morganrules

i was cleaning my room today when i noticed that i had a perfect spot for a little 5 gallon tank would a corner tank or a hexagonal tank be good for a betta.

clinton1621

I would think either one as long as its 5 gallons, that would be a personal choice.... and personally I dont like hex tanks lol, they make everything look weird

Cody

sounds like a plan, im not sure what would be better though, im asuming a hex would be better but ime not sure, theres enough betta freaks to figure that one out lol

Martinismommy

All I can say is........There is always room for a 5 gallon lol

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morganrules

im in the middle with the decision but for sure im gonna get a new tank for one lucky male betta

Lucy

I didn't care for the hex, it found it hard to clean and when I did it stressed my betta and it didn't give much swim surface.

It's a personal choice though, as you can see martinismommy loves them. lol

Cody

i had a hex before that was given to me and i didnt like it mainly beucase i didnt think the filteration was very good, i know i said i thinki a hex would be better but, this is more of a wat you perfer really

morganrules

its a hard choice lol

clinton1621

<<<<< the voice of reason..... get a mini-bow 5 gallon>>>>>

Lucy

I have a mini bow 5 for my frog, I love it.

The hex was given to me with a goldfish in it (another story lol)
The filter was broke so my husband modified it to accomodate an HOB.

clinton1621

I had a 30g hex once and I couldnt stand it... you feel like your looking into a circus house of mirrors lol... luckily it sprung a leak anyway and the PetSmart I got it from let me exchange it for a 29g or I probably would have gone blind trying to see the fish in it

Lucy

Yeah, funny how you can look at them and not see the fish....or if you look at the corner just right you see a disjointed fish. lol

morganrules

alright well i guess its going to be a mini bow just gotta wait now

Cody

i didnt like that about the 5 gallon hex, i new somoene who owned a 75 gallon hex,

morganrules

i own a 45 gallon hex and im just gonna turn that into a reef when i have the cash

Cody

the guy i knew had a pretty nice saltwater setup, but it was a pain to clean

morganrules

i bet it was im still deciding what i should do with the 45 gallon hex maybe just make it a planted tank

bboy

Devon

Hexes are great when they are large quantities of water... for a small corner I would go with a rectangular 5 or 10 gallon tank... the shape is much more suited to bettas anyway, they like long and shallow tanks.

Angela_96

Theres always room for a 10g too lol.. and a 20g long too... you should see my kitchen... I have made room for all sizes of tanks in places where tanks don't normally go... I have to put up a curtin on the side of the 10g when I cook tilapia so I don't make my fish upset lol....

Angela_96

I gave my betta boy to my mother, he was in a hex tank, and he is a lot happier in a 10g rectangular tank, of coarse it has a separator thing in it, and there is a female on the other side so he is really happy lol

jdhef

There was a guy on this forum who had a hex for his Betta. The problem he had, was that the Betta was seeing his own reflection in the corners and was constantly flaring and stressed out.

So for that reason, I would say stay away from the hex.

welshalien

I have a 10 gallon for Raymond, a 6.6g bookshelf for Leonard and my son's girlfriend's betta, Pepper is in a 5g hex. Pepper did flare in the hex to begin with but we put plants in the corners that made him craziest and he's fine now. My personal favorite is the bookshelf tank.

Kelly

morganrules

ok so its gonna be the corner tank then

COBettaCouple

Yea, always room for a Betta tank.