caring for betas for 5 years. It's called ich. In case you can't read, it says so on the bottle in the video. You dumb cop!

15jonenath - 12 years ago

It's not called white spot. I've been caring for betas for 5 years. It's called ich

Luke marchesani - 12 years ago

Is a 5 liter round tank big enough. With a small castle in the middle. I have had him for 5 months now and he is doing really well touch wood

horsegirl - 12 years ago

I had my betraying fish for 2 years!! :) bless my fishy

MrNerf27 - 12 years ago

It's not called ich it's called white spot noob

betta fish care - 12 years ago

betta fish sure can be a pain to care for if you don't take care of them properly. The fish bowl tank is definately a bad idea!

littlebro48 - 12 years ago

Ima getin my mom a Betta I used to have a Betta a long time ago his name was arby

Oscar Fuentes - 12 years ago

can you put any kind of water in your tank or you have to have a special thing/chemical

Hanamura Lyu - 12 years ago

What about a water heater?

dcm1200 - 12 years ago

my betta fish sleeps in this little house thing i bought for him and he has lots of place to move around, is that ok??

skalarfreak - 12 years ago

i thouht the same, when i saw this video. everybody who keep fishes can see, that this is completely wrong

Henna Ahmed - 12 years ago

how does a betta fish get ich?

Amanda Sullivan - 12 years ago

I no but how many times a should u clen your tank like tell me every Saturday or Sunday win should I clean it if I got it Thursday

shayne godinez - 12 years ago

Your bluish is a crown tail Betta your yellow one is I think a super delta betta

Hugo Schwarz - 12 years ago

Wrong! 1. The tank you claimed for the yellow betta is a SALTWATER TANK! you can see a Pufferfish in the left corner... And the pictures of "your bettas" are from google.

Kannibal Cookie - 12 years ago

If you can keep it heated (roughly 76-80 degrees) and are willing to change the water every other day, a one gallon bowl will work fine.

Adriana Camarena - 12 years ago

Yea, I have a fish bowl for my betta fish. Just make sure it has some kind of plants so it doesn't get bored. :P

musketerr12 - 12 years ago

no 2 gallon is

tania chakraborty - 12 years ago

extremely helpful and well explained... thank you :) m planning for a purple betta.. will it be fine in a big bowl? i already have fish tank wid other fish...i wanna keep one betta as well...plz suggest :)

Camron White - 12 years ago

This was a very helpful video.

anie6142 - 12 years ago

1 gallon is the minimun size,the bigger the better

anie6142 - 12 years ago

nop

Dave Germanotta - 12 years ago

bottles are good for the betta fish ????

FollowOtherness - 12 years ago

Your best bet is to pick up a 2.5 gallon tank, at minimum. But really, the bigger the better. I have all of my bettas in 5 gallons per fish, and I still change the water once a week. If they were in any less, and didn't have filters, the ammonia would build up in about 3 days requiring water changes that often.

Abnormalityable1 - 12 years ago

No. >.< It needs a tank. bowls build ammonia too fast.

kandkcookies - 12 years ago

Im getting a betta fish and i think im gonna get a glass bowl cause i have 2 kities and im keeping it in my room so it cant be too big do u think a glass bowl will be ok?

SurprizdArv'n - 12 years ago

Can someone also tell me if a 10 or 15 litre tank is better? THANKS!!!

SurprizdArv'n - 12 years ago

Is a filter necessary? I'm looking to get a new tank.. I'm also a little tight on money, so I could either get a ten litre tank and necessities without a filter for about $89 or a fifteen litre tank with a filter and without gravel, for $95. Which would better? I WANT DIFFERENT PEOPLE'S OPINIONS PLEASE SO DON'T HESITATE TO REPLY IF SOMEONE HAS!!!

Kayla Cabanas - 12 years ago

I have a male crowntail betta that's named Twizzler!

barbie94baby - 12 years ago

0:37 is a saltwater tank....... You took it from Google.

