My Fish

[ttmnky]

This is teh fish mcshell gave me. Still juvenile. There's a bit of electric blue on his(?) fins, but other than that, a greyish colour.
Seems to be lively enough...

 

[ttmnky]

Another pic.

 

[mcshell]

hey. welcome on board
It looks like dark blue in my tank with the heater... not sure why they like to change color!

 

[ttmnky]

I should probabl;y set up a heater soon...my parents aren't convinced I need one though.
BTW, this is coming from my dad, who's had quite a few fish from Parrot fish when he was still a young teenager to a whole load of bettas and guupies (beck when he was still a teen...)
Bu then again, it IS cold right now in Canada...unlike HK
I'll see iof my piano teacher still has her heater I can use.

 

[JeLeAk]

you dont need a heater unless the temp of the water is under 70, and if it is then you need to turn the heat up in your house its freezing in there

 

[Iggy]

Bettas are tropicals and need heat in order to be:

a) Active
b) Healthy Immune System
c) Confortable

76 to 78F is an ideal temperature for a betta. Lower temps make them sluggish, prone to fin-rot and fungus, and generally more dull in color.

68F and lower is quite dangerous to bettas, so 70F is cutting it really close.

 

[leck85]

bettas can handle quite low temperatures.. i know someone that has kept their betta at 60' and he has been fine for a year..

it is ideal to have them warmer than that tho... around 70+ is good.. even keeping it in a warm room will help

 

[phOOey]

Yeah bettas can survive pretty low temperatures but they dont enjoy it, as iggy said, there tropical fish and need a heater just as much as any other tropical.

 

[ttmnky]

I'll see when I'll be able to go and get a heater...hoping it will be soon...