For those who might have a bad day my betta has a hammock but my apple snail always uses it 😂

Really great info. I hope a lot of new betta owners see this!

I bought my fish tank before I thought about what to keep in it. It's a 7.5 g cube shaped tank with a raised base, it really nice looking. At that size I thought a betta was the best option. My other betta tank is just a regular 5.5 g. When I've told pet store employees about them they always say that they're very lucking betta fish, but after having my fish for awhile, I personally don't think I would be comfortable keeping a betta in a 2.5 g. I don't think it's bad if other people do though, every time I go to the pet shop they're other people buying those little sad .5 g tanks, seeing a 2.5 g tells me at least the person has done their research on betta care.

Really helpful info in your video. I am purchasing a Betta fish for my birthday this week and I DO NOT believe in stuffing them in the little glass bowl or vase. I have seen them in the little cups at Walmart and Petco and I think they spent enough of a sad, lonely life in those.....I want my Betta to be happy and healthy with me and it just so happened that I purchased the 5 gallon tank you recommend is good for a Betta fish.....although since I want a male, I WILL be purchasing only one. I am glad I am doing some research on caring for the fish and setting up a proper tank BEFORE I get the fish itself.

This is such a helpful series! People have this misconception that proper Betta fish care ( providing a filtered tank the right size, feeding a variety of foods Etc.) has to be expensive or difficult and that's just not true. I hope this series can help people understand a bit more about how to provide these beautiful fish with a healthy environment. They are so often mistreated and neglected and much of the time simply because the owners don't know that they're doing something wrong or don't have the right information

You should do a part of how to pick a betta fish with good health

I already have 2 happy bettas in planted tanks but I'm really looking forward to this series. I find that every video I watch, I learn something new about bettas and taking care of them and the tank. I already know this is gonna be a great and helpful series! I hope anyone that's wanting to get a betta will watch this series first! ☺️

Thank you Sheila!! You have always answered any question I asked while trying to care for my betta and I just wanted to tell you how much I've appreciated being able to have that help. As you suggested, I do the daily water change on his tank now that he's in a smaller one and can't use the filter. It has been going extremely well. Even though it's smaller- it's longer, so he has more vertical space. I bought the Bug Bites....he has zero interest. Loves frozen shrimp and dried bloodworms only 😬

Wonderful series and as always very informative. Gonna help so many beginners in the hobby to buy the right tanks for their bettas.

Great video Sheila! It's very informative. Thank you for informing new betta fish owners on how to setup the ideal betta fish tank. So many misconceptions on the little guys on how to properly care for them. I cannot wait for this series!

You are amazing! I bought a 10 gallon aquarium a month or 2 ago, and still haven't set it up because I'm scared I will mess something up. Thank you for this! I can't wait to watch the rest of the episodes.

This is great! I agree 100% with getting the bigger tank! Bigger tanks in my experience are easier to keep, especially when it comes to the water parameters! My smaller tanks are more "work" than my bigger tanks💜 Can't wait to see what you have in store for the rest of this series!

Love this video looking forward to the series! I got 5.5 for one betta and want to move my other guy from his 2.5 to a 5 gallon as well. Makes such a difference. Thank you.

i'm so excited to watch the whole series!!

Thank you so Much iv been a fan for about a year and I’m so happy you’ve put this series out, love your channel

Thank you for doing this series! I just got my package from you and I am so impressed!

Love your video's. Have learned so much from them will look forward to seeing them all. Tysvm 😊

Great video. We are doing an upsize to a 13 gallon tank and this is exactly what we needed to hear for our betta and adding a snail and a few tetras.

Looking forward to this very helpful series.

Yesss !!! I'm already loving this series :)

Excellent video! I think this is going to be a great series to watch, looking forward to more.

Love the idea for this series! It's going to help me so much (:

Very good video!!! Well edited, and well explained!!! Loved it!!!

I love this series! Thank you!

Yayyy a video series!!!!! So excited

Very excited for this series!!!

