How big a tank is yer betta in? What kinda filter/heater/plants do ya have in with him? My brother and sister-in-law are going to give me their tank. I think it's a two or three gallon, but I need to get a new filter since theirs is broken. And I had no idea bettas needed a heater either. But one thing I've just noticed today, I've had Pudge for three days now, and he knows where the food comes from! O=
You got a betta?? How fun!!
My little guy, unfortunately, passed away of old age a few months ago. I want to get another, but I’ll wait until we move into a house before I add another family member to my zoo :( He was in a ten gallon with fake plants, an aqueon filter, and a Tetra HT10 heater. But that was a little overkill, honestly lol and I got him such a large space because I had a small school of other fish in there too.
The minimum size for a betta is a gallon, so your 2.5 gallon (the standard, small size sold in pet stores) will be great. And there are cheaper alternatives for filters and heaters that will work just fine with that size tank. Walmart actually sells a decent filter that looks almost exactly like the aqueon, though the name of it escapes me at the moment. They also carry the Whisper brand, I think, which isn’t the greatest, but would be effective with that size as long as you keep up on water changes (a 20% once weekly is perfect, so roughly a quarter of the water in the tank!) and there are several micro heaters on the market these days that go for a decent price that would work too, as long as they can keep the water around 75-80ºf.
Plants and deco is fun! Bettas seem to love everything tbh so choose whatever you like, though with plants, sticking to either live or fabric/silk is best. The plastic kind can rip up their pretty fins and it can take a while for them to grow back :(
I loved having a betta! I would say he was easily the most fun fish to own that I’ve ever had. They’re surprisingly smart and interactive. They absolutely learn where their food comes from and when! And they can even be taught simple tricks, like swimming through a hoop or eating out of your hand.
