Comments on: Do Betta Fish Need A Filter?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 01:08:48 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. I'm not sure to be honest. I assume that tank was a lot larger in size, had lots of hiding places and likely had other species in there as well so the two bettas weren't always in visual contact with each other.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 07:06:45 +0000

In reply to Bryan. Thank you!! I'm now taking care of 2 2.5 gallon tanks because I don't have the heart to get rid of one of them. How did they get along when they were in the pet store? They were all housed in one tank!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:53:48 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Yikes, I have heard of situations (rare) where two bettas do get along but I don't recommend it for your exact outcome. For a complete water change it will depend on the condition of your individual tank. If you keep up on your partial water changes and other maintenance you may only need to do one every 1-2 months. Some people also go longer unless algae or other problems arise.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 01:46:57 +0000

In reply to Kaile. Yes, do not use a filter in a 1-gallon tank.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:26:12 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Just wanted to update that one of the bettas attacked the other one. I got duped by the pet store.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 18:04:06 +0000

How often should you cycle and do a complete water change for a 2.5gallon filtered (sponge) tank? Btw, it houses 2 male bettas that were from a community tank in the pet store. They don’t seem to fight…? Pet store employee said they were community bettas. After reading your site, not sure now if that’s true.

By: Kaile

Kaile — Sun, 23 Jun 2019 04:45:41 +0000

I am temporarily housing a betta in a 1 gallon for a few paychecks. It was an emergency tank purchase and was the biggest available within my post-bills-paid price range. It’s a minibow with an included filter, so should I remove the filter and just do more water changes? Again, this is a temporary situation and I will be upgrading to a larger tank. I am very fortunate and my room temperature actually stays ideal for bettas. Without heaters all of my tanks are at 78-80 degrees at all times. Winter I will be investing in a few more heaters to go around.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:18:14 +0000

In reply to Laurene.

That is a big upgrade in size from what he is used to. You may need to heavily add plants and decoration in order to allow the betta to feel safer without so much open water. I personally own a Fluval Spec V – 5-gallon and feel it’s perfect. You could also look into a tank divider and have 2-bettas one on each side so they would each have 4.5-gallons of space. As for the filter, you’ll want to purchase a pre-filter sponge to cover the water spigot going into the tank to baffle the flow and slow it down.

By: Laurene

Laurene — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 18:00:04 +0000

I have had my betta for 3 months now. Started with a tiny tank then upgraded him to the TopFin BettaFlo tank but found it difficult to see him and clean due to its cylindrical shape. So upgrade again to a 9gal fluval flex. He is NOT happy in there. I unplugged the filter to stop the current but he is still hiding and stressed. Anything i can do to mod this tank to make him more content or downgrade back to something that is made for bettas (they all seem so small)

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 21:55:58 +0000

Hello,
I bought ‘Moonlight’ last july as a baby. I placed her in a Marineland 3 gallons aquarium with pump and heater to keep her at the temp she needs. I have been using 2 java ferns in the corner of the flow coming from the pump and I have used three small marino balls and one big one. Every week I would test her PH, Amonia, Nitrite,Nitrate…all was well I would do a 25% water change. Feeding wise she grew up on shrimps and blood worm with one day fasting and one day with 1/4 boiled pea which I would typically do on Saturday then Sunday would test, and clean water. I also made sure to clean her filter by placing it in her tank water I had taken aside of (the portion I was going to replace). She has Led lights and I have her on a 8am wake up, 7Pm moonlight setting after dinner and 11pm night time.
All was well she grew to be blue (was a light pink baby) with some soft green and pink. She has been very active recognizes me and plays. But a week and half ago suddenly her ammonia was really bad. I removed plants I cleaned there didn’t seem to be much debris in there so I was confused on how this could have happened.
It took awe two trials to figure out courant seems lower than usual and so suddenly I looked on the side where the pump is which I admit I never looked at. every thing I learned I learned from your forum (thank you!) but I guess I missed the check the pump and clean as necessary. Needless to say the pump was filled with crap and the bottom too so I had to empty it which meant emptying her water again.
I bought a new rio 50 pump after reading info on people who have the same aquarium. I also bought some product to give to try to reduce the ammonia and some bacteries to help start the tank faster. I fed her vey little and removed plants a few days after installing the new pump I tried my new plants same as usual. 48 hours later, today, I just tested and I already new something was bad again because the marino balls becomes yellowish if too much ammonia.
I’m at a complete lost!! Can you please help me?