I am glad I stumbled into your Betta fish serie as I am planning to create a blackwater scaping tank for a Betta. The future home for my (still to buy) Betta will be a 15.8 Gallon moonshaped tank (round with a flat backside)...

My little boy has the Top Fin 5.5 gallon aquarium, I got him for Christmas and he is doing SOOOOO well. For anyone wondering; if you have anything smaller than 2.5 please upgrade unless it’s a quarantine or hospital tank. And also, the Top Fin 5.5 gallon kit is an excellent beginner tank, but I’d warn that the filter flow is very strong, especially for a dumbo halfmoon which is what my little Toshi is, so I use one of those floating plant mats (don’t know what to call it) to slow the flow. He’s much happier now! Great video Lifewithpets, very entertaining and you supply great information!

Best Betta care video I’ve seen. Amazing.

Love your channel so much! Really helped me, with everything about Bettas!

Great video! That's very awesome you are doing videos like this it will help others a lot. When I first wanted a betta you where the first channel to learn from. Just want to say thanks!

This series comes just in time, since I just want to give all my bettas new tanks. I'm not to happy with my current setup. Thank you so much :)

Was waiting for this ever since you mentioned it in a previous video

Yay I am happy to have found this series! New subbie

im getting my very first betta next week 😊 unfortunately i had to get a 10 litre (2.5 gallon) which is smaller than i would have wanted... but i feel comfortable with it considering ive planted it and added leaf litter and it looks quite snazzy if i do say so myself! sure it'll be cozy but she'll have lots to explore and play with... and she's young, maybe i can upgrade one day! i can't wait til she gets here, i'm so excited. she's a white marble hmpk and she is adorable and her fins are iridescent and i love her already and i hope she likes her new home.

Great series!!

Thanks for all the help

I have my Betas in 6,6 gallon tanks with a good amount of live plants and I think they are happy and thriving 😊 They use the whole tank for swimming and exploring and have enough plants to chill on 🤗

thx a lot that really helped me

Awesome series lifewithpets

"tanks are usually cheap" *searchs fish tanks* *$150* FOR A 3 GALLON!?!?!?

Nice video exited for more.

I have got a 14.2 gallon (ca. ca. 54 l) tank. I am really happy with it. It is a kit tank from aqualantis (led 60 - name comes from the size 60x30 centimeters) it came with light, heater and filter. My plats grow great and the fish looks happy. I got it for about 40 euros (45 US Dollar).

Nice series :)

I had no experience on how to do the reseal lol I just went with it and it came out good.

I want the next video already 😫 Great series bye the way

Like the video. Do you know how to expand my bettas home without getting rid of a tank? Its a 2.5 with everything in it but bugs me a bit because it does not look too big. I can buy a bigger tank someday but what would i use the 2.5 for?

I wanted you to know that after watching several of your videos, I bought a betta and put him in a 15 gallon tank. I was always very hesitant about the vicious betta that I shied away. But your vids changed that. Thank you. I have a beautiful blue HM betta named Mr Piggy now.

2.5 gallon = 9.46 liters 20.81 gallon = 20.81 liters 10 gallon = 37.85 liters

Awsome, I'm just after a betta too. In my 10 litre

I have my betta in a 2.65 gallon and I just got at a garage sale a 5 gallon tank with lid, filter, and air pump so I will be moving him into that soon. :)

thanks, im upgrading my betta from a 3 gallon cubical to a normal 5.5

hey.. go girl! u doin a great work...

I hope to get a betta one day but I'm starting with my goldfish first and keeping my 20 ish litre as an isolation/hospital tank till I have all the goldfish I can keep in my 215 litre. till then I can only dream.....

Good advice! Better to have more tank than you need than not enough. :)

Great video !! I'm excited for the new series !

