Why Can’t Bettas Be Kept In A Small Container?
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Although Bettas do not require as much water as gold fish or other tropical fish, they should not be kept in a container or tank that is too small. Generally, anything below one gallon is too small for a Betta to live in and would require very frequent water changes – once every two days – that are stressful for the betta and too time-consuming for you. Remember, Bettas are living organisms that produce waste, which can accumulate to dangerous levels if the container is not large enough to accommodate their metabolic load.



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Betta Fish are what I blog about.
February 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
how to buy fish
April 24th, 2010 at 12:18 am
i like the color yellow on him he would have a great spawn
April 24th, 2010 at 2:20 pm
there is this guy and he breeds bettas in a tupperware contanier
May 2nd, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Bettas can be kept in a small tank but the bigger the tank the happyer the fish.
September 7th, 2010 at 6:34 am
Love the yellow/white BF HM. Is he a pineapple?
November 8th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
What kind of betta is this gorgeous yellow one?
February 22nd, 2011 at 6:07 am
Sounds like wal-mart needs to read this. Xx
And Carmichael and Daemon hate big tanks, they like the one gallon tanks. X)