Okay maybe not so awesome... Back story is Tyler won 2 goldfish at the fair two weeks ago and they finally died last night. Out of guilt I took him to the store and bought him a mini betta tank.

Does anyone have experience NOT killing these? I'd like it to last for at least a month or two (before I have to buy another one)

This is the tank kit..


I bought two plastic plants, a tiki and some black rocks and the water treatment stuff. How long should I run the tank before putting sushi in?

 

I had one for a few years. Just gotta feed it.

 

Betas are pretty easy. I just changed the water and fed it blood worms

I have a set up in my back patio. I filled a tank with water and put 5 gold fishes in there. Had a leftover oyster from a bbq and threw it in there too I havent fed them in a month 2 are still alive :uhhok:

 

Beta's a pretty easy to take care of. As Will says, you just have to do 30-50% water changes every other week or so (on a system that size) and feed them. Only put enough food in so that the fish can eat it all in five minutes or less. Betas really only need to be fed once per day. One caviat with betas though... You can only have one of them. If you put two or more male betas in the tank together, they WILL kill each other. You can sometimes put two or more females in the tank together and they will get along, but it's a risk.

As for how long to cycle the tank before you put the fish in... If it's only for a beta, you only need to wait until the water reaches room temperature.

 

Thanks guys!! So I set it all up and (dont laugh too hard) but I bought the dechlorinated water in the bottle for the first run. LOL.. Tyler and I set it up today and he's REALLY enjoying it. This fish is named Sushi II (since Sushi I left to go "see his parents") hahaha.

 

Nothing to laugh about there at all. You are better using water like that than tap water. I always used reverse osmosis or purified water in mine. Chlorine will kill fish, so if your tap water is chlorinated, using what you did was a good choice. Its also easier IMHO to use bottled water when you do water changes. You keep the gallon jug in the same room and the water is at room temp and ready to dump in causing no shock to the fish.
Glad to here he is enjoying it! Fish can be a lot of fun.

 

Hondaman, you know fish tanks?

 

Spent some time browsing an aquarium store the other week just watching all the fish. Would sit there for hours and watch if I could. I would love a crazy set up.. but all the preparations and cost is a big put off for me.



(Not to mention I killed my old office beta. Fin rot. Nasty death it seemed. I do better with animals that I can interact with. )

 

Let me know when you're ready to upgrade.

I have what han would consider a "crazy setup".

As far as water goes...leave your tap water in a container out over night and boom: chlorine free. Copper and other heavy metals are another thing, though. I use RO/DI water for my reef.

 

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