ONE MORE DAY!! *sqeeaaaallll*

[Roxyluvsme13]

congrats on the betta Bri!!! i realy hope you find THE one meant for you to pick........i ended with 5 LOL

loved the pic you posted first where did you find him anyway?

i still havent named a couple of mine, but i´d like to see pics of your guy and i´ll try to help you out with a name...... .........

Found him on a Breeder's site. lol. I know the name will come to me. That's how it was with Lily, Skye, and Rufus, although Rufus has a name before we even went to pick him out . It just fit him.

[chrissycat21]

I have heard that you can use bottled water straight from the bottle, but I've never tried it.

[Alysser]

Yay! Welcome to Betta hoodRemember: Pick out the one in the dirtest cup so you can rescue him

[binka_nugget]

I've done this with every single one of my bettas and it's worked fine so far:

-Preferably set up the tank before getting the betta, so that the temperature will get to room temp. If you don't, it's alright though.. sometimes I just get water straight from the tap and raise it to about 73/74
-Add dechlorinator. Bottled water isn't necessary. You can get a small bottle of dechlorinator for a few bucks. I get a big bottle for $12 and it lasts for MONTHS with about 16 bettas
-Float the bag in the water. You want to do that so that you can acclimate him to the different temperature. Also, it's a good idea to slowly add water instead of just dumping him out once the tempature reaches room temp. You also want to get him used to different PH levels and whatever differences his water and your water has.
-I do weekly 100% water changes with my bettas (most are in 1 gallon tanks). With a 2.5 gallon, you might be able to get away with 1 and a half weeks.. but it's hard to do too many water changes.

I do 100% water changes with my tanks that aren't cycled.. anything that is smaller than 5 gallons I believe, is too risky to cycle as it won't be as stable.

[jackie]

I was told you shouldn´t use bottle water, something about added minerals etc.

[Chilli]

Yay! I'm getting another betta next week. Yes, I'm already addicted!
I really suggest you buy the tank first, and let the water sit for a day or two. Also, we just use water from the tap, but make sure you put some conditioner (we use the brand "Start Right") so that it removes chlorine and chloramine from the water.

[crazy_caique]

Congrats roxyluvsme I would be excited too

[king2005]

oh, float the bag for about 30 mins. Then slowly add some of the new water to his bag, wait a few mins, add more (about a cup ata time)