Floop123
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I'm looking into getting three bettas. Would two females and one male be okay?
I'm not aware of any fish that can live comfortably long-term in a tank of such small size.1.5 gallons
In my recent search for a betta, I saw one store with a sign that said .5 quart for minimum tank size. That's two cups. I asked an employee about it. She said, "That's horrible, why do we have that sign?"It is unfortunate that so many stores and companies continue to encourage the tiny tank as a suitable home for Bettas.
When they are full grown and get stronger from being in a small cup for so long and get their muscles, they are agile and curious fish which enjoy swimming and moving around the tank to search for foods and inspect their habitat.
Imho, the Betta would be best in a tank about 2.5G, probably not smaller than 2G. A 5G would also be a BETTER size. With lots of plants, the 5G my Betta is in is a perfect size. He swims all over the tank and "crawls" around with his fins throught the branches and mosses. And shimmies sideways in between the leaves.
What's the maximum size bettas grow to?
What's the tank size? My bettas in bowl died so fast