When I was a little kid, we had a beta named rainbow. Not sure how my mom pulled this off… But he lived in a tiny little bowl with some rocks on the bottom. No filter, no heater, just sitting on the counter. She fed him frozen shrimp on a pipe cleaner every day, which was really fun to watch him attack the pipe cleaner! That little guy lived for an astounding seven years! She was very good at changing the water every couple days, which is probably why he lived so long along with proper feeding.
My inspiration! My children bought these betas from the street and I have to look after them. Now I’m invested in learning how to keep betas and creating good tank for them. Of course, my children helps with feeding them but every couple of days I changed the water and cleaned the tank. So far so good, the fishes seems fine, so I guess I’m getting at it but still need a lot more learning.
Bettas don't need much it's crazy. I have a 2.5 gallon with filter and that's it plus live plants. But no heater and I've had it for awhile healthy now.
To everyone that's replied, yes, 7 years is insane! Right now my betta is living in a 9 gallon tank with 3 ember tetras and 3 black emperor tetras. They seem to be getting along very nicely. The key for me is a deep substrate, and live plants. I haven't done a water change since the beginning of April, the only thing I've done is add water that was lost due to evaporation, about 2 times. Water is crystal clear and all the fish healthy. My betta(Nikolai) is a water puppy and gets all excited when I put my face near the glass and swims up to see me. I love it!
when in middle school I had a betta I loved a lot but I kept him in a small bowl on my desk. It was nice, for me, to watch him as I did homework. It was very relaxing, but now that I'm older and learning so much more about their care I feel so bad how I use to keep them. Im planning to get another one soon but this time in a large at least 5 to 10 gallon tank in the living room so it can thrive. Just wish I knew that for my lil betta back when I was younger.
Nice tips! Since I live in the Philippines, never needed heaters since I started the hobby. Lucky to have tropical weather here. I always keep a bottle of concentrated tannin extract. Don't know, but it really is beneficial to their vitality.
another tip I know from experience is maybe consider bettas with shorter fins. Remember that in the wild they don't really have long fins like these ones that have been bred. It will take more effort to swim and if you plan to keep one long term consider that as they grow older they will slow down.
You can give them exercise with a mirror for an hour. They love to flare at the other fish & will get excited when they see you bringing the mirror over. It's so cute.
@titogee36 it's okay. Just make sure you give a tank not too deep and reduce water flow in tank. In the wild bettas can be found in small bodies of water and water flow are pretty still. Try sponge filters , or if your using a hang back, use a baffle or redirect water flow.
I'm new to my little beta adventure. I accidentally ooffed my 1st beta. I didn't know you couldn't clean the tank completely bc it will cause ammonia poisoning (so I was told). My new dude, he's thriving and doing great. I've spent over $80 bucks on all the PH and ammonia test kits, the meds you need to eliminate anything wrong, and meds for conditioning and restoring vitamins. I'm trying!! Fingers crossed my new dude Edison lives for years
I have a 6.5 gallon tank for my Betta that is a Halfmoon Dumbo Betta and he is enjoying his oasis that I made him! He has silk plants and 3 live plants in there and I couldn't be happier for him!
If you *are* planning to add some fish to your bettas tank, make sure you have at least 15-20 gallons, and there is lots of plants/hiding places. Bettas need their own territory, and sometimes need their own space. Other than that, the last thing to consider is personality. Some bettas will bite, some will not care etc.
@@Emily20133 same with female bettas. Just like males, they need some extra space. If you want to add 6 small fish, go with a 15 gallon, if you want 12-15 small fish or 5-8 medium fish go with a 20 gallon
@@mariezimri1290 I currently have a blue betta and i will be getting around 18 neon tetras in a week or so....is it ok if I mix them both considering 18 tetras to 1 betta?
From what I’ve learned recently, you can put one beta with 4-6 tetras but no more of each in a 10 gallon tank. Read online or call Petco to affirm and # of each if using a bigger tank.
My Betta Perseus is doing great. He lives in a 190 liter tank, with a lazy gold nugget, and a few Sewellias. He is really curious and daring though, my tank consists of one main hardscape structure I built out of lava rock and wood, with many caves, and he keeps squeezing himself into tight spaces. Kinda worries me sometimes, he’s just a lunatic
Hey man I just wanted to say thank you for saying the temps in *F for us Americans. When you talk about fish tanks, talking in gallons/F* as well I am sure is an added stresser but I can assure you we appreciate it!
5:57 I've recently just got my first crowntail betta and he looks just like the one in this cup but mine has a red belly and black and white tail❤absolutely beautiful creatures❤
Crazy how everyone says bettas are bad to keep with other fish. Just set up my 55 gallon and he's happy with his tetra, danio, Cory, and pleco mates. He likes to chill in his rock by himself and observe everybody
Thank you for giving correct info! I’ve never had success with any tetra or schooling fish, they nipped my bettas fins and he got dinner. I’d say only a bottom feeder like Otto’s or corycats might work with a female betta, a male might attack them.
