Usually bettas do not need to wait past new tank syndrome. They naturally live in paddies that are full of stagnant water and decaying vegetation. They "breathe" to get their oxygen
@balloonladies Those paddies are usually MASSIVE. Only puddles during short times. Do your research, please. Fishless cycle that new tank BEFORE you buy fish!
@ThePikachuProject911 :D Im 9, I begged my Grandma for a fish I'd had him for over 2 months now, He luvs to watch TV and sometime when I'm bored we play restarunt... But I everytime I offer him a menu he sims away >_> Besides doing that.. He's nice. At night when I turn the light off but I keep the tank light on, He flares so I get out the bed put my face to than tank and put my hands by my ears like gills than I flip them forwars and yell: WHAT !?
@Tinwelende when you get a new tank with new gravel and plants and filter and sutch there is ammonia created in the tank by fish waste and uneaten fish food and just on its own without the fish... so for the first month or so the tank has to built the good bacteria that will help eat and kill the ammonia. since even the smallest amount of ammonia can be very dangerous and harmful to fish.
Betas are the easiest fish in the world to take care of. What i mean by that is there the least demanding, they can live in just tap water with very little to no water treatment and they can be happy in just about any size Aquarium. From a small little bowl to a huge Aquarium, has long has there feed each day and there water is cleaned once a week, there happy. No you dont need a water heater or filters, my beta lives very happly in room temperture water.
You don't need it, but they will absolutely live a longer, happier life if you do have a heater and a very gentle filter that doesn't stir the water around too much, since bettas don't like flowing water. But a heater and fresh, filtrated water is better than no heater and still, unfiltrated water. And one should strive for as good animal welfare as one possibly can,
Ooooh, got it. :P I'm not American, so I thought you were asking some kind of question about what water conditions bettas like the best or something. Haha, sorry. :P
@Tinwelende lol dude I just bot a 5 galllon tank and some stuff for mine. gonna try breeding an sharing the little fry. :) I got mine jumping a bit too. :D
We've only had him for a week. I thought pump/fliter was not needed for bettas but I have a gallon tank and cleaned it yesterday w/conditioned water. The bettas is from Petsmart. I think Petsmart buys the bettas that are not breeded well. I used to work at a main stream pet store (pet supplies plus) and the animals that came in were not healthy or well cared for.
Ya, I live in Sweden, but I went to L.A. both last summer and the summer before, and I visited both PetSmart and PetCo. The conditions in which the bettas there live are horrible and the first time I saw it, it actually brought tears to my eyes and I had to leave the store... First off, they've got nothing to do in their little jars, second off, I doubt that they get fed every day...
I doubt that the little jars get cleaned when needed, since the bottom of most jars were full of faeces. They are stacked closely together, so that the highly territorial males feel threatened constantly. Plus the fact that customers can pick the jars up as they please, which also adds stress to the fish. These are a few of the things that made me really upset about seeing the bettas in the American pet stores...
So the bettas are not given a very good start in life. As for your betta, I think that you should try not to replace all the water in the tank when you clean it. Bettas can survive in low oxygen levels by breathing by the surface and they easily get exhausted by flowing/running water. Though they need good water conditions. If you replace it all, you will also take out all the good bacteria that takes care of the bettas excrements, which will in turn make the water poisonous for the betta.
So try only to replace one third of the water at the time (never all of it) and do it every three days or something like that. The bigger the tank you have, the easier it will be to maintain good water contitions. Try not to over feed. The food is never allowed to sink to the bottom - it should be eaten within only a couple of seconds. Good luck with your betta! :)
@sushilover606 I totally agree. I bought my betta from Petsmart near me, and the little guy looked diseased when i put him in his own tank. like the entire topside of his body was gray and looked as if it was decaying. He's doing better now though.
he reminds me of my betta mine gets super excited around food time also excited when i come to the tank he dashes all across the tank pushing bubbles (not a nest) but hes so far been traind to go to the feed ring and is in process of learning to jump its so great
@Tinwelende betta pellets, I've tired everything even betta-safe fruit. He just wont eat so we are just going to watch him untill he passes. I really love betts but I have bad fish luck (i get the crazy fish) so I might order my next betta online from a breeder. I like the half-moon bettas.
@Tinwelende if he can wait over the weekend, I would buy the different foods but he also is behaving stangely, like he likes to dig his head between the glass stones and sleep upside down. I think he is dead all the time!
He doesn't seem to feel good... Do you have a pump/filter in your tank? How often do you clean the tank and how much water do you replace when you do?
Flaring is an aggressive state of mind, where the betta is trying to look as big as possible to other males. It's actually quite stressful for them, being threatened, having to flare. So when your betta doesn't flare, he's actually much happier. Putting other males in tanks next to a male betta or putting mirrors infront of him is therefore just something that causes negative stress.
Well your tank and its place is nice, but the sad part is..Instead of training it to jump for its food, why not exercise him to flare, its fins would spread and make him more healthy.
Sad part? This way he gets to work for his food, just like in nature. Any kind of activation and stimulation a fish could get is good, as long as it's not giving it negative stress. Flaring is to me an aggressive behavior that results in negative stress for the fish.
gosh i gess i need to learn how to take cear of my fishy it died to day i whant to get the fish with sikes and ill call him spike!!!! D= ur fishy sooooo adoribul my fish was tro D= i miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!
