betta home

[lovemyguppies]

Is a 2.5 gallon bowl with a sponge filter and a heater a good home for a betta? Is a sponge filter enough filtration? is it too small for a betta to be happy?

 

[Nickiminaj lover]

I have 2 Betas and I don't have a filter for either one of them. I would try and get a bigger bowl. Can it swim in a straight line with out curving its body. If it can its a big enough bowl.

 

[lovemyguppies]

Yea it can easily swim straight

 

[Fishanatic]

I wouldn't recommend a bowl as the aeration is less then adequate. It might work, but you must keep the water changes If not, you can get a 3gallon, very cheap
Betta's aren't dirty fish, so a sponge filtration is enough.

 

[lovemyguppies]

Well it's not exactly a bowl, it's basically a gigantic margarita glass. I don't know if that makes a difference though.

 

[DragonGirl]

It sounds fine to me you've got a heater and a filter and 2.5 gallons is plenty of space IMO. As long as you keep up with water changes it should be good.

 

[lovemyguppies]

How often should i change the water assuming none of the parameters are high? Is 50% weekly good enough like i do in all my other tanks?

 

[Fishanatic]

How often should i change the water assuming none of the parameters are high? Is 50% weekly good enough like i do in all my other tanks?

Yes. That should be good. Try testing you're parameters bi-weekly, and evaluate then if you need to change the water more often.

 

[lovemyguppies]

Alright thanks you guys

 

[Fishanatic]

Alright thanks you guys

Good Luck with the betta

 

[lovemyguppies]

Thank you

 

[shellieca]

I have a male Dragonscale in a 2.5g tank. I don't have a filter on it so I do 2 water changes of about 80% twice a week with a 100% change every 3rd or 4th water change. It is difficult to cycle that small volume of water & I'd rather not take up more room in that space with a filter. Many people use filters for that size I choose not to. With the "bowl" you have a heater may be difficult but you need to have one, preferably an adjustable one.

 

[lovemyguppies]

My heater isn't adjustable but it's staying constant at 78 degrees

 

[shellieca]

My heater isn't adjustable but it's staying constant at 78 degrees

Good. Some of the non-adjustable heaters aren't good at keeping a steady temp & will drop considerably with the room temp. Also, you should be aware that Bettas can & will jump sometimes if your margarita glass doesn't have a top you might want to look into one. I've used Seran wrap with holes before.

 

[lovemyguppies]

If the water level is about 2 in below the top would that stop the betta from jumping out?

 

[shellieca]

That'll help.

 

[lovemyguppies]

Also i have betta pellets, and several different frozen foods. What's best for bettas and how much and how often should i feed him?

 

[Fishanatic]

Also i have betta pellets, and several different frozen foods. What's best for bettas and how much and how often should i feed him?

It depends on the type of pellet. I have concentrated pellets, and it recommends not to feed more then 3 times a day. That's the average feeding.
What frozen foods do you have?

 

[lovemyguppies]

Bloodworms, brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, spirulina brine shrimp, baby brine shrimp for my guppy fry, and freshwater frenzy which has bloodworms, brine sheep, Cyclops, Daphnia, watercress, spirulina algae and more.