Helpful video! Would you recommend adding the nano fish first and letting them settle in before adding a betta? I have a 10 gallon tank that I’m just enjoying watching all my live plants grow but would eventually like to add fish.
i had my betta in a community tank with silver tip tetras and sadly had to move him today due to them nipping his fins. poor baby was super pale and his tail looked frayed i feel so bad that i listened to the guy at the aquarium store rather than doing my own research because one of the first things i found on silver tipped tetras, after the problem presented itself, was that they're notorious fin nippers.
I consider getting a coller as well a bit bc my house can heat up to 30/35°C in the summer. I just got my girst ever fish. He really eats anything from me so its really hard not to feed him but that's on top of my list to learn now.
We got two male bettas, two molly, one moonfish, couple guppies and neon tetras and its one happy family. No nipping, jumping, territories nothing but love ❤
in my experience, big aquarium is a must, it helps them to grow their fins and also if a tank is big, it doesn't require you to clean it everyday unlike in a small cup the water gets polluted in a short period of time
Could you make a video on how you maintain those breeder cups the bettas are in? Like water changes etc? I have a friend that's looking into breeding bettas and would love to learn what she can
Hey man i know this is late and old but i work at a fish store and a lot of the time the best thing to do is to just have a backup container, a bit of aquarium salt and a drop of methythene blue. You pour the betta into that one and then fill the one he was previously in with new water. Then you just net him back over. I hope that answers some questions for ya!
@@ollielloydjones5774 I only have a six gallon tank. So can’t get two many. Right now I have one Beta, two catfish and two Mystery snails. Should I get one more catfish?
The lid has a duel purpose. If you live in a place thats is colder if you leave the lids off they can get a cold and that can kill them but thats for all labyrinth fish
I bought 4 in collage and kept them in separate glass bowels, one jumped out before I knew they jumped. Lost him, the others ended up in my 80 gallon, but got picked on, so had to move 1 on and gave the other 2 up
3 months ago I moved my make dumbo betta, Pretty Boy Floyd, to a planted ten gallon from a 4.8 gal cube . I thought he would be more happy, active- but instead he hides behind the filter or under the growing pathos roots. Some days he doesn’t even want to come out to eat. It breaks my heart. I’m failing him. I removed the planted light- and he started coming out more. He has tank mates because when I first got him I accidentally left guppy fry in tank and when I finally got them all out he started hiding more. He has 3 guppy fry, 2 African dwarf frogs and 4 ghost shrimp ( one might be pregnant) and sometimes I’ll add a mystery snail or two to clean the substrate in between gravel vacs. But I don’t leave them in because they get huge. I’m about to set up another ten with ugf- I’ve baffled the shrimp filter and tiny hob filters on this tank and that helped bit I think this tank is overstocked and I’m having to do water changes 2-3 x week. I don’t think he likes that either. What else am I missing? I’d like his next home to be his last and happy home because I’m running out of space for aquariums 😱😭
Thanks for the info. My females always get very big stomachs and eventually die. It's not bloat, so possibly I am feeding to much, which I do. Great info thanks
Hi Joanne, Do you feed your females live food? Or just pellets/flake? I find if I feed my females live food regularly (which conditions them for spawning), they get really bloated with eggs. If she eventually drops them herself, all good....but sometimes they don't drop them, get bloated and die. So now I don't give my females live food at all unless I want her to breed. Having said that though, I still get the odd one that gets eggy even just on good quality pellets and flakes. I am still learning though so don't take my comment as gospel....it's just something I've observed about some of my females :)
One way to reduce dropsy in betta or any other fishes, is to soak your live tubifex worm or blood worm in UENO japanese yellow powder for 15 mins before feeding the betta.
@@ShrimpedoI’ve had success with two female bettas. They’re good when there’s enough space, but some bettas have different personalities, so it really can depend
I have a rather heavily planted tank with lots of 'hammocks' available to my new Betta. I thought he was ill when I seen him basically 'sitting' on a lot of plants. Thank god I now know he was just chilling. He's in with Neon, Cardinal and Rummynose tetras who dont bother him. My guess is, if I got the almond leaves, it wouldn't bother them either (since they're basically from the Amazon basin and probably naturally have lots of leaves in their rivers as a result).
