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i got a betta named elvis!!!!first betta!!! hes in a 2,5 gall with 2 itty bitty snails. any pointers,tips,any thing i should know about, dieseases is hould be looking for? speacial behavior, I LOVE YOU ELVIS/:'

Dish Dude

I asked a very similar question and Call sent me these I hope this helps

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as long as u house him alone, no other fish, he should be fine, alot of times, people buy new fish like livebearers to put with him, and they all get sick and die, so he is best by himself.

if he is around long enough, u will probably see a bubble nest, but dont get him a female. reg water changes should give him alot of months left, and a good life.

I have an AWESOME chocolate betta I had never seen one like him before! Anyway I had barely had him a week and he all ready started making a bubble nest. He is the most active one i have seen in a long time and we had many through the years. What does Elvis look like??? I know it is a little off the subject but i was curious, I think bettas are a lot of fun... so I hope you have really good luck with him.

thanks elvis is about 1 and half inches hes red and blue and his fins are amazing on the ending of the fins they are blur and the begging is red kinda hard to imagine, but hes amazing mine has a bubble nest now??? what should i do

Unless you are trying to breed, him there is nothing you need to do. If he is building a bubble nest, some people will try to break them up if there are other fish in the tank because they can get territorial of their nests, but its just a normal thing for them to build the nests. You can jsut watch him build his nest and see how big it gets. Just remember to take good care of him and he will be around for a long time.

proper name for a betta ... Everyone should have an Elvis in their lives. Congrats and I hope you enjoy your little guy.

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