@123codfan i think a 55...is just a bit toooo big for any betta, even a 20 is big i would say, i think they stay best at around 10 gal tanks, but thats just me.
@Tinwelende ok so the guy at my pet store said that u dont need a filter for beta fish. But, my tank is all cloudy water. Also, thats a pretty big tank for a beta. You only need a 1 gallon. Anyways, I also have a plant (real) that they say naturally eat the food that algae need, so I dont have to put that algae killing chemical they gave us. I don't know what it is thats in the water, if u could help that would be greay
They don't need a filter, but the water quality will be better if you do. Just make sure it doesn't make that water too fluent, since the betta like calm or still waters. The cloudy water is most likely algae. Try replacing half of it and save the other half. Do the same procedure again after 2 days. Never switch out all of the water at the same time. There are natural, nice bacteria in there that grows over time and you'll get rid of all of them if you pour everything out.
Having the bacteria helps breaking down ammonia from the bettas poop and rottening plants. If you don't clean properly with certain intervals, if you feed too much or if you don't have enough bacteria, then algae will thrive. Something like that is probably what's happened. Don't put the algae killer in, though, cause it will affect the plant, too. Bettas need more than a gallon, though. They get bored if they are contained in only a gallon and that's not animal welfare.
i just almost kiled my betta fish. i put cold water from the fridge cuz i have a bretta container and wanted to make sure the water was extra fresh. he was buging out and like just stood in the floor not moving. lucky i just got some tap water from the sink and just quickly tossed him in there andhe slowy got back up. that was scary. i bet he's like YOU MOTHER FUCKER IM NOT A PIGWIN!!! lol but yea i know better now.
That website also details the best and worst living conditions/tank sizes for bettas. That way if you can't afford to go the best, you know the next best options. It also says what to NOT do under ANY circumstances.
Word to anyone arguing about tank size and whatnot...if you have only owned bettas for a short time, be willing to take instruction on how to care for them. If you've been doing the "worst" in taking care of them but your betta has managed to live for over 2 years, it's an unusual betta.
I just got my betta today and I read up on all of that on a great website wwwbettatalkcom which is written by a person who has raised and bred 100s of bettas in GOOD conditions.
@Tinwelende oh ok cuz i always feed my betta the pellets and i think he's getting tired of it so i thought why not try tetramin tropical flakes, and so far he likes them.
What could be even better is to give him frozen blood worms or brine shrimp. Just ask your local pet store if they have that. They usually like it, but it might take a few days before they get the hang of the fact that they're sinking and not floating around on the surface as much as the flakes do. But blood worms and brine shrimp are perfect for bettas to add to their diet, since they are animalic. ;)
Thanks. If you're american, I usually expect you to say "It's way too big for a betta". No offense. :P Try giving him special betta pellets and blood worms. Flakes contains a lot of vegetables and bettas are carnivores. Good luck!
Not gold fish, cause the betta will most likely bit the fins of any fish with long fins, but it could work with really nice, calm fish with short fins, that won't attack the betta either. Neons have always worked for me, but I know that some bettas have attacked neons, too.
To Cheryl4967: You are wrong. why do you think i take care of my fish wrong? well i dont. i have had betta fish for 5 years,and i keep them in 1/2 gallon betta kits
like were they r suppose to be living in!!! bettas dont like deep water.
Hey if your fish won't eat then try feeding it betta pellets. They woke for my fish, because they are made of protein and lots of good stuff for a fish. They are somewhat cheaper than the fish flakes, so give it a try! Hope that helps, Vampire5003
i have bought a betta fish 5 days ago, a male and a female, but he isn't eating anything. i always give them same jbL flakes. she loves it but he doesn't eat. can someone tell me if its normal in the beggining or if he is dieing? he even has made those bobbles in the surface and they aren't together. ty
keeping any living creature in 1/2 gallon of water is animal cruelty ... educate yourself on what a betta needs and that is not an unheated, unfiltered 1/2 gallon bowl ... and i highly doubt your fish swim around happily like this betta did in the video and to hear you are getting another one, poor fish to have you as an owner
The ones that are in my latest fish-video. But I don't have the big one left either. I took that one down, too, like a month ago. Now I don't have any fish anymore.
I just got a betta fish about a week ago. I named him Sparta. He also does the jumping trick, but it's usually cause he's trying to eat a scratch in his bowl just above the water. :P
This may seem kinda weird, but I have this same song on my phone and whenever I play it, he seems to dance with the music :D
Hahahaa! He's not trying to scare me away, he's learned how to do this, through practice. If he would've seen me as a threat, I would've been way to big for him to fight, so he would've hid.
In Sweden where I live it's not. Recommended tank size for a betta here is 9 gallons. This is a 5 gallon tank. But compared to what's common to keep them in in the U.S., this is probably a mansion. :P But the more space they have, the more area to explore and the better welfare they'll have. ;)
looks like a happy betta to me aswell. to people who say it's cruel to make a betta work for its food. think again. my betta will actually refuse to eat if I don't wiggle the food around right above the surface. it's called hunting instinct. If i don't let go of the food he'll tear at it like a tiny angry terrier. They're predators and hunting their food doesn't exactly hurt them.
Recommended tank size for a betta is at least 4 gallons. This one is 5. Jumping for food is something that activates him, making him fight a little for his food, just like he would in nature. In nature they take insects from the surface and such, too. So jumping is not anything unnatural. The ancistrus was moved to one of my bigger tanks when he reached 2 inches. My betta lived for four years. Anything else?
