You’ve brought home that cute little Betta fish in a vase. Now what?

With the recent popularity of Betta fish in a vase more people are bringing Betta fish home. Most people discover that they absolutely love them only to have them quickly die. Bettas are beautiful fish and can be quite addicting once you bring one home, but they can be slightly delicate and do require a bit of special care. The truth is the vase or small bowl that these fish tend to come in are far less than ideal for them. This article will focus on one aspect of Betta Fish care and that is, why you probably should not keep your Betta fish in the vase it came in and why a larger tank would be better for it.

One of the best things that you can do to care for your Betta fish is to take it out of the vase it came in and keep him in larger tank. Ideally your Betta should be kept in a minimum of a ten gallon tank. This will help ensure water stability. The less water, the more likely there will a quicker depletion of minerals that your Betta fish needs. Changing all of the water at once as would be necessary in a vase or small bowl can be stressful to your Betta, one of the reasons the small vase type tanks are not a good idea for your Betta fish. With a larger tank you may even find that you will have to change the water less often, but that being said, you should change about ten percent of the water every week to two weeks to help restore the minerals in the water and help keep the tank clean and free of bacteria that can be harmful to a Betta.

The ideal temperature for a Betta is about 75 degrees. This temperature should help keep your Betta active, healthy, and happy. Large fluctuations in temperature can harm or even kill your fish. Water temperature is extremely important for Bettas and a larger tank will have smaller fluctuations in temperature as the tank water will be less susceptible to its outside environment that can cause drastic changes in the tank’s temperature.

So to sum it up, a larger tank, at least 10 gallons can help improve the quality of life for your Betta and help him to live longer by decreasing stress, helping to maintain temperature, and providing more of the essential minerals that your Betta Fish needs.