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

[IRescue452]

Actually, colder water has more oxygen. If you want to have a heater with any fish you must also have something to agitate the water. If you put a strong filter in they might be bothered or injured by it. If you put an airstone in it would be ok, so long as they have plenty of space to get away from the bubbles. I've had bettas live to old age and I don't use a heater. The person on the board is uneducated, its like somebody who says that a dog is aggressive when its growls in play and tells a person to stop playing like that, its best to ignore these people or try to calmly educate them.

[king2005]

Actually, colder water has more oxygen. If you want to have a heater with any fish you must also have something to agitate the water. If you put a strong filter in they might be bothered or injured by it. If you put an airstone in it would be ok, so long as they have plenty of space to get away from the bubbles. I've had bettas live to old age and I don't use a heater. The person on the board is uneducated, its like somebody who says that a dog is aggressive when its growls in play and tells a person to stop playing like that, its best to ignore these people or try to calmly educate them.

I don't really like the other person (knows too much if you know what I mean), I assumed she knew what she was talking about this time as she breeds her Betas. Now I can relax & enjoy the Beta threads again.

I only got a bit upset as sooooo many people see fish as well, "its just a fish". I hate when people say that, it hurts, I LOVE my big guys dearly & still remember all the fish I had in the past (not too many as most lived 5-7yrs) & their names too.


Speeking of the dogs play growl, my landladies friends said hes being agressive & blah blah blah... So she checked with me first as she trusts me more then her friends & family, as I have REAL dog experience & her dog is ALL over me, so she knows I'm not BSing... I told her there is a big difference in sound... I got Cyrus to growl while I was holding a toy & tickling his nose. I said do you feel scared with this growl, or does it sound like a happy growl. She said thats the only growl that comes out of him. I told her when he's pissed off you'll KNOW the difference as it'll send chills down your spine & he wont look happy at all... I said the only bad thing about Cyrus having a play growl is that hes a pitty & thats the only reason... I told her that the major thing that needs to be stopped is him smiling, as there is no real way to tell a happy smile from a bad smile, & its the bad smiles that are important as they let you know when hes had enough or hes scared or doesn't like something or someone. Its a warning not a trick, so hes no longer allowed to smile (his smile was a real smile his upper lip would tremble, but it sometimes looked like he was showing his teeth, so its still not good).

[My Peanuts]

Here's some food for thought, my betta RB Drew lived without a heater and when I bought him one he died. The water wasn't too hot and I just think it was his time to go. Btw, my betta lives in a 5 gallon mini bowl.

[Lori Jordan]

I have 2 bettas they are 3 years old now and have been in a cold water tank since i have gotten them,My other fish tanks has a heater,but i have tropical fish in that tank and most tropics need a heater

[king2005]

I have 2 bettas they are 3 years old now and have been in a cold water tank since i have gotten them,My other fish tanks has a heater,but i have tropical fish in that tank and most tropics need a heater

Nice fish... I use to have those coloured rocks years ago... I've since then learned that rocks are evil & allow for nasty worms to grow (its caused by the type of food I have to use to feed my fish), ewww... I miss Rocks & so do my fish. Mango loved piling all the rocks in 1 spot so I couldn't see him

[bckrazy]

It is definitely preferable that Bettas are kept in tanks that are 75-82*... this is the temp of their natural environment, and the temp that they are spawned and reared in. I'm just like Ashley - my bigger tanks (3-10 gallons) are heated, and my 1 gallons are not, but they are always at 70-74*. They are definitely happy, but the Bettas that I'm conditioning and the males that I'm growing out as show Bettas are kept in heated tanks - because, to me, it's obvious that Bettas thrive on the optimum temperature of their natural environment. My boys/girls with heated tanks are much more active and colored up than those in unheated tanks... of course, my Bettas in unheated tanks are still very active, but I see a clear difference. Hopefully, I'll soon have all of them in heated tanks. During the summer, my house is 80* so all of the Bettas are very happy!

Compare tropical temps for Bettas to raw feeding for dogs - both are the most natural for these animals, and they will (much more often than not) thrive on a natural environment.