Luis Ramos - 12 years ago

thanks again, ill do some researching

Pop Hits Of 2017 - 12 years ago

whoa that bluish one looks exactly like mine named zero

Luis Ramos - 12 years ago

thanks man, i was woried because a few months ago i bought a betta and placed it in the 5 gallon tank and it died a couple days later i was sad, because i had bought a betta before and it lasted me 4 years, ill put my new betta in the 5 gallon tank thanks again, but if i put other smaller fish in there wont it kill them?

Rohan Bahl - 12 years ago

It should be around 25 c/77 f to 26 c/78 f degrees

EG0723 - 12 years ago

What about water? What should the temperature be???!

Luis Ramos - 12 years ago

somebody help, i have a 5 gallon tank, is that too big for a betta fish?

dragonblood7575 - 12 years ago

Dude Betta's HATE tanks that are to big for 1 adult bettas with no friends no bigger than 20 and most betta's like small tank like 1/2 gallon mine is in a vase and is perfectly healthy

Idonttrustthatshit - 12 years ago

Oh, but you left out testing your waters PH and putting correct PH tables in the tank at least 24 hours before putting a fish in there, and you should wait the same time for conditioner as well. Also temperature of the tank should be around 80 degrees, so some people may need heaters.

SurprizdArv'n - 12 years ago

Can I ask something? I know of a tank that is nine inches and would it be big enough for a fighter fish? Or what about a twelve inch tank Some people at the pet shop I went to said fighter fish like small tanks so.... What do I do?

Idonttrustthatshit - 12 years ago

There's freshwater puffer fish, thats probably a dwarf puffer. Calm yourself.

Idonttrustthatshit - 12 years ago

I don't think that guy has fin rot. That's just a Crowntail betta. Nice video, though!

Guillermo - 12 years ago

Nice blue betta!!!

Carol Jones - 12 years ago

ick highlt contagious and hard to get rid of

Carol Jones - 12 years ago

ick looks like little bubbles thst stick to the fish

Carol Jones - 12 years ago

walmart fih are horrible about icky fish beware

Carol Jones - 12 years ago

i dont think you mention 2 males can't be in the same tank

Katie Graham - 12 years ago

Thanks

shaelikestaquitos - 12 years ago

Usually they're better solitary. You can't put a male and female together because the male will attack the female. If you want to put a male betta with other fish, you want at least a 10 gal. Some fish that do well with bettas are corydoras and african dwarf frogs (not the clawed kind).

Katie Graham - 12 years ago

Can you put male and female beta fish together. or can you put male betta fish with other kinda fish

Guillermo - 12 years ago

Hi there makeup012z. I need some help with my betta fish. Since yesterday I noticed that my betta have like a pink/brown spot in the top of his head, and I am beginning to see spots like that one on the side of the head. I dot not what it is, but I think is bacteria. What can I do???

saad khan - 12 years ago

excuse me! i have an question i have one betta fish 2 sword tail fish and 1 tiger fish.in my fish bowl not a tank or aqarium.just tell me is their oxygen tube required????and i do not clean my bowl as compare 2 the video.i take out half of the water from the bowl and and put fresh water.and then i put atleast 7 drops of anti clorine.is this the right way???just tell me can i put oxygen tube in my bowl???

Louis B - 12 years ago

just giving you some info not to be rude....

Zach - 12 years ago

if you wanted to put the two bettas together, i would defenetly put 2 females together, because they dont like to fight as much. there is a chance you could put 2 males together, but that is only if they seem to be passive and friendly. i personally would not do that. you could, though, put a plastic divider in the middle of the tank, but in my opinion that just pisses the two bettas off.

tracy o'connor - 12 years ago

she 1 inch for your information shes a baby female crowntail betta and its my fish so leave me alone hmmmmm

joseph dela crus - 12 years ago

thank u so much

jamictil - 12 years ago

perfect !!!

jamictil - 12 years ago

u can still buy a beta fish just remember to put him in a big thank (look for betta fish habitat) feed him with blodworms and remember that he like plants a lot so buy live ones(also indian almond leaves to help condition the water and to promote breeding) Now a betta fish is a challange right !!!

