The Betta is very peaceful. He/she just does it's own thing. Everyone seems to be happy. I know I'm going to need a bigger tank. My father always had a 30 gallon when I was younger. I've only had it set up for a couple of weeks. Been reading about cycling. I didn't know there was so much to learn. I've been changing the water regular and testing the water. So far we've lost 1 neon. So things are going pretty well. Thanks for the compliments.
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Hello Kris...
A 10 gallon tank is really too small. You can't keep the water clean enough to support fish. The 30 gallon is a much better choice. Larger is even better. In the mean time, you should change out half the tank water a couple of times a week. Even a little dissolved fish waste in such a small amount of water will damage the fishes' sensitive gill tissues. That's more than likely the reason the small fish was lost.
B
While I would certainly agree that is easier to keep a larger tank than a small one, there is nothing really wrong with a 10g tank as long as you keep up with it and keep the appropriate amount of fish for a tank that size. The bigger problem is that some people try to stuff too many fish into those small tanks.A 10 gallon tank is really too small. You can't keep the water clean enough to support fish. The 30 gallon is a much better choice. Larger is even better. In the mean time, you should change out half the tank water a couple of times a week. Even a little dissolved fish waste in such a small amount of water will damage the fishes' sensitive gill tissues. That's more than likely the reason the small fish was lost.
Hello Kris...
A 10 gallon tank is really too small. You can't keep the water clean enough to support fish. The 30 gallon is a much better choice. Larger is even better. In the mean time, you should change out half the tank water a couple of times a week. Even a little dissolved fish waste in such a small amount of water will damage the fishes' sensitive gill tissues. That's more than likely the reason the small fish was lost.
B
It depends on the filter. If you have the type of filter with a single removable pad, removing it will cause you to remove a lot of the beneficial bacteria you have built up to be thrown away. You might not go through a full blown cycle but probably a pretty large mini-cycle.I read somewhere that if you change your filter your tank will recycle. Is that true?