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Resun Aquarium
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Is this Aquarium any good for a single male betta?
I don’t want my male betta, Livius, to live in a 1.5 gallon bowl. I want to buy a proper home for him as soon as possible. I found this: http://www.resun-china.com/En/ProductInfo.aspx?ProID=498&ProClass=148
Is it good/safe for my single fish? Do you know any live plants that bettas LIKE?
Btw, Will that make my room noisy?
it’s a 6 gallon
6 gallons with an undergravel filter. Looks like a great home for your fish. If you really want your fish to thrive, they sell tiny heaters meant for tiny tanks – this will keep the temp at an optimum and stable high 70′s number. Still, if you have the tank in a place where room temerature stays in the mid 70′s and is stable (no drafts, does not get cold at night) then you still don’t really need a heater.
Under gravel filters can cause issues, but they are absolutely perfect for a low-waste setup like this, and regular vacuuming, which should be done anyway, will keep things well. Hanging filters are the worst for small betta tanks – the way the water is poured back into the tank renders a good portion of the tank unusable to the betta, who needs calm flow.
Yes, betta’s are plant dwellers, and anyone who keeps them properly will surely include plants for him to roam through and hide amongst. In larger tanks becomes more important than ever. As they are top dwellers, the most useful plants are taller rather than wider.
Live plants can be tricky in a tiny tank and I would really recommend going with some nice silk style plants instead.
If you want to try live plants you can, but be careful with choice – you don’t want something that will fill out and choke up the space in the tank, and you need something easy to keep. Annubius is a good one, and cryptocorns to try. You will need to clean out dead foliage before it starts to rot, and the hardest part is creating a balance of nutrients and conditions that promote plant health but not algae. For the most part though, live plants are best kept without undergravel filtration.
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