Betta tank.

[briemol12]

Last night I order a Petco 360 view aquarium quit 2g. I want to use this for my Betta to upgrade his house from a fish bowl to a 2 gallons tank. My question is, is it okay to add distill water and add the fish like I did when I first put him on his bowl? I've had him for 2 months and every time I change the water I use distill water and he is a happy fish.

 

[Mebbid]

Distilled water is generally a poor choice for fish. It lacks nutrients and can have huge ph swings due to a lack of buffering. Its much better to use dechlorinated tap.

 

[briemol12]

Distilled water is generally a poor choice for fish. It lacks nutrients and can have huge ph swings due to a lack of buffering. Its much better to use dechlorinated tap.

So I guess I'll do fish less cycle once it arrives

 

[Chesmok]

What I do is add a base layer of nutrient rich substrate, fill up the whole tank with plants, including floating ones which suck up nitrates, add the betta, add a few drops of a good bacteria supplement (I use Seachem Stability) and you're good to go. Change 20% of the water and replace with declorinated tap. I've never had a problem and my betta is super happy. Plants are the best natural biological filter there is! Especially if it's just a betta and you don't add other fish, you're golden.

 

[briemol12]

What I do is add a base layer of nutrient rich substrate, fill up the whole tank with plants, including floating ones which suck up nitrates, add the betta, add a few drops of a good bacteria supplement (I use Seachem Stability) and you're good to go. Change 20% of the water and replace with declorinated tap. I've never had a problem and my betta is super happy. Plants are the best natural biological filter there is! Especially if it's just a betta and you don't add other fish, you're golden.

Thanks for the advice