Tank for a Beta fish

Abigal7 · Nov 25, 2013

Do you have any tank recommendations for a beta fish? I mainly worry about a filter making the water ripple to much but I would like to get my fish out of a fish bowl.

PieMaster · Nov 25, 2013

I used to have a betta in a regular old rectangular five gallon tank with a regular old hang-on-back filter, along with some other fish. He didn't seem bothered by the water flow, most of the tank surface was pretty calm. I had a short length of plastic pipe floating at the surface for him to rest in, but he hardly ever used it.

Megapixel · Nov 25, 2013

Abigal7 said:
Do you have any tank recommendations for a beta fish? I mainly worry about a filter making the water ripple to much but I would like to get my fish out of a fish bowl.

Do you want him out of the fish bowl because you want a container with filtration or because you want the fish to have more space?
They do make small undergravel filter systems for bowls and you can add a line connector with a valve to control the airflow to minimize water movement.

Featheredsamurai · Nov 25, 2013

They'll be fine as long as the filter is baffled. buy a aquarium sponge at the pet store, secure it to your filter output. Works like a charm

Please remember that bettas are tropical fish, contrary to popular believe they require a heater to thrive. 2g is considered the minimum for a betta tank, the 2.5g minibow is excellent, also some great little fluval tanks too.

Abigal7 · Nov 25, 2013

Megapixel said:
Abigal7 said:

Do you have any tank recommendations for a beta fish? I mainly worry about a filter making the water ripple to much but I would like to get my fish out of a fish bowl.

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Do you want him out of the fish bowl because you want a container with filtration or because you want the fish to have more space?
They do make small undergravel filter systems for bowls and you can add a line connector with a valve to control the airflow to minimize water movement.

I mainly want to put him in a environment where the water temperature would be stay more consistent. More space for him would be a bonus. Considering since he use to live in a cup I am sure he is happy that he now has room to move around.

strudel · Nov 25, 2013

My bettas each had a 20L tank with an inbuilt filter. The filter flow was adjustable, and there was a hanging baffle on the outlet. As copperarabian said, you can also control it by other means, if you feel you need to. The filter never bothered mine. You'd have a problem with something too big for a tiny tank, but a filter for that tiny tank will work just fine.

Abigal7 · Nov 25, 2013

Do you think these tanks would be ideal?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Aquarius-BettaWave-2.5-Gallon-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/20699341

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-gal-Aquarium-Kit-with-Fluorescent-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/14660258

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-Gallon-Starter-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/17480272

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-3-Gallon-360-Aquarium-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/13448744

I noticed anything that says for Betas is under 2 gallons. Any recommendations would be welcomed.

thekarens · Nov 25, 2013

I once kept a betta in a 90 gallon with no problem

Featheredsamurai · Nov 25, 2013

Those are all excellent betta tanks, I know many betta keepers who use those tanks.

Just like parrots eating seeds, bettas have a false reputation for loving, and even needing, small aquariums. They do really well in anything from 2-10g aquariums.

this is a great betta website, basically the betta fish version of the parrot forum

MikeyTN · Nov 25, 2013

I've kept Betta in a 10g tank in the past with gold fish and I had bubblers and biowheel filtration system running and he did fine.

strudel · Nov 25, 2013

Go for the bigger sizes. It is easier to keep the temperature and water condition stable in a bigger volume of water. With the smaller tanks, you'll be having to do more frequent water changes.

PieMaster · Nov 25, 2013

Abigal7 said:
Do you think these tanks would be ideal?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Aquarius-BettaWave-2.5-Gallon-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/20699341

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-gal-Aquarium-Kit-with-Fluorescent-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/14660258

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-Gallon-Starter-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/17480272

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-3-Gallon-360-Aquarium-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/13448744

I noticed anything that says for Betas is under 2 gallons. Any recommendations would be welcomed.

Those two in the middle would be my preference out of those four - they have cartridge filters which are easy to change out and keep clean. The second one looks great. The other two don't seem to have any real filtration

This is what I have: Tetra Aquarium Starter Kit, 5 Gallons - Walmart.com It comes with a good quality filter that you can easily remove for cleaning, use in another tank, etc.

Abigal7 · Nov 25, 2013

PieMaster said:
Abigal7 said:

Do you think these tanks would be ideal?

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Aquarius-BettaWave-2.5-Gallon-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/20699341

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-gal-Aquarium-Kit-with-Fluorescent-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/14660258

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-5-Gallon-Starter-Aquarium-Kit-with-LED-Lighting-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/17480272

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Hawkeye-3-Gallon-360-Aquarium-Fish-Aquatic-Pets/13448744

I noticed anything that says for Betas is under 2 gallons. Any recommendations would be welcomed.

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Those two in the middle would be my preference out of those four - they have cartridge filters which are easy to change out and keep clean. The second one looks great. The other two don't seem to have any real filtration This is what I have: Tetra Aquarium Starter Kit, 5 Gallons - Walmart.com It comes with a good quality filter that you can easily remove for cleaning, use in another tank, etc.

Thank you for the suggestion Piemaster. After Thanksgiving is over I think I will get the tank that you suggest.

Abigal7 · Nov 25, 2013

Than you everyone for the info and input that you have given me.

mrgoogls · Nov 27, 2013

for a single beta, a 2g+ is good. contrary to popular belief, THEY NEED A FILTER AND HEATER. any other fish does, why wouldn't a beta?!?!?!?! it makes so sense and it makes me so bad to see the 20 betas for sale at the store in tiny cups! they are tropical, therefore need a heater, and they poop in the water they live in, it needs to be cleaned therefore a filter. sorry for the mini rant. like i said, probably a 2 gallon or bigger is good. for the filter current, you can eater put a sponge of something or something in front of it. or you could aim the filter output into the wall, up out of the water(but that will make ripples and the dripping noise) or into the back of a decoration.

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