betta and filter

[jjhabe]

I just got a new betta and after getting his tank ready, I put him in. He seems to hate the filter! He stays on the other side of the tank and then if I unplug it, he'll swim around. Do I leave it, get rid of it, or is there some way to make it a little less powerful? It's a small air pump. made for 2.5 gallon tanks. Thanks!

 

[ram man]

air pumps dont clasify as filters... and bettas breath air not dissolved oxygen in the water.

 

[timisu87]

Bettas are fish that take air from the surface. Many bettas are kept in jars without any air pump or filter. Most bettas prefer a tank with no current. I am just wondering do you have an underground filter by any chance?

 

[jjhabe]

No. This filter sucks though. I bought it because the old one broke when we moved and I got a bigger tank so I decided to put a betta and two adf's in. This thing bubbles all over and actually splashes. The fish is okay now, it seems. He's swimming around and exploring. Now I don't know if I should just leave it alone or unplug it and do bi-weekly water changes!

 

[FroggyFox]

I was assuming that the air pump is attached to airline which has an airstone at the end, down the vertical pipe of an undergravel filter like many small tanks have. Just a pipe making bubbles in a tank is not filtration...thats why I made the assumption.

Just because bettas breathe air from the surface doesn't mean that they dont appreciate filtered, good quality, warm water to live in. Good water quality will help keep disease to a minimum.

And I guess I didn't see your statement in the beginning...if you put a gang valve on the airline hose you can turn the air flow up and down. You should be able to find one at most any aquarium store...

 

[Grymatta]

Has anyone tried putting a Betta into a 3 gal Eclipse tank? I was planning on doing so but didnt realize that the current/water flow might make it annoyed. Is it ok to put him in there?

Because of the biowheel, the filter will need to be on constantly so I'm wondering if the betta will adapt to it.

 

[ninamarie]

I would just get rid of the the filter all together and just do reg water changes.
If he doesn't like it take it out.

 

[timmie2]

I keep all my bettas in filtered tanks. At first, they seem wary of the little bit of current, but they all seem to get used to it. Sometimes they even play in the current a bit. I think it is just the big change from the tiny cup to the seemingly huge space with movement.

 

[Grymatta]

yeah i think im gonna put my betta in my 3 gal Eclipse. First I'm gonna put alot of plants and floating plants to break up the flow/current. That should help them out a bit.

 

[ninamarie]

let us know how he does after you set him up