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Ideal_Rock
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Date: 2/15/2009 7:52:05 PM
Author: FrekeChild
I had 5 male bettas at one point (I was 18 and lived with my parents--not much room) three were in a 20 gallon tank that had a filter and a heater in it. They were separated by clear sheets of plastic that were perforated all over. Because of the danger of their long fins, they were also separated from the filter, so as to not get tired out. The other two were in 2 10 gallon tanks that didn''t have filters, and I changed out the water about once every week and a half. I liked to give them a lot of room to swim around unlike those cups they have them in at the pet stores. For the filtered tank I rarely changed that water-probably did a little refresher about once every few weeks or so, because the filter was really too big for the tank, and they aren''t exactly dirty. Having said all of that, they can live in really bad conditions. In the wild they live in puddles, so they can tolerate a bunch of bad stuff.
Do you have a betta? I love them. I keep thinking about getting another one, but we have too many animals as it is. (I''d have a zoo if I could though!)
And I love my dwarfies!!! They are adorable and when they come out and want to play it''s the highlight of my day!
I think Bettas are beautiful, and it saddens me that I always see them in little plastic cups at pet stores. They look so confined and lonely. I only had one betta, and he survived for a few months. Then I became more knowledgeable about caring for fishes, and I eventually bought larger tanks. Right now, I have two oscars and a firemouth in a 90 GL tank.
I also have a zoo. I have two yellow labs and two turtles in a 55 GL tank, along with the fishes. All these mouths to feed!
But they are sooo worth it, aren''t they?