Beta, tell me this isn't true!!!!

[king2005]

I believe it's true. Bettas can live well in 75-80degree water I've been told. They can live ok without them, but it's not ideal. My betta has a heater, it was like $5 at walmart. Well worth it.

oooo I didn't want to hear that...

[Roxyluvsme13]

Sebastian and Two-Tone don't live with a heater, and neither does my cousin;s fish. My cousin's fish is 3-4years old.

[Chilli]

My three bettas don't have a heater, either. They all appear to be healthy and all three have a big bubblenest. I haven't had one live out their full life yet, so I'm unsure if it effects their lifespan or not.

[chocolatepuppy]

Found this on BETTATALK...

If kept in less than 5 gal tanks you cannot use heaters, they might heat up the water too fast and cook your fish.

My bettas seem to do fine without heaters. They are in my kitchen, the warmest room in the house all year round.My Zackie, who I recently lost was well over 3 and who knows how old when I got him. He was fully grown when I got him. For a fish whose lifespan is an average of 3 years, that's not bad.

[Jessika]

I had two bettas in bowls without heaters that lived for about four years each soooo lol

[king2005]

If people are judging lifespan by not using heaters & then whats the real life span?

For a common snapping turtle, their true life span is 50+ years. In captivity the avg lifespan is 25 years. The reason its lower is because people over feed the turtle & then around the age of 20-25 their liver starts to fail & the animal dies.. I feed my guy once every 2 weeks to allow for a more natural life span.

So whats their real lifespan?

[binka_nugget]

Half of my bettas have their water constantly at 82-83 degrees. The other half have them around 71-73. I haven't noticed any difference at all.