Good tips mate except the celestial pearl recommendation. They like 22° and high light so not suitable at all really. Much better to go with cardinals or rumy nose.
some of your bettas had like a lots of white rings into their faces for instance at 4:13 would u tell me what those are? my betta has the same thing and im was never able to tell if it was harmless or not
Wayyy Cool setup bud!!! I used to breed bettas around 2008 and i got my sister into it! I had to move so put everything in storage.I'm getting back into it now.I bought a black orchid male and a double fin bluegreen female! I would like it if the stores had more variety on colors,Ive been wanting a yellow ever since ive gotten into it but the stores never have yellow bettas Grrr! :) Keep up the good work!!!
I need some information about betta fish fry, my betta fish male passed away five months ago, he had a nest full of babies and when he got sick and died the babies died too, when I was cleaning the tank I saw two alive two babies and I was surprised about that because both still had the head divided and by my understanding they don't have any chance to survive without the dad, so I putted both into a smaller fish tank having a 0% of expectations that they could survive. Well life is full of surprises and one of the fry survive, he's now almost five months old and he's incredibly tiny but healthy and very smart. I wish to know if my baby could grow a little more or he's going to stay forever like an adult midget betta fish. Because of his neon blue color it is more easier for me to see him without using the magnifying glass, but I believe that maybe he never going to looks like and adult betta. I know by fact that he's a male because I found a tiny bubbles nest. I hope that someone help me to understand why he's so tiny.
Keeping fish simple do you need to use aquarium salt on bettas when they have film on their body and film in the water question mark because sadly am I about to pass the way yesterday all I did yesterday was change his water as I usually do and I made sure the water was warm Pine Place in Hammond to the sink and I want to rinse out the tank and I looked in the sink and he was on his side gasping for air and he would not react with me he would not reactivate
Umm we bought fish and a beta in the past we used sink water for there tank and they all died but my dad found out that the pet shop sells fish water and now I have a beta named mermaid and its living happily my sister almost killed her by lie-ing she over fed her but my dad was supposed to feed her and said she died and polluted the water
I never feed my bettas and they are thriving I think they eat baby snails. They live in 40 gallon heavily planted tanks. I use no filters whatsoever and the water perimeters are perfect.
Not males. Only female betta can be kept together without fighting, and even then they still have their own personality; they can kill one another. Some fish hate other fish and want to be alone.
I'm looking to start a tank but I want to know as much as I can about setting up the right environment. You mentioned that betas come from "dark water" or water with high level of tannins. What does this mean for light values? In other words, what is the best amount of light? Low, high, and yes/no on a timer? Ideally, I want an 8 gallon tank to be established with some community fish before I add in a beta.
I found it hard to feed Bettas in mixed groups. They're supposed to eat just a little, but the other fish needed a lot more food otherwise they'd pick on each other. So then he would end up eating way more than he needed. Every time he had bloat, I'd put him into a hospital tank and would treat him and fast him. But the same thing kept on repeating and in the end he failed to recover from one of them. My question to all of you is, how do you usually feed your Betta mixed tanks? I kind of want to go for one again but am afraid I'd kill off another Betta.
@@HELENGodLoves Exactly. How to make sure they all get fed the amount they need, since different fish need different amounts and even types of food. But they all go for each other's food, lol.
If I have 1 or 2 bettas in a community tank, I catch them every other day...put them in their own floating plastic container, feed them their food then the other fish in the tank, leave them in there probly 15 or so mins, then release. Absolute pain in the ass but at least it ensures they're not over or underfed
I’m thinking about getting a betta as my first fish but I’m not sure about monthly cost. Any ideas? And would I need anything other than a tank, filter, heater, substrate/gravel, decor, dechlorinator, and food? I read that a siphon is good to have. Would that be worth it? Thank you! I have no idea what I’m getting myself into lol 😂
What’s the highest temp a betta could handle? It gets cool here during winter but really hot in the summer, so probably around 30~ degrees C indoors without AC. Ps. I don’t have a betta yet, so I am trying to learn more before getting one
Over the last 3 years I've been in contact with breeders from Asia like Thailand and Singapore. I have learned that they can be on anything but it will required more care the smaller the tank is. I have one on Fluval 5 gals, one on 2.5 gals and one in a big base. I have found that my female on the base is happier and healthier than 2.5 gals with a lot of natural elements and definitely the Fluval 5 gals sucks, bad water movement and filtration.
I think everything under 20 Gallon is animal cruelty. Please don't keep a betta in those tiny or small tanks. And please keep them in Tank which is according to his needs, his natural behavour and the conditions.
1:20 i have same Betta but a little bit pattern difference. His lower fin are shrinking backwards and it's not straight and downward anymore. It's not fin rot Can anyone tell me what should I do??
