I wanted to ask if my betta tank looks good and is enough for my fish, it’s a 60l tank with a heater and everything necessary, also I will buy a sponge filter for it. The betta is getting pellet food and frozen blood worms. Also what could I do to stop the algae visible on the picture
Posted by Avierok
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Size is good but it’s fins look torn to shreds, was it like that when you got it? Also algae is going to grow when it has the right conditions which are nutrients and light, so either cut back on the amount of time the light is on or check the water quality and cut back on food if necessary. Floating plants would help block out some of the light and consume excess nutrients as well
Regarding the algae, the simplest solution is to decrease the light. You can either do that by duration it’s on or by the intensity if it’s dimmable. If it’s not dimmable, you can get some electrical type to put in rows and decrease the light that way as well.
Water changes will help offset the nutrients supplying the algae growth as well.
It looks good to me. It might be a good idea to consider a lid in case they ever decide to jump but some people have luck keeping them in lid-free aquariums.
Most people’s algae problems are caused by either too many nutrients in the water or too much light. Since it’s just one betta, it’s probably a lighting issue. Try reducing the intensity or duration the light is on.
Also, once you get the lighting figured out, you could add a nerite snail to clean up the smaller patches of algae. They pretty much exclusively eat algae and do a good job at keeping the glass and hardscape clean. Also, unlike most common snails, their eggs won’t hatch in freshwater, so there’s no need to worry about them reproducing.
Is it ever enough?