@Thedutchfish Considering that 90% of people keep their Bettas in a tiny bowl this small tank is wonderful. It has plenty of room and is planted. A good example to set for current and future Betta owners. Oh and the jumping inst a problem as long as in the end the fish gets fed. There is no flake food in the wild, they would have to make an effort to hunt for insects. This is similar.
Wow he is so beautiful... yeah i try to play with my fish by them following my finger or them nibbiling on my finger to get the food.. XD They are always hungry lol. :D
It's cruel, but bettas look better in a smallish container. One of the reasons people opt for bettas is that they dont need to maintain a large aquarium, also bettas are gorgeous.
But most importantly these are amazingly resilient at small containers while other fishes die, because they have a lungs-like thing named 'labyrinth organ' that allows them to breathe air.
I just wanted to say that I'm very happy to see Betta living in a proper tank! A lot of people don't realise that they need something more than just a tiny bowl or a vase to be happy and healthy.
Feeding your fish thawed Peas without boiling them should be fine, but I prefer to keep it safe by boiling the Peas so that they're guaranteed not to have any impurities. Who knows what they do to Peas - or any food. Probably loaded with chemicals, though removing the shell would rid you of almost all of these chemicals but there is always the exception.
Feed your Pleco some broccoli flower, but for that I would make sure to boil it for a minute or two.
Gold fish food? Those foods are only vegetarian. Bettas are carnivores, so you should switch to betta pellets and also give frozen foods, like blood worms and such in between.
no the fish gold fish not the goldfish food the fish itself... i have 1 7-8 inch oscar and a 3 inch oscar with a betta fish so when they tear apart the gold fish it feeds on the half body of it... is that ok? cuz when i put in the pellets the gold fish eats it
They tear apart a gold fish but not a betta? Wow... Ok... Well, eating gold fish is ok, but I don't think you should feed the oscars live food when there are other alternatives. The gold fish can feel pain and stress, so it's actually really cruel to him. Why not just feed all of them frozen foods like turkey heart, brine shrimp and blood worms and such?
well... it seems that the oscars dont like frozen dead food they want something alive cuz i use to feed it frozen brine shrimp and now im trying to feed it frozen dried brine shrimp but he would rather eat gold fish .... plus i had 2 betta fish and the other one got eaten by the 8 incher oscar :(
It might be cause they're not used to it. All oscars I've seen have eaten frozen foods. But fish meat is at least ok for the betta. Just try to see if you can get the oscars to eat something else anyways, for the sake of the gold fish, but other than that, it should be fine. ;)
its alright. my nelson was like that for a bit. play around with the food. special betta flakes, betta pellets or even bloodwaroms(which are now his personal favorite). but if he won't eat anything give him a couple of days before tryng again. he should be ready by then... do you have maybe a little house in the tank for him to hide in? he may be stressed. this may sound crazy but talk to him. they are the aquatic version of man's best friend they LOVE attention. maybe he'll feel better soon
Boil the Pea, get rid of the shell and then feed it pieces the size of pellets. Betta Fish love Peas and they give them a lot of fibre which cleans their system out.
Oh, and bloodworms once or twice a week only.They're full of fat.
Last night I had a pellet stuck to my finger and my female betta was impatient and jumped to get it. It scared me plus she jumped high, and landed on my dresser. Scared the crap out of me but shes okay. I put her back in and ate.
Bettas are carnivores, so it's better to feed them blood worms and brine shrimp and such things, that you can buy at the pet store. Their intestines are not made for digesting fruit.
A little piece is probably not harmful, but I've never heard of wild bettas having a need to cleanse their system, so I doubt that you really have to give peas to them in captivity. But it won't kill him if you do. ;)
How does he go with the bristlenose? I will be getting one soonish, if he hates the bristlenose i have a spare tank for the bristle (2x bigger) which will become home for some other fish aswell. I have a blue crown betta, he is beautiful.
Watch my two betta fish videos by typing in Castrozombieslayers at search and you can look for my two videos on my betta fish
castrozombieslayers 2 weeks ago
What size is this beautiful tank? Does it have a heater or filtter? What animal is scurrying at the bottom in the video? This is neat, by the way! :D
Fewey12345 2 months ago
It's 5 gallons with a filter and a small heater. The animal on the bottom is a bristlenosed catfish.
Tinwelende 2 months ago
My fish does this too! she is rlly fat lol, i used to have a betta called Fish Head, he was rlly cool :)
reininghorses57 3 months ago
I do that with my betta too, but I attach bloodworms piece of yarn. Whenever he nips my finger, I jerk my hand, and it scares him.
Lightflaredragon 3 months ago
I think I may try this on my betta soon. Maybe even teach him to go through a hoop.
Please check out my Betta's tank
/watch?v=1hNVb7e7RTE
LCBradley3k 4 months ago
I think I may try this on my betta soon. Maybe even teach him to go through a hoop.
Please check out my Betta's tank
/watch?v=1hNVb7e7RTE
LCBradley3k 4 months ago
for fish tanks do you have to replace the live rock?
Ispoil4yuN1 5 months ago
@Ispoil4yuN1 Rock is alive?
subtleserveyor 4 months ago
@subtleserveyor thts what they call the blue rocks on the bottom of the aquarium
Ispoil4yuN1 4 months ago
@Ispoil4yuN1 Oh my bad
subtleserveyor 4 months ago
that is really good
legendkilla316 5 months ago
why dont you go breed him an would be positive get some female attetnion
lolliman21 6 months ago
is it good to make them jump for food? I make mine jump for food everytime and should I stop from time to time? just put it in there once in awhile?