The 5.5 gallon was made by Aqua Culture. I have two of them

I have a betta in a 2.5 gallon with only a nano sponge filter,he seems to be doing quite well❤😊

In Australia tanks are so expensive 😥 a starter kit with a 14 L tank ( around 3 gallons ) costs about 50-65 dollars

What light would u recommend for 2.5 gallon aquarium?

If you have the space do get a bigger tank. I have a 20 gallon but that one has cory and tetras only in it. As for a betta, I have one in a 3.7 gallon but I have two tanks cycling at the moment being a 5 gallon tank & 2.5 gallon. Can you guess which cost me the least overall? The 5 gallon, the 3.7 gallon was a bit more, and the 2.5 gallon was most costly. Reason being was as far as smaller tanks go they usually don't sell them in kits so I had to build them up with finding a filter, hood, light, ect. My 5 gallon was like 29$ and that came with everything but the decor, plants, and substrate in total was a bit more of course but the tank kit itself was only 29$ at walmart and made of glass. The glass 3.7 gallon tank cost me 50$ but also came with a filter, hood, great light, and so on. Now the 2.5 gallon tank cost me 20$ but I needed to buy a hood around 15$, light 15$, sponge filter with pump another 15$, small but effective heater around 8$, and thermometer around 2$ equaling 75$. Luckily I had leftover plants and substrate for the 2.5 gallon or else it cost me more. However I do make a more than decent amount of money so this didn't hurt me too much. They do sell a few kits online for 2.5 gallon tanks if you want to go small because you have not much room however you're limited when it comes to glass aquarium kits but even those are around 40-60$ and maybe 30-40$ when on sale. All in all I'd say go bigger if possible! 3, 3.5, and 4 gallon tanks also tend to be cheaper than their smaller or larger counterparts!

I keep mine in a 2.5 gallon cylindrical tank. It's pretty heavy planted.

I wish I saw this video way before I started the hobby exactly last year today lolSo far I have 3 tanks just because I kept upgrading smh I could of saved a lot of money

I know I shouldn't but I go to oetsmart and look for sick bettas so they don't die there and get them and some of them make marvelous recovery there colors change so much

Hi Sheila! This video couldn't have more perfect timing. I've had bettas for years, then took a break, and am now getting back into it. I've always done individual tanks with gravel and silk plants, but am now in the planning stages of a planted 20 gal long divided tank, and possibly a female sorority/community tank as well. Your tanks are stunning, and were the inspiration behind it, but I do have some questions I was hoping to run past you somehow. I plan to buy your dividers and sponge filters as well. Is there a way to get in touch with you outside of KZfaq? Thank you!

Bigger is always betta! (HUEHUEHUE) 20L (5gal) is perfect for a betta, but nothing is bad about something bigger. Love that you're also covering cycling! So many people know nothing about the nitrogen cycle and keep their poor animals in tap water. If you want schooling community fish like tetras, make sure you have at least another 40L (10gal). Great video! Can you do something like this for goldfish? Bettas and goldfish are two of the most widely abused animals kept.

I have a question what can you do if you buy a tank with a cap but you have a heater and filter but they don’t fix because of the cap

my aunt used to have 3 gold fish in your background tank at the begin .they live 9 years after my aunt die they are in the pond now

Hi good day im from the phils. May i know the exact dimension of you 5.5 gallon tank? Thanks

I wish they sold tanks like that in australia - a simple glass tank over here is usually upwards of $60 by itself (without any inclusions) for like a 2.5 gallon 😂

In england from maidenhead aquatics a 15 gallon tank costs £100 about $120

Dahell? They actaully sell lids for the small ones at petsmart? mine never have lids there blow 10 gal size

Point one should also include as "big as you have room for" I had to return a 3 foot long tank 76 Litres for a 2 foot tank 58 litres because of space in living room. I suppose i could have placed it in bedroom but prefer living room. For me price wasn't the main issue. The smaller tank still has the same height and width.

Where can I find tanks? At petco they do have them, but most are circular, and on Amazon I haven't really found many. The one I might get is the tetra LED cube 3 gallon on Amazon, but that's really the only one. Any suggestions?

