Betta Fish: New Betta Owner

While I totally get the cute design, It is highly recommended to get real plants, or silk ones at the minimum. The plastic ones can tear your little buddy’s fins. Plus real ones will help with water quality.

If you haven’t yet, I also recommend doing research (Look around this sub or watch YouTube videos) on the nitrogen cycle.

I made the mistake a few months ago of getting a Betta and small tank for my daughter before doing any research. I was having to do 50% water changes every day, sometimes twice a day to keep up with water parameters, and keep my little guy healthy.

Edit: This sub can get a little hostile to newbies who are still figuring everything out. OP, if you need any tips or advice, don’t hesitate to DM me and I can share some of the things I have learned.

Number one thing to fix: switch to a sponge filter. It has to be big, at *least* the size of a soda can. Don’t listen to anyone telling you that you don’t need a big filter. If you want the fish to live a long and healthy life, get a bigass sponge filter. Filters are like bank accounts. If you have *just* enough to survive, you’ll survive, until something goes wrong. You need a cushion. You want so much filtration that even when things go wrong (AND THEY WILL GO WRONG), your filter can just soak it up and not care.

That cartridge filter will not be able to handle it if anything goes wrong. That cartridge filter is a job at McDonald’s and zero savings.