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1st Betta...Ever!

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No, it's definitely not all about price. Like others have mentioned, the "better" food is one that has whole fish / seafood / larvae as the #1 ingredient. That said, your fish also has preferences. 1. I started with Hikari Betta Bio-Gold floating pellets (website allotted amount of 6 pellets)...

I am a newbie to fish keeping (less than a month). My male Lenny is super active and has tons of personality. Like a dog, he tries to flash his baby blues at me to try and guilt me into feeding him more. I do feed him slightly more strictly because of his activity level (3 small meals instead...

I have a small 8 gallon tank and had the same question. I tried two corydoras a little over a week ago at first to see what Lenny would do (one albino and one peppered). Lenny looks at the albino like an annoying hyperactive toddler because he takes up the whole tank glass surfing (he's not...

Even though they say it's better to have long than tall, I feel that as long as you have high places for the Betta to hang out (i.e. Betta Leaf and/or Betta Log), then it can be fine to have a taller one. I am a new owner and I bought the Top Fin Dazzle 8 gallon tank. It has colored lights (I...

Thank you! I first went to Last Place on Earth Pet shop and received a lot of great advice on how to start up my new 8 gallon aquarium, but they aren't open in the evenings during the week. I went to The Fish Room (newly opened) last week to adopt Lenny, but CMACS was the other on my list to...

Okay, stupid questions here, should I leave them off during the day or night? They are LED, so they don't give off heat. Why is that many hours what they need? He also has a cave he can go to into to get out of the light. I prepared the aquarium for 7 days with bacteria starter, water...

1. I brought Lenny home last night and was told Lenny is a Platinum White. He has black on his tail fin, missing scales on dorsal line / around his face and a red spot on his forehead. I'm not a breeder or show them, so these "imperfections" just make him more special to me. However, does...

Platinum White under LED blue light - 8 gallon Blue Fin Dazzle

Platinum White under LED blue light - 8 gallon Blue Fin Dazzle

I decided on one Betta. Lenny is a Platinum White (I have the blue LED light on so the decorations will fluoresce). I brought him home yesterday and his life went from a cup to my tank. He acclimated very well and is VERY active. He likes to rest in the "octopus cave" and I have a Betta log...

Thank you! I did buy a vacuum and multiple cleaning tool.

See, that's where I get confused because there are so many answers out there to the same question. Most say a small shoal of 5-6 danios, guppies, or tetras (like neon) would all do fine in this size.

Thank you for the alage eater opinions! On all of the online research I've read so far, they say that an ADF is a good tank mate for a Betta. I might even end up getting a small school of 6 danios or something. I guess I was mainly looking for something that would help keep the gravel clean...

First, I know this is a small tank, but it's the only space that I have right now (sits on my desk), plus they say it is more difficult upkeep on a smaller tank, so I know if I can keep this one safe, then I would feel more comfortable with a larger tank when I have room for one. It is taller...