MimitchiTamaTalk 6 months ago
Oh yeah he is a handsome fish
balloonladies 6 months ago
Usually bettas do not need to wait past new tank syndrome. They naturally live in paddies that are full of stagnant water and decaying vegetation. They "breathe" to get their oxygen
balloonladies 6 months ago
@balloonladies Those paddies are usually MASSIVE. Only puddles during short times. Do your research, please. Fishless cycle that new tank BEFORE you buy fish!
bowiechaser 4 months ago
What is it that you are feeding him?
RealJeffonline 8 months ago
Regular flake food.
Tinwelende 8 months ago
@Tinwelende Did you have to train him or just after a while of feeding him he recognizes the food and wants it?
subtleserveyor 4 months ago
Thanks for telling me because I'm thinking on getting one
ThePikachuProject911 8 months ago
@ThePikachuProject911 :D Im 9, I begged my Grandma for a fish I'd had him for over 2 months now, He luvs to watch TV and sometime when I'm bored we play restarunt... But I everytime I offer him a menu he sims away >_> Besides doing that.. He's nice. At night when I turn the light off but I keep the tank light on, He flares so I get out the bed put my face to than tank and put my hands by my ears like gills than I flip them forwars and yell: WHAT !?
You'll never regret buying one. Cherish&Cassi
xxcassixo 7 months ago
Don't tease it
ThePikachuProject911 8 months ago
I'm not teasing it. It's stimulation for him to get to try to catch his food. They do the same thing in nature, so it's natural to him.
Tinwelende 8 months ago 13
@ThePikachuProject911 hahahaahahaha shut up
TheDakinesurfahboi 7 months ago
Did you have to cycle this tank?
DARKrusty5371 9 months ago
I did, but probably wouldn't have had to. But I wanted to keep it as fresh as possible.
Tinwelende 9 months ago
@Tinwelende you would have too... i diddnt and mine died from new tank syndrome.
evrdrandosity 8 months ago
What's new tank syndrome?
Tinwelende 8 months ago
@Tinwelende when you get a new tank with new gravel and plants and filter and sutch there is ammonia created in the tank by fish waste and uneaten fish food and just on its own without the fish... so for the first month or so the tank has to built the good bacteria that will help eat and kill the ammonia. since even the smallest amount of ammonia can be very dangerous and harmful to fish.
evrdrandosity 8 months ago
Ok, ya, I know. And I know the process. I just didn't know the English name for it. Thanks for letting me know. :)
Tinwelende 8 months ago
@DARKrusty5371 you would have too... i diddnt and mine died from new tank syndrome.
evrdrandosity 8 months ago
I got a Betta today! :D
MrGamecrazy101 9 months ago
Betas are the easiest fish in the world to take care of. What i mean by that is there the least demanding, they can live in just tap water with very little to no water treatment and they can be happy in just about any size Aquarium. From a small little bowl to a huge Aquarium, has long has there feed each day and there water is cleaned once a week, there happy. No you dont need a water heater or filters, my beta lives very happly in room temperture water.
bhall181 9 months ago
You don't need it, but they will absolutely live a longer, happier life if you do have a heater and a very gentle filter that doesn't stir the water around too much, since bettas don't like flowing water. But a heater and fresh, filtrated water is better than no heater and still, unfiltrated water. And one should strive for as good animal welfare as one possibly can,
Tinwelende 9 months ago
@bhall181 You don't know how your fish feels. do you think dolphins smile? Do you believe a fish is happy in a small tank? ...
XxXFafnerXxX 9 months ago
arn't bettas epic?
mjndblain 10 months ago
What does that mean?
Tinwelende 10 months ago
@Tinwelende it means betta fish are awesome!!! DUHH
mjndblain 10 months ago
Ooooh, got it. :P I'm not American, so I thought you were asking some kind of question about what water conditions bettas like the best or something. Haha, sorry. :P
Tinwelende 10 months ago
jajaja wants his food looks funny re the little fish XD
TheCamaro359 10 months ago
@TheCamaro359 jajajajajajajaja what is rong with saying hahahahaha? idiot
mjndblain 10 months ago
@mjndblain ¬¬ stupid
TheCamaro359 10 months ago
how big is your tank and do you have a filter haeter or air pump?
yash360arora 10 months ago
It's a 5 gallon tank and I had a filter, but no heater, unfortunately.
Tinwelende 10 months ago
@Tinwelende lol dude I just bot a 5 galllon tank and some stuff for mine. gonna try breeding an sharing the little fry. :) I got mine jumping a bit too. :D
KuvaPefo 10 months ago
(I don't have the tank anymore)
Tinwelende 10 months ago
same thing I named my Betta.....then he died of fin rot
LJPV777 10 months ago
I did that. I freaked lol. I love my betta. He follows my every move and when I come up to the tank he swim up so fast and just look. I love him lol
TashaG16 11 months ago
what kind of pleco is with the betta, i got a gold nugget pleco with mine.
MrSUPERrandomkid123 11 months ago
That's cool. I've had a golden nugget, too. I really like them. In this tank I just had a normal Ancistrus sp., though.
Tinwelende 11 months ago
@Tinwelende nice i also have a normal ancistrus in my main tank.
