Top 10 Tips To Make Your Betta Fish Happy

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[Nenezilla]

The best fish I have ever had, hands down. Their individual personalities and interaction make them a great pet.

[bunnylishus]

So basically I've been blinding, freezing and causing my betta to feel claustrophobic! 12pm and I'm now upgrading him to the presidential 10gal suite. Lol thanks for the tips!

[jfdd]

Imagine people treated dogs the way we treat fish: ‘The Great Dane I bought at the store was in a cage, so he’s a lot better off locked in my closet than he was at the store’

[Michelle-fhdp]

I work at a pet store and it breaks my heart the way they keep them in small, cold cups. The females are the most pathetic cause no one buys them. We had one that looked like she was really old. She lived and died in that small cold cup. I now own 3 females in my community tank and two males in a 5 gallon and 2.5 gallon. I bought them all cause they had been there so long. I wish pet stores would at least keep them in some sort of divided, heated tank instead of ice water. 😢. Oh all tanks are heated, have sponge filters, a cave and plants.

[georgiabraundel]

My friend always made fun of me for giving my tiny betta a ten gallon, couple months later she got a betta and upgraded him to a ten gallon, I swear fish keeping changes your opinion real quick 😂

[jvnnylol]

Put a plastic ball in the tank and it will play with it :3 my betta loves its little green ball he plays with it everytime! Also I think my betta is a dog :o

[izzyisbuzy]

For number 9 (dimming the light) if your light is too bright, you can tape a piece of paper on it and it will make it less bright. You can also put different colored paper.

[Lizards.blehleh]

"When you think of bettas what is the first thing you think of?" Me: Grumpy Face!

[taramansion]

This is the first video I've seen that specifically focuses on the fish's happiness. Thank you for that. Everyone else seems to think fish are just decorations.

[oliviachernutan]

"Bettas are sensitive little things." Yeah. My betta wont eat if he feels I have gotten up too early to get ready for school in the morning and I have to feed him early because we have to leave the house at about six for school and I'm not getting up then over winter break 🤣 and apparently fish can sulk..so yeah...

[paytonrebekah]

The tip about bright lights is so true. My baby used to hide all day, and when I decided to switch his light off to let him heal from ripped fins, I’ve noticed he comes out and explores his tank a lot more

[deborahjeanne]

I love bettas. While I was aware of most of these tips to keep my bettas happy, I did not know about bright lights making them unhappy. Thank you so much for that important piece of information. I’m in the process of setting up a new 20G long with 2 dividers so I can have 3 more bettas. Glad I waited on lights. Will buy the Fluval LED 3.0 with adjustable brightness and timing, and will buy the same for my existing betta tank.

[John-cjxd]

Wow my betta was hiding and when I turned his light down and he immediately came out

[cathygrandstaff]

I’d noticed bettas don’t like light, I think it’s because when you’re in a brightly lit aquarium in a dimly lit room the walls of the aquarium become a giant mirror and your male betta will see an aggressive male betta trying to get into his territory all the time which stresses him out.

[sjzara]

I haven’t kept fish since I was a child! You are tempting me back. Time to start researching.

[vikenemma]

In Sweden bettas are never sold in little cups in the store. They are always in big tanks with heaters and filters and with other fish.

[sarasthoughts]

My betta is THRIVING in his 80L tank! It has live plants, a filter, a heater, lots of hides and two snails. I've also given him catappa leaves to make the water better for him :)

[teashoplee]

My betta lives with a small school of ember tetras. I catch him schooling with them from time to time and it makes me happy.

[hannahryan]

i have 1 spoiled male betta who is literally the light in my life, he has snail buds, and a 10 gallon and live plants. and he has a bunch of tiny deformities and he's just so cute I love him so much

[Niko-gcwl]

I love my lil dude! Hes always happy to see me and I'm always captivated by his aquarium, Im so glad I can give him the life he deserves.