Hey Everyone! Everything in my 10 gallon is doing great. I was thinking of getting a 5 gallon tank and a Crowntail Betta! Heres the story of my first ever fish which was a betta.
In 4th grade,(3 years ago) it was the last day of shool and my teacher had all these prizes that you could bid on. We had money from our job unit where you get paid in fake money. Everyone saved up for the prizes. There were a bunch of things that people could bid on but only one thing interested me, the betta tank. Sure some people could buy 4 things with all their money but I just bid ALL of the money I had to the betta tank. Of course with all that money no one out bid me
It was a setup that came with gravel, 2 plastic plants and a divider. I think it was around a half gallon that would fit 2 bettas.( Yes I know way over stocked) I bought the bettas after adding water from the LPS's tanks. I had no filter or heater just gravel, water, a divider, and 2 bettas. I got a blue one and a black one with a red and blue tail. The next morning the blue was dead. I took the divider out after flushing the blue betta. I cleaned the tank once a month by dumping all of the water out of the tank, rinsing the gravel, and putting back water in it. That betta lived for a year and a half with no filter, no heater, and a complete tank cleaning once a month. After learning from starting my 10g, I am completly shocked my betta lasted that long with that bad of care.
Sorry for the long story but that is exactly what that betta went through: No cycled tank, no weekly water changes, no heater, no filter.*thumbsdow
So that is the experience I had with a betta. I now know a betta needs: More space, weekly WC's, a heater, and a filter. So here are my plans:
5 Gallon Tank
Whisper Internal Micro Filter
Heater( Need some suggestions for this, any appreciated)
Shulz's Aquatic Soil from 10g( A lot in there plus will have some bacteria)
It will be heavily planted. I will be getting a crowntail betta because those are cool. So what do you guys think for the setup? Am I missing anything?
Thanks,
Smalltank
In 4th grade,(3 years ago) it was the last day of shool and my teacher had all these prizes that you could bid on. We had money from our job unit where you get paid in fake money. Everyone saved up for the prizes. There were a bunch of things that people could bid on but only one thing interested me, the betta tank. Sure some people could buy 4 things with all their money but I just bid ALL of the money I had to the betta tank. Of course with all that money no one out bid me
It was a setup that came with gravel, 2 plastic plants and a divider. I think it was around a half gallon that would fit 2 bettas.( Yes I know way over stocked) I bought the bettas after adding water from the LPS's tanks. I had no filter or heater just gravel, water, a divider, and 2 bettas. I got a blue one and a black one with a red and blue tail. The next morning the blue was dead. I took the divider out after flushing the blue betta. I cleaned the tank once a month by dumping all of the water out of the tank, rinsing the gravel, and putting back water in it. That betta lived for a year and a half with no filter, no heater, and a complete tank cleaning once a month. After learning from starting my 10g, I am completly shocked my betta lasted that long with that bad of care. Sorry for the long story but that is exactly what that betta went through: No cycled tank, no weekly water changes, no heater, no filter.*thumbsdow
So that is the experience I had with a betta. I now know a betta needs: More space, weekly WC's, a heater, and a filter. So here are my plans:
5 Gallon Tank
Whisper Internal Micro Filter
Heater( Need some suggestions for this, any appreciated
)Shulz's Aquatic Soil from 10g( A lot in there plus will have some bacteria)
It will be heavily planted. I will be getting a crowntail betta because those are cool. So what do you guys think for the setup? Am I missing anything?
Thanks,
Smalltank