I’ve been keeping bettas for over 30 years. One of my biggest tips is NEVER feed too many dry pellets to a betta. Three or four tiny dry pellets is ENOUGH for one feeding. Betta fish fall victim to severe bloat/constipation if fed too many dry pellets. This is often lethal. It’s difficult to cure a severely bloated betta that has bulging abdomen and is listless and unable to swim. Live or fresh foods are better, even frozen/thawed foods, but again do not over feed. Bettas have very tiny stomachs. They may look hungry and constantly beg for food, but resist the urge to give them too much dry pellets. Dry pellets provide good nutrition, but limit to only 3-4 tiny pellets per meal.
I give my betta 1-2 dry pellets or I give him some live daphnia, I also have dried bug bites to give him too, he seems to enjoy the daphnia most followed by the bug bites. I’m relatively new to betta keeping but I think I’m doing alright, he’s got a 10 gallon tank, with medium to low flow
@1:22 female? I just started getting into bettas because of a girl i like, but then i became obsessed, where making a soriety but ive found all best stores for them never have them labeled and the employees tend to be uneducated on them, im not saying im an expert or anything some still got ne scratching my head lol, mostly like king/crown tails (we dont have any yet) and alot of cois throw me off and make me double guess, shes nervous about cois though she says theyre aggressive but she thinks she mighta also just heard that somewhere and ran with it 😂
Soon I'll start getting female bettas again with my experience is that they would be bitches to eachother at the beginning then they would chill out. I kept them in a 40 gallon with a lot of plants. Guppys, yoyo loaches and cory catfish also lived with them and they had no problem with any of them. Unfortunately I got a betta from petsmart and it gave all the bettas horrible fungus rot. No one survived....
im about to buy a betta fish for my 10 gallon bowl i have 2 plecos and 2 corydoras and 2 goldfish in the bowl ,is it ok to buy betta? and let me say right away, my goldfish are not aggressive
a few pellets is pretty vague for some one who has never hd a betta. what do you mean a few? 3, 5 ? if I do this two times a day 5 or 6 pellets seems like quite a bit more than 2 or three. so a few pellets is no help
I want to keep some Neocaridina shrimp with my betta but I don't want to stress him out. He's been completely docile and fine with the mystery snail I have with him though...
Maybe my beta past from being over fed but it’s in a community tank with smaller fish and I don’t know how to feed them all without over feeding my greedy betta
i betta start taking betta care of my betta
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When I was a little kid, we had a beta named rainbow. Not sure how my mom pulled this off… But he lived in a tiny little bowl with some rocks on the bottom. No filter, no heater, just sitting on the counter. She fed him frozen shrimp on a pipe cleaner every day, which was really fun to watch him attack the pipe cleaner! That little guy lived for an astounding seven years! She was very good at changing the water every couple days, which is probably why he lived so long along with proper feeding.
Frozen shrimp copy that. My new fish hasn't been eaten anything i give him so far he spits it out.
Seven years!? That’s insane
My inspiration! My children bought these betas from the street and I have to look after them. Now I’m invested in learning how to keep betas and creating good tank for them. Of course, my children helps with feeding them but every couple of days I changed the water and cleaned the tank. So far so good, the fishes seems fine, so I guess I’m getting at it but still need a lot more learning.
Bettas don't need much it's crazy. I have a 2.5 gallon with filter and that's it plus live plants. But no heater and I've had it for awhile healthy now.
To everyone that's replied, yes, 7 years is insane! Right now my betta is living in a 9 gallon tank with 3 ember tetras and 3 black emperor tetras. They seem to be getting along very nicely. The key for me is a deep substrate, and live plants. I haven't done a water change since the beginning of April, the only thing I've done is add water that was lost due to evaporation, about 2 times. Water is crystal clear and all the fish healthy. My betta(Nikolai) is a water puppy and gets all excited when I put my face near the glass and swims up to see me. I love it!
when in middle school I had a betta I loved a lot but I kept him in a small bowl on my desk. It was nice, for me, to watch him as I did homework. It was very relaxing, but now that I'm older and learning so much more about their care I feel so bad how I use to keep them. Im planning to get another one soon but this time in a large at least 5 to 10 gallon tank in the living room so it can thrive. Just wish I knew that for my lil betta back when I was younger.
It's ok. Redemption is always possible, even for this terrible crime you have committed
We were all young, once 😉 Do it again in a bigger tank with heater and filter and real plants and two female Bettas, you won't regret it!
You are not alone!!! We all learn and grow so don’t be hard on yourself:-)
We all make mistakes!! Its ok!! but i definitely think it would be good for you to get another one!! Redemption can help us heal!
He's in hell waitin to fight you
Nice tips! Since I live in the Philippines, never needed heaters since I started the hobby. Lucky to have tropical weather here. I always keep a bottle of concentrated tannin extract. Don't know, but it really is beneficial to their vitality.
another tip I know from experience is maybe consider bettas with shorter fins. Remember that in the wild they don't really have long fins like these ones that have been bred. It will take more effort to swim and if you plan to keep one long term consider that as they grow older they will slow down.