MrSUPERrandomkid123 11 months ago
We've only had him for a week. I thought pump/fliter was not needed for bettas but I have a gallon tank and cleaned it yesterday w/conditioned water. The bettas is from Petsmart. I think Petsmart buys the bettas that are not breeded well. I used to work at a main stream pet store (pet supplies plus) and the animals that came in were not healthy or well cared for.
sushilover606 11 months ago
Ya, I live in Sweden, but I went to L.A. both last summer and the summer before, and I visited both PetSmart and PetCo. The conditions in which the bettas there live are horrible and the first time I saw it, it actually brought tears to my eyes and I had to leave the store... First off, they've got nothing to do in their little jars, second off, I doubt that they get fed every day...
Tinwelende 11 months ago
I doubt that the little jars get cleaned when needed, since the bottom of most jars were full of faeces. They are stacked closely together, so that the highly territorial males feel threatened constantly. Plus the fact that customers can pick the jars up as they please, which also adds stress to the fish. These are a few of the things that made me really upset about seeing the bettas in the American pet stores...
Tinwelende 11 months ago
So the bettas are not given a very good start in life. As for your betta, I think that you should try not to replace all the water in the tank when you clean it. Bettas can survive in low oxygen levels by breathing by the surface and they easily get exhausted by flowing/running water. Though they need good water conditions. If you replace it all, you will also take out all the good bacteria that takes care of the bettas excrements, which will in turn make the water poisonous for the betta.
Tinwelende 11 months ago
So try only to replace one third of the water at the time (never all of it) and do it every three days or something like that. The bigger the tank you have, the easier it will be to maintain good water contitions. Try not to over feed. The food is never allowed to sink to the bottom - it should be eaten within only a couple of seconds. Good luck with your betta! :)
Tinwelende 11 months ago
@sushilover606 I totally agree. I bought my betta from Petsmart near me, and the little guy looked diseased when i put him in his own tank. like the entire topside of his body was gray and looked as if it was decaying. He's doing better now though.
countryboy249112 10 months ago
my fish is making a bubble nest right now.... but he keeps on falling a sleep in the middle then waking back up
TheHermitcrab101 11 months ago
That's normal. He's resting a little, cause it's straining for him to work that much.
Tinwelende 11 months ago
he reminds me of my betta mine gets super excited around food time also excited when i come to the tank he dashes all across the tank pushing bubbles (not a nest) but hes so far been traind to go to the feed ring and is in process of learning to jump its so great
CrazeyfoxProduction 11 months ago
wow your betta is pretty,where did you get him Also can anyone tell me why my betta does not like his food?
sushilover606 11 months ago
I bought him at a pet store. What food do you feed him?
Tinwelende 11 months ago
@Tinwelende betta pellets, I've tired everything even betta-safe fruit. He just wont eat so we are just going to watch him untill he passes. I really love betts but I have bad fish luck (i get the crazy fish) so I might order my next betta online from a breeder. I like the half-moon bettas.
sushilover606 11 months ago
What about blood worms and other frozen foods?
Tinwelende 11 months ago
@Tinwelende if he can wait over the weekend, I would buy the different foods but he also is behaving stangely, like he likes to dig his head between the glass stones and sleep upside down. I think he is dead all the time!
sushilover606 11 months ago
He doesn't seem to feel good... Do you have a pump/filter in your tank? How often do you clean the tank and how much water do you replace when you do?
Tinwelende 11 months ago
nice aquatic plants..
stevefromPA2 1 year ago
He jumps too lol
TheBlondebabe19 1 year ago
That's my betts fish's name. :). H
TheBlondebabe19 1 year ago
can anyone tell me why my betta won't flare
xyang9374 1 year ago
Flaring is an aggressive state of mind, where the betta is trying to look as big as possible to other males. It's actually quite stressful for them, being threatened, having to flare. So when your betta doesn't flare, he's actually much happier. Putting other males in tanks next to a male betta or putting mirrors infront of him is therefore just something that causes negative stress.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
I got a Betta fish for Christmas
ShiningPocketMonster 1 year ago
That's my bettas name. :)
TheBlondebabe19 1 year ago
Well your tank and its place is nice, but the sad part is..Instead of training it to jump for its food, why not exercise him to flare, its fins would spread and make him more healthy.
arcitrix 1 year ago
Sad part? This way he gets to work for his food, just like in nature. Any kind of activation and stimulation a fish could get is good, as long as it's not giving it negative stress. Flaring is to me an aggressive behavior that results in negative stress for the fish.
Tinwelende 1 year ago 5
Good trick, Is that a little ancistrus swimming around the bottom
breadandjam63 1 year ago
Yes.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
gosh i gess i need to learn how to take cear of my fishy it died to day i whant to get the fish with sikes and ill call him spike!!!! D= ur fishy sooooo adoribul my fish was tro D= i miss it!!!!!!!!!!!!
wiitarded47 1 year ago
my crowntail betta can jump about 1.5 inches high for his food :P
IseenFunnier 1 year ago
When my betta jumps, he actaully get the food.
SWAT9019 1 year ago
i have goldfish in my tank and i want to put my betta with them is that good and btw the tank is 50 gallons
123codfan 1 year ago
No, the betta will most likely bite the gold fish fins off. The opposite is also possible, so don't mix them.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@123codfan i think a 55...is just a bit toooo big for any betta, even a 20 is big i would say, i think they stay best at around 10 gal tanks, but thats just me.
