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Whats the minimum sized tank?

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Post by Jake15 Sun 7 Mar 2010 - 20:00

For a single (obviousley) male betta? Very Happy
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Post by aly_starh Sun 7 Mar 2010 - 20:11

3G Smile

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Post by Jake15 Sun 7 Mar 2010 - 20:19

is that about 15litres?
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Post by aly_starh Sun 7 Mar 2010 - 20:21

Yep Smile

The bigger the better, betta dont like open spaces so make sure its filled with lots of plants Smile

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Post by Jake15 Sun 7 Mar 2010 - 21:01

Ok thankyou Very Happy. I'm planning on getting a racking system to hold 10 - 15 litre plastic fishtanks Very Happy.
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Post by aly_starh Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 19:14

oh a barrak!!! Coool Smile

Can we see piccys, once its all set-up!

Id love to have something like that! Smile

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Post by Jake15 Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 20:46

Yeah of course. I was going to have a racking system, but i've been offered a very large coffee table which will fit both my community tank, 10gal and have enought room for 8 ish 15litre faunariums so I can hopfully start breeding Very Happy.
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Post by Rezz Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 20:47

Sounds good (Y) Wish I had space to put more tanks!

Just be warned with breeding, you'll need much more than 15 for the spawn, you're looking at anything up to 200 really.
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Post by crystal Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 20:51

Personally i wouldn't keep them in less than 5 gal on a permanant basis, but everyone has a different opinion. Just bear in mind that the heater, filter and any plants and gravel/sand that you put in are gonna lower the volume of water for the fish.
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Post by Jake15 Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 20:58

I have a few airpumps and going to make DIY Sponge filters and have been told that Reptile heat cable (which I have from my reptile keeping days) on a thermostat is ok to use under the tanks?.
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Post by Jake15 Mon 8 Mar 2010 - 21:00

Rezz wrote:Sounds good (Y) Wish I had space to put more tanks!

Just be warned with breeding, you'll need much more than 15 for the spawn, you're looking at anything up to 200 really.
Well im not 100% on the breeding part yet, but have a community tank that I might strip down to use as a spawning tank Cool
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Post by silverrabbit Tue 9 Mar 2010 - 21:16

Hope it all goes ok. And agreeing with everyone else, I wouldn't go less than 3g.
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