New boy

Awww good luck with him!

Dont feel guilty hon, you were great to Orion and he had a great life, you are giving this new betta a chance, he has come home with someone that understands his needs x

Never feel guilty for getting a new fish you are not replacing Orion. You just have loads of love to give and need a fish to love, thats all! xx

I felt the same way when i bought a new boy after albert passed away, but don't feel guilty, it's not replacing and orion will always be in your heart. Can't wait to see the little guy!

We think we're going to call him Sirius.

Also got a girl from a different lfs. They didn't ask me anything about my tanks or fish, or if I even knew how to take care of her. They even had a display tank with a male and three females =/

Anyway. She's a lot like the girls I had that added disease to my tank. She's a small, red VT. The red on her fins is so bright and she's a right little madam, lol! She was chasing angel fish around in her tank at the lfs.

She's in the previously empty 65 litre (that once housed my community before the disaster) and I've only got it half filled with water. She's so active and CUTE.

I owe you lot so many photos, lol.

I just got my very first fish, crowntail betta today myself and as far as movement goes he is fine but he is not eating. Is it because he is not hungry today or maybe its stress? I'm kinda worried, can anyone help me out here

How big is the tank?
Is it filtered,heated?
Any other fish in the tank?
Your not meant to feed the first day as their still settling in, my first one didnt eat for a week.
Maybe start a new thread so your not hi-jacking this thread lol!

I have a 1/2gl tank and im about to upgrade him to a full gallon tank in a couple water changes after he gets used to me. The tank is not filtered but it is heated and kept at a good 78-80 F, and he will be my only fish until I'm ready for another betta. And I understand what you are saying completely because I asked my friend and she said that it was normal for them not to eat the first day in fact she told me that she doesnt have to feed hers but every other day really. But, everything is fine now I gave him a couple pellets the next morning and he ate them right up. Plus after I got home from work, I saw that he made a bubble nest also Guess I was just being a mother hen for a second lol...

Thanks for your help and next time I'll just make my own tread instead of hi-jacking this one lol!

Hi Shedevil

Welcome to the forum. I hope your betta perks up soon, but i must advise you to upgrade to at least 3 gallons. Half, or even one, gallon is not sufficient for any species of fish. In a gallon of water, you will need to do 100% every day using dechlorinated water, which is matched to the temperature of the bowl he's in. If not, the ammonia will rise causing the betta to suffer, and it will shorten its life. Frequent water changes can also be stressful to the betta, so thats why a 3 gallon with a simple filter is far better for them.

Hello and thanks,

My betta has perked up alot since yesterday. He swims around a lot whenever he sees me and even made bubbles nests although its probably just ready to mate which also a good thing lol. But even if I change the water every week like i should, it still wouldnt be ok to keep him there? I have no problem changing his water for him.

No, id say its 'cruel' keeping him in 1/2G, i cant picture how he swims in there.

I dont want to sound offending in anyway, but 3g would be great for him, you will notice even better behaviour.

Did you say that small tank is heated? I wouldn't pop a heater into something that small, as it could easily over-heat.

So the best thing you could do is upgrade to a 3G and pop in a little filter and heater. With a Cycled filter you won't have to do all those water changes. Only 10% a week.

And it wont cost you much to upgrade. Try places like Ebay or Car boot sales.

Hope that helps, and if you have anymore questions dont hesitate to ask

Well its heated by a heating pad for now because I know that a regular heater would be too much for him. But I will take your advice and upgrade him to a much bigger one. I see that he wishes to roam a bit more than he can right now.

Thats brilliant. Have you got any piccies? We love betta pictures!! You can start a new thread in Betta Showcase and show us your little fish!

I saw that!! And because the tank is so small I cant get a good pic of him, but I found a 5 gallon tank which is just perfect for him at where i work at for less than 40 dollars so I'm getting that tomorrow for him. But its weird because I have never set up a filtered tank before in my life lol. It shouldnt be that hard right?

nope not at all.

Put the filter in the new tank with the betta and will begin to cycle. This is called fish-in cycling. It would be advisable to get a test kit too.

W/out a test kit start off by doing atleast a 20% water changes every 2 days for about 3-4 weeks.

But with a test kit you will know how much water too change, it may be less, it maybe more.

Sounds good I'll do that!