Soon getting a Betta

[BC_MoM]

I'm not looking for any gender specifically. I'll just go with whoever pops out at me and I have a connection with.

[Argranade]

Usualy if the betta is realy active towards you or even flares its fins it should be the one!

Hopefuly there shall be some pics right???

[Love_my_pets]

I'm not looking for any gender specifically. I'll just go with whoever pops out at me and I have a connection with.

The males normally look better, lucky if you can find a female that does. (no offense)

[BC_MoM]

I'm not looking for the nicest looking Betta, love_my_pets. I'm looking for one that is in need of a good home.

[Zippy]

Males and Females are both great pets.
Do you have any name ideas??

[BC_MoM]

Yep. If I get a male, either

Louis Riel: Canadian politician and leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies.

or

Gabriel Dumont: leader of the Métis people of what is now western Canada.

I'm not Métis but Louis Riel changed lives the for Métis people in Manitoba, and that is where I live. I consider Louis Riel a hero, and look up to him.

I'm totally not sure about a female, though!

[Love_my_pets]

I'm not looking for the nicest looking Betta, love_my_pets. I'm looking for one that is in need of a good home.

Well i know that i just wanted to give info!

[Freedom]

I didn't see anyone mention this. You can only have one male betta in a tank. If you have 2, they fight. You can have as many females in the tank as you like, with or without one male. Usually the males have the flashy tails, and the males are the ones sold in those little plastic cups. The females are community fish, so they will be in a tank together, possibly with other fish.

I never had a female. I have kept several males - one at a time - in my tank with other fish. Only once I brought one home and he started attacking the tetras. Back he went next day.

They really are wonderful to watch, it is SO relaxing!

[BC_MoM]

Thanks, Freedom.

How often & how much do you feed a Betta?

[Freedom]

I feed my fish once per day. I used Betta Bites. I never really studied Bettas as such, and I didn't realize until reading this thread that there is a difference between frozen and freeze dried. Duh!

Initially, I put in 2 to give the new Betta the idea of where the food was, and when it was showing up. But I had other fish in the tank, and I just fed them all at the same time of day (morning worked best for me.) Fish tend to eat more in the light. So I wouldn't suggest putting the food in before you turn off the lgihts and go to bed. Besides, you want to WATCH!

Ahem. They eat in the light. But you do not want direct sun on your tank. That just causes algae to grow, FAST. And once you have algae, you have a problem. Shudder!