Things You'll Need:
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Step 1
Buy all equipment but not the fish yet. Set everything up and let it run for a few days.
Get a very weak filter, bettas hate heavy currents, they hate any current, put the filter in the far back of the tank, maybe at the bottom, try to put a rock in front of the output to stop the current. -
Step 2
Make sure the heater is about 80F, they like high temperatures.
The pH isn't as important with bettas as it is with discus for example, a standard, non-fluctuating pH and temperature will keep him alive. -
Step 3
Make sure everything is correct and you can go get your betta now! There are several different tail variations, colors and species, but i would stick with the average blue/red/purple betta for beginners, don't get the crown-tail Betta until you can get your first betta to live a year or two.
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Step 4
Don't feed him on the first day and keep the lights off.
Good luck!!
Comments
missnyxie said
on 10/12/2009 It's commonly thought that bettas are best housed in extremely small vessels; this is a misconception derived from the limited display space available in pet shops and the fact that males cannot be housed together. In fact, bettas need as much living volume as other tropical fish of comparable size, meaning that a tank of 1.5-2 gallons in capacity is the practical lower limit for an individual fish.
scooter181 said
on 5/16/2009 bettas don't need 3.5 gallons of water