How To Transfer Betta Into New Tank

I got a 10 gallon tank and I wanted to know if I should put him in the new tank after I get it planted and the new filter set up or should I wait to cycle it and then put him in? Hes in a 2.5 gal rn and hes still pretty young like only 5 or 6 months old so I don't want to stress him out. I don't want to use anything from his current tank in the new tank b/c it won't match the scape I want to do.

 

Set everything up, get it cycled, then you can move him in. When moving him, you should cup him and float him in the new tank to match the temperature and slowly add water from the new tank into his cup so he adjusts to the parameters. But if the temperature and parameters all match up, you can just cup him and place him into the new tank.

 

I got a 10 gallon tank and I wanted to know if I should put him in the new tank after I get it planted and the new filter set up or should I wait to cycle it and then put him in? Hes in a 2.5 gal rn and hes still pretty young like only 5 or 6 months old so I don't want to stress him out. I don't want to use anything from his current tank in the new tank b/c it won't match the scape I want to do.

Just move his filter media over once the new tank is set up and is at the correct temperature. As long as the media isn't thrown away, you won't have to start over or cycle from scratch.

 

Just move his filter media over once the new tank is set up and is at the correct temperature. As long as the media isn't thrown away, you won't have to start over or cycle from scratch.

My filter is just a tiny little sponge filter would it be able to cyle a 10 gal

 

My filter is just a tiny little sponge filter would it be able to cyle a 10 gal

Bettas have a very low bioload. The sponge has enough bacteria to handle the bioload of that betta, so it should transfer no problem.

 

I had a Betta a few years ago, and when I moved him from a 2 gal to a 10, he got stressed, started tail biting, got fin rot (in spite of my stress treatments), and died (in spite of my Betta fix usage). =[ So maybe step him up slowly? Like, add a barrier to make his territory gradually larger? I'm sure there are other people whom ow more than me, but that's my experience. My current Betta is in a 2.5 right now, only because we lack proper space for a 10gal. So when I step him up, he'll be going up gradually, and with LOTS of stress treatment and exercise.

 

A betta can go straight into a 10 gallon without cycling it first, easy. It produces such a small amount of waste that as long as you don't have anything else in there and you aren't over feeding it, you won't have an issue. As long as water parameters are similar (temp, PH, etc.) you can net him from one tank and plop him in the other. I'm sure he'll love it and thank you for it. Every time I take a betta and put them into a larger tank they seem so much happier.

 

I had a Betta a few years ago, and when I moved him from a 2 gal to a 10, he got stressed, started tail biting, got fin rot (in spite of my stress treatments), and died (in spite of my Betta fix usage). =[ So maybe step him up slowly? Like, add a barrier to make his territory gradually larger? I'm sure there are other people whom ow more than me, but that's my experience. My current Betta is in a 2.5 right now, only because we lack proper space for a 10gal. So when I step him up, he'll be going up gradually, and with LOTS of stress treatment and exercise.

I'm sorry to say that's probably how he died bettafix is a controversial medicine that contains tree oil that could coat your bettas labyrinth organ. Meaning that he couldn't breathe.

 

I would just do it slowly. I have transferred a betta from a 3 gallon to a 5 gallon to a 10, without any problems as long as I acclimated him, make sure the parameters were the same as his old tank, and had the filter on a low flow.
In my expirence however, some bettas are generally more lazy and prefer smaller tanks (not meaning under 5 gallons) then bigger tanks. You could try the barrier idea, getting him used to a bigger territory every week but I can’t say that would work because I’ve never tried it before. I would just tell you not to worry as muc with this betta as I’ve only had one betta in my lifetime that hated going into a bigger tank. Hope this helped, and anyone can feel free to correct me!

 

The ph in my10 gal is around 7.3 when it comes out of the tap at 6.8 this is because of the gravel I have but when I'm doing water changes could the fluxuating ph hurt him or stress him out?

 

Yes, it could.

In this case I would recommend frequent, small water changes rather than larger ones.

In theory, a 50% WC would move the PH .3. Not huge, but definitely a difference.

The recommendation to tear up your sponge and put it in your new filter is a great one if your current tank is cycled. The media will handle the bioload it’s built up to. In a month you can remove it.