Getting A Betta - Have Some Questions

[critter crazy]

And about the floating question...
I believe that she means if you get the betta in a plastic-like bag, you let the bag with the betta in it float ontop of the water in the tank before you actually release him, so the temp. in the bag evens out with the temp. in the tank water.
If you get your betta in a cup (like most do), I find it terribly difficult to float a cup. I just let the cup sit in the room where the tank is for a few minutes, so it sorta-becomes room-temp. Then I just dump the whole cup into the tank.
I'm unsure how others do it, though.
Good luck with your new betta!!

From my understanding with my own fish(no bettas tho) that you are not supposed to put any store bought water into your tank! I have never put any store bought water into my tank, and all of my fish are very healty. Store bought water can have bacteria and disease in it!

[IRescue452]

What bacteria and disease is in the water is going to come with the fish either way when you put it in the new tank. Thats why you quarentine new fish. I add the store water to my tanks without any problems.

[Jessika]

From my understanding with my own fish(no bettas tho) that you are not supposed to put any store bought water into your tank! I have never put any store bought water into my tank, and all of my fish are very healty. Store bought water can have bacteria and disease in it!

That's true; its called cross-contamination. Though if a fish is diseased to begin with, it will transfer to the tank regardless.

[Tralee]

That's true; its called cross-contamination. Though if a fish is diseased to begin with, it will transfer to the tank regardless.

Soo i shouldn't be using store water, i do put the water purifier in it. Our water is well water the has some copper in it that has killed several betta fish. I have had my betta fish two weeks with the store spring water and it is very healthy!

[Roxyluvsme13]

I use the water from the store, but since the bettas arent from tanks, if they are healthy, that's not really going to affect anything. Plus, there's not much water at all in the cups..so...

[Jessika]

Soo i shouldn't be using store water, i do put the water purifier in it. Our water is well water the has some copper in it that has killed several betta fish. I have had my betta fish two weeks with the store spring water and it is very healthy!

What I've been told to do while working at PetCo and we got a shipment in, was to strain the fish into a net over a sink, then transferring the fish to the tank

They do have water treatment, so it is safe to use tap water so long as you treat it properly first

[Tralee]

i used the treatment and my brother and I lost 5 bettas right after another, i fed completely different food from my brother

[IRescue452]

Copper shouldn't kill the fish, unless it is high enough to be toxic levels, since copper is used as a medication. I'll bet it was something else.