Betta Fish Care Guide: What You Need to Know

I read most if not all comments, so feel free to ask questions, but If I don't get back to you, stop into a twitch stream or my discord and ill answer whatever you need.

[ThatSharkGirl]

Thanks, now I’m betta equipped to care for fish.

[rebelappliance]

Would like to see more videos like this for other species if possible. Would be usefull for people like me who are trying to get better at fish keeping.

[Cringe]

I like how you highlited how they like plants a lot, so many people just dont take it into account for some reason

[breebisshop]

I clicked on this with apprehension and hope, and glad to say that you left me pretty satisfied with the information you're giving here.

As an aquarium specialty store professional for a few decades, I actually do hope to educate, to give as much relevant information as possible. The best aquarium stores want long term aquarium hobbyists, not short term sales.

I also want to point out that bloodworms although are great as part of a varied diet is really hard to solely meet the nutritional needs of most fish, and for more herbivorous species can actually pose a health risk.

I loved that you pointed out that size is not as important as correct conditions. People ask me all the time, "how many fish fit is this size aquarium?" or "how many litres does this fish need?“ and my answer is always the same. Fish need two things, 1- they need to be able to exhibit their natural behaviours, and 2- they need to have water quality that's correct for their species. Tank shape, size, decor, tank mates... None of it matters provided you are meeting those two needs. And also that keeping fish in bowls is not impossible but I consider it advanced fishkeeping, the smaller the volume of water, the harder it is to maintain stability.
Edited to remind that a stressed fish can not exhibit their natural behaviours, not only that but a stressed fish will have a less effective immune system than a non stressed fish.

[vermiliondodo]

I really think these types of videos are what will help people learn of fish mis and disinformation the most! Thank you so much avnj

[Keywora]

As an exotic veterinarian, I am so glad you posted this. There is so much bad information on exotic species. I don't see a lot of fish, but it's good to have somewhere to point them with easy to absorb information.

[ax_chang]

Good live plants to look into are Annubias, Java fern, Java moss, Hygrophila, swords, and vallisnera !!

[calebthomas]

Now all we need is a megalodon care guide.

[AlarmedBat]

Absolutely love that you made this video, it is much needed! I have 3 bettas, and I have actually found that if you keep them in the recommended minimum of 5 gallons, they get illnesses like finrot much more easily than if you keep them in 7 or 8 gallons. So I hope that the minimum recommendation gets increased :)

[jamesfrederick.]

This is actually the best video on this subject I’ve ever seen

[pretzelcoatluscastrocoatlu]

If you decide to include a face cam in the next presentation, you should leave a little space for said cam so it isn't overlapping with the text. Just a personal preference, not sure if the text and cam overlap bothers anyone else. 👍

[demon.that.draws]

There is an entire set of factors that you're not taking into consideration, domesticated animals, animals that have been bred in captivity for years have a completely different set of care requirements than their wild caught counterparts, of course the amount of time, and Generations that they've been bred in captivity, and the ways that they've been kept affects this, but just in the same way we don't treat our dogs like wolves, but instead, treat them like individuals that have unique preferences and needs,
We should be making sure that we're doing that with our fish.

I've had fish go through so much stress in my 10 gallon even though everything was perfect for them because they were so used to living in a cup I had to move them back to my 5 gallon tank I even measured the decibels coming from the filter to make sure that it wasn't the noise that was stressing them out the water parameters were exactly the same and so was the foliage, and the tank mates.

Don't get me wrong this is a great guide but it's like learning the addition subtraction,
A simplified version, when It's worth considering a vast amount of factors and it's more like physics or geometry not addition and subtraction, it's just more complicated than that, yaknow?

[EMuro-wuuy]

I've been keeping bettas for awhile. They are very enjoyable and nice fish. This is a good baseline for what I've learned too.

[-imjustnebby-]

I miss my bettas from my childhood home, my new place doesnt have the space for a planted 20gal like I had before. Amazing job on the research and presentation of this dude! 🎉

[cuso]

Finally some insight from an actual Scientist ❤ I'd love to see the same type of video for other common aquarium fish.

[jayy]

I’m so glad u made this bc i just got a veiltail betta in November. I’ve been looking for useful things for when i upgrade his tank to 5-6 gallon so this was really helpful.

[fish.enjoyer]

As a PetSmart employee, I can say that even if most pet store employees were properly trained and knowledgeable on fish care, very few people would actually listen to them. The majority of people I sell fish to don't care enough to listen about the nitrogen cycle, fish activity, social requirements, etc... they wanna fill a box with water and call it a day. I didn't even know anything about fish care when I started working there, yet they quickly put me in the aquatics section, so it's not all the employees fault. These big corporation pet stores knows that most of their customers don't care. That's why they don't need employees who care, they just want someone who can bag fish and make a sale.

[kotorandcorvid]

I like this. Would love to see care guides for other species.

[actual.lizard]

i've had bettas/fish for years but i'm gonna watch this anyway cause i want to hear what you say :)

[kasieleow]

I just rescued a female Betta from pet supplies plus the other day! And feed her a high quality of shrimp pellets! And other things that she loves! I love her so much I named her Splash!