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Betta fish2007-11-24 23:10:15

Nosoop4u

EDIT: Bettas are carnivores, they do not eat the roots and the plant does not keep the tank clean. Avoid plants that cover the surface of the water. Bettas breath air (instead of getting oxygen from the water) and will suffocate if they can't reach the surface.

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Try putting plants and other hiding places in the tank

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I'm not exactly a betta expert but when I'm buying fish I can't help but notice how beat up looking the bettas are. You probably bought a betta that wasn't very healthy/happy to begin with

btw, is your betta has long flowing fins its a boy

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I've had 3 betta. Sometimes they're just lazy.

Don't feed them everyday though. Go at least one day without feeding him. It's good for their digestive system.

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He is going to be a "lazy bum" until you put him in a real fish tank (minimum 3 gallons) with a heater. Bettas are supposed to be in 77-80 degree water.would you want to move if we put you in an environment that is too cold? Plus, the shell might be changing the pH.might want to check on that. Also, make sure you do water changes every day, since he's in a bowl. (grrr...no fish should EVER be in a bowl)

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well, beta fish like very small tanks and they only like gravel at the bottom of their tank. they usually don't like any decorations in their tanks. since your beta fishes gills flare a lot, make sure that when you look at your beta fish that you approach it slowly and don't run up to him because that scares them really bad. and make sure that you don't put any other beta fish in with him.

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Male Betta's are usually kept in a small ( one cup or so) container and never put in with another male , they are aggressive fighters and well always kill each other, A really cool way to show off your male Betta and keep his colors bright and healthy is to take a clear glass bowl about 2or3 cups size put a 'spider house plant ' in the water, no potting soil or dirt just plane water, put your Betta in with the plant, two things happen , one the Betta keeps the plants roots clean and his self fed, it makes a real nice center piece for the dinner table. You can 'supplement his diet with a special Betta food that keeps his colors bright but this setup is almost maintenance free.

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The two front fins are supposed to be spilt. Your betta sounds like a male. First of all, please please please get him at least a 2 1/2 gal. tank. Put pretty gravel in in and maybe a small fake plant or two to make him feel at home. Have him on a live blood worm, frozen blood worms/brine shrimp, and freeze dried blood worm diet. It puts in virety and makes you fish very healthy if you feed him live foods. For a few hours of the day, put a mirror by his tank so he can admire himself and flare all he wants. It keeps him from getting depressed or lonely. And if you can, get another betta and put that in a seperate tank, but right next to your male. They'll keep eachother company. ;]