Betta tank light
i have a tank for my male red betta with a 15watt light above it, when i go to bed at night should i turn the light off also or leave it on for him?
Answers:We have 2 bettas in separate tanks. We don't have a light for their tanks specifically, but we do turn on an overhead light for them during at least part of the day. They seem to have an internal clock that tells them when it's nighttime and will settle in to sleep then. We don't leave the light on overnight. In fact, turning the light on in the morning is what I've taught them means feeding time. They get all excited and dart around their tanks waiting for their fish food :)
I think our heater was 5 or 10 dollars at Wal Mart. Be sure to get a thermometer for the tank, too, so you don't make the water too hot.
Have fun! We've been keeping Bettas for 7 years now and love every minute of it.
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Your betta needs light and darkness -- a day and night cycle -- like any animal. So, turn it off at night.
I found a heater designed for small tanks at Wal-Mart for $7. It's in my male betta's 2.5 gallon tank.
you should turn it off during night. because though fishes dont sleep, they need rest and turning off the lights gives them time to relax and rest. like in their natural environment, at night there is no light. me, i only turn on my aquarium lights when i want to view my fishes and/or before feeding them. leaving the lights on the whole night till morning tends to make the fish a bit aggressive and also it makes algae grow faster because too much light causes algae to grow making the water green. hope this helps.
you have that big of a tank for a betta? those things can live in a cup! you dont need a heater, and i had a several bettas, never even owned a light for them. do what you want, but you dont need a heater, a light, or a big tank.
Turn off the light the fish needs a natural cycle, just like humans.