JETSTA916 1 year ago
NIVE BETTA! Love the jumping I have one that does that I never thought abou usin food to intice!
teresasixberry 1 year ago
@Tinwelende ok so the guy at my pet store said that u dont need a filter for beta fish. But, my tank is all cloudy water. Also, thats a pretty big tank for a beta. You only need a 1 gallon. Anyways, I also have a plant (real) that they say naturally eat the food that algae need, so I dont have to put that algae killing chemical they gave us. I don't know what it is thats in the water, if u could help that would be greay
lolsubstance 1 year ago
They don't need a filter, but the water quality will be better if you do. Just make sure it doesn't make that water too fluent, since the betta like calm or still waters. The cloudy water is most likely algae. Try replacing half of it and save the other half. Do the same procedure again after 2 days. Never switch out all of the water at the same time. There are natural, nice bacteria in there that grows over time and you'll get rid of all of them if you pour everything out.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
Having the bacteria helps breaking down ammonia from the bettas poop and rottening plants. If you don't clean properly with certain intervals, if you feed too much or if you don't have enough bacteria, then algae will thrive. Something like that is probably what's happened. Don't put the algae killer in, though, cause it will affect the plant, too. Bettas need more than a gallon, though. They get bored if they are contained in only a gallon and that's not animal welfare.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
A bigger tank is also way easier to maintain and the risk for cloudy water like this is much smaller.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
cool betta, mine will eat goldfish flakes too, and even cucumbers.
jhead529 1 year ago
i just almost kiled my betta fish. i put cold water from the fridge cuz i have a bretta container and wanted to make sure the water was extra fresh. he was buging out and like just stood in the floor not moving. lucky i just got some tap water from the sink and just quickly tossed him in there andhe slowy got back up. that was scary. i bet he's like YOU MOTHER FUCKER IM NOT A PIGWIN!!! lol but yea i know better now.
bklyn390 1 year ago
That website also details the best and worst living conditions/tank sizes for bettas. That way if you can't afford to go the best, you know the next best options. It also says what to NOT do under ANY circumstances.
Rapunzzel07 1 year ago
What a lovely betta. :)
Word to anyone arguing about tank size and whatnot...if you have only owned bettas for a short time, be willing to take instruction on how to care for them. If you've been doing the "worst" in taking care of them but your betta has managed to live for over 2 years, it's an unusual betta.
I just got my betta today and I read up on all of that on a great website wwwbettatalkcom which is written by a person who has raised and bred 100s of bettas in GOOD conditions.
Rapunzzel07 1 year ago
my betta (poseidon) always does that when i try to feed him and btw is that a tropical fish flakes u're feeding him?
kevin3180 1 year ago
Yes, just normal flake food, but bettas are carnivores, so they should eat mainly animalic foods.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Tinwelende oh ok cuz i always feed my betta the pellets and i think he's getting tired of it so i thought why not try tetramin tropical flakes, and so far he likes them.
kevin3180 1 year ago
What could be even better is to give him frozen blood worms or brine shrimp. Just ask your local pet store if they have that. They usually like it, but it might take a few days before they get the hang of the fact that they're sinking and not floating around on the surface as much as the flakes do. But blood worms and brine shrimp are perfect for bettas to add to their diet, since they are animalic. ;)
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Tinwelende pls help!my betta dosent eat s flake food?why?BTW,you tank is wayyyy too beautiful!you expect me to say wayy tooo small or sth right?
9912699125 1 year ago
Thanks. If you're american, I usually expect you to say "It's way too big for a betta". No offense. :P Try giving him special betta pellets and blood worms. Flakes contains a lot of vegetables and bettas are carnivores. Good luck!
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Tinwelende oh...tkx btw,what do they eat in the wild in rice paddy?
9912699125 1 year ago
Insects.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Tinwelende oh.....i thought shrimps or sth
9912699125 1 year ago
@kevin3180 mine loves tropical
11501490 1 year ago
I have sharks in my tank... I wonder if I can get them to do this jk
MiaTakahashi 1 year ago
can u put any outher fish besides bettas in with them such as a gold fish
Mr627102 1 year ago
Not gold fish, cause the betta will most likely bit the fins of any fish with long fins, but it could work with really nice, calm fish with short fins, that won't attack the betta either. Neons have always worked for me, but I know that some bettas have attacked neons, too.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
that is a beautiful betta. its like rainbow. i am gonna get a blue one soon
ZZgS 1 year ago
i feed them every other day- change their tanks once every two weeks.
what that isnt good enough for you???
mind your own business cheryl
they r my fish NOT yours!
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
my betta fish are perfectly happy in what they r livin in!
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
To Cheryl4967: You are wrong. why do you think i take care of my fish wrong? well i dont. i have had betta fish for 5 years,and i keep them in 1/2 gallon betta kits
like were they r suppose to be living in!!! bettas dont like deep water.
so keep your comments to yourself.