Louis B - 12 years ago

Hmmmm. Well you see... Bettas prefer Warm water and spaces to swim. It depends on how big your little fishy is. Just be careful. PS. they like big tanks so for me i would go for a 2.5 gallon or larger but if your useing that 1/2 gallon tank, I would save up for a bigger tank

whatsup89100 - 12 years ago

Try guppies there and easy fish to have and like bettas look really cool. If you have at least a 5 gallon you can try to find African dwarf frogs which can live with guppies. This combo was the only combo i used my entire fish life. Now I'm getting back in with a betta

tracy o'connor - 12 years ago

is a 1/2 gallon tank 2 smaill :)

Linda Ben - 12 years ago

pfffff feed your bettas bloodworms there inexpensive are extremely healthy for your betta and lots come in a pack

Linda Ben - 12 years ago

Um you dont call your first betta a "Yellow betta" the colour is xanthic or "nonred" they have no colour pigments or something

Nicky akawolfspeaker - 12 years ago

0:37 ITS A SALT WATER TANK WITH A PUFFER FISH!!!! WOW YOUR GONNA KILL YOUR BETTA FISH!!

chelle bella - 12 years ago

i just bought one 3 days ago he is red :)

Nassim the Dream - 12 years ago

thank i had a betta but it died an in about a few days i am going to buy a new fih can you please tell me some awsome good fishes to buy other than the betta fish i need this info in betwen 18 days

sesshomaru0000 - 12 years ago

What about live plants, r those ok?

Regina Williams - 12 years ago

Well done!!! Good info!!! Thx!!! Mine is blue also!

ginna larson - 12 years ago

I have a question I have a plant in my tank and one day Iokr up and my fish was upside down between the glass and plant so I took the plant out and he has no other toys in the tank Now but I'm planning on getting a bigger tank but should I put the plant back in there or what should I do?!?

Chibiterasu - 12 years ago

i would reccomend it but your betta just gos to the top for air but other fish, yes

Imma Disneyfan - 12 years ago

Thanks for this video! I got my Betta fish yesterday and I want it to be really happy and live for a long time, and this video really helps!! I want to buy some plastic plants but I've heard that they can tear their fins, and I don't want that... Have your fishes fins ever gotten torn by plastic plants? What would you recomend?

IamWhoIam - 12 years ago

Mine got ich but i am treating it with some treatment i got at petsmart

macaulay131 - 12 years ago

are they cold water

thetoxicwallaby - 12 years ago

does a 2.5 gallons tank need a filter?

darmstrong - 12 years ago

I hav the double tank kit but I only use it for 1 fish and I really dont care if its small so ya... (The divider in the middle can be removed.)

darmstrong - 12 years ago

Beta*

Viperclan2 - 12 years ago

3:08 I'm pretty sure that is a show crowntail betta. It's not sick.

Viperclan2 - 12 years ago

1:12 The tank is 1/2 a gallon, retard.

Viperclan2 - 12 years ago

0:50 What the fuck is that thing? A ceiling light cover?

Lenore Osorio - 12 years ago

hey!!! sorry i didnt know seeing yr video you looked very profesinal!!,lol!!but any way marbles is beautiful, i do ask alot becouse i love her very much an i want to make sure im doing thing right, i had a half moon crown tail i loved him so much i had him for 1 year an then one morning i woke up he was on his side on the bottom of thank he died wen i took him out he had a hole under his stomach i was devastated i dont know why?? butalso reply doesnt work so this is how im replying , thankyou:)

Gamer Romo - 12 years ago

by the way Marbles is my betta :)

Gamer Romo - 12 years ago

dam you ask alot of questions...... thats good shows that your care i wish i could answer them for you lol idk that much about bettas but i LOVE THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! omg i love MARBLES!!! so much hes my son lol im only 17

Gamer Romo - 12 years ago

yea my betta is surprisingly 3.5 years old and its living in a 2 gallon tank

Gamer Romo - 12 years ago

those pieces of the fin arent falling off its just a crowntail betta fish its normal like that lol nice vid though and i like your yellow betta never seen one in real life though

