Betta care?

[LilyPad]

The bacteria bloom seems to have contained itself to the wood I bought now. I boiled it for about 3 hours (in attempt to get it to sink more quickly) before putting it in the tank.

Thank you so much for the link, Charc!!

My fish seems to be doing well, if not overeating a touch. So I will put a little less food in there. Frozen brine shrimp is a hit but the hibachi pellets still mostly get ignored. Fishy is still small enough that I have to break them up a little though.

[LilyPad]

Just wanted to put an update out here on this little guy. Turns out that he's a male VT betta. He started off mostly color-less with a bit of red on the fins, and is now a deep red color with flecks of blue on the fins. He's very pretty! I will have to get a picture up. It's been fun watching him grow

[brian c]

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DigitalPunk - Paul

[LilyPad]

Fishy is doing well! I brought him to work today because new kitty keeps trying to eat him. It's getting harder to keep her out of the room he's in, so better safe than sorry.

I attached a picture of the first day I got him. Here are some updated pics! The water is a touch cloudy from changing the substrate from gravel to sand, the sand is settled now but it took a couple of hours even after rinsing it well.

[Tappy4me]

If you are on facebook, I am part of a couple of groups that have some very knowledgeable betta owners (and breeders) in them. I didn't see in the rules if we are allowed to post other websites on here, so if you are interested, PM me.

Basic betta needs are that they need at least a 2.5 gallon tank with regular water changes. They are tropical fish and need water at least 78-80 degrees, so you will want a small heater. New Life Spectrum is a very good food, as are frozen bloodworms (freeze dried can cause bloat) once or twice a week. I prefer Golden Pearls for mine-they don't expand as much as most food, and are all in all very good. If you put live plants and a filter in your tank, the water quality will be even better! 2.5s can be hard to maintain a cycle, but a small filter is beneficial keeping a protein film off of the top of the water. The more live plants, the better!

Fishy is adorable!