Care for betta fish in the aquarium
Author: Rose F. Callaway
If you are going to keep a room warm. A larger tank is 22 liters allow use of a heater to maintain a temperature of about 27 ° C. The floor of the tank should have at least a thin layer (5mm thick) of gravel to increase the surface area for nitrifying bacteria can colonize.
In their natural habitat (rice fields), the Betta has a muddy bottom. The water looks murky amber colored. The decorations or scenery may provide hiding places. Decorations must be free from rough areas or sharp edges that could damage the delicate scales of betta – for this reason, we recommend using plants best made with fabrics instead of plastic plants. The real plants improve water quality. The fact that it Anabantidae family fish does not need this filter in an aquarium, but recommended, as this family gets the oxygen to breathe out of water.
Due to the aggressive nature of the betta, the other fish that they share the tank should be carefully chosen. The males are very aggressive and malicious with other males of its kind, so one must be maintained in the community aquarium. Females are-usually-peaceful and several can be kept together until there is a male in the aquarium may or may not peacefully coexist in the same aquarium depending on your temperament. Prior to accommodate a Siamese fighting fish with other species, their compatibility should be investigated, and the owner must have an alternative plan to house their pets tank if the community does not work.
The ideal temperature for the aquarium are 25.5 ° C, but should rise a few degrees on the occasion of laying eggs. Temperatures of 20 ° C or lower, make that affected the metabolism of betta and maintained in a state of lethargy.
Temperature: 21-29 ° C
Ph: 6.8 (somewhat acidic)
Gh: 8 ° (very soft)
Feeding
Bettas are omnivores, but with a carnivorous tendency. They feed on zoo plankton and larvae of mosquitoes and other insects but any derivatives will be so appreciated by the fish. It can also be given small garden red worms, tubifex, brine shrimp or home-based baby food beef heart. Another option is to give them minced meat. The Betta has teeth, so no problems there. Do not overindulge in protein because it would have problems in the long run to fat. Therefore we can supplement the diet with some vegetable porridge. Accept supplement their dry food menu.
Care
The maintenance does not require large spaces. Can be maintained even in containers of one or two liters. Except for breeding, it is recommended from 40 liters (25 cm). But to keep a betta splendens individual, is the reproduction of the Betta is relatively simple, but demands some preparation. Initially, male and female should be separated in different tanks so that the fish do not have physical contact but can be seen. At one point the male will begin to build a bubble nest at the top of your aquarium.
When the nest is ready, it comes to bringing the two fish in the same aquarium, two things can happen here: either constantly attacks the male to female, in which case he should be removed and re-try the above steps with another female, on the other side may well get the male to female, in which case, if the female wants the male shall embrace the female with his fins and body forming a kind of ball.
Once bound the female spawn in the aquarium, the male goes in the eggs and placed under the previously constructed nest, where fertilized. For this work the male suffers from heavy wear and motivates the low height of the water. The female can lay several dozen eggs and the procedure takes two to three hours, after which time, the female should be removed to a small aquarium, to recover.
The eggs will break in about 48 hours after laying, the female quickly remove the tank and that will surely eat the eggs and hatch lings, as well as the male at the moment is very likely to kill the female. It is important to eat well while the male guards the eggs from the nest. Trends that will make “cannibals” are minimized.
The male is looking after the pups, they will not leave the nest until they have absorbed the yolk sac that housed nutrition. This takes three to four days. Then they become free swimming near the surface. In this state, the fry need lots of food for microorganisms. Two weeks or so, the fry begin to develop the accessory breathing organ. This will take about five days and is the most critical period.
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