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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| whats the biggiest betta that you ever seen??
 im just wondering if they can grow big!  | 
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| My boy Lenox is close to 6 inches from head to tail....He is by far the biggest betta I've ever seen... | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Betta splendens are usually 3.5" without fins at the most. There are giants usually plakats which can be 4-5", but cost a pretty penny. | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinismommy  My boy Lenox is close to 6 inches from head to tail....He is by far the biggest Betta I've ever seen... | waow!!! your betta  its beautifull,, i feel like getting 1 but i think they r not a community fish right?? can i add a betta to my communitty tank? | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Thank you...No....They are not a community fish.....The reason he looks like he does is beacuse he lives alone.. | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| why is the reason they have to be alone r they too slow and they get killed or they just fisty and it will kill slowly everything!! | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| It's a little of both. Before ever putting a betta in a community. Keep him in his own 5g to see what temperment he has. I have had 1 fella who loved it in the community 20g, but all the rest like it alone.
98% of the betta aren't in communities b/c of the feeding. Betta are pigs with fins and will eat unti they are sick. | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Allie It's a little of both. Before ever putting a betta in a community. Keep him in his own 5g to see what temperment he has. I have had 1 fella who loved it in the community 20g, but all the rest like it alone.
98% of the betta aren't in communities b/c of the feeding. Betta are pigs with fins and will eat unti they are sick. | thank you, will a betta die if its feed with regular fish food  | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| Bettas do best when fed bloodworms and pellets....Flakes make the bloated and constipated..... | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
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Originally Posted by Martinismommy Bettas do best when fed bloodworms and pellets....Flakes make the bloated and constipated..... | What MM said 
Protien is best for betta, so make sure to pick out a high quality pellets. I also feed my girls and all my fish, thawed frozen shrimp uncooked. 1 Piece of shrimp can feed a lot of fish.  | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| thank guys, maybe im planning to put a betta in my community, they are really kool | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | King of Curt
| Hobzz, good luck. 
Ours do fine in community tanks and do fine with flake food, but they do get a large variety of foods.
Flake foods (both tropical and veggie)
Mysis shrimp
Bloodworms (frozen and freeze dried) brine shrimp
Pellets (cichlid forumla, veggie, algae, earthworm, shrimp, etc) | |
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September 10th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| Have another tank ready in case it doesn't work out. Some bettas don't play well with others. | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| a betta has been added !!! so far he is good but he is having problems trying to keep still, the current water runs pretty strong, is that bad ? | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Moderator
| He's probably weak from being in a cup. In time, his fins will become stronger.
In the mean time, put a plant or something in front of the out take.
Is this tank cycled? What other fish are in it? | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
| well i sitll havent found the master kit!! i had water running fishless for 3 weeks and addind a little bit of flakes when i go home, some ammonia starting to show because i have the amonia kit i tested it. and the pH went up a bit but i lower it, i work a lot so i test everything late at night, some aleage has groun in there but the water looks clear, the temp its 78, filters good a bit green but ok!! so i decided to add some fish in there,
they are all small fish,
*pleco
* albino shark
* bull shark
* 2 glass fish
* 2 balla sharks
* 2neon tetras
* betta
55 galons
i hope i dont have too many fish, they look really small tho!
by the way crayfish are doing good in the 10 gl tank, they get along they fight sometimes but the respect their houses everyone has a house so no worries they come out to eat planty food in there!! | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Master
| If this Betta survives in this tank I'll be amazed....This is a deadly cocktail with the sharks! | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Allie Probably about 3-4 worms for each fish each feeding. I hand feed mine. My girls are grabby with them, and suck them up quickly. As all the betta I have had.
Don't give them too many at once. | thank u im goint to try to feed them with my hand, i hope i can training them1 | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Martinismommy If this Betta survives in this tank I'll be amazed....This is a deadly cocktail with the sharks! | really i tought bettas were the agressive ones! but the sharks are all community fish! arent they? they are not agressive like the little molly my friend has !!! geez mollys are anoying! | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| Your neons are little fin nippers, they might go after the betta. Keep a really close eye on them.
Personally, I would have the betta alone. | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Helper
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Originally Posted by Lucy Your neons are little fin nippers, they might go after the betta. Keep a really close eye on them.
Personally, I would have the betta alone. | ok thank you im goin to keep a close look there!!! i hope they all survive the tank looks ok and cycled i got to get that master kit!! | |
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September 11th, 2008
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| | Fish Addict
| Bull shark? | |
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September 12th, 2008
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| | Master Of Fish Poo!
| The biggest Bettas that I've seen are some wild ones. | |
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