I just got 6 bettas! 2 Males And 4 Females Females r in 1 tank and males r in 2 other 1ns?

Question

Soo i Need Help form the Xperts

1.Should I Have A Heater For All Tanks How Hot?

2.Food Recommendation (For Coloring)

3.How Often Do i Change water

4.I Have Reflection Problems In Tank I Need Help On Tht

5.Can I Put Alge Eaters In?

6.If So Wat Kind Should I Put In

Ty U Soo mUch for all ur help Males r in 2 seperate tanks 1gal and all females r in same 4 gallon I have a gallon for each betta

Im going to petco tomorw so i need the list

Any medicines just in case

Dnt need ppl telling me bettas need to be in a 5gal. tank

If U answer all my questions ill give u best answer

Answer 1

1. Bettas are tropical fish and do need a heater. 78-80F

2. Betta Pellets, Blood worms, brine shrimp are all good for a betta.

3. For the one gallons 2 times a week full water change.

For the 4 gallon 2 times a week 25-50% water change. I don't know if all the females will get along very well in such a small space though, considering 4 gallons is enough for only 1 betta.

I would get some more one gallons or something for some of the females... or they will beat each other up. The best idea would to get a 10 gallon for all the ladies.

4. Do you mean reflection problems with the females tank? Actually they probably just hate each other...

but try taping some paper or an aquarium background to help..

5. You don't even have enough room for a single betta in any of your tanks. Adding anything more will kill your fish. And as you are doing 100% water changes twice weekly with such a small living space you wont have any algae problems anyway.

Aquarium salt and water changes should keep your bettas from getting sick.

With so many different sicknesses its hard to say exactly what medicine you would need.

No filter because you would have to do 100% water changes anyway.

Also, I know you said you really didn't want a 5 gallon but if you did you would only have to change the water once or twice weekly 15%.

Even a couple 2.5 gallons would be better.. which are the minimum for one happy betta. So your bettas would love you more than they already do.. and it would be easier for you.

Anndd make sure if you don't get anything more for the females they have plenty of hiding spots to run away from cranky other females.

The males would really love a big silk (or plastic but it tears their fins) plant to hide in too.

Your list:

- Heaters for each tank

- Betta Pellets, Blood worms or brine shrimp (a varied diet is best)

- Water conditioner (if you do not already have it.. removes harmfull stuff from the water)

- Aquarium salt

- More bowls*

- Fake Plants (A real one would die in a bowl with a fish)

Good luck!

Answer 2

You can buy all sorts of different types of food. They can eat live or frozen brine shrimp, regular beta flakes and pellets. Or freeze Dried bloodworms. They can condition the females with more eggs.Yes you can put them in with plecos. They can actually get along fine with a ton of different fish, just as long as two males aren't with each other.They'll fight one another until one or both are dead. A male and a female would be fine too. I have a male purple beta right now with other fish, which are: plecos, cory cat,tetras,barbs,and danios. ( i would research some more on which they can live with, i'm not for sure what others can be with them)

Change their tanks once a week, it's way better for them. And if you want to try and breed them, that might be one good way because if the  males make a bubble nest, it means that they're happy and healthy!

Here's a picture of a bubble nest:

http://www.raoulpop.com/wp-content/uploa...

I hope i helped you! Have fun with your new betas!! =D

Answer 3

You can have a heater but you dont need one. I would feed them color enhancing betta pellets. Do 25% water changes once a week. Put ina bulb of lower watt. Yes you can put algae eaters in. I would put in some cory cats.

Answer 4

Cory cats are not algae eaters.  

Answer 5

You should have a heater, getting it between 76-82 degrees ?F.  

Pellets are the best food I know of, with things like bloodworms as treats.  Make sure you soak the pellets before feeding them to your Betas for a few minutes.  

For the 1 gallon you should do a 100% water change every 3 days, for the 4 gallon once a week should do.  

For the reflection problem, put up a background.  You can buy neat ones at pet stores or just use plain paper.

Yes, you can put Algae eaters in, but your tanks are a bit small for them.  Snails will help clean up the tank but are okay for the size.  Compatible snails are Apple and Olive Nerite.  

Answer 6

1. Bettas do not need a heater or a filter.

2. color enhancing pellets are the easiest, but there are also flakes for the same thing.

3. Generally speaking you want to change the water around once a week.  You can judge later on if you need to do it more or less often.

