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Well its finally warming up here and I’m being watchful of the fish tank. The heater has been out and on the chilly nights I turn my electric heater in his direction. But during the day I’m starting to get worried. This is my first summer with fish and i hope everything goes well. It can get quite hot here, but hopefully it will be alright. So what do you guys do for the warmer weather months, as to keeping your Betta happy and healthy?

O.k. I just cleaned my tank and Ranebow in a corner and some of hes scales came off help!

O.k. as you know aqua has been felling better but I was wrong he died I’m clueless of how he died besides coming from petco the worst store to buy bettas. It came back on May 14th when we almost got heat by a tornado in Austin TX. If you what I should do know please tell me

Recently one of my fish began to show great discoloration, a purple-ish gray fish normally, was turning a gray color on his face. I thought at first it might be ick, and gave it a few drops of a treatment. nothing. so I got online a learned about how to “detox” your fish. Sometimes no matter what you do to your water there are still minerals left in it, this may not hurt your fish physically, but may cause some discoloration to it, therefore you need to give your little guy some “beauty rest”.

Now how to detox your fish.

1. Get a medium sized container (gladware, butter bowl, etc.) Big enough for you little guy to swim in.

2. Rinse bowl out with hot water.

3. Add spring water into the bowl. Not tap or purified, too many chemicals.

4. Place fish in the bowl.

5. Add NO CHEMICALS to the water!

6. Let him set for 24-48 hours and feed as usual.

7. After the time passes put him back in his normal tank, after a fresh water change and he will look great!

Hi everyone! I just cleaned my fish Flo’s tank about 2 or three days ago. His tank looks so fresh and clean! He looks very happy. Here are the steps in which I cleaned his tank:
1.) I took him out and put him into the container that I bought him in. I just carfully lowered the container (that already had a little bit of water in it) into the tank and slowly scooped him up. Make sure the container has air holes in the lid so he can breath.
2.) The next step I did was I took everything out of the fish tank. I cleaned the rocks/gravel first. Never wash anyting with soap, for it is hard to get ALL of the soap off and can harm your fish. If you have a small enough strainer for the rocks, I would reccomened it. You just put your rocks or gravel into the strainer, and pour water over the rocks while shifting the rocks around.
3.) Now, if you have any plants in your tank, rinse them off under a faucet so they are clean. Remember, don’t use soap! It can harm your fish.
4.) Next take a wet washcloth or paper towel and scrub the inside of the tank. Just use soft towels to clean it, nothing hard. It could scratch your tank.
5.) Now put everything back into your nice clean tank and add water to it. Remember, use the same water temperature that the water was when you took the water out. Not to warm, but not too cold. Just a cool temperature. Make sure that the water is about 2 inches below the top of the tank so your fish has enough oxygen.
6.) Now take the lid off of you container that you had your fish in and lower the container into the water. Your fish should swim out and into the tank. Do this slowly though, you don’t want to scare your fish.
Now you have a nice clean fish tank! Remember to change about 1/4 of the water every three or four days if you have a small tank and add water conditioner. If you have a bigger tank, maybe once a week. I do the big cleaning about once a month.

After the issues with the last fish I’ve been trying my hardest to make things right by Mickey. We recently went away for a few days and I had my bro in law watch the fish. I showed him how much to feed the fish, but needless to say I came back to a little overweight fishy. After a few days of less food, he is back to normal.

I also changed his water for the first time. I took into consideration some of you suggestions for the water. I used half tap water and half purified water. I used the de-chlorine drops. Well after one week that water is very cloudy all over again. No change in fish behavior but I have reason to believe that maybe my tap water isn’t the best thing. I asked my mother in law who as I said before used to breed fish. She told me I’m not keeping the water too clean, because I keep at least 25% of the same water in when I’m doing water changes. So when I clean the tank again tomorrow we shall see how long it stays nice. I must say I’ve had much stress because I don’t want to kill my fish again.

