Calling all Betta owners

[Keepers_girl]

OK, so I have this nice new 10gal tank that will have plants in it really soon. I want to put my newest edition(a beautiful red Betta named Sam)in there. From what I have read, bettas like calm water. My 10gal has an aqua-clear mini on it. Will this cause too much water movement for Sam.

This is my first betta. I can see why people love them

[grimlock3000]

Set the flow down all the way, the Betta will be fine.

[Hypostomus]

Another thing you can do is have live or silk plants with leaves that break the surface of the water. Anchor them in front of the filter and they will keep the outflow from going too strong.

[William]

Aqua clear mini pumps 100gph, Far to much current [acronym:28e92e6b55="In My Honest Opinion"]IMHO[/acronym:28e92e6b55].


If you want to keep just the betta in the tank, Then you should drop by your local [acronym:28e92e6b55="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:28e92e6b55] or wally world and pick up a bubble filter.

[Keepers_girl]

I've never heard of a bubble filter. Who makes them? Do they filter the water just as well as a [acronym:227d67d758="Hang On Back"]HOB[/acronym:227d67d758]? I was thinking about putting a couple of Queen Arabesque plecos in with the betta.

Thanks so far to all of the you for the responses.

[Menagerie]

I'm not sure about those plecos or how big they get.
About the filter--another way to lessen the current is to put a sponge on the filter intake tube--it will help.

[An t-iasg]

Have you thought about a sponge filter? I have sponge filters rated for 10 gallons in my 5.5 gallon betta tanks. Both sponge filters are run through a gang valve and connected to an air pump. You could also use a gang valve between your sponge filter and air pump. You could turn the gang valves until the bubbles coming out of the sponge filter are gentle enough not to make waves or current in the water. My gang valve has 3 valves -- the two sponge filters are connected to two of the valves, and the other valve is open to allow excess air to escape, which further helps to lessen the air running through the sponge filters, for a nice gentle airflow through the filters. I have a fairly steady stream of bubbles coming from the sponge filter, but the water surface is still.

[grimlock3000]

"Aqua clear mini pumps 100gph, Far to much current [acronym:bca2452bc2="In My Honest Opinion"]IMHO[/acronym:bca2452bc2].


If you want to keep just the betta in the tank, Then you should drop by your local [acronym:bca2452bc2="Local Fish Store"]LFS[/acronym:bca2452bc2] or wally world and pick up a bubble filter."

Or, just lower the flow on the [acronym:bca2452bc2="Activated Carbon"]AC[/acronym:bca2452bc2] Mini. When you put it down all the way, it only moves about 25 [acronym:bca2452bc2="Gallons per hour"]gph[/acronym:bca2452bc2] of water If Keepers_girl did not already have a [acronym:bca2452bc2="Activated Carbon"]AC[/acronym:bca2452bc2] Mini, I would reccomend and air pump driven filter myself.

I would not put two Queen A. Plecos in a 10. They do stay pretty small, but they also eat a lot and generate a lot of waste.

[lreilly]

I agree about the Queen Arabesque. I have a full grown one (5") and it is to big and really dirty. Two would never work. Dirty dirty, but oh so pretty.

[CiRXSi]

Congrats on your first betta!! What I've done is slide the filter all the way to one side of the tank. That way there's a calm side of the tank. He'll soon learn that the other side has a current in it. He'll only go over there if he wants some exercise, or wants to play. And he probably will. One of my guys, Angel (we thought he was a girl at first) likes to see how close he can get to the waterfall before being swept away. It's quite humorous.