2 female betta, 1 gallon vase

[Maxw47]

Yeah that's why I don't go to petsmart. They are trained to make money not to give fish keeping advice.

 

[Maxw47]

Yeah they are trained to sell stuff not give advice. Oops it said the first post didn't send. Sry

 

[NinjaNomad196]

I have no LFS, no petco with fish, only this and walmart...
(I live in Ohio)

 

[Maxw47]

Yeah that's alright. Fish at chain stores are sometimes alright, definitely not advice. But hey, that's what the forum is for. You can always order fish too.

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Yeah I know, I'm probably done with this thread but thanks for the advice bros.

 

[PWNE44]

hold on I had a beta for about two years in a fish bowl about 1 gallon and fed it once a week

 

[NinjaNomad196]

hold on I had a beta for about two years in a fish bowl about 1 gallon and fed it once a week

That's not good... now go sit in the corner, and think about what you did.

 

[Maxw47]

For now, 100% water changes every day or two on all the tanks. Because they are so small, un filtered, not cycled, and with a big bioload, ammonia nitrites nitrates etc are gonna build up FAST

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Never mind, one betta died, it got murdered... I saw them fight, ran up, and mine is curled to the side frozen up.

 

[Surfer]

Live plants can help too. But I doubt you want to do the walsdat Method.

Well that death was inevitable.

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Never mind, it's fins are moving, hardly, but he can't move.... dang it, time to get money back for Petsmart's 14-day guarentee.

 

[Maxw47]

Yeah unfortunately that's what happens when they are crammed like that. Just a reminder to do your research before digging yourself in a whole. The fish don't deserve it...

 

[Maxw47]

Live plants can help too. But I doubt you want to do the walsdat Method.

Well that death was inevitable.

Gonna be hard without lights...

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Wait it's alive, probably a pecking order establishing... he's swimming a bit, but he just went and slept on top of the plant.

 

[Maxw47]

Two Bettas in a tiny tank aren't going to establish a pecking order... They want to kill eachother. And both will probably die because the tank can't support legitimate ecosystems. What are your parameters?

 

[Surfer]

Wait it's alive, probably a pecking order establishing... he's swimming a bit, but he just went and slept on top of the plant.

If I'm not mistaken, it's a she? Unless you picked up a plakat male?

Sigh.

Lol the lights, the most important component.

 

[NinjaNomad196]

Sorry I meant she... my mom says she's sleeping because they always sleep on top.
By the way, I still need to buy a test kit...

 

[Maxw47]

Can we see a pic if the tank? Hopefully they're females.

And I wanna try the walstad method in a one gallon! Lol. Get a little light, some dirt, maybe even a little CO2. And for livestock, A shrimp, for that is all a one gallon can hold!

And test kits are like the most essential part of the hobby...

 

[NinjaNomad196]

I know but my mom won't buy one, No pics, it's night and too dark and takes a while to upload, I will give one tomorrow morning!

 

[Surfer]

Can we see a pic if the tank? Hopefully they're females.

And I wanna try the walstad method in a one gallon! Lol. Get a little light, some dirt, maybe even a little CO2. And for livestock, A shrimp, for that is all a one gallon can hold!

And test kits are like the most essential part of the hobby...

You know, a testkit isn't essential I've gotten away without one for 4 years and have already bred a number of things.

I'm definitely considering doing a setup like that on my aqueon 8. But I'm not sure if it'll qualify anymore if it has a power head haha.

I'm pretty sure there shouldnt be any electrical device in the tank besides a light outside and maybe co2.