3 Hints For Acquiring A Content, Healthy Betta

Alright, so if you are reading through this, I'm guessing that on some level you are thinking about acquiring a Betta fish

. Which is awesome, because every year more pet enthusiasts get turned to this undeniably enjoyable pet care, there's always going to be space for more of us. Keeping and raising your own Betta fish is tremendously rewarding, as long as you begin with accurate counsel and information! In the next few paragraphs, I'm going to go over a few extremely important steps you will want to take in your pre-Betta preparations to make certain that your initial encounter with Betta fish care is a successful one!

Step 1) Selecting A Fish

This step has often been one ignored by first time Betta owners, not in the sense that they fail to choose a betta fish (they obviously do that!) but that they don't know what to look out for when choosing. Nearly everybody will go to a large chain pet store their first time, as opposed to a breeder or specialty store, which is not a problem, but just means one will need to do additional screening to make sure you get a healthy fish. What you will will likely see is twenty-some tiny plastic cups with a Betta crowded into every of them. Your task now is to not just select a fish that suits you visually (fin/body coloration, fin length, etc.), but one that is in addition healthy and sickness free.

First things first, look at the fins of a potential candidate and make certain there are no tears or visible damages, because fin rot is one of the most ordinary pet store health conditions. After that, take a look at the betta's eyes for muckiness or glossing, they should be see-through and seem alert. Finally, pick up the container of a pet you are thinking about getting and observe how it reacts, it ought to move around at least a little; if it does not, the pet might be ailing or overly exhausted and should probably be left alone. When you hit upon the perfect mixture of healthy, alert, and, beautiful you have found your winner!

Step 2) A Positive Trip To a new home

Many stores will give you a plastic bag to take your new fish home with, and this is perfectly fine, but if possible request a bag that is tinted rather than clear as this will diminish stress on your betta fish during his voyage home. Another item to note is that you really do not want very much air in the sack you're taking your fish home in. While Bettas are able to breathe at the surface, they also possess traditional gills and can breathe the disolved oxygen in water with no trouble at all. In addition, a sack with less air in it will greatly lessen sloshing during a car ride or walk home, which once more helps cut down on stress to your new finned friend.

Step 3) Make certain Your Tank is All Ready to Go!

This is one of the only times where Betta fish care gets complicated in the beginning: proper tank setup. When you are preparing your tank you will want to complete a process generally known as "cycling".Fundamentally all cycling does is it uses bacteria to generate a natural ecosystem, safe for your Betta fish, before you actually add any fish to the tank. If done properly, cycling makes sure that by the time you add fish to your aquarium, all of your water quality concerns will be a non-issue.

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