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Beta fish and how to care for them2007-11-24 23:10:12

We went to Wal-mart last night and spent about a half an hour filling beta fish bowls with water.

About 90% of the bowls had maybe an inch of water in them and the fish were practically swimming on there sides, not to mention that there were several dead.

I have no idea how to care for these fish, and I am sure that the straight tap water was not the best for them, but was better than none.

Can anyone tell me if this is okay for them to not have much water, and how to care for them, because I am considering going back and "saving" a few.

Answers:

I got my betta from wal mart too.It was in this little bitty cup that could have held almost twice as much water as what the walmart people choose to put in it.I took it home and it seems to like it's BIGGER TANK a WHOLE lot better than that itty bitty cup.You could probably save one's life by taking it home and putting it in a bigger tank,but please keep in mind that you can't put more than one betta in a tank,unless they're both females.Also,if you put tap water in it's tank,don't forget to use a water conditioner to dechlorinate it.I feed mine twice a day,small amounts each time,but PLEASE don't overfeed because that could cloud it's tank verry badly or it could get really fat and die.One more thing:even though alot of people say that you can put a mirror up to your bettas tank just to watch it flare up,but I wouldn't do that because it stresses them out and makes them VERRY mad.CYA,and have lots of fun!

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First of all you probably KILLED these fish. You obviously don't work there so why take it upon yourself to do it? YOU obviously have NO clue on how to care for fish. The chemicals in tap water will kill these fish...however if you hadn't have done what you did they would have probably died anyway. HOWEVER with that said, why not TELL someone? I understand that you were doing what you thought was the 'right' thing...but if you are SURE that tap water wasn't very good, then why do it? Ask 'yourself' that question. You should go back and let them know what you did. Gezzzzzzzz.

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ok first of all you can't keep more than one beta fish in the same tank. they have teeth, and they love to fight. they'll kill each other. NEXT, when i had beta fish, fresh water was just fine. but you definately want to make sure that the water is not too hot or too icy, because they're very sensitive to that.

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Hey... Fill ur tank with the TAP WATER... they r the best for the fishes... ur drinking water or something alse is really really bad to the core for ur fishes... thay 'll be chlorinated... and this 'll lead to the degradation in the health of the fishes.. they'll get white spots.