Lenore Osorio - 12 years ago

hey just got my baby beta its soooo small can barely see it but it has some appitite how many times a day should i feed it?? everytime i go near the tank it goes to the top like its hungry , being that its just a baby how much an how many times should i feed a day??i have molly in a 5 gallon tank with a small filter , oh an how much like weekly or monthly should tank be cleaned?/ thanxs

Crow Rory C. - 12 years ago

1 gallon tanks are okay too, actually. but under that is probably too small. but they don't actually like anything above 2.5 gallons.

jaker101101 - 12 years ago

they say betta fish like small tanks cause there habitat is very small...

rebekah fuller - 12 years ago

love it its very clear on what to do unlike all the other videos on you tube

wilson196456 - 12 years ago

thx for this info i wanted to get a betta fish for a pet

MsOsabear - 12 years ago

I have mine in a 1.5 gallon tank I hope that's ok, what I'm worried about is that all she eats are bloodworms but I heard that those are supposed to be used as treats and not a main food source, but she won't touch the flakes or the pellets and I don't want her to starve either, what should i do?

Sophie Geer - 12 years ago

If you have an I pod/phone/pad you can download AquaPilot- it helps alot on everything :) hope that helped.

Betta Fish - 12 years ago

Whatever my mom has taught me well so just leave me alone gosh so what its your age they dont know my adress

Little water imp. - 12 years ago

its a Betta u put it in a bowl and feed it, clean tank and repeat

Betta Fish - 12 years ago

hmm well y mom has had betta fish before i was born so she knows alot about them. and im only 11. so dont get all chitty chatty with me Mr.

Betta Fish - 12 years ago

well i have a problem with your comment i watched this video 2 years ago in 2010 and i followed these instructions that she gave i have a betta in a 2.5 gallon tank and he is very happy and he has plastic plants in there with him! and so what if they are from google maybe she didnt want to take a real picture of her betta because the flash would scare him ever think of that or maybe she doesnt have anything to take the pictures with or her parents wont let her. so think before you speek! hmm :)

goodman charles - 12 years ago

Lol it's still an animal it's strong and does not need that many perks bust I do like the plants

Sketchya0 - 12 years ago

Many Bettas are going to live shorter than average lives because of this video. I strongly agree with user "FreeTheSticks" This is a terrible video which fails to show the viewer how to properly take care of Betta Fish.

Julie Popovich - 12 years ago

you made an absolutely awesome video thank you !!!

tekphnx - 12 years ago

Nice video, but the 1.5 gallon tank is still too small.

Cannonball970 - 12 years ago

The fish shown as having shredded fins was actually bred to look that way, I believe it is some sort of crowntail variety. Find out from the pet store if your fish is suppose to look that way, and if not go get some meds :)

pattysanchez47 - 12 years ago

Thank u. It was great help

Desman Harris - 12 years ago

wat about gold fish bowl

Alexus Keefer - 12 years ago

Please check out my channel, it's all about betta fish! :)

Moonfall - 12 years ago

I'm getting my first betta soon and this will help me greatly. (:

jpets561 - 12 years ago

Petsmart sells ordinary 2.5 gallon tanks for about $15. I use them for my bettas and they work well, but they come with a glass top which doesn't allow any air flow. They sell screen lids that you can buy separately I think, but I just used some netting and made my own.

rocco6137 - 12 years ago

Good, solid info. Thanks.

delcidrodrigo - 12 years ago

i have a male (alejandro) and a female (fernanda) hahha i konw i love em. how many lil balls of food (as in pallets) should i feed them. like 5 tiny balls a day? or more please help i dont want them to die :(

BACA - 12 years ago

Yep, thats kind of funny, Crowntails are awesome BTW

TropicalKIng1990 - 12 years ago

im going to get a male blue beta soon cant wait :)

New American Fishkeeper - 12 years ago

My dad's betta that i care for loves to play around the filter. He even made his bubble nest on it.

