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Now I will be getting a betta soon. As i have not set up my permanent tank as yet and am yet to recieve my heater for the tank in the mail, I was wanting to know whether or not i could keep my betta in a tank in my lounge room where we keep a heater on most of the time. It gets pretty warm there. Will this be ok ?

Will there be any other occupants in the tank? Depending on how much the swings in the temperature it's likely to work, might even work full time.

I'd suggest monitering the water temp for a few days before getting the betta.

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Well at the moment i am keeping two goldfish in my tank there. I used to keep them in my room where the water temp was 15"C. I found that the fish just sat on the bottom and would only eat when the flakes where soaked and sank to the bottom ( creating cloudy water of course ). I moved them into the tank in my lounge room where the water temp gets to up to 17"C during the day and the room around 20 - 21"C in the room, at night it gets to 23"C in the water and 25 outside the tank.. After this moved they started to swim around and chase each other and eating from the surface !.

[span class="edited"][Edited by 2004-08-14 20:02][/span]

I put my betta (Ness) into his new tank today ! it is a glass 3 gallon with a container as a hiding place and a rock - i am yet to get some silk or live plants in there. As far as i can tell he is doing fine in there but when i get his tank heater he will be a bit more active because at the moment he tends to just swim around slowly.

Try putting a plant in the tank (real or fake). They love plants! I have three bettas, each in there own 2.5 minibow. I put plants in at diferent times. All of them changed their personalities immediately. They became much more active and playful.

[span class="edited"][Edited by Desdinova 2004-08-25 20:20][/span]

Yeah i put one in a could of days ago it is a dwarf anubias. i got for its large leaves as i was told they like to rest on them. I was wanting to kno tho is this a hardy plant ?


[span class="edited"][Edited by Lindy 2004-09-04 06:15][/span]

Check out the Live Plants section under FAQ. It lists anubias under the Rosettes. It didn't specifically mention dwarfs, but it says they are like a "tank". A military one I presume. It says someone kept one in a bag in a closet for a few months! And it lived!

cool ! My betta showie ( he shows off when my other fish in the other tank see him ) he loves to hide and duck in the leaves.

Goldfisher:
It's usually not a good idea to house coldwater species and warmwater species together. Each species has different needs. Bettas are tropical. They come from warm climates, and that's what you should provide them. Bettas are pretty tolerant and can also tolerate a lower temperatures. It's common to find them in unheated tanks. But for best results, a low range of 19C should be the target for the betta. Providing the proper environment gives you the best chance in having a long-lived, happy, healthy betta.
I'd say your water temp is a bit warm for the goldfish at night, but I'm not a goldfish expert.

Well they seem more active at this temp and read on a site that they can tolerate up to 75"f. Also i am (hopelly) getting a new tank to put them in. I have been looking at this one. does anyone think that it is a good price for what it is ?
http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?web=0&tab=3&SKU=1590517940&cm_ven=lnk&cm_cat=83&cm_pla=1590517940&cm_ite=1590517940

Also i have seen this:

http://www.petco.com/product_info.asp?familyid=2398&sku=4743190150&tab=3&dept_id=1011&c1=1005&c2=1011&c3=&ct1=Aquariums+%26+Furniture&ct2=Kits&ct3=

[span class="edited"][Edited by goldfisher 2004-09-09 19:37][/span]