New Betta

[Mr. Cool]

In a 2 gallon can you put a betta with an endler or guppy?

 

[Mr. Cool]

In a 2 gallon can you put a betta with an endler or guppy?

 

[kikuchiyo]

No.

 

[Iggy]

No

 

[Mr. Cool]

My fish tank is really foggy is this bad?

 

[twoluvcats]

That's what I hated about that tank...no matter what I did, the water always looked murky. new tanks also get cloudy as they go thru the cycle. You'll prob want to do a water change today to see if that helps the cloudiness.

 

[Mr. Cool]

My fish tank is not cloudy anymore!

It must have been cycling.

 

[kikuchiyo]

It's probably not a cycle, but a bacteria bloom.

White cloudiness.

 

[Mr. Cool]

My fish is really happy! How often should i feed him?

 

[twoluvcats]

i feed mine 3-5 pellets 2x per day.

 

[Mr. Cool]

How many watts would be good for my 2 gallon hex. Do you suggest a certain kind?

 

[twoluvcats]

uuuuuh, i think that tank needs a pretty small wattage bulb. I really wouldn't mess with it. I know mine got really hot with the lightbulb that came with it...I now don't even have the hood on the tank anymore. You really only need to worry about light wattage when you have a planted tank, and I wouldn't reccomend planting anything in that tank with a UGF.

 

[Mr. Cool]

ok how big of a heater should i get if i need one? Does the light keep it warm enough.

 

[kikuchiyo]

25 watt heater, 6". They don't make any smaller reliable ones.
The light is not a good way to heat your tank; it won't keep it steady, it will raise the temp as much as 5/6 degrees and you can't leave it on all the time if you don't want algae. I agree, either don't use the light or get in a screw in flourscent bulb ($5 at walmart).

 

[kritty180]

so do i need a 25 watt heater or just a warm lightbulb? I have the 2.5 gallon one from petco that was mentioned above.

http://www.petco.com/product_info.a...crylic&ct3=

 

[twoluvcats]

i'd get a 25w heater. they just keep the tank at a more stable temp.