Who really gives a flip on your bettas and where you bought
them........certainly no one in this or any other usenet group does,

On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 00:22:14 -0600, "Koi-lo"
wrote:

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==="Sunny" wrote in message
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=== "Koi-lo" wrote in message
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=== $$ The average they live at my house is 4 years, some to almost 4 1/2.
=== What next - yours live 8 to 10 years?
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=== Scientific Name: Betta Splendens
=== Other Names: Betta Family: Belontiidae
=== Origin: Cambodia, Thailand
=== Adult Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
=== Social: Males cannot be kept together
=== Lifespan: 2-3 years ******************
===
===## They can and do live 4 years. The longest lived betta I've had was a
===blue betta from PetsMart that lived 4 years and several months from the date
===I bought him.
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=== Tank Level: Top dweller
=== Minimum Tank Size: 3 gallon
=== Diet: Live foods preferable, will eat flakes and frozen foods
===
===## I feed mine mostly dry foods but a nice variety.
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=== Breeding: Egglayer - bubblenest
=== Ca Easy to Intermediate
=== pH: 6.8 - 7.4
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===## Our water has a PH of 7.8 to 8.0 indoors. :-( The ponds are even
===higher.
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=== Hardenss: up to 20 dGH
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===## And it's very hard water due to the limestone rock in our state.
===
=== Temperatu 75-86 F (24-30 C)
===
===## Ours are at 72 F and up depending on the season. Perhaps the lower
===temperature causes the longer lifespan.



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