Siamese Fighter Tank Size

[dug]

Hi all,

Need a bit of advice here.
I have a male Siamese Fighter Fish in an aquarium the size of 19cm by
19cm by 8cm with no filter. I change the water manually by removing a
quantity of water and replacing new water and then adding a drop of
anti-chlore. Truthfully I cant afford anything else and wanted a
portable aquarium that I can place on my desk when I study.

As far as I know the facts of the Siamese Fish are:
1) they dont like circulating water as they go up to the surface to
breath and therefore do not need flowing water to run over their
gills. Flowing water actually tires them out as they have to stabilize
themselves.
2) They do not need large tanks as they tend to be territorial.
3) They can mistaken other fish for fighters and then attack them. Ive
read a number of posts about Fighters attacking other fish.
4) They are not big eaters and a lot of them get killed by overfeeding

These are the facts that Ive received by reading posts and websites.

Therefore my question is is my current tank situation ok? I know its
not the best but naturally the best costs a hell of a lot more then I
can afford. I just want to know that Im not causing harm t the fish in
any way.

Thanks,
Doug

[blove]

read this site if ya h avnt already www.bettatalk.com i have bettas in
gallon jars and replace all of the water once a week and i have a betta in a
2.5 gallon and replace that everyother week. i also have a betta in a 30
gallon long tank and he is as happy as can be and likes to ride the bubbles
from the airstone and likes to swim through the current from the filter. i
also have 2 female bettas in a 5 gallon bow front tank. the 5 gallon bow
front isnt that big and it was only 40 bucks from walmart and you get a
filter and it comes with a light too. that said u can also get a 2.5 gallon
bowfront from walmart for about the same price so really bigger tanks are
affordable. whether or not male bettas get along wth other fish depends on
the fish. each one has a different personality. the thing is to just
monitor for aggression and remove the betta back to his bowl or jar or
whatever if he turns out to be a brat.

i have 14 bettas total and all are healthy and happy ranging from the ones
in gallon jars to the ones in bigger tanks. the key is clean water and
interaction so they dont get bored. ive trained them to jump for their food
and take it from my fingers and i feed em once a day as much as they can eat
in 3 to 5 minutes. usually 4 lil hikari betta biogold pellets or a small
pinch of blood worms.



"dug" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
>
> Need a bit of advice here.
> I have a male Siamese Fighter Fish in an aquarium the size of 19cm by
> 19cm by 8cm with no filter. I change the water manually by removing a
> quantity of water and replacing new water and then adding a drop of
> anti-chlore. Truthfully I cant afford anything else and wanted a
> portable aquarium that I can place on my desk when I study.
>
> As far as I know the facts of the Siamese Fish are:
> 1) they dont like circulating water as they go up to the surface to
> breath and therefore do not need flowing water to run over their
> gills. Flowing water actually tires them out as they have to stabilize
> themselves.
> 2) They do not need large tanks as they tend to be territorial.
> 3) They can mistaken other fish for fighters and then attack them. Ive
> read a number of posts about Fighters attacking other fish.
> 4) They are not big eaters and a lot of them get killed by overfeeding
>
> These are the facts that Ive received by reading posts and websites.
>
> Therefore my question is is my current tank situation ok? I know its
> not the best but naturally the best costs a hell of a lot more then I
> can afford. I just want to know that Im not causing harm t the fish in
> any way.
>
> Thanks,
> Doug

[Eric Schreiber]

(dug) wrote:

>Therefore my question is is my current tank situation ok? I know its
>not the best but naturally the best costs a hell of a lot more then I
>can afford. I just want to know that Im not causing harm t the fish in
>any way.

3/4 of a gallon is a perfectly adequate tank for a single male betta,
and so long as you do it at least once a week, the way you're changing
the water is just fine.


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