Betta show

Now is your chance to get your betta recognized, submit pictures of your betta to thefishingblog@gmail.com. (dosnt matter if they are male or female), you may submit as many as you like, winners will be chosen at the end of june. 

first submision, A pair of very nice Male crowntails.

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Betta knowhow

 

1. Only give a betta a little food per day, or it will get bloated, or the water will get dirty.
2. Bettas should be kept in a tank about 2 gallons, to 100 gallons, any smaller and the beta will be unhappy.
3. If a betta is happy, it will blow bubble nests.
4. If a betta is unhappy, it will loose its color,hid in the corner, swim along the bottom, or basically look rotten, give it a bigger tank or give it more hiding caves.
5. Bettas are tropical fish, so they like their water to be around 70-80 degrees Fahrenheit..
6. be careful if getting your betta a filter, some may not like it. some filters may pull at there long fins.
7. always treat any sicknesses right away, if you dont have the proper medicine, get some as soon as you can.
8. always use water conditioner, it will get rid of nasty chemicals in the water.
9. don’t feed your betta live black worms, your fish may get dropsy.
10. when buying a betta, go for the smallest, it is the youngest and will live the longest
11. never put a male betta in a tank with another male betta or a fish that may look like a male betta, he will attack and kill, or get killed in the fight.
12. Don’t go sticking your fingers in the tank, the betta can bite you, they have sharp teeth.
13. unlucky, skip this one
14. you can put female bettas in a tank together, as long as it is of proper size, about 2 gallons per betta
15. don’t feed your betta no name brand food, it may constipate them or be to big to eat go with bio gold, flakes, or dry blood worms
16. don’t put a betta in one of those fancy bowls that look like lava lamps, a big “O”, any thing under a gallon or any other fancy tanks that are small and make the beta look like a piece of art rather than a living thing, it stresses them out and makes them die within a month most of the time.
17. if your betta swims along the back of his tank all day it is most likely to close to the wall (if it is to close, it will turn into a mirror and the beta will attack its reflection), move it up a bit, if it still is doing this, your beta may have a swim bladder disorder.
18. betta fish are very curious and smart, put their tank in a place where ther is alot to look at, also put a lot of decorations in the tank like caves, plants and anything else that will bubble or move.