Well aqua is felling mush better after I clened hes tank

Hi everyone! I finally got my light at the fish store! I love it! It is a great addition to the tank! It sits right on top of my tank. I don’t keep the light on in the daylight, because my fish is sitting on my dresser in front of my window and he gets enough light in the daytime. NOTE: you should not keep your fish in front of a window where it can get direct sunlight. I have a curtain in front of my window, and my window is closed most of the time, so Flo, (My fish) is not getting direct sunlight. If you have a your fish in front of a window where it is getting direct sunlight, I suggest you move your fish. Direct sunlight can harm your fish. Anyway, back to the fish light, I can see Flo so much better! If there is a special light that you can get for your fish tank, I would reccomend it. I love my light!

Have you ever wanted to lessen to your Ipod and watch your betta in another city then you should try the Ipond. good for Betta fish haters.

A TINY fish tank that doubles as a music speaker has sparked outrage among animal activists and aquarists. The iPond – up to 15 times smaller than the recommended tank size for the fish it contains – is proving a hit with Christmas shoppers. One Sydney store has sold out of the $70 device and other outlets are reporting brisk sales. But the RSPCA has called on the device to be banned because it is too small to provide fish with adequate oxygen supplies and a clean environment. The iPond is sold nationally by the Pets Paradise and Pet Goods Direct chains. Users can play their iPods through a speaker built into the bottom of the brick-shaped tank.

The tank’s water capacity is about 650millilitres once rocks are placed in it. Pets Paradise is selling Siamese fighting fish with the iPond. The fighting fish are native to South-East Asia and have a “labyrinth lung” that allows them to take in oxygen from air. Typically they live in puddles and rice paddies.

A Melbourne Aquarium spokesman said Siamese fighting fish required a minimum tank size of 10 litres – dramatically more than the iPond provides. Animal Liberation Victoria’s Noah Mark said he was disgusted by the invention. Studies proved fish had memories well beyond a few seconds and were social creatures that experienced pain and boredom, he said.

“The fish in this thing does not look like it has very long to live and it can barely move,” he said. “Even if it does live it’s not [a] life worth living … it’s really just a torture box.”

Acoustics expert Jason Gedamke said there was no doubt noise from the speaker would escape into the water. “The speaker is directly coupled to the outside of the tank … [so] you are going to have a small level of sound introduced,” Mr Gedamke said.

“It’s the same as putting a fish tank on a speaker.”

RSPCA spokesman Hugh Wirth said despite the fighting fish’s ability to breathe air from the surface, the tank was far too small for it to receive adequate oxygen. The small volume of water would lead to rapid temperature change and this meant the tropical fish would not live long, he said. The iPond should be banned, Dr Wirth said.

Marketing manager for the Pets Paradise and Pet Goods Direct chains, Alyse-Grace Robertson, said the tanks had gone on sale in September and were selling briskly. The group that manages the stores had received one formal complaint about the product. Customers sometimes asked questions about the welfare of fish in iPonds.

“A few people ask, ‘is the fish OK?”‘ Ms Robertson said. The chains were satisfied that fish in iPonds did not suffer.

She said before selling the tanks the chains had consulted the Pet Industry Association of Australia. Output from the speakers was small and fish in iPonds seemed to flourish, she said. A spokesperson for Apple said the company was willing to comment on its own products, but not on accessories made by third parties.

got this off http://www.myfishtank.net/ipond/

I have a friend named Megen Unrath and she likes to sing so she happened to be singing over the phone and rainbow started dancing.

Sam-BETTA

I just wanted to tell you that my betta fish Flo is doing great! She is making lots of bubble nests. Every time I come up to the tank she comes up to the edge and looks at me. It is so cute! Also, I will be getting my light in tomorrow, (If you didn’t read my other post, scroll down to Betta Fish Light) so tomorrow I will try to post if I like the light or not and how it works for me.

Aqua has been acting a little weird lately like not making bubble nest, little sluggish, and not eating. Just wondering what wrong with him if you know please tell me . This is the one I got at petco the worst place to buy bettas

Has anyone ordered a Betta straight from the breeders in Thailand or Sri Lanka? I’ve been thinking about it lately, and I’m wondering if it will be worth it.

As I said in my last post I have three bettas Flare, Rainbow, and aqua. When I got aqua he was in ok health I got hem at petco which is the worst store to buy battas. Then my other two I got at petsmart and where in great health.

I wanted to show you all my betta fish named Flo! The pictures aren’t very close or good but if you can’t see him he is red and a male. One of him is up close, and the other one is of his whole tank.