You can give them exercise with a mirror for an hour. They love to flare at the other fish & will get excited when they see you bringing the mirror over.
It's so cute.
Less disease too
@@MeanOldLadydoes that affect them?
😢😢😢 my betta has long fins 😢
@titogee36 it's okay. Just make sure you give a tank not too deep and reduce water flow in tank. In the wild bettas can be found in small bodies of water and water flow are pretty still. Try sponge filters , or if your using a hang back, use a baffle or redirect water flow.
I'm new to my little beta adventure. I accidentally ooffed my 1st beta. I didn't know you couldn't clean the tank completely bc it will cause ammonia poisoning (so I was told). My new dude, he's thriving and doing great. I've spent over $80 bucks on all the PH and ammonia test kits, the meds you need to eliminate anything wrong, and meds for conditioning and restoring vitamins. I'm trying!! Fingers crossed my new dude Edison lives for years
I have a 6.5 gallon tank for my Betta that is a Halfmoon Dumbo Betta and he is enjoying his oasis that I made him! He has silk plants and 3 live plants in there and I couldn't be happier for him!
If you *are* planning to add some fish to your bettas tank, make sure you have at least 15-20 gallons, and there is lots of plants/hiding places. Bettas need their own territory, and sometimes need their own space. Other than that, the last thing to consider is personality. Some bettas will bite, some will not care etc.
How about four a female fish
@@Emily20133 same with female bettas. Just like males, they need some extra space. If you want to add 6 small fish, go with a 15 gallon, if you want 12-15 small fish or 5-8 medium fish go with a 20 gallon
I have a beautiful blue Betta with neon tetras. I love watching them!
@@mariezimri1290 I currently have a blue betta and i will be getting around 18 neon tetras in a week or so....is it ok if I mix them both considering 18 tetras to 1 betta?
From what I’ve learned recently, you can put one beta with 4-6 tetras but no more of each in a 10 gallon tank. Read online or call Petco to affirm and # of each if using a bigger tank.
My Betta Perseus is doing great. He lives in a 190 liter tank, with a lazy gold nugget, and a few Sewellias. He is really curious and daring though, my tank consists of one main hardscape structure I built out of lava rock and wood, with many caves, and he keeps squeezing himself into tight spaces. Kinda worries me sometimes, he’s just a lunatic
Hey man I just wanted to say thank you for saying the temps in *F for us Americans. When you talk about fish tanks, talking in gallons/F* as well I am sure is an added stresser but I can assure you we appreciate it!
Can you add both please Gallons and ltrs as well as F and Cesis with heater .thank you so much .. I love watching your videos .
I wish Americans would do the same with Celsius & litres. I'm forever converting stuff, esp after watching American fishkeeping vids 😂
Unless you are Australian
5:57 I've recently just got my first crowntail betta and he looks just like the one in this cup but mine has a red belly and black and white tail❤absolutely beautiful creatures❤
Thank you for this, very much appreciated.
Crazy how everyone says bettas are bad to keep with other fish. Just set up my 55 gallon and he's happy with his tetra, danio, Cory, and pleco mates. He likes to chill in his rock by himself and observe everybody
Thank you for giving correct info! I’ve never had success with any tetra or schooling fish, they nipped my bettas fins and he got dinner. I’d say only a bottom feeder like Otto’s or corycats might work with a female betta, a male might attack them.
Helpful video! Would you recommend adding the nano fish first and letting them settle in before adding a betta? I have a 10 gallon tank that I’m just enjoying watching all my live plants grow but would eventually like to add fish.
i had my betta in a community tank with silver tip tetras and sadly had to move him today due to them nipping his fins. poor baby was super pale and his tail looked frayed i feel so bad that i listened to the guy at the aquarium store rather than doing my own research because one of the first things i found on silver tipped tetras, after the problem presented itself, was that they're notorious fin nippers.
Never listen to sales persons. Always do your own research first.
I think a large majority of tetras and barbs are fin nippers unfortunately 😕
I added the hammock and my betta loves it! I love looking at him resting on it hammock as well.
I consider getting a coller as well a bit bc my house can heat up to 30/35°C in the summer.
I just got my girst ever fish. He really eats anything from me so its really hard not to feed him but that's on top of my list to learn now.
Helpful! Thanks, Nick!
