FishyMamma
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I have a 55 gallon cycled and heavily planted tank with 5 long fin gold danios and three neon tetras. Oh, and three Nerite snails.
I am moving a few hours away next summer and don't want to have to move a lot of fish, I am thinking of adding a male betta.
I haven't had good luck with getting healthy bettas the two other times I tried to keep them - both succumbed to illness rather quickly despite careful fish-keeping. This time I am thinking of getting a 1 gallon tank and mini-heater and treating a new betta with aquarium salt to quarantine it and get it as healthy as possible before adding it to a bigger aquarium.
So I have two questions. The first is if my plan is likely to work in terms of improving a betta's health, and the second is if I add it to my 55 gallon, will that be too big?
Please ignore most of the fish in the above tank photo. They're no longer in tank.
I am moving a few hours away next summer and don't want to have to move a lot of fish, I am thinking of adding a male betta.
I haven't had good luck with getting healthy bettas the two other times I tried to keep them - both succumbed to illness rather quickly despite careful fish-keeping. This time I am thinking of getting a 1 gallon tank and mini-heater and treating a new betta with aquarium salt to quarantine it and get it as healthy as possible before adding it to a bigger aquarium.
So I have two questions. The first is if my plan is likely to work in terms of improving a betta's health, and the second is if I add it to my 55 gallon, will that be too big?
Please ignore most of the fish in the above tank photo. They're no longer in tank.