Sorta bad person?

[Perthegallon]

So I got a beta for my 3 gallon tank and now I’m feeling like he should have even more room and thinking about something around 10-35 and get it really planted with lots and spots and stuff. Should I worry or is he happy in this size of a tank

 

[saltcats]

I would definitely say 10g minimum is best for bettas! Mine was in a 10 and definitely used all of his space. Some plants would be nice too ^^
They can get to be about 3" which IMO looks too big for a tank smaller than 10.

 

[ScubaFish802]

We have ours in a heated/filtered/planted 5g long tank and it seems to be happy

 

[vetteguy53081]

This is more than adequate. Of course theyll accept more room, heck we would too. They are raised in rice patties in an inch or so of water. Theyre already happy with a cup of water. Being Labrynth, they get good oxygen. No guilt- Enjoy the beautiful fins and color

 

[Perthegallon]

He’s just a baby right now so I don’t think he minds at the moment

 

[Alchameth]

At one time I've kept them in small 1L-1.5G things, and would never have one again in anything less than 10-15G, but that's me. In a good sized tank with plenty of plants etc and with not a lot of flow, mine is very active and makes use of all 15G.

Had this one for 15 months, almost lost him to fin rot, tail was almost gone, and between UV and meds he recovered and his fins are at least 2-2.5 X longer than they were when I got him. He loves reminding the snails exactly who's tank it is. Wish I could get a pic of that because when he fans his fins all the way out it is quite a sight.

No way any of that would have happened in a cup of water.

 

[Karen00]

I read minimum 5g but I'm sure people are keeping healthy ones in smaller setups. Personally I wouldn't do smaller than a 5g and would probably do at least a 10g as others have said. I read a paper that said even though they live in very shallow water they roam a fair bit so having more space is good. The key to a tank for these fish is longer, not taller because their natural habitat is shallow. This means a 5g tall is not as good a standard 5g tank for their needs.

 

[Perthegallon]

I read minimum 5g but I'm sure people are keeping healthy ones in smaller setups. Personally I wouldn't do smaller than a 5g and would probably do at least a 10g as others have said. I read a paper that said even though they live in very shallow water they roam a fair bit so having more space is good. The key to a tank for these fish is longer, not taller because their natural habitat is shallow. This means a 5g tall is not as good a standard 5g tank for their needs.

I’m glad then as this is very long

 

[Perthegallon]

I’m

At one time I've kept them in small 1L-1.5G things, and would never have one again in anything less than 10-15G, but that's me. In a good sized tank with plenty of plants etc and with not a lot of flow, mine is very active and makes use of all 15G.

Had this one for 15 months, almost lost him to fin rot, tail was almost gone, and between UV and meds he recovered and his fins are at least 2-2.5 X longer than they were when I got him. He loves reminding the snails exactly who's tank it is. Wish I could get a pic of that because when he fans his fins all the way out it is quite a sight.

No way any of that would have happened in a cup of water.
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okay I’m probably upgrade him as he grows he’s super small right now and just got him from the pet store so no reason to cause him much stress he’s also one the tiny babies

 

[PicassoClown04]

Petco does a $1/Gallon sale fairly frequently, I’d pick one up. If you plant it heavily I don’t really think they need a whole lot of filtration I actually kept one with a bubbler and a whole ton of plants in a 10 g with a halfbeak and two cardinal tetras for years. The betta died at about 7-8 years old but I’ve still got the other three fish. Now it’s my crystal shrimp breeding setup.

 

[Perthegallon]

Petco does a $1/Gallon sale fairly frequently, I’d pick one up. If you plant it heavily I don’t really think they need a whole lot of filtration I actually kept one with a bubbler and a whole ton of plants in a 10 g with a halfbeak and two cardinal tetras for years. The betta died at about 7-8 years old but I’ve still got the other three fish. Now it’s my crystal shrimp breeding setup.

Yeah I saw a super sweet deal of heater 55 gallon filter bio wheel and a few other things for 80$ A sweet deal but I don’t have room for it