Thx Some really nice tips, gonna start my first Betta tank with the best environment now!
have wonderful day 😊
I have my betta in community tank with
Swordtails,platy, widow Tetra and yes Angelfish they all are peaceful 🙂 healthy
We got two male bettas, two molly, one moonfish, couple guppies and neon tetras and its one happy family. No nipping, jumping, territories nothing but love ❤
in my experience, big aquarium is a must, it helps them to grow their fins and also if a tank is big, it doesn't require you to clean it everyday unlike in a small cup the water gets polluted in a short period of time
Could you make a video on how you maintain those breeder cups the bettas are in? Like water changes etc? I have a friend that's looking into breeding bettas and would love to learn what she can
Hey man i know this is late and old but i work at a fish store and a lot of the time the best thing to do is to just have a backup container, a bit of aquarium salt and a drop of methythene blue. You pour the betta into that one and then fill the one he was previously in with new water. Then you just net him back over. I hope that answers some questions for ya!
I put anubias in my tank and my betta was very pleased. He loves hanging out there a lot.
My plants died at those higher temperatures. Which plants do you recommend for 80°F ?
Gorgeous fish! You do such an amazing job! Love your videos 💙🐠
I have my Beta with two Cory Catfish. And he loves to hang out and swim with them.
i’m not sure how big your tank is but you should get a few more maybe 4/5 because they need a minimum of 5 to be happy
@@ollielloydjones5774 I only have a six gallon tank. So can’t get two many. Right now I have one Beta, two catfish and two Mystery snails. Should I get one more catfish?
@@andreaduncan1886 one or two more of the same type would be best. You could get 3/4 more but you would need to keep up on your water changes
I didn't know indian almond leaves costs a dollar there, thank God we have an indian almond tree just outside the house here in the Philippines
Hell yeah man great video
Beautiful betas in this video wow
The lid has a duel purpose. If you live in a place thats is colder if you leave the lids off they can get a cold and that can kill them but thats for all labyrinth fish
Thank you so much
I bought 4 in collage and kept them in separate glass bowels, one jumped out before I knew they jumped. Lost him, the others ended up in my 80 gallon, but got picked on, so had to move 1 on and gave the other 2 up
3 months ago I moved my make dumbo betta, Pretty Boy Floyd, to a planted ten gallon from a 4.8 gal cube . I thought he would be more happy, active- but instead he hides behind the filter or under the growing pathos roots. Some days he doesn’t even want to come out to eat. It breaks my heart. I’m failing him. I removed the planted light- and he started coming out more. He has tank mates because when I first got him I accidentally left guppy fry in tank and when I finally got them all out he started hiding more. He has 3 guppy fry, 2 African dwarf frogs and 4 ghost shrimp ( one might be pregnant) and sometimes I’ll add a mystery snail or two to clean the substrate in between gravel vacs. But I don’t leave them in because they get huge. I’m about to set up another ten with ugf- I’ve baffled the shrimp filter and tiny hob filters on this tank and that helped bit I think this tank is overstocked and I’m having to do water changes 2-3 x week. I don’t think he likes that either. What else am I missing? I’d like his next home to be his last and happy home because I’m running out of space for aquariums 😱😭
Thanks for the tips ❤
Thanks for the info. My females always get very big stomachs and eventually die. It's not bloat, so possibly I am feeding to much, which I do. Great info thanks
Feed them less. They say you gotta stay hungry.
Hi Joanne,
Do you feed your females live food? Or just pellets/flake? I find if I feed my females live food regularly (which conditions them for spawning), they get really bloated with eggs. If she eventually drops them herself, all good....but sometimes they don't drop them, get bloated and die. So now I don't give my females live food at all unless I want her to breed. Having said that though, I still get the odd one that gets eggy even just on good quality pellets and flakes. I am still learning though so don't take my comment as gospel....it's just something I've observed about some of my females :)
One way to reduce dropsy in betta or any other fishes, is to soak your live tubifex worm or blood worm in UENO japanese yellow powder for 15 mins before feeding the betta.
My betta died today 😭
Thank you for this, it’s been really helpful. Just about to set up a 10 gallon for my first Betta 😊
I think you could get two females
@@ShrimpedoI’ve had success with two female bettas. They’re good when there’s enough space, but some bettas have different personalities, so it really can depend
Always super high quality videos from this channel
Good video, deffinately agree with overfeeding betas, always looking at you like you havent had them even though you fed them 2 minutes ago 😂
Thank u very helpful
I have a rather heavily planted tank with lots of 'hammocks' available to my new Betta. I thought he was ill when I seen him basically 'sitting' on a lot of plants. Thank god I now know he was just chilling. He's in with Neon, Cardinal and Rummynose tetras who dont bother him. My guess is, if I got the almond leaves, it wouldn't bother them either (since they're basically from the Amazon basin and probably naturally have lots of leaves in their rivers as a result).