4. for the reflection problems you coule probably use a background?  I'm not sure what else would work.

5. you can use algae eaters, I would probably suggest a snail per tank.  that way there's some protection in case the males get aggressive and the snails won't outgrow your tank.  Make sure there is quite a bit of algae in the tank otherwise you should supplement the snail/algae eater with algae wafers or even zucchini.

6. see above.  :)

In all honesty though, females are best in odd numbers, so it wouldn't be a bad idea to get one more.  You can judge yourself if you think they're being aggressive towards one another.

(Cory cats are not algae eaters.  they're bottom feeders, but they don't eat algae).

Answer 7

This will make me unpopular, but I feel the need to say that four gallons is not enough space for four females.  With most fish 1 gallon per inch is a good rule, but female bettas are territorial and they will fight if they are kept too closely.  It's absolutely possible to keep female bettas together, but I've never had success in less that 10 gallons.  Even if they don't cause serious damage to each other, the stress will make them sick.

That said, here we go with your questions.

1. Bettas are tropical fish and they need temperatures from about 78-80 F.  However, in a small tank you have to be very careful about what size and strength filter you get because you might accidentally cook your fish.  If you can find a heater for small tanks, then that's good.   Otherwise, make sure that they're in a warm part of the room away from windows.  The most important thing is consistency, as large fluctuations in temperature can make them sick.

2. Food needs to be high in protein and they like a varied diet.  Betta pellets are basic and easy, but mix it up with things like brine shrimp and bloodworms.  You can get them frozen at the pet store.  Personally, I don't put much faith in foods that advertise improving a betta's color.  If a betta is healthy, then his color will be rich and beautiful, so the best thing is to feed them things that are healthy.  Be careful not to overfeed, too.  Their stomachs are about the size of one of their eyes, and pellets expand in their bellies.

3. With a gallon tank, I'd change it every other day or at least more than once a week.   Toxins build up very quickly in a small tank and can damage your fish.

4.  I'm not really sure what you mean by reflection problems.  Do you mean the bettas are flaring at their reflections?  That should calm down once they've gotten used to the tank.  If you mean that you're having difficulty seeing into the tank, well that's all about where you put it in the room.

5.  I wouldn't put algae eaters in your tank.  If it's kept away from the sun, then it probably won't be necessary.  Aside from that, you've already reached the limit of fish you can have in the tanks you have, so any addition would be unhealthy.  Most algae eaters get to be quite large and some can be territorial or nip fins.

6.  Cory catfish are bottom feeders (not algae eaters) that I've heard do well with bettas, but they need to be kept in groups of at least three and that would be far far too many fish for even your four gallon.  In a gallon tank, you should only keep one fish.  I've never kept bettas with anything other than bettas, and that was my tank of female bettas.  Because of a move I had to downsize to 10 gallons, but quickly found that in such a small space female bettas who got along in the bigger tank became aggressive and stressed in the smaller one.  I ended up breaking the tank down and keeping my girls in individual tanks.

Answer 8

Here is a link to a caresheet for bettas.

http://thegab.org/Articles/BettaBasics.h...

A 5g tank would be great but since you're obviously set against that, you will need to make your 1g tanks what we call '100% water-change tank'. This means that you are not letting ammonia build up to toxic levels in your tanks by changing the water frequently and entirely. Please read the link I provided carefully.

On your petco list make sure you put PRIME. It's a product by seachem. It binds ammonia into a non-toxic form and neutralizes --among other things -- nitrites. It is hands-down the best water conditioner out there. It won't mess with your pH like amquel or other products will.

You CANNOT put an algae eater in unless you're getting a bigger tank. Besides, with a 100% water change tank you won't be giving algae a chance to grow, right? :)

Here's your list:

Prime (there are small bottles available.)

Hikari Betta Pellets

Frozen bloodworms

API test kit (this will let you test your water parameters to make sure that you don't have toxic ammonia levels -- helps you decide when you need to do a water change.)

Answer 9

Firstly, I dont use a heater in my tank and they all seem fine,

(expect for one who has past on i lub him!!!!!R.I.P) make sure the waters warm, NOT cold. (You can search water temps online)

I dont use food for coloring I use food to make them happy, and the ones that seem to work is defintly blood worms, turbix worms, and any small live food that can fit in thier mouths, like brin e shrimp (which you can hatch at home) remember that each betta has thier own unique personalitys and some will be more picky then others. You should also have a variety of foods for them so they dont have to eat the same food every day, so spice it up, today blood worms, tomorrow flakes, but dont go crazy and give them a million types of food lol just try to find out what your betta likes best ect..

