Ok I guess, I didn't read to well, not like it been the first time for me. LOL

If you want to put them in a bigger area, you might be able to get away with a algae eater, depending on what kind you get. Never put any fish in with a Betta that has a fancy fins, they will chew them up. Some fish can live with Bettas as long as they are really plain looking and non aggressave. I use to have my guy in a 10 gal with other fish and never had a problem, but they where all plain looking, mollys. No fancy tail mollys. Ask your pet store what kind they think would be good or else there are some great Betta web sites that can tell you.

As to the water, I'm just funny that about it, it's like a galss of water to me. If you set a glass of water down for days and days, it still will look clear, but do you want to drink it? Without some kind of filter or movement, you know it will get stagnate. So as to your poll, I change the water every two weeks, clear or not.

I guess in your case, I can see only changing it once a month, the car trip alone has to be stressful on him. Thats why I asked about doing it at work, less stress on him. But thats out of the question for you.

Now I'm going to get noisy again, sorry. Who feeds him on the weekends when you are not at work? He goes without? I bet by Monday, he's ready to eat.