I hope this is the correct section. I've found myself in possession of a Betta with no warning or time to prep.
This starts out as a well meaning story, my mom wanted to lower my uncle's blood pressure. For Fathers Day she went and purchased a Betta and dumped him into a 1.5 gallon plastic tank and settled him on the kitchen counter. My boyfriend noticed that little Betta seemed pretty skittish and brought him downstairs, now I have a new pet. My boyfriend and I have already had to use a net to clean his tank after someone tried to feed him a cap full of pellets, I don't know how much he ate, if anything.
So I'm looking for any help I can get with direct information. Will he need a bigger tank? If I do what does the tank need, and will he be okay in this little one until I get it? Food? Plants?
This starts out as a well meaning story, my mom wanted to lower my uncle's blood pressure. For Fathers Day she went and purchased a Betta and dumped him into a 1.5 gallon plastic tank and settled him on the kitchen counter. My boyfriend noticed that little Betta seemed pretty skittish and brought him downstairs, now I have a new pet. My boyfriend and I have already had to use a net to clean his tank after someone tried to feed him a cap full of pellets, I don't know how much he ate, if anything.
So I'm looking for any help I can get with direct information. Will he need a bigger tank? If I do what does the tank need, and will he be okay in this little one until I get it? Food? Plants?