Question:I had my betta fish for almost 3 years and he is very healthy and alert. I whant him to live his life to the fullest and him to be happy 24,7. What can I do to make his life worth living?He's in a 1 1/2 gallon bowl with rocks. Any ideas to make him happy!?Thanks so much! I just love Fisher and whant the best for him
Answers:
The single best thing you can to to inure a longer healthy life for him would be to invest in a 2.5 - 5 gallon tank with a filter and heater. Also be ready to keep up proper tank maintenance and feed a well balanced diet rich in meaty foods.
Enjoy your fish!
MM
get him water plants
and get him a castle or rock formation he can hide in
you should also get him some treats =]
also get him a bigger tank, but not alot bigger like 5 gallons at the most for him
get him a filter too
he will be a happy little fishy
Give him a larger aquarium with proper heating and filtration. Keep the water conditions optimal by doing regular partial water changes.
Hiya Bettas are so easily pleased, just keep the water clean and feed him good quality foods and he will greet you coming into the room like a puppy!! Fresh live aquatic plants will help him as well and give him some live food to munch on!
Enjoy!
Ang
If you have kept your Betta for 3 years, you are doing a great job. Make sure he has clean, de-chlorinated water and good quality food.
buy a female betta and put it in another bowl and sit it beside him so he can look at her. If you put in the same bowl they will fight each other.
I agree with magicman
Provide him with a larger place to live, 5gallon tank is good! Feed him a variety of foods, brine shrimp, blood worms, Betta pellets and tropical flakes. Also provide heat for him, Betta's like around 78*-80*. Sounds like you love your Betta! Good luck!
Wow, I think he's already happy. Think of him living a short time in those little bowls. Bettas are fighting fish, and if you put them with other Bettas or other fish, he will start his campaign to wipe the others out. Keep doing what you're doing. Look at him and talk to him. Fisher's doing okay. Keep up the good work.
a tank with a filter and heater would be great. i recently discovered bettas love floating water sprite. they will sit up in it and rest on the surface and bask in the light from the hood.
He would be Very happy if you brought him a lady betta.
They love to sleep in caves .So put a little cave made out of rock in the tank for him.
Sounds like he's doing good already. You can get him a buddy (that isn't a betta). Blood Fin Tetras make nice buddies.
If you can get him a bigger tank, that would be a good idea. A heater sounds good too. Spawning bettas shortens their life span, so even though he may seem happy to be a father, if you want him to live longer DON'T DO IT. Having another betta as a "neighbor" is excellent as well, as bettas like interaction. If you can't or don't want to get another betta, you can put a mirror in front of him (but not inside the tank!) and he will think it's another betta! Feeding a good diet is important and so is water quality. Also, some strains (varieties of bettas) are more fragile than others and therefore lead a shorter life :(. Also, if he gets sick he will be more likely to die younger. Remember, an ounce prevention!
You could probably give Fisher a happier life by upgrading his tank. 5 gallons is a great size for a betta tank. Also, you can only add tankmates for your betta once your tank is at least 5 gallons.
Adding a filter and a heater would also help a lot. Bettas need constant warm temperatures. If you're getting a filter, to keep his tank cleaner, you should get a sponge filter, because they produce minimal water current which is good for bettas. It's difficult to get a filter and heater into a bowl though...maybe changing to a tank would be a good idea.
You can also make him happier by increasing the variety of foods that you're feeding him. You didn't describe his current diet, but bettas absolutely love variety in their diet.
They like brine shrimp, bloodworms, mosquito larvae or daphnia. You can get them freeze dried, frozen or live (live is their favourite, but obviously the most inconvenient).
Java moss is a wonderful and very low-maintenance plant to keep with bettas. You can add some of that, or some leafy plants for your bettas to rest on. Decorations and toys will make your tank look better and give your betta somemore visual stimulation: caves, marbles, floating styrofoam cups or ping pong balls (my bettas love to push these around and chase them).
Have fun :)
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