taking care of beta fish in bowl

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Taking Care of Beta Fish in Bowl

Taking care of beta fish in a bowl can be challenging. For both you and the betta. The smaller the bowl the bigger the challenge. That's why, to be honest, taking care of beta fish in bowl is not advised.


Yes bettas are accustomed to tight spaces. They originated from little more than shallow puddles sometimes rice paddies in Southeast Asia after all. Breathing air from the surface due to a unique adaptation.

That said if you insist taking care of beta fish in bowl is possible by following certain guidelines.

Taking Care of Beta
Fish in Bowl - Water

Changing water in a beta fish bowl is a prime consideration. Since water quality is the key to success with any betta.

Plan on doing it often since fish waste and any uneaten food you fail to remove can foul the water pretty quickly. (Try a turkey baster to suck out debris from the bottom.).

In fact daily isn't too often. Using aged tap water that has been allowed to sit for at least 24 hours to rid itself of any residual chlorine.

The water in beta fish tank bowls should also be air temperature or lukewarm. Ideally in the high 70s F to low 80s.

Speaking of temps, put any aquarium betta bowls in an area where the temperature is stable. Yo yo temps are deadly. As are temps that are too cool. These are tropical fish you know. So don't put the bowl in the sunlight or in a draft.

Speaking for the fish, while you may see bettas inhabiting those orange sized bowls at Walmart, you're really both better off with at least a five gallon tank. 10 would be better still. Compete with a heater and lid in case you've got a jumper.




Taking Care of Beta Fish in Bowl






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