Betta Caring Tips

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Betta Care: Tips and Tricks

Is your betta sick? Is it staying to the bottom of the tank, not moving at all. Is it refusing food? If it is, this lens will help you out. It has lot's of information about bettas along with the tips and tricks used by the experts. They are all here! I hope that your betta pet would have a better lifetime after you have read this lens!

Betta Care 

Bettas are popular tank fish and as they're hardy and require little maintenance. However, it does need good care and you must be observant about its heath. A sick Betta is easy to spot since a healthy fish is very active and vibrant. A betta can live up to ten years in captivity, and it is not hard to do so. Just take good care of it!

Understanding your betta 

A betta is a fish that needs moderate care. Although maintenance is not a problem, many people feed wrong food, give the betta a wrong place to live, give it less acceceries than neccecery, or more. A betta is hardy but deserves to be treated as a pet. It cannot just be put into a small glass jam jar and fed with fish flakes. If you are serious about taking care of you betta, like me,
Marcus Song's Caring for Betta Fish would help you out a lot. His simple methods of solving maintanence problems are easy to follow and use. If you are looking forwards to a healthy happy betta, than this would surely help you out.

Where should your betta live? 

Although many bettas are seen swimming in jam jars, vases or bowls, especially in fish shops, this is not the way to take care of it. A betta should live in a right sized tank, with a water heater and an ornament to hide in. The best is a tank of about three gallons, with a heater and a pile of rocks or some broken ceramic pots as shelter. Also, change your betta tank's water three to four times a week, or your betta would get sick from the dangerous chemicals such as ammonia in the water. Also, use water that has been dechlorinated or put overnight.

Betta food 

Betta's eat a wide variety of food. However, most people just feed them fish flakes. Betta's specialize in eating live food, especially insects. However, these food may carry parasites or bacteria, so it is best to buy the frozen or freeze-dried types. However, those are quite expensive. Bettas love mosquito larvae and brine shrimp the most, but will eat blood worms or earthworms too if you offer them that. I personally like Hikari's blood worms, brines shrimps and betta bio gold. They all come in cans and are perfectly sterilized and ready to eat. Hikari is also a trusted brand is is recommended by experts.

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The water quality of your betta tank 

Betta's are hardy pets, but they still need water with the right quality to live in. The best is tap water which is dechlorinated. Also, the hardness and PH of the water must be set before your beloved pet swims in it. Here are some water requirements for bettas:

Best water conditions for bettas: Very clean dechlorinated water with a PH of 6.8 to 7.4 and temperature of 80F. It is best to test this first. This is ideal but bettas can do well in a wider range of water condition:
Acceptable water conditions for bettas: Clean water (weekly full water changes on jars of 1/2 gal and up) with a PH ranging from 6.5 to 7.5 and temperatures not under 68F and not above 84F

Also, put some salt in the aquarium. Although bettas are not marine fish, a little salt is good for them as it can kill bacteria and parasites. This enables your betta to live happily.

Choosing your pet 

Choosing a betta can be quite hard, especially because many bettas have been given medicine by their owners to make then seem bigger and more colorful. Here are some simple guidelines:

Betta fish are a fun fresh pet as they come in a range of unusual colors and types. While selecting a betta fish, look for one that shows energy and has its fins unharmed. Also, check out the state of the tank or bowl the fish is in. If it is clean, well sized and with good accessories, the fish should be worth buying.

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The bad things of leaving your little pet alone 

A betta, although small, still is a pet that needs to be taken care of. If you just dump a betta in a jar, and do not give a bit of care for it, I rather you did not buy the betta at all. Most serious betta lovers would build up a special bond with it. They treat it as a son or daughter, not just any old pet. Therefore, a betta needs the love and care of a warm hearted person. If you really want to take good care of your betta, give it everything you can.

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"I am so glad you wrote this book! I went to two major book stores in my area. They had betta books, but nothing specific enough to feel comfortable on how to care for the fish. Now I feel confident about helping my fish to live in an appropriate environment. Thanks so much."

- Esther Hopper

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"Thanks Marc: These are the two most energetic bettas I've had, or I'm just learning better ways of keeping them healthy. Your publications are very helpful."

- Vicky Gonzales

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My Betta 

A good video about a person's betta, a beautiful purple male.

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A couple of mating bettas 

A good video about a couple of bettas who were mating. Watched 25,766 times! Very hot!

My Betta fish couple mating!1

Took this video on Wednesday, August the 9th of 2006 around 2-3 P.M. (FACT: Bettas mate until the female is depleted of eggs! The bubble nest is real, my male betta made all those bubbles. Crown tail Male and Round tail Female This is -I think- a 10-gallon tank that I bought from Wal-Mart. It was a complete kit, with filter. I cannot recall the price, but I think it was about $30?) Update: 12-18-08 I no longer have these bettas or any other fishes. I gave up my fish hobby after my baby was born. I have a really busy schedule, therefore have no time to care for the fishes. Also, both of these fishes are deceased. The fry(s) did not survive b/c of me. I'm not a breeder, therefore didn't really bother to buy a seperate tank to incubate them. I just didn't have any room in my bedroom for another tank.

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