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
Hey if your fish won't eat then try feeding it betta pellets. They woke for my fish, because they are made of protein and lots of good stuff for a fish. They are somewhat cheaper than the fish flakes, so give it a try! Hope that helps, Vampire5003
vampire5003 1 year ago
thats so cool XD
SkylerXPro 1 year ago
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i have a red betta male. I have bought it 4 days ago. and he hasn't eat anything since i bought it. is it normal at the beguining? thank you
absmiguel 1 year ago
i have bought a betta fish 5 days ago, a male and a female, but he isn't eating anything. i always give them same jbL flakes. she loves it but he doesn't eat. can someone tell me if its normal in the beggining or if he is dieing? he even has made those bobbles in the surface and they aren't together. ty
absmiguel 1 year ago
oohhh.
you know what you can do is if you dont want to keep a betta in that giant fish tank you can put it in a half gallon betta tank
thats what i do with my bettas, they live really happy in there. :)
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
@LilBrunetta244
keeping any living creature in 1/2 gallon of water is animal cruelty ... educate yourself on what a betta needs and that is not an unheated, unfiltered 1/2 gallon bowl ... and i highly doubt your fish swim around happily like this betta did in the video and to hear you are getting another one, poor fish to have you as an owner
cheryl4967 1 year ago
oh thats cool, what type of fish do you have in it now ??
im getting another betta soon, so now i'll have 2 of them. i cant wait.
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
The ones that are in my latest fish-video. But I don't have the big one left either. I took that one down, too, like a month ago. Now I don't have any fish anymore.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
I just got a betta fish about a week ago. I named him Sparta. He also does the jumping trick, but it's usually cause he's trying to eat a scratch in his bowl just above the water. :P
This may seem kinda weird, but I have this same song on my phone and whenever I play it, he seems to dance with the music :D
MissWho100 1 year ago
ohh thats a great age for a betta to live. mine is 4 years old already and hes still really healthy and doing great!
sorry about your lose of your betta fish :(
did you get a new one?
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
No, I didn't. I decided my betta period was over, and settled with only keeping my big tank.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
i like this video :) good job. is he still alive ?
LilBrunetta244 1 year ago
No, he died like a year ago, at 5 years of age.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
Hahahaa! He's not trying to scare me away, he's learned how to do this, through practice. If he would've seen me as a threat, I would've been way to big for him to fight, so he would've hid.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
good video
flourdough 1 year ago
Love song and video 10/10 ;) What the song ? Thanks
superbrippoduiper 1 year ago
"Headlock" - Imogen Heap
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Tinwelende Thanks
superbrippoduiper 1 year ago
What do you feed your betta?
soydedios777 1 year ago
Betta pellets, flake food (minimal amount, since they're carnivores) and blood worms, mainly.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
my fish will do that 2 its cool
WIGGER59 1 year ago
Lol nice song 2 go along with da "betta" good job
BeboelKapo2010 1 year ago
what a lovely fish!
lonlikesoup 1 year ago
That's a huge tank for a betta :D
PopcornMUCH 1 year ago
In Sweden where I live it's not. Recommended tank size for a betta here is 9 gallons. This is a 5 gallon tank. But compared to what's common to keep them in in the U.S., this is probably a mansion. :P But the more space they have, the more area to explore and the better welfare they'll have. ;)
Tinwelende 1 year ago 2
Ok, point taken.
One of my Betta woman is jumping for food nowadays so my mouth is shut.
Thedutchfish 1 year ago
looks like a happy betta to me aswell. to people who say it's cruel to make a betta work for its food. think again. my betta will actually refuse to eat if I don't wiggle the food around right above the surface. it's called hunting instinct. If i don't let go of the food he'll tear at it like a tiny angry terrier. They're predators and hunting their food doesn't exactly hurt them.
kadajchan87 1 year ago
I taught my betta to do that too!!! ahah i should make my next vid of that!
mypetfishy 1 year ago
Hmmm taking good care of???
Tank too small, make him jump for food?
Next to that you also own an ancistrus? The fish at the bottom? If so he will grow too big for your tank.
Thedutchfish 1 year ago
Recommended tank size for a betta is at least 4 gallons. This one is 5. Jumping for food is something that activates him, making him fight a little for his food, just like he would in nature. In nature they take insects from the surface and such, too. So jumping is not anything unnatural. The ancistrus was moved to one of my bigger tanks when he reached 2 inches. My betta lived for four years. Anything else?
Tinwelende 1 year ago
@Thedutchfish Considering that 90% of people keep their Bettas in a tiny bowl this small tank is wonderful. It has plenty of room and is planted. A good example to set for current and future Betta owners. Oh and the jumping inst a problem as long as in the end the fish gets fed. There is no flake food in the wild, they would have to make an effort to hunt for insects. This is similar.
CreativePetKeeping 1 year ago
That is sure a fun way to feed your betta food! I like it thanks for sharing :)
jguinn1 1 year ago
Wow he is so beautiful... yeah i try to play with my fish by them following my finger or them nibbiling on my finger to get the food.. XD They are always hungry lol. :D
XxBubbleBearXx 1 year ago
Thats mean you trick him to get the food?Pendejos.....
I don't even do that to my fish
MsBettaFish 1 year ago
Trick him? I always let him get it.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
It's cruel, but bettas look better in a smallish container. One of the reasons people opt for bettas is that they dont need to maintain a large aquarium, also bettas are gorgeous.
