I friend of mine successfully bred Bettas in his home and he said he might be willing to give me 1 male later on. I decided to set up an aquarium for it. I got the following:
- 6.5 gallon tank
- Bottom is fertilizer + gravel
- Aquatic plants – I don’t know what species though
- Side mounted filter
- Water heater (set at 29 Celsius)
I started it all and added those commercial bacteria to start the first part of the nitrogen cycle in an empty tank…. but I wanted to know, is this set up alright for a Betta? Or am i missing something? Also, how long must I keep the tank empty before adding the Betta?
Thanks!
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It seems that you have everything, just don’t forget a variety of food. Since your adding the bacteria already, it’s best to add your betta now. Without any fish producing waste, the bacteria won’t grow since it has no food.
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i would leave it a week or 2 to get the bacteria used to the tank then add the fish and its seems ok just wash the gravel before you add it.
Sounds like a lovely set-up! Your betta will be very happy in this spacious tank
Like Booo said, it is important to have the cycle finish before plopping in the fish – 2 weeks from set-up should be fine for a small tank. Also, most stores keep their bettas in cups (which drives me bananas), so make sure that you get the betta used to the warmer water slowly
Good luck with your new pet!
you have a great set up for ur betta already!!! but bacteria need amonia to stay alive and grow and start ur cycle so even tho u put bateria in it it has nothing to live of and eat so it might just go away! u have a big enough tank for one so just put him in when u get him and the cycle will start on its on own,its only when u have to many fish and to small a bowl when amonia grows to quickly before bacteria can process it, put bout a tea spoon per week of ur bacteria in when u put him in, do this for a month and then only every big water change after that the tank will have its own cycle, bettas dont always have to have filters, they breath oxegen diffrantly than other fish, as long as u have a big tank and foos and all the norm fish stuff the rest will take care of it self, do some genral reading on them and u will be well prepaired.
Your set-up sounds very good and I would not worry much at all.
BTW, have you been to a fish farm before? I have often visited them and the conditions that Bettas (as well as many other "fragile" fishes) are raised in may make you faint.
Frankly, Bettas are not fragile at all. They are much more hardy compared to guppies and other popular species. And fish farms often keep them in little glass jars with no aeration or gravel or plants. The water would be filled so much bacteria and algae you’d think there is no life in them.
But that is their natural habitat.
The tank may be a little too big for a lone Betta so unless you intend to add other fishes, it might be a bit too lavish.
Bettas are naturally found in highly contaminated water with little or no oxygen. That is fine because Bettas have a different breathing evolution compared to goldfish or guppies. They breathe air! And it is really possible to drown them if you restrict their access to surface air. So aeration to pump dissolved oxygen into the water is really not necessary. Nice to have but not necessary.
Temperature is important though and if it is too cold, they lose their appetite and colour. Warm water at 30 degrees is fine and good (it gets much hotter here, trust me).
I love Bettas and I know you would love them too!