khorshidbetta
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- May 23, 2017
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Hello,
I posted recently about moving my Crowntail Betta out of his 2.5 gallon rectangular tank and into a 3 gallon bowl. (I already have a Veilteil Betta in a 5.5 gallon tank, heated, filtered, and cycled. I am truly following the best practices in terms of betta care in that first 5.5g tank). So I know the bowl is not the best habitat. I was immediately advised not to use a bowl because its rounded nature could make the betta disoriented and lead to agitation. The glass bowl arrived yesterday and, purely from an aesthetic perspective, it is beautiful. I put the Crowntail in the bowl to see how he would do, and so far I haven't noticed issues with his behavior. In fact, he is quite active and inspecting his new surroundings. I will be adding more plants.
Now, regarding filtration: Currently, there is no filter. On my last thread a couple people had suggested the Walstad method if I was to go filterless. I need to do some more research on that, but I imagine it will take some to establish that. There is also a model of a filter I am considering for the bowl. In the meantime, until I get filtration sorted out for this bowl, I plan to dose the volume of the bowl each day with Seachem Prime. I understand this detoxifies harmful ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate for 24-48 hours. My main question is: how practical is this method? Can Prime actually serve in lieu of a filter/cycled tank if used daily?
I will be monitoring my betta Khorshid, and if he appears agitated in the bowl, I will remove him, and get him a larger rectangular or cube with a filter. In the meantime, I am seeing if I can after all make this bowl work for him.
I posted recently about moving my Crowntail Betta out of his 2.5 gallon rectangular tank and into a 3 gallon bowl. (I already have a Veilteil Betta in a 5.5 gallon tank, heated, filtered, and cycled. I am truly following the best practices in terms of betta care in that first 5.5g tank). So I know the bowl is not the best habitat. I was immediately advised not to use a bowl because its rounded nature could make the betta disoriented and lead to agitation. The glass bowl arrived yesterday and, purely from an aesthetic perspective, it is beautiful. I put the Crowntail in the bowl to see how he would do, and so far I haven't noticed issues with his behavior. In fact, he is quite active and inspecting his new surroundings. I will be adding more plants.
Now, regarding filtration: Currently, there is no filter. On my last thread a couple people had suggested the Walstad method if I was to go filterless. I need to do some more research on that, but I imagine it will take some to establish that. There is also a model of a filter I am considering for the bowl. In the meantime, until I get filtration sorted out for this bowl, I plan to dose the volume of the bowl each day with Seachem Prime. I understand this detoxifies harmful ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate for 24-48 hours. My main question is: how practical is this method? Can Prime actually serve in lieu of a filter/cycled tank if used daily?
I will be monitoring my betta Khorshid, and if he appears agitated in the bowl, I will remove him, and get him a larger rectangular or cube with a filter. In the meantime, I am seeing if I can after all make this bowl work for him.