Aquarium Fish International
If you’re not already getting your monthly issues of Aquarium Fish International, you’re missing out on more beautiful photography, expertly written articles and eye-catching layouts to guide you to a fulfilling fish-keeping experience. Subscribe today-- 1 year (12 issues) as low as $12.99.
|
06/01/2011 12:00.46 PM
|
|
|
|
Become a fan of FishChannel, AFI and FAMA on Facebook today!
|
12/18/2009 02:35.51 PM
|
|
|
nice set up
nice set upCome visit me, BettaBowl & FreshwaterPlantBowl.
|
02/10/2008 11:05.31 PM
|
|
Report This Comment
|
Thanks
Thanks for the votes and the commentsCome visit me, BettaBowl & FreshwaterPlantBowl.
|
02/08/2008 12:45.24 PM
|
|
Report This Comment
|
Breeding
If you decide to breed your bettas, it is best to house a breeding pair in a separate tank and disconnect any filters or aeration devices that may destroy the bubble-nest. Once courting has begun, the male will build a bubble-nest among the leaves of the floating plants. Male and female will "intertwine" and the eggs will fall onto the anal fin of the male. He will disengage from the female and the eggs will begin to fall through the water.Come visit me, BettaBowl & FreshwaterPlantBowl.
|
01/29/2008 02:00.02 PM
|
|
Report This Comment
|
hello
Welcome to the club and happy fish keeping!Come visit me, Great White's Cichlid Tank, Great Whites GoldFish Pond, Patio Pond & Great White's AngelFish Tank.
|
01/28/2008 02:24.58 PM
|
|
Report This Comment
|
Tank Maintenance
If you keep your Betta in a bowl, then change all of the water weekly.
First, prepare some water that is at the same temperature as the water your betta is already living in, add dechlorinator, and set it aside.
Next, remove your fish in some of the water from his bowl to a small container. Dump the water from his bowl out and clean the bowl with fresh water and a sponge or cloth. Do not use soap to clean your betta container--soap residue can kill your Betta!
Once you have cleaned the bowl, fill it with the water you prepared earlier, then return your fish to its bowl. It is not necessary to acclimate your Betta to the new water as long as the temperature is the same as what it was in previously, and it is coming from the same source you always use (that is, the pH and other properties of the water are about the same as what it is used to).Come visit me, BettaBowl & FreshwaterPlantBowl.
|
01/28/2008 01:44.05 PM
|
|
Report This Comment
|
Betta Splendens
Scientific Name: Betta Splendens
Other Names: Betta Family: Belontiidae
Origin: Cambodia, Thailand
Adult Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Social: Males cannot be kept together
Lifespan: 2-3 years
Tank Level: Top dweller
Minimum Tank Size: 3 gallon
Diet: Live foods preferable, will eat flakes and frozen foods
Breeding: Egglayer - bubblenest
Care: Easy to Intermediate
pH: 6.8 - 7.4
Hardenss: up to 20 dGH
Temperature: 75-86 F (24-30 C)
Temperature
Bettas are more active, show their colors better, and are easier to keep healthy when kept at a temperature of about 75-80 degrees Fahrenheit, but they can tolerate temperatures as low as 65F.Come visit me, BettaBowl & FreshwaterPlantBowl.
|
01/27/2008 09:16.14 AM
|
|
Report This Comment
|