As for changing the water, I change every week+...You dont want to change the water to often, may stress the fish and stress exposes them to sickness.You can also buy a net catcher so you can catch the fis safely. You should get a 2.5-3 gallon tank (I tink they'll hav some) and apply a filter that way you can change the water less but also have it clean. Im not sure what you mean on the refelction problem? The bettas see themselves? You should get a different tank,

remember the air opening, bettas need air to survive therefore make sure that the opening is wide (box tanks work good) and they have good space to roam, For the algea cleaner sorry Im not sure because I havent put any cleaner fish in my tanks along with my bettas, But make sure if you put tank mates that they are suitable for your betta, None that will hurt your betta, or that your betta will hurt!

Some medicines you can keep at hand are betta remedy <- I think thats whats its called, its to helps fins grow faster if they get trone up badly.Get a water conditioner, Stress Coat is fine, its both a stress reducer and helps the water. You can buy a anti bacterial medicines, and make sure to buy medicines that treat

ich, popeye, finrot, bacteria, parasites, and any common betta sickness and dieases, Best way to prevent this is to do regualr water changes and keep the water clean =]

KK well hope this helps! And decorating the tank with leaves,plants, fish houses, gravel (rocks) is a Great idea. This keeps your betta entertained, and happy! Also choose objects that DO NOT have any pointy edges (this can hurt the betta) and that your betta is happy and has plenty of space to raom, they are such loveable animals you should give them the best there is. Good Luck! =]

Answer 10

1.Depends, how warm is your house? If your house is above 75F for the summer then no, wait till  winter to get a heater, and if it stays at least 75F during the winter also, then no, a heater is not needed at all. If you need a heater, set it to 78F.

2.I use betta bits with color enhancers. With freeze dried bloodworms I give as a treat. I ran out of food and got wardleys essential betta food b/c they did not have any of the betta bits, it enhances color also. But some for the bits are stuck together and are to big for betta, so you have to watch out for those peices if you buy that food.

3.Once a week.  With a new tank, you have to test the ammonia nitrite and nitrate every day, if the ammonia gets high then change the water. Once you start seeing more nitrite and nitrate and less ammonia the tank is almost cycled. Once the ammonia is down to zero(Not because of a watch change, but because of the nitrite bacteris eating it) your tank is cycled and you can just change the water once a week.

4. If the reflection problems are from the light, then do not have the light very long. If you can not find a way to fix it then it is best to buy a new tank so the betta does not become overly stressed.

5.Depends on the size of the tank. If the tank the males are in is at least 2.5 gallons then you can put in 2 otocincluses. If the tank the females is in is at least 10 gallons then you can put in 5 oto's and if it is at least 25 gallons you can put in a bristlenose pleco, but do not put in a common pleco! They grow 2 feet and need 75 gallons of water to be happy! Make sure you research the species b4 you buy. There are so many different types that you really need to know your stuff before buying one.

6.look at #5, a good small algae eater is an oto, mystery snails are also good! Small species of plecos also.^^

You only need medicine if you notice anything wrong with the fish, then tell the symptoms on here and see if you can figure out what is wrong.

And I know they don't need 5 gallons! 1 gallon is the minimum. People need to get over themselves and read up on betta care and see all the different sides intead of looking at one caresheet and saying that is the only one that is right! And if you are debating on wheather to use filtration, this might help you- http://www.ultimatebettas.com/index.php?...

Good luck and feel free to e-mail me at [e-mail] if you have any more questions!

~~Some1 who loves BETTAS!!~~

Answer 11

1. You will only need to have heaters if the you live in a cold place the the water get cold (below 75F), if you get a heater set it at 78-80F betta does well in that temp,

2. Get them the best quality betta food you can find, Betta show off their best colors when they are healthy, color enhancers are not necessary, all they need is good food, clean and warm water.

3. you can change the water partially (20%) every 3-4 days, depending on how the dirty the water gets.

4. Place a piece of cardboard between the tanks, so they cannot see each other.

5. Algae eaters are not necessary, regular tank maintenance can take care of any algae problems that might occur.

GoodLuck!!

Answer 12

R U CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...

betta fish canot be in the same tank as other betta fish yet alone other fish the must be alone and  plus the eat there own babies