Please make a video on growth of your altum angels. Its been 1 year now i guess. Thanks
Good tips mate except the celestial pearl recommendation. They like 22° and high light so not suitable at all really. Much better to go with cardinals or rumy nose.
some of your bettas had like a lots of white rings into their faces for instance at 4:13 would u tell me what those are? my betta has the same thing and im was never able to tell if it was harmless or not
Wayyy Cool setup bud!!! I used to breed bettas around 2008 and i got my sister into it! I had to move so put everything in storage.I'm getting back into it now.I bought a black orchid male and a double fin bluegreen female! I would like it if the stores had more variety on colors,Ive been wanting a yellow ever since ive gotten into it but the stores never have yellow bettas Grrr! :) Keep up the good work!!!
Do you have any of the giant bettas?
You betta work 💃🏼
Thank You😍👍I'm doing almost all things well,But def. Guilty of Overfeeding❣Betta's going on a Diet now😁
I have the same problem over feeding i lost 2 fish already because of over feeding😣
You have very beautiful and healthy looking bettas i would love to purchase one
Nice bettas!
My music teacher has betta, in the smallest tank ever with 1 plant. Poor boy :(
Very interesting sharing about this fish. Thank you and have a nice day 👍🌺
mine in with guppies n tetras,hate seeing betas in those tiny cups in the stores :(
I need some information about betta fish fry, my betta fish male passed away five months ago, he had a nest full of babies and when he got sick and died the babies died too, when I was cleaning the tank I saw two alive two babies and I was surprised about that because both still had the head divided and by my understanding they don't have any chance to survive without the dad, so I putted both into a smaller fish tank having a 0% of expectations that they could survive. Well life is full of surprises and one of the fry survive, he's now almost five months old and he's incredibly tiny but healthy and very smart. I wish to know if my baby could grow a little more or he's going to stay forever like an adult midget betta fish. Because of his neon blue color it is more easier for me to see him without using the magnifying glass, but I believe that maybe he never going to looks like and adult betta. I know by fact that he's a male because I found a tiny bubbles nest. I hope that someone help me to understand why he's so tiny.
I have had 2 bettas and one died from over feeding i guess i didnt know that until now
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Does betta will be influence by the vibration of the filter pump?
Can I keep neon tetras with a Betta in tanks/big bowls with no filter?
Is a kitchen a good or bad place to set up a Betta tank?
DAMN!!!! Go KFS, pumping out the betta vids 🥰😍
The heater I ordered online is busted lmao. Won't even turn on when I set it at 28⁰C when the water is literally cold smh
Thanks for always sharing your content bro. Great tips, great delivery and onpoint as always 👍
First lol! I love bettas! Keep it up!
Keeping fish simple do you need to use aquarium salt on bettas when they have film on their body and film in the water question mark because sadly am I about to pass the way yesterday all I did yesterday was change his water as I usually do and I made sure the water was warm Pine Place in Hammond to the sink and I want to rinse out the tank and I looked in the sink and he was on his side gasping for air and he would not react with me he would not reactivate
my betta attacks our nerite snails sometimes. I'm struggling with my tank for a while. I'm new to this hobby and it wasn't by choice.
Amazing video, straight to the point and practical advice! Great work.
Umm we bought fish and a beta in the past we used sink water for there tank and they all died but my dad found out that the pet shop sells fish water and now I have a beta named mermaid and its living happily my sister almost killed her by lie-ing she over fed her but my dad was supposed to feed her and said she died and polluted the water
dont know if i have those leaves in my place so i could add a stick of wood tk relase tannins in water ?
Color is influenced by food. Mine is growing up red and I fed mine tobacco.
Tobacco is craaazy. I feed mine with metal pellets
I never feed my bettas and they are thriving
I think they eat baby snails. They live in 40 gallon heavily planted tanks. I use no filters whatsoever and the water perimeters are perfect.
yoo I thought this would be a april fools vid
Sir, is it okay if we will put many bettas in one aquarium for a long time?
Subscriber from the Philippines. ❤️
Not males. Only female betta can be kept together without fighting, and even then they still have their own personality; they can kill one another. Some fish hate other fish and want to be alone.
I'm looking to start a tank but I want to know as much as I can about setting up the right environment. You mentioned that betas come from "dark water" or water with high level of tannins. What does this mean for light values? In other words, what is the best amount of light? Low, high, and yes/no on a timer? Ideally, I want an 8 gallon tank to be established with some community fish before I add in a beta.
I found it hard to feed Bettas in mixed groups. They're supposed to eat just a little, but the other fish needed a lot more food otherwise they'd pick on each other. So then he would end up eating way more than he needed. Every time he had bloat, I'd put him into a hospital tank and would treat him and fast him. But the same thing kept on repeating and in the end he failed to recover from one of them. My question to all of you is, how do you usually feed your Betta mixed tanks? I kind of want to go for one again but am afraid I'd kill off another Betta.
I don't know... Like people say it's only okay if a ten gallon tank to have two females but if there is more how to make sure they all get fed
@@HELENGodLoves Exactly. How to make sure they all get fed the amount they need, since different fish need different amounts and even types of food. But they all go for each other's food, lol.
