Betta Water
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I have a question about what kind of water to use for my betta. For my last two bettas I used tap water, and they both died. I don’t think it was because of the tap water, but I think that might have had sometimething to do with it. So this time with my new betta, Andro, I decided to use distilled water. But I just looked online at a website, and it said to stay away from distilled water. Now I don’t know what kind of water to use! I am using betta conditioner every time I change the water. What should I do? Any suggestions?
Thanks,
C
Betta Fish are what I blog about.
October 4th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
don’t listen! u CAN use distilled water, it’s perfectly fine. trust me, i would know bcuz i use it on my fish!
October 7th, 2009 at 12:01 am
Conditioner won`t work if you don`t have somthing to back it up.I tried to use just conditioner on my friends betta and it died.So I use a blend of chemicals on my bettas and there doing good.but spring water is the best.
betta lover GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!
October 7th, 2009 at 12:26 am
Aw,that’s alright. Maybe you’re not using enough conditioner or too much. You only need a few drops for a little cup,maybe even just one. ^^’ As for larger tanks; Just use a bit more. Not too much.
Maybe you should let the water sit a few minutes before putting your little Betta back into his tank? I’m not sure.
-I used to own three bettas’ and I own one currently. His name is Bill.
Email me if you have questions.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:38 am
Hey man…the best way to do it is… when its raining grab a bowl and fill it with rain water.. and put him in there thas the best healthiest water for them. also feed them skinny warms they get huge really fast
October 9th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Use spring water. Thats what the people at the pet store told me to use and my fish are always fine!
October 10th, 2009 at 7:29 am
I use just tap water and all my fish havent died, or lived for a long time. I only use a one drop in my fishs tanks, and they are 1.5 some 2 gall tanks. I’m not sure whats wrong there. Sorry cant help.
October 10th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
I use bottled water for my betta, Cheap walmart stuff. It’s not too expensive and it seems like the water stays cleaner for more than just a week. =] Thats just my opinion and I am no expert.
October 10th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
hi
I just got won i so far just use sping water her name is Blue Angel she sems heley
betta bloger
October 11th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Tap water contains chlorine and in some communities the water is more chlorinated than in others.
Bettas placed in regular tap water will die within the day.
Just add a couple of drops of “water conditioner” or “dechlorinator” each time you change the water and you are good to go.
The dechlorinator comes in a very small bottle and lasts a very long time. Cheap too.
October 12th, 2009 at 3:25 am
When I was a kid, we would put guppies and gold-fish in regular tap water and have absolutely no problems. That was in the mid-west and a long time ago.
Since then, health departments have changed the recipe for the water that you receive from the kitchen faucet! In many localities a number of additives are being injected.
Now, I am in the south-east and the water is chlorinated, very chlorinated. I purchased a betta and placed it in a bowl with regular tap water… within 4 or 5 hours it was dead. I asked the folks at the local pet store what went wrong..and was told that the chlorinated water was the problem. I bought a small bottle of “water conditioner” or “dechlorinator” for about $3.00, ..and put about 4 drops in a half gallon bowl. The betta lived and is still alive…
Based on my experiences, I would not use distilled water, or rain water, or water from de-humidifiers, etc. I would just use regular tap water, and use the dechlorinator drops. Regular water also contains various nutrients that may be beneficial to fish.
October 14th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
aww… i have a betta and i use tap water oh.. and i put declore in to take the chemicals out of the water goodluck!
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:28 pm
When you put the chemical in the tap water, do the fish have to be removed to another container first? I heard it takes 24 hours for the chemical to work.
October 25th, 2009 at 12:54 am
hi i am jayson the pet store said to use spring water and conditioner and email me how big is your tank
October 27th, 2009 at 6:31 am
I keep Avery in a 1.5 with 12 drops of “Splendid Betta de-chlorinator and change the water every week or 2 at the latest. The fish before him “Max” lived for 3 years under this condition.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
I have a betta and I’ve had it for 2 months now and all I do is put in fresh water then add 1 drop of stuff to take the chlorene out. That’s all I can say.
October 27th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
you should clean your tank once a week and feed your fish different kinds of food so it doesn’t get disses ex( he should have fakes one day and pellets the other).
October 29th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Hey,
Your’e not putting them in cold water are you? If so then don’t. Otherwise i’m thinking they may have been older fish and just died on their own. That’s my best estimation.
November 3rd, 2009 at 4:25 am
i just use distilled water. we have a special fossit for it. i have only had duck since the summer, and she’s lived fine since then.
~Renee
November 4th, 2009 at 1:10 am
i just put in distilled water. and ive had mine since the summer.
November 5th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
OMG, it’s because there is chlorine in the water!!! no wonder your fish died!!! Go to walmart in the fish section, and buy chlorine-out!!!! Follow the instructions on the back…. How can you be so stupid!!! read about a pet before you buy it!!!!
November 7th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Have you thought about buying a test kit and testing your water? If you don’t want to do that, take a sample of your water to a pet store and they will be glad to test it for you. Doing that could clue you in to what’s wrong with your water, if it’s even a water problem at all.
November 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
I’m having betta’s for over a year now, always did water change from tap, just warm water, but I live in the Netherlands and in the part where there’s the cleanest water.
In the beginning when I just had my first tank, i used easylife water conditioner, because it also purified my water. Later on I stopped using it, because it also was pretty expensive.
All went fine, and my betta’s never died of the warm water out of the tap, without preperations.
Since last week I’m putting liquit almond leaves in the water, special for betta’s. I read that it’s very good for fish to have some almond leaves in the water.
November 29th, 2009 at 9:30 am
I’ve personally never had a problem with tap water and I’ve had betta fish for a long time now. The problem with most isn’t the chlorine, but the nitrogen bubbles from tap water that kills the fish. I’d still us a conditioner to be safe, but what I use are sea salts to balance out the PH in the water and cure the nitrogen bubbles and it works wonders. A few little rocks of the salt will do for a one or two gallon tank. Anything bigger, around five gallons I would say, should be at least a table spoon of the salt introduced into the water. Just keep the water at a warm temperature, between 75 and 80 degrees and use the sea salt with a drop or two of conditioner and you should be fine.