CatEyedFancy - 12 years ago

A normal bag of aquarium gravel should be fine :) Any gravel I've seen so far won't fit in a betta's mouth. It's goldfish you have to worry about sucking up pebbles and gravel XD lol

CatEyedFancy - 12 years ago

If your fish's fins look shredded for no reason he might have fin rot :( that requires at least frequently cleaned warm water to cure. I had a tank with fin rot once and had to use medication to heal the fish. Show your mom some research on betta fish and just try to get a small heater and filter to start. A heater and filter for a 3 gallon tank shouldn't be too expensive and it could help your fish heal. Or be a better home for a new fish if this one falls to fin rot :(

CatEyedFancy - 12 years ago

You don't have to move either to bigger tanks if you don't want, but you could put the one in the 2 gallon in a 3 or 5 gallon if you prefer :) If you want to spend money on upgrades, heaters and filters would be good if you don't have them. As for other fish, I have seen beautiful tanks with a betta and some neon tetras, although most people say neon tetras are too active for small tanks. Just make sure you don't put him with something too bright, and nothing that will nip at his long fins.

Mark Harger - 12 years ago

thanks this really helps! but you should give the prices

Sena Hansler - 12 years ago

A heater would totally help :) I got a betta, who lived with goldies for about 4 years... When I got him I gave him a 10 gallon, heated and he is more active and colored up, within days!! So a heater is awesome to get. If anything, get a submersible heater...

Dem0nz890 - 12 years ago

fin loss and ich are the absolute most common, always make sure your water is conditioned, never over feed and as soon as you see sign of either disease, do a water change and seek treatment

New American Fishkeeper - 12 years ago

I would get a tetra 3-i or a Marineland internal filter for your betta tank, basicly any filter with a low current

Jaymie Aguilera - 12 years ago

I have two bettas. One is named Alfred, the other is Abyrstus...my boyfriend has unusual taste in names lol and anyways Alfred is a red and blue betta and is in a 5 gallon tank and the other is an albino halfmoon in a 2 gallon. They both seem happy but my question is that soon I shall move them both to bigger places. What other types of fish can I place with them?

Alex Jordan - 12 years ago

Beautiful Crowntail :)

SGK Foxy - 12 years ago

How come every other pet beta fish I've ever seen were kept in tiny glass bowls with no filters or heat sources, and the people who owned them always said "betas don't need a ton of space and you only need to replace the water once a week or so", and basically treat them like cheap gold fish? I thought I was the only one who put my betas in larger tanks/aquariums with all the nice equipment I felt like they deserved. I even homed them WITH other fish instead of alone, and they did spectacular!

Luke Harpus - 12 years ago

I am getting a betta soon I have a 2.5 gallon tank and is both filtered and heated

exxcel19 - 12 years ago

first of all explain to your mom bettas are tropical fish THEY NEED a heater and filter,ask her if she would like to live in a tank without filteration and be cold.I think she would say no.Also if she wants the fish to live a long happy life they need a heater.i can't count the number of people that have the wrong home for a betta.a 3 gallon needs a filter.and the tank needs to be cycled.if no filter do a water change every 3 days.but never do 100 percent water changes,puts stress on your fish.

Erik mygameccc - 12 years ago

message me if i can : what if i use ( ) <----- size pebbles is it ok my betta fish is neww so i got to know

Lindzuniverse - 12 years ago

Ok so I commented a couple days ago saying I'm going to get the things I need. I have a problem, I will be getting the 3 gallon tank soon but my mom (I'm only 14) thinks the heater and filter are ridiculous and won't let me get them, even with my own money. Also my fish started only flaring on one side, I researched and found I just needed aquarium salt. The next morning his fins/tail looked kind of shredded, I took out the plants in his tank because I realized they were a little rough (but I h

thisisnatalie - 12 years ago

I just got a Beta today! His name is Pita, and he is very young and not matured in growth yet! xD But I got him so many toys, he will have to plan his day in the tank! :)

xXLikeAbosSXx09 - 12 years ago

care to share how and why since you know everything?

