Betta #10

[bckrazy]

Actually, with very frequent water changes, a nicely planted/decorated tank with mental stimulation (in the form of another betta, a mirror, or you), and good food, a 2 gallon is fine for a Betta! My red/green HM BF boy, Bonzai, is suuuuper happy in his 2.5 gallon! It isn't even heated (it's 75* constantly), but within hours of getting his water changed he has half of the tank covered in a bubblenest and he's parading around. Honestly, bigger usually is better, but a 2 gallon isn't a "crappy" life for most Bettas. Those 8 oz. "betta cubes" and "betta vases" are, however, torture! It does depend on their personality, though. My boy Maui would be mortified in a 2 gallon, he lurves his 5 gallon with lots of live plants and a snail to attack occasionally , but he also has huge finnage and needs the room. I actually think a Betta would be much less happy in a 10 gallon with a heavy filter current, than an unfiltered 2 gallon with lots of WC's.

:/ Back to not hi-jacking the thread, congrats on your new boy! I can't wait to see pics! Bettas really are addictive, I have around 45? now. A lot of them are juvies waiting to go to their new homes, though. ^_~

[Kfamr]

Actually, with very frequent water changes, a nicely planted/decorated tank with mental stimulation (in the form of another betta, a mirror, or you), and good food, a 2 gallon is fine for a Betta!

What Erica said. Bettas aren't your average fish and 2 gallons certainly isn't "crappy" as you described. A "crappy" life for a Betta is in a vase like the general public houses them.

[caseysmom]

My daughter had 2 male rats as class pets in 5th grade. They were ben and jerry. Jerry passed away and the teacher was pregnant so guess who ended up with the class rat

I didn't mind we use to have 2 females at the same time but now I will never have another rat their lifespan is just too short for me.