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hi

can peeps that keep bettas plzz put some pics up of there homes so i have an idea what to put in mine

thanx all

Well planted is the key.

Here's the betta apartments. The apartments have a new tenant since this picture was taken, so there's four tanks on the shelving unit.



The trick is to use real plants or cloth plants. Plastic can snag delicate fins. Plant it enough so that there's hiding spots, but not so much that there's no swimming room. I don't have any closeups of an individual tank, but I'll tell ya what's in there.

Each tank has one taller plant with long, narrow leaves. There's a smaller plant with very slim leaves that arch over and create a little shelter for the betta boys. There's also a small 2 1/2" terracota pot in each tank.

There's not a lot of floor space in these tanks, which is why I'm upgrading to two gallon kritter keepers. Same plants, plus a nifty fake bonsai tree. Sorta kinda from the right general area. The betta boys are enjoying their new space. [/font]

EDIT: I can't spell...

[span class="edited"][Edited by kitten 2004-07-25 22:55][/span]

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Kitten your tanks arn't heated, are they ? And do you need a light for small Betta tanks, like them, because I might get one. Any info would be great !!




Thanx

Mmm... yep, they're heated. The heaters are hiding behind those taller plants. My room gets pretty chilly during the winter so I have to heat the tanks. I don't want betta popsicles!

These particular tanks (about 10 bucks at walmart) come with a light. A similar tank, minus the light, can be found at petsmart for 7-8 dollars, I think.

You don't NEED a light, per se... I like the fact that they have them and the lights (just little nightlight bulbs) provide enough light for hornwort to grow nicely. You can sort of see it in the picture... it grows quickly, taking over the surface of the water without pruning.

That's one thing I don't like about the kritter keepers I'm transferring the betta boys to... no lighting! I'm pondering if I could rig up some lighting for them to keep the hornwort growing happily. Besides... even with the lighting, the betta tanks are positively dreary next to my five gallon minibow, which is on the dresser to the right of them.

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

i only got pics of 2 of my 3 tanks so, and both are being worked on at the moment, the first i have to finish planting, and the 2nd i have to start planting, actually i did start but not in that pic.

http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/45629BETTAFEMALESETUP-med.JPG


http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/45629DCP01236-med.jpg

o and heres a OK pic of simon in the Q tank
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/index.pl?photo=145578


[span class="edited"][Edited by alpha 2004-07-26 13:29][/span]

[span class="edited"][Edited by alpha 2004-07-26 13:33][/span]

I just moved to a cold house, so i had to figure out a way to keep my boys warm....

tada!

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Kitten- They do make lights for Kritter Keepers- it fits over the square opening in the lid. I don't know exactly what they're called, but you can usually find them in the hermit crab section of a pet shop. According to the package, they're water proof and some are battery powered while others plug in. I heard an employee at my LFS talking to a customer about them today and I think the were pretty reasonably priced- around 6 dollars.

Ooo... hey, I can go for that! I was thinking of making up my own lights, but if they're that cheap, I may just buy them!

~Meow. Thus spoke the cat.~

Yeah, and from what I overheard, they're pretty good quality as well. The employee who was talking about the lights is the only one there I trust, so I think I'm giving you good information. If I remember right, which is only a slight possibility, they were called Kritter lights. I only saw the package in passing and overheard the conversation while I was picking up some new filter cartridges and fertilizer.