But most importantly these are amazingly resilient at small containers while other fishes die, because they have a lungs-like thing named 'labyrinth organ' that allows them to breathe air.
shuayebahmed 1 year ago
cool!
what's that thing at the bottom of the tank crawling aroud?
nikolapompikola 1 year ago
Bristlenose catfish
Tinwelende 1 year ago
glad to see a person with a proper tank
nexzabuza 1 year ago
my brother loves this song
coolness i getting one
do they like this as like a game
is there any other way to interact with them
83happyme 1 year ago
I just wanted to say that I'm very happy to see Betta living in a proper tank! A lot of people don't realise that they need something more than just a tiny bowl or a vase to be happy and healthy.
katushka37 1 year ago
@katushka37 Very true! People keep saying they like small spaces...THEY DON'T!!! Give them a decent tank and the'll be happy! Bettas need love too :D
fegde 1 year ago
To einzigal:
Feeding your fish thawed Peas without boiling them should be fine, but I prefer to keep it safe by boiling the Peas so that they're guaranteed not to have any impurities. Who knows what they do to Peas - or any food. Probably loaded with chemicals, though removing the shell would rid you of almost all of these chemicals but there is always the exception.
Feed your Pleco some broccoli flower, but for that I would make sure to boil it for a minute or two.
PinkFloyd1212 1 year ago
does your fish have fungus????
Cheetah6558 1 year ago
No, why?
Tinwelende 1 year ago
my fish just looks at the food and dosent eat it what should i do?
ipodtouchfan100 2 years ago
Did you just buy him? Bettas can be a little slow the very first days. What do you feed him?
Tinwelende 2 years ago
i feed my fish gold fish is that a good idea?
Theonewith1nose 1 year ago
Gold fish food? Those foods are only vegetarian. Bettas are carnivores, so you should switch to betta pellets and also give frozen foods, like blood worms and such in between.
Tinwelende 1 year ago
no the fish gold fish not the goldfish food the fish itself... i have 1 7-8 inch oscar and a 3 inch oscar with a betta fish so when they tear apart the gold fish it feeds on the half body of it... is that ok? cuz when i put in the pellets the gold fish eats it
Theonewith1nose 1 year ago
They tear apart a gold fish but not a betta? Wow... Ok... Well, eating gold fish is ok, but I don't think you should feed the oscars live food when there are other alternatives. The gold fish can feel pain and stress, so it's actually really cruel to him. Why not just feed all of them frozen foods like turkey heart, brine shrimp and blood worms and such?
Tinwelende 1 year ago
well... it seems that the oscars dont like frozen dead food they want something alive cuz i use to feed it frozen brine shrimp and now im trying to feed it frozen dried brine shrimp but he would rather eat gold fish .... plus i had 2 betta fish and the other one got eaten by the 8 incher oscar :(
Theonewith1nose 1 year ago
It might be cause they're not used to it. All oscars I've seen have eaten frozen foods. But fish meat is at least ok for the betta. Just try to see if you can get the oscars to eat something else anyways, for the sake of the gold fish, but other than that, it should be fine. ;)
Tinwelende 1 year ago
its alright. my nelson was like that for a bit. play around with the food. special betta flakes, betta pellets or even bloodwaroms(which are now his personal favorite). but if he won't eat anything give him a couple of days before tryng again. he should be ready by then... do you have maybe a little house in the tank for him to hide in? he may be stressed. this may sound crazy but talk to him. they are the aquatic version of man's best friend they LOVE attention. maybe he'll feel better soon
mabjdp 1 year ago
5 gallons is enough.
I would suggest HBH Betta Bites & Betta Treat and I would also say stay away from flakes.
PinkFloyd1212 2 years ago
I know that 5 gallons is enough and I know to stay away from flakes.
Tinwelende 2 years ago
Boil the Pea, get rid of the shell and then feed it pieces the size of pellets. Betta Fish love Peas and they give them a lot of fibre which cleans their system out.
Oh, and bloodworms once or twice a week only.They're full of fat.
What size tank is that?
PinkFloyd1212 2 years ago
What would you recommend, then, if not bloodworms?
The tank is 5 gallons.
Tinwelende 2 years ago
I've fed thawed (previously frozen) peas to fish before, like our Pleco. I don't think it's necessary to cook the frozen ones since they're soft.
einzigal 1 year ago
sorry she ate
Ihaveutube 2 years ago
Last night I had a pellet stuck to my finger and my female betta was impatient and jumped to get it. It scared me plus she jumped high, and landed on my dresser. Scared the crap out of me but shes okay. I put her back in and ate.
Ihaveutube 2 years ago
Hey I've been wondering, can Betta's have small cuts of fruits of veggies? I wanna feed him stuff other than flakes.
AquaH2OLuv 2 years ago
Bettas are carnivores, so it's better to feed them blood worms and brine shrimp and such things, that you can buy at the pet store. Their intestines are not made for digesting fruit.
Tinwelende 2 years ago
Okay but I heard that if you give them a pea, it helps cleanse their system.
AquaH2OLuv 2 years ago
A little piece is probably not harmful, but I've never heard of wild bettas having a need to cleanse their system, so I doubt that you really have to give peas to them in captivity. But it won't kill him if you do. ;)
Tinwelende 2 years ago
o lol wow i just asked what the song was and it was in the description sorry
bprice613 2 years ago
It's ok. ;)
Tinwelende 2 years ago
whats the song called to this? its amazing
bprice613 2 years ago
It's Imogen Heap with "Headlock". :) All her songs are pretty original. I love them. :)
Tinwelende 2 years ago
How does he go with the bristlenose? I will be getting one soonish, if he hates the bristlenose i have a spare tank for the bristle (2x bigger) which will become home for some other fish aswell. I have a blue crown betta, he is beautiful.
175myles 2 years ago