Top 5 ❌ DON'T do this to your betta

These are the top five things you want to avoid doing with your betta. Hopefully, they will help you make better decisions when setting up a fish tank for your fishy friend!

0:00 - Intro
0:17 - Do not add seashells or coral into a betta tank
1:24 - Do not add sharp rocks into your betta tank
2:49 - Do not add sharp plastic plants into your betta tank
3:59 - Do not put kids toys into your betta tank
5:20 - Do not have high water flow in your betta tank
7:38 - Outtro
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[remhk]

Bettas are such intelligent fish. I started to feed my betta from the back of the tank where there's an opening on the lid. My betta quickly learned to associate back of tank means food being dropped. He'll wiggle and dance and beg and then quickly swims to the back waiting for the food to drop. So adorable.

[Noahinthe]

I’ve also found over the years that bettas prefer dimmer lighting. This works perfect in nature for them but in a controlled environment can be tough especially if you want ‘high light’ and co2 hungry plants. What I’ve found and learned is that the ideal setup is a 5.5-10G dirted, low light planted tank with lots of realness, shorter photo period or lowkey lighting, sponge filtration, Sicce jolly or similar, with lots of real driftwood or catappa leaves and strict maintenance followed and you will have the happiest Betta, one who thrives and lives a long life. Some folks have achieved ultimate balance over time and have relatively low maintenance tanks (see Father Fish’s channel), but that takes time patience and experience. For beginners looking to get in to betta keeping, I recommend to first: research and save your money. Know who to purchase from, and when (petco DPG sale), etc. Slowly work on your build and really take the time to truly think of every which way you want to set it up and which components you want to use on the tank, follow proper cycling measures, and introduce your fish finally to its new “bettar” home lol. A cup is no place for a betta or any fish for that matter. When I first got back into the hobby after 15 years, I had SO much to relearn and still continue enjoying doing so. A big part of the hobby is patience. And In the long run a love for science. Ok there’s my shpeal Kasia! Great vid as always, you’re making bettas and their humans everywhere very proud that you’re someone who believes in spreading proper fish tips!

[fluffythewitch]

I love this video!!! I love how you explained things and I've done some of the 'don't do' over the many years myself. I had a female betta in a 10 gallon, researched for months to set up her tank. I put a cholla log in her tank. It was tight, no pathway in, so I thought it safe. Well, after time in the tank, it expanded. One day I couldn't find her in the tank. My son finally found her, stuck in the cholla. We had to carefully break up the log to get her out (took forever and I was so worried). Thankfully she survived, she had a 'scar' from it though.

[musicianX]

I have a veiltail that LOVES to find a tiny spot and cram himself in there. I had to scape a tank with NOTHING sharp or even anything close together really. He was in there for about a year before he got bored and started fin biting. I've been moving him around to different tanks (set up for bettas and also moving the other fish) to give him a new place to explore and not get bored. He hasnt crammed himself anywhere yet and his fins are growing back pretty nicely. I hope it stays that way. (All sponge filters, all natural plants, and round stones in all the tanks for general betta safety)

Great list. I feel it's very important to know these things. We always talk about what to do but not what NOT to do. Keep it up!

[finnwiggles]

Love the Betta tips! My blue-eyed boy is King of the 5.5 gal and maintains a huge bubble nest! He can always be found in a different area of the tank hunting through the dense plantings. Love your channel!

[droeksonfishkeeping]

Great video. Was expecting the usual "don't keep them in unfiltered unheated tiny containers" but you have some good tips here.

[tshaffer]

AFTER OVER 20 YEARS I DECIDED TO BUY A LITTLE BETTA YESTERDAY. WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM IN THE PET STORE HE SWAM RIGHT UP TO ME AND I FELL IN LOVE. HE IS SO FRIENDLY AND CURIOUS. I AM VERY HAPPY I BROUGHT HIM HOME. NOW I FEEL MY HOUSEHOLD IS COMPLETE.

[taylordrew]

I literally have a huge piece of coral sitting in my tank right now and I couldn’t understand why the ph was high! TYSM for this!!!

[missykim]

Most excellent video! Nice to see tips that aren't the same ones you've heard over and over again. Love that fishy macro at the beginning too! I could watch super close up fish all day.

[rubenowitzv.]

My Betta ❄️ Snow 🐉 Dragon loves❤’s Java Ferns 🌱 & coconut 🥥 caves✨👍🏻

[thesmallscape]

2nd?! WOOP!! Great reminders and info, Kasia!! 🌱🐠🌱

[bealuhan]

In terms of filters, I've had success with waterfall filters that can be set to a really low flow. I have a betta in such a tank and I've had no issues with him. Sometimes he even goes and "plays" in the waterfall, letting it push him down and then swimming back up to do it again (most of the tank is really calm water with no flow so he can escape it, don't think he is just tumbling around the filter all day hehe).
The other thing that I think would be helpful to add is that some fish like it better when the tank is full of plants. My veiltail will absolutely shred his tail to nothing if his tank is not covered with plants. I had to invest in some really hardy plants (I do not have a green thumb) so that he would stop throwing tantrums...

[natedog]

In Seattle we NEED crushed coral in our tanks due to our super soft water :)

[givitoomi]

I have varied flow rates in my tanks and have lots of Bettas (including a large sorority tank) and find that they enjoy resting in the super low, almost still, portions of the tank but they also like to ride the waterfall flows like surfers shooting to the end of the flow. I guess you have to try what works best for you. TIP: Add surface plants to create calm zones in higher current areas.

[jeremydixon]

thank you so much for this video, i totally did it wrong the first time and now a few days ago my betta died, thank you so much for the tips

[wsuksum]

Thank you for the video. It’s good to know more information about betta so I can take a good care of them.😊

[muppetlogic]

Hi! thank you for this video! I just love the little floating log that you use to feed your betta in - could you provide a link to that or the product name? thanks so much!

[SSparanormal]

My Betta tanks have no filter and eco. Lots of plants in and on top and a smooth rock cave which they love.

[labae]

This is the second video that I’ve watched from you and it’s so good and wonderful and that’s why I decided to subscribe hehe

[jeffdbaker]

Thanks for the video, excellent as always. CAN you do a video on big tank setups that bettas could do well in?