Going to places like thrift stores will really save you money. I went to a fish auction once and 40 gal fish tanks were going for like $4!

I was thinking of getting the Marineland 5.5 gal portrait tank. I've watched a couple reviews of it here on yt and it sounds about right for a betta. The only sort of negative was that the light might be too low for some live plants but okay for some. Honestly, I sometimes think it's gonna be too overwelming to deal with. Sometimes betta fish keeping is understandable for me and sometimes damned intimidating. It has been my experience that I keep hearing pros and cons. Is there just super high end tanks and very low end...or is it a matter of opinion?

So glad you're making this series. I have a question, how can I get rid of brown algae? My tanks been set up for months and my water quality is great but ever after I rinse the algae off the sides it grows back. Thanks!

Where do you got your live plants?

Hey shelia, is a round tank as bad as people talk it up to be? I was wondering if I could get a round 5 gallon for a betta.

Hey, Sheila (I hope I spelled your name right, apologies if I didn't)! I've been looking to get a betta fish, and I've been doing a lot of research. I stumbled upon your channel and it's been so helpful! My one question is, do you have any recomendations on what is the best 5-6 gallon tank for a betta? Thanks!

Ive got my betta a 10 gallon tank . I do weekly water changes and do everything for it . Hes got finrot and fungus on his lips . I did salt treatment but it never worked so im using MetroPlex .

Random question, and this may be the wrong episode, but how big are those terra Cato pots?

I have a 3.5 gallon w/a clamshell decoration soft plastic plants and fake glass rocks and my betta Ruffles seems to be quite content in it 🐟🔵🌑🔴⚪️ I do have a filter but he doesn't like the noise so I don't use it Will eventually move him to a 5 gallon

How to grow betta fish and what are rules we have to follow

I'm planning to get a betta soon. I want a 20 gal planted tank with harlequin rasboras because their quite hardy 😀😁

When will you be selling cherry shrimp? I'm intrested in purchasing some. Love your videos btw!

I have one male crowntail betta at home in a 15 gallon with cories shrimp lots of mystery and nerite snails (babies included) and yellow lab babies who are growing out in that tank. At work the biggest tank I can get away with is my 2.5 it's an upgrade from the original .5 they allowed last year. The 2.5 only has a 5 or 6 month old female crowntail, but there is some weird fuzzy stuff growing on the wood plants and sand.. idk if there's anything I can do to get rid of it. When I set the tank up at home and had it there for a while this never happened.

Is it ok use 3 gallon bowl

Do you have any advice for caring for a Baby Betta

I wish i watched this before buying a kit tank. The filter that came with mine is too strong for my betta fish. So i might buy another filter.

I already have a 10 gallon tank, I’m planning on spending at most 50 bucks on a filter,heater , light, siphon and accessories. Does anyone have any experience with guppies in a betta tank? I want my betta and them in a tank I haven’t gotten them yet I just need to know they will both be ok together. My betta is in a 1 gallon right now, doing just fine. If you have any info for me about bettas and guppies it would be appreciated

You mentioned that betta fish like to jump, and I've heard of fish that are very insistent on jumping and smack themselves onto the tank lid. My question is, is there a way I could cushion my lid so that if that happened my betta wouldn't hurt themselves?

Hey Sheila I know that I’m really late to this video but if I want snails in my tank is a 5.5 gallon tank good? Like is it recommended ty💕 love ur vids

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i bought 2 at petsmart of the 2.5 gallon tank but they dont sell the lids at the store nd also tried petsmart. ive had the tanks for 3 weeks and havent set it up yet coz im waiting for the lid i bought on amazon.

Is there a maximum depth of a betta tank. I have2- 40 inch tall by 11 inch diameter glass vases.

Where is episode 5??? Got all the others.

Would a fluval spec 3 be good enough for a betta? It's only 2.6 gallons

What ratio of vinegar to water do you use for cleaning?

I live in an tropical area. So do I still require a heater?