SWfreshmen31

would special frog food or blood worms stay in a small dish that can be put at the bottom of the tank cause ive seen it on youtube but i dont know how they do it.
(i plan on keeping a frog with a betta in a five gallon)

Lucy

Hi
I moved your question out of antbfc's thread.
It's best to start your own thread rather than in someone else's.

I think I've seen the video you're asking about. I think it's made with 2 small dishes and some sort of spacer.
From what I remember, you take a small dish, silicone marbles (?) or some other type of spacer around the edges. You take a second small dish, turn it upside and silicone it to the spacers.
You'll want to make sure the frogs can get in and out while making sure your betta cannot get to the food.

Keep a close eye on things, not all Bettas will accept an ADF as a tank mate.

Good luck.

Beth1965

Ive heard of people using a turkey baster to feed their ADF.

aquarist48

Hello. Lucy I've seen that too. hmmmm can't remember where though. It was a very good idea.
Ken

Lucy

That's a good way to spot feed an ADF in a community tank.

SWfreshmen31

yea i have a sea squirt that i use for my saltwater so i could also use that to.

Lucy

Just be sure not to get SW into the Betta/ADF tank.
Even with that, watch the Betta, they're little piggies and will swoop in to grab food before the slower ADF knows it's there.

SWfreshmen31

lol i know ill rinse it with the distled water i have for the saltwater. i was also thinking of not testing the tank for chemicals and just let the filter and heater run with everything in it for a month. my friend did that with a saltwater and it fine without out a singal water change and he just puts sea buffer in when he tops off the water. (ill do water changes everyt other week)im also gonna use a filter for a thirty gallon(the one thats in my SW now cause we are getting a new caister filter!! ).
Aaaaaaaand can you use a grvel vac with a frog in there?

Lucy

You need a source of ammonia to cycle a FW tank. I don't know about SW, it might be different than cycling FW.
Please don't subject a betta or a frog to the cycling process. The ammonia and nitrite levels are toxic. You risk illness and even death.
You'll be looking at doing daily water changes until the tank cycles, which can take 6 weeks.
Why not try one of these:
Four Methods of Fish Less Cycling

If you're getting a 5g tank, a filter rated for 30g is probably going to be more than a Betta or ADF can handle.

Yes, You can use a small gravel vac.

SWfreshmen31

yea i know im not using that filter since it dosent fit on the tank.

ill probably use the raw fish like i did with the saltwater.

gmen4life

hmmm i have 5 adf,s and i feed them a cube of blood worms every other day i throw it in frozen its worked for 6 months so lol they r doing fine

SWfreshmen31

thanks for everything everybody but im not gonna be able to get the tank set up since there really is no place to put it and since im having a little trouble with my SW the betta/ADF plan isnt going through.
But i am getting a betta thats gonna be in this:
http://www.petco.com/product/106657/...riumsFurniture

Lucy

5.5" x 5.5" x 5.5"? Is that tank .72 gallons? Did I figure that wrong?
Please don't put a Betta in that container. Males can get up to 3", he won't even have room to move around.
IMO a Betta shouldn't be in anything less than 5g's. Some members do well with 2.5g.
Here's our Betta Care Guide

SWfreshmen31

Yea it's alot smaller than i thought it would be i'll see if I can fit my empty 5 gallon on my desk but how many times should a water change since there's no filter? And does. Anyone know where I can get a battery operated heater?
Would a heat lamp for lizards make the water too hot?

Lucy

Yeah, any "tank" stores advertise for bettas are too small for a betta or any fish. It's really sad the things they sell.
You'll need to do complete water changes a couple of times a week or at any point you have any ammonia reading if you don't have a filter to cycle the tank.
I don't know of any battery powered heaters. Perhaps someone else does.

Just a suggestion, you might want to wait and save some money for the proper equipment before getting another fish.

SWfreshmen31

its not really about the money its the space. i think i have MTS lol. would ai saw a little 2.5 gallon at petsmat for cheep and it was really small looking, it think to small!
CAN I USE A HEAT LAMP TO HEAT THE TANK?(the one they use for reptiles) I have a thermometer to measure the temperature.

Lucy

Some members keep their bettas in 2.5. Personally, I wouldn't go for less than a 5g. for a betta.

SWfreshmen31

[quote=CAN I USE A HEAT LAMP TO HEAT THE TANK?(the one they use for reptiles) I have a thermometer to measure the temperature.[/QUOTE]

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Lucy

The problem with that is you can't control what temp the water gets and at night when you turn the lamp off the water would cool down.
Why not just get a heater if you're thinking about a heat lamp?

SWfreshmen31

the cord wont be able to reach the plug. i really dont know what to do cause winter is coming and actually tonight its really cold. i dont think they have battery operated heaters or anything battery operated that can produce heat!!

Lucy

How about if you plug it into a surge protector (not a plain extension cord)? That'll give you a little extra length.