RealityIsTheNow - 12 years ago

Whoever made this video is ignorant, and spreading misinformation. Bettas are the most abused and misunderstood pets on the planet. :(

Lindzuniverse - 12 years ago

My betta is currently in a one gallon tank with no filter or heater, the lady at the pet store told me they were one of the only fish you could keep without a filter and that they didn't need much space. I'm going to get a 3 gallon tank very soon along with the other things I need.

partyprash - 12 years ago

that wuold be good yes! hehe :D, as for heater, depends where u live.. ^_^

Shades N' Shadows - 12 years ago

Shouldn't you have a filter and a heater ?

Alana Bessette - 12 years ago

Um ick is white. stupid

James McCord - 12 years ago

Um, that blue fish you pictured did not have fin rot. Thats a breed of Betta, called a crown-tail betta. XD

Sena Hansler - 12 years ago

Well, a few things can make him stressed, like cold water. I like 2.5 gallons and up because you can safely add a heater - 5 gallons and up is safer to heat, but 2.5 is alright. and yes boredom can cause it too! For me I've had to have one betta in no less than 10 gallons with lots of stuff in there, rearranged every weekly water change so he would stop biting!

Sena Hansler - 12 years ago

I have just my one room to a high temperature (86-90), for them :) Actually, most of my bettas (once out of quarantine in smaller tanks) end up with adjustable heaters anyways. I've known some people complain "The temperature is 100 here why do they need a heater?!" for fluctuations throughout the day and night.

PunkyPug89 - 12 years ago

In such a hot environment aquarium heaters are not needed. HOWEVER, to the random users reading this comment: In order for your betta tank to not need a heater it MUST be in an environment with temps in the 90s and above. That does not mean, "oh i live in an ACed home in a place that is SUPER hot outside, I don't need to buy a heater!" No if you live in an ACed home, your betta needs a heater PERIOD. No ifs ands or buts about it.

Umie Boom - 12 years ago

I recommend just 1 a day, but 2 for fries.

Umie Boom - 12 years ago

They're only supposed to be fed once a day, unless they're a fry. So eh.. I'm recommending you change the diet because that seems unhealthy.

1a - 12 years ago

I like this video but I will say this: Give your pets the best you can manage, give them as much space as you can give, the best food you can afford and your love and attention. If you have any fish you need a master water test kit to keep an eye on problem water conditions and do your FREQUENT water changes. Your pets did not choose YOU, you chose to take on the responsibility of your pet. So therefore you must do everything you can to make them happy. NO BUTS.

Sena Hansler - 12 years ago

He could be biting his own tail. I have sme tail biters! Some do it from stress, boredom, sickness, "just because" and also with some whose tails are heavy they may trim it back.

Sena Hansler - 12 years ago

I agree... that is a very lovely crowntail lol. Although, I use 1 gallons (usually quarantine) but then again I also have a fish room that is hot and humid! :p

Barb Constable - 12 years ago

AWESOME

McKennah Duncan - 12 years ago

I have done all of that but I think my betta is dying it has only been swimming at the top of the tank when it will swim! and it doesn't eat much anymore! I really think it's gonna die! :,(

JDDD33 - 12 years ago

how many pellets do you feed him a day ?

PunkyPug89 - 12 years ago

the betta you posted with "fin loss" does NOT have fin loss. It is actually one of the perfectly bred crowntails. ALSO, the 2nd "good" tank you posted is a HORRIBLE tank. You should purchase tanks that are atleast 2.5 gallons. reason being is it is easier to find a heater in store for tanks 2.5 gallons and larger. (good reliable heaters!) Not to mention you can't put enough decor in that tiny tank. So your fish may get bored quickly. Please do better research on caring for your betta.

IzzyBeezBaking - 12 years ago

how often should you clean the tank if you don't have a filter. do u use the automatic fish feeder? does it matter what fish you combine together in one fish tank? for betta, what is the best kind of gravel? bright colors or neutral colors? how often do you get new carterages for the filter? how long do betta fish live? thx nice vid

Charlotte Lester - 12 years ago

Most people state min. 5 gallons. By the time you've put in gravel and plants it'll be cramped. Also I take it you live in England? Us in the UK do not have the warm climates betta fish need; but also without a heater, temperature changes weaken your betta's immune system and can result in illness & death. And unless you want to do daily water changes, get a filter. Ebay is your best friend, tanks and equip are v cheap. Proper setup with tank, heater, filter, treatments etc = £50 & 1 happy fish!

kentman37 - 12 years ago

I really want a betta fish for the first time. But I don't wan't to rush into it and not be accurately equipped. What equipment will I need, such as heaters etc? I want to keep it basic though.

