Looking at Betta Tanks

IDzine01 wrote:
If it were me I would spit the 6 gallon for two bettas instead of the
3. (Both from a water quality standpoint and an aesthetic one.) My 6
gal seems so tiny as is and he actively utilizes every cubic inch.


My two bettas, Bob and Boris, have a 5 gall tank each. They use every
single part of the tank. I couldn't imagine putting them in anything
smaller. Bob shares his tank with a stunted Platy that I haven't got
round to putting in the main Community Tank. Boris is on his own. I
might add some Cories at some point but I actually like the beauty of
watching my Bettas stretch out and swim in their own little worlds with
plenty of space to do so :-) - they seem to like it too

JMO
Gill

"Gill Passman" wrote in message
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IDzine01 wrote:
If it were me I would spit the 6 gallon for two bettas instead of the
3. (Both from a water quality standpoint and an aesthetic one.) My 6
gal seems so tiny as is and he actively utilizes every cubic inch.


My two bettas, Bob and Boris, have a 5 gall tank each. They use every
single part of the tank. I couldn't imagine putting them in anything
smaller. Bob shares his tank with a stunted Platy that I haven't got
round to putting in the main Community Tank. Boris is on his own. I
might add some Cories at some point but I actually like the beauty of
watching my Bettas stretch out and swim in their own little worlds with
plenty of space to do so :-) - they seem to like it too


I picked up the Eclipse 5 corner tank today. I'll try splitting that best I
can. 2.5 gal is better than 4 oz anyway.

thanks again!
dwhite

My two bettas, Bob and Boris, have a 5 gall tank each. They use every
single part of the tank. I couldn't imagine putting them in anything
smaller. Bob shares his tank with a stunted Platy that I haven't got round
to putting in the main Community Tank. Boris is on his own. I might add
some Cories at some point but I actually like the beauty of watching my
Bettas stretch out and swim in their own little worlds with plenty of
space to do so :-) - they seem to like it too

A ten-gallon with a mesh divider works well too. Both bettas have a flare
buddy and plenty of room to avoid each other when they wish. I never keep a
betta in less than half-a-ten, and they are quite happy to have a full ten
to themselves.

--
John Goulden

John, Have you ever had a betta get through or over the tank divider?
Just curious as that is one reason I have never tried a divided ten
gallon for two bettas.

Maria

John, Have you ever had a betta get through or over the tank divider?
Just curious as that is one reason I have never tried a divided ten
gallon for two bettas.

At first, yes - particularly when I would have a female on one side and a
male on the other, the female would often find a way to get over to the male
(they are fantastic jumpers and are often slender enough to exploit any gap
between the divider and the glass). I've posted here before about such
male-female pairs in divided tens and noted that after six weeks or so in a
divided tank they can then live together quite happily (just pull the
divider) but usually don't attempt to make baby bettas. I had two males get
together once, but they didn't actually fight so I was able to separate them
without anyone getting seriously hurt (they were divided in the morning,
together when I got home from work that afternoon - I never did figure out
how the intruder managed to get around / over / under the divider). This
makes me think that a pair of males that were well-established flare buddies
might be OK together in a large community tank but I've never tried more
than one male betta at a time in such a tank.

I make my dividers from plastic report cover binders and plastic mesh (both
found at Wal-Mart or hobby stores). Make sure the divider has good, sturdy
support on the sides (I usually attach the binders to the sides with a bead
of aquarium-safe silicon sealer) and that it is well imbedded in the
substrate, and make sure that the top of the divider is well above the top
of the water (you may have to go with a lower water level than usual) and
you shouldn't have any trouble keeping your bettas apart.

--
John Goulden
mostly goldies, guppies, swordtails and bettas

Thanks for the info, I had not read your previous posts about this : )
I still may end up giving a divided tank at try!

Maria