Betta help

[Allen Chi]

Ok, I'm thinking about getting a 2g with a betta, but I want to compare their prices at diff. LFS and such.So here are my questions:
1. What is the price of a betta at your LFS?
2.Will they eat what my dwarf gouramis eat?
3.Could I add ghost shrimp to the tank?
4.Somebody said even de-chlorinated water is unsafe for bettas. True?

If you know an answer to any of these questions, you "betta" answer! (I love making lame jokes)

 

[ashleigh]

Dechlorinated water is absolutely safe for bettas- They will eat the same food as your gouramis (what are you feeding them? ) Technically, ghost shrimp should be fine with them- but you never know if the betta will harn the shrimp, depends on the betta. Some do betta than others. At the good LFS in town prices vary, but don't get much past $10, at petsmart I think they are all under 5.

 

[Iggy]

1. Bettas around Edmonton, AB cost between $3.00 to $6.00 for males (Petsmart is the cheapest)
2. Yes, bettas and gourami share the same diet here at my house
3. No, not on a 2 gallon, maybe a 5gal or larger, but that is too small a space
4. Treated (dechlorinated) tap water (I use Prime - red label - good stuff) is just fine in most cases. Test your pH to make sure its not too far up to down.

Careful, betta's are addictive

 

[AquaticGem]

1). Bettas here at most Petco, PetsMart, etc are around $3.50, while special fish stores can sell them from $5 and up.

2.) Yes, they should eat what you're feeding your Gouramis, but if you'd like, you could always pick up some Hikari Bio-Gold betta pellets as well.

3). To add ghost shrimp (which the betta may or may not eat), I would have a bigger tank. You could, however, fit a snail (golden, or black mystery) in a two gallon.

4). Bettas need de-chlorinated water, unless you have R/O water. If you have city/tap water, Prime is a great conditioner to use on the water before adding it to your aquarium.

 

[xXMrBonesXx]

1. $4.99
2. my experience they like freeze dried blood worms and betta pellets (any kind)
3. no clue sorry
4. my gf has 6 male bettas and she just uses straight tap water and every single betta makes a nest and acts crazy when you show them a mirror

 

[betasAREtheJAZZ]

ya i used to have 3 bettas in seperate small betta bowls that i had for about 6 months and i never used anything besides straight tap water and they were perfectly fine (until the d*mn cat was left alone with them)