Amanda Crozier - 12 years ago

What other fish i can put with my betta in my 8 gallon tank?

Jshs - 12 years ago

how can i telll if my betta fish is a girl or a boy?

Roxy Rose - 12 years ago

i feed my betta twice a day every day so he doesnt get hungry while im mat school or tries to nibble on my mollie's and male guppies fins.. so twice a day every day is just ther right amount...

Serenity3325 - 12 years ago

When i first got mine he did not eat for almost 2 weeks. Now when he sees me holding the food jar he goes crazy knowing he is going to eat. How many times should i feed him?

Marjorie Sweeney - 12 years ago

NICE VIDEO,I HAVE A QUESTION HOW OFTEN TO CHANGE A BETTAS TANK IS 2.5 GALLONS?

TheJasekiwi - 12 years ago

use some garden nets/mesh for strawberies and grapes to cover your tank, that way air and light can get in while the fish can't jump out.

RaqseeBismil - 12 years ago

Thanks for all the info, I have got a 35 Gallon tank but it is missing the lid. On both side of light there is a 3 inches gap. I am just worrying that if I put the fishes may be they will jump outside though the hight of the tank is 24" . What do you suggest should I really need a lid or just cover the gap with some floating plants?

TheJasekiwi - 12 years ago

10 gallons isn't the optimal for a pair of betta, as there mating ritual involves a lovely fight >< if you provide enough hiding space, then 10 gallon will do, but a bigger tank would be the best.

ivan jalil - 12 years ago

i have a betta fish like the bluish and i dont know wat disease it has, the face is cover in white scales

bmanjingo - 12 years ago

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

JHETT DOLAN - 12 years ago

I have a jet black and blue betta fish and it has spots on the tial is that ich

RaqseeBismil - 12 years ago

Can I keep 2 Betta one male and one female in 10 gallons tank? will they fight each other?

chanel jackson - 12 years ago

just got mine and already have a nice tank i just need the plants

Hava K - 12 years ago

hi do you know where i can find the 1,5 gallons tank one?

Gilles Deraiche - 12 years ago

nice

Edith - 12 years ago

I am pet sitting my brother's fish, they are in a fish bowl, they are always at the bottom, except when food is put in, they swim up. Is this normal and how often would a fish bowl need to be cleaned?

Darcy Taylor - 12 years ago

@Sadmic100 no not the same they need plants to rest their fins have u cycled it have u got a filter or heater get the poor fish a cycled filtered and heated tank at least 2.5

Skyler Forbord - 12 years ago

you can put female bettas together but NOT males, they will fight to the death. but you can put: ghost shrimp, mystery snails, algae eaters, molly, and platy fish. do NOT put guppies in with a male bcuz guppies have long, colorful fins like bettas and bettas with attack them. But all bettas personalitites are different and if your betta male is not very mean then ig you cud try putting guppies in, but i dont recommend it :) good luck!

C - 12 years ago

thanks for the tips

wewegon - 12 years ago

@theJesusjen i never feed my bettas with flakes before..maybe betta dont eat flakes..if your betta spits them out after the feed,stop the feed n try feed them on next day. usually betta eats very little, he/she wont get starve if it dont eat for a day. the betta spit up the food just maybe he/she has no appetite for temporary. feed twice per day is more than enough :)

Jessica Guzman - 12 years ago

pellets also give blatter problems so use blood worms instead especially for breeding pairs

thefishboy2478 - 12 years ago

I kept the little cup that my betta came in so whenever I do water changes I scoop out a little water in the cup and put the betta in there... That way he doesn't get stressed out while the water is being changed.

