I set up a 2.5 gallon Fluval betta tank at about the same time I set up my nano cube. Same deal with ghost feeding as you would do with a reef tank. My betta tank seemed to cycle a lot faster than my reef tank.
Hey there well I'm an expert in fresh water that's why I moved to a reef getting ready to set up a sea horse tank. Fresh water is totally different from salt and when talking beta it's different from reg fresh. I would need to know what kind of tank and how big to help you if you are just using a beta bowl or an actual tank fresh water don't require nearly the maintenance as salt depending on what you do. I have 2 fresh one is co2 infused and planted all natural no artificial anything the other is going to be my sea horse tank converting it now here is a pic of my main fresh water pm and tell me what you have in mind and I'll be glad to help
Possibly a 2.8 gallon fluval spec . Or 5 gallon fluval spec . Something small.Hey there well I'm an expert in fresh water that's why I moved to a reef getting ready to set up a sea horse tank. Fresh water is totally different from salt and when talking beta it's different from reg fresh. I would need to know what kind of tank and how big to help you if you are just using a beta bowl or an actual tank fresh water don't require nearly the maintenance as salt depending on what you do. I have 2 fresh one is co2 infused and planted all natural no artificial anything the other is going to be my sea horse tank converting it now here is a pic of my main fresh water pm and tell me what you have in mind and I'll be glad to help
That kinda sucks , don't want it to die . And so try and spotfeed it? My fish are mainly fed mysis .
So the cycling is the same concept ? Why do some people just take a beta and throw it in tap water and a tank?
A tank that small want take long you are just putting one beta in it right
Set tank up let it run for a week feed one time when first set up with nothing in it. Not too much and not too little after a day or so it will develop of Bloom which means the water will become cloudy this is the food being broke down after a few days your water will clear up and your cycle is complete. But some people do just through it in there anyway it goes you will have a bloom develop and then clear up on its on as bacteria rises
Same reason people buy a salt tank set it up and throw clowns in the next day... They don't know better. Freshwater fish are cheaper and there are some species that due to natural times of drought ect have some tolerance to ammonia. This means more times then not these fish survive a cycle unlike marine fish. Betta thrive in clean water but are very adaptable and hardy fish. They are often kept in uncycled/unfiltered bowls that are just completely emptied and cleaned every two days or so. Just because they can survive in these conditions does it mean it is what they should be kept in? Probably not.
I believe so , I know there are additives as well, like tetra safe start or dr tims for freshwater . I used biospira on my salt tank and it cycles in 9 or 10 days. I don't really want another tank , but long story short , niece won a beta at a birthday party , and she's too young to know how to care for it , and it's living in literally 3 inches of water Ina tiny plastic container . So I was just going to buy a tank for it to live in and have room to swim. I think it's $60 and comes with whole filtration and lighting system . Just have to buy the rock and stuff.
Sounds good just make sure you put your attitudes in and set the tank up I'd give it a little while all new fresh water tanks will develop a bloom then eventually go away that is the cycle starting
Yes that's the one I like . The heater isn't included I don't think? What tempature does the betta live in ? Petco actually has it cheaper , and then petsmart has it even cheaper then them , and petco price matches petsmart .
So if I add the additives , and then put the beta in , will it be okay? And is it okay to use tap water ?
How long did u have to do that for ? A week? I know that if u use those products I mentioned u don't have to do daily water changes .