If I have 1 or 2 bettas in a community tank, I catch them every other day...put them in their own floating plastic container, feed them their food then the other fish in the tank, leave them in there probly 15 or so mins, then release. Absolute pain in the ass but at least it ensures they're not over or underfed
I’m thinking about getting a betta as my first fish but I’m not sure about monthly cost. Any ideas? And would I need anything other than a tank, filter, heater, substrate/gravel, decor, dechlorinator, and food? I read that a siphon is good to have. Would that be worth it? Thank you! I have no idea what I’m getting myself into lol 😂
do bettas enjoy caves?
Question: can I keep my male Betta in my 34 gallon? It houses cherry shrimp, corycats, tetras and one honey guarami
I would not! Honey gourami are also anababtoids, the betta might fight them! Also some bettas eat cherry shrimp.
@@christinecho779 good to know! Thank you.
Do you need to keep them in an aquarium that has a filter?
What’s the highest temp a betta could handle? It gets cool here during winter but really hot in the summer, so probably around 30~ degrees C indoors without AC.
Ps. I don’t have a betta yet, so I am trying to learn more before getting one
i put 20 guppy 10 betta female and 1 betta male which almost reach 4.5inch in a 20 gallon aquarium
Over the last 3 years I've been in contact with breeders from Asia like Thailand and Singapore. I have learned that they can be on anything but it will required more care the smaller the tank is. I have one on Fluval 5 gals, one on 2.5 gals and one in a big base. I have found that my female on the base is happier and healthier than 2.5 gals with a lot of natural elements and definitely the Fluval 5 gals sucks, bad water movement and filtration.
expert advice from an expert
I never had jumping issue with Bettas..never had lid
I think everything under 20 Gallon is animal cruelty. Please don't keep a betta in those tiny or small tanks. And please keep them in Tank which is according to his needs, his natural behavour and the conditions.
1:20 i have same Betta but a little bit pattern difference. His lower fin are shrinking backwards and it's not straight and downward anymore. It's not fin rot
Can anyone tell me what should I do??
My betta killed 4 shrimps yesterday. So I don't know about the not aggressive part towards other species lol.
Betta's will domestically abuse thier spouse* note to self.
Lovely vid!
I’ve been keeping bettas for over 30 years. One of my biggest tips is NEVER feed too many dry pellets to a betta. Three or four tiny dry pellets is ENOUGH for one feeding. Betta fish fall victim to severe bloat/constipation if fed too many dry pellets. This is often lethal. It’s difficult to cure a severely bloated betta that has bulging abdomen and is listless and unable to swim. Live or fresh foods are better, even frozen/thawed foods, but again do not over feed. Bettas have very tiny stomachs. They may look hungry and constantly beg for food, but resist the urge to give them too much dry pellets. Dry pellets provide good nutrition, but limit to only 3-4 tiny pellets per meal.
I give my betta 1-2 dry pellets or I give him some live daphnia, I also have dried bug bites to give him too, he seems to enjoy the daphnia most followed by the bug bites. I’m relatively new to betta keeping but I think I’m doing alright, he’s got a 10 gallon tank, with medium to low flow
@1:22 female? I just started getting into bettas because of a girl i like, but then i became obsessed, where making a soriety but ive found all best stores for them never have them labeled and the employees tend to be uneducated on them, im not saying im an expert or anything some still got ne scratching my head lol, mostly like king/crown tails (we dont have any yet) and alot of cois throw me off and make me double guess, shes nervous about cois though she says theyre aggressive but she thinks she mighta also just heard that somewhere and ran with it 😂
Soon I'll start getting female bettas again with my experience is that they would be bitches to eachother at the beginning then they would chill out. I kept them in a 40 gallon with a lot of plants. Guppys, yoyo loaches and cory catfish also lived with them and they had no problem with any of them. Unfortunately I got a betta from petsmart and it gave all the bettas horrible fungus rot. No one survived....
im about to buy a betta fish for my 10 gallon bowl i have 2 plecos and 2 corydoras and 2 goldfish in the bowl ,is it ok to buy betta? and let me say right away, my goldfish are not aggressive
a few pellets is pretty vague for some one who has never hd a betta. what do you mean a few? 3, 5 ? if I do this two times a day 5 or 6 pellets seems like quite a bit more than 2 or three. so a few pellets is no help
I want to keep some Neocaridina shrimp with my betta but I don't want to stress him out. He's been completely docile and fine with the mystery snail I have with him though...
I added 7 red cherry shrimp to mine and both completely ignore each other haha
How much do you need to feed
i getting one 😊
Maybe my beta past from being over fed but it’s in a community tank with smaller fish and I don’t know how to feed them all without over feeding my greedy betta