DancingCorpse - 12 years ago

@theJesusjen Try different brands of Pellets, some bettas won't eat certain brands, especially if you changed abruptly. Just bloodworms will cause him to get fat, and he isn't getting all the nutrients he needs, pellets and flakes (pellets tend to do better) give all the nutrients and food requirements a betta needs. Bloodworms are supposed to be a once a week treat.

Jen Priester - 12 years ago

My betta fish will NOT eat pellets or flakes-he spits them out! is it ok if i just feed him freeze dried bloodworms? I noticed he will eat those. I feed him like 2-3 a day, is that enough? Sometimes he'll eat the pellets if i cut them in half, but lately he has just spit them out.

boze44 - 12 years ago

I have a 2.5 gallon tank with a heater and

boze44 - 12 years ago

My fish is named nemo and hes blue and a betta and it makes no sense :D

Stoutskie - 12 years ago

1222daddysbabyyour water may be cold

Despereaux722 - 12 years ago

@venusflytrap99 I have 3 betta fish. The smallest tank I would use would be 1 gal. Most people think Bettas are dormant but they are actually very active fish. A bigger tank will also help keep their fins healthier. (Learned that from experience)

TurtlesDominate - 12 years ago

is a 15 gallon good?

Emma Rose - 12 years ago

My Fish Isnt Opening His Fins Is Something Wrong With Him ??? I Got Him Today And Just Set Him Up In His 1.5 Gal Tanks Plzzz Responddddddd

Bea Abella - 12 years ago

hikari bio gold pellets and frozen bloodworms are the best for your betta's. trust me and its very cheap :)

betyourkok - 12 years ago

is it ok if i add de-chlorinization drop ? i saw 1 at a fish store which say it will protect their fins

betyourkok - 12 years ago

i can't find a 2gallon tank at pet mart and other fish stores

pripri1113 - 12 years ago

@betyourkok They sell betta flakes, too, but usually they're supposed to prefer pellets. They love frozen bloodworms best. If you don't have other fish and only a betta, you should get the ones that are sold in sheets instead of in little cubes, so you can scrape off a small enough portion and refreeze the rest. You can feed him freeze dried bloodworms too, but they're less healthy than frozen ones.

betyourkok - 12 years ago

my betta fish does not want to eat fish pellets , so what should i feed him with?

WE ARE BOTH NAMED JAMES - 12 years ago

@mojodrago08 Alright so to do that, we just put the betta in like a little cup or bowl, and then scrub out the inside, and replace the water? Does it need new gravel each time you clean the tank? Also, how do you put Water conditioner in?

staffepicfail101 - 12 years ago

mr scruff ninja !!!!!!

WE ARE BOTH NAMED JAMES - 12 years ago

@mojodrago08 How many times would i have to clean it with a 3 gallon tank with a filter?

WE ARE BOTH NAMED JAMES - 12 years ago

would a one gallon tank work for one beta?

Angela Lawrence - 12 years ago

this helped me a lot

Skylar Brown - 12 years ago

i have a small tank and i have a blue one tht loks like your blueish one his name is dr.bieber and he always looks tired and or sad but he has the bubble nests all over he plant ive bene thinging about moveing the plant so he can swim around it is this a good idea because he cant move around it because it is up agnst the side of the tank/ please help!

raptordownloads - 12 years ago

What was this song?

nessand Ella - 12 years ago

that was great! good job

Xenoxander - 12 years ago

Some people might trash talk you saying 1.5g is cruel but its a lot better than the cup at the pet store. You can always upgrade later too. I think a 20g is only $30-40 which is perfect for them plus you can decorate it up reaaallly nice. A side fact.. Betta fish are territorial up to one square foot. They wont attack fish that don't look like a Betta fish so some tetra are safe cause they dont look like betta and swim too fast for betta to catch.

Xenoxander - 12 years ago

Lots of ways to clean tank. If you only have the one Betta in the tank you wont have a lot of waste 20-25% once-twice a week is fine. Vacuum the gravel every 2-4 weeks with filter changes. The only thing you want to watch is shocking them. Premixing the water with dechlorinator and gettng the fresh water temp room temp- what temp the tank is at will keep your betta happy. Ive known people to change 100% water but that messes up your tanks biology and can kill your fish if its weak