Save My Betta! Diagnose and Treat Your Betta Now

A self-guided way to report your betta's symptoms to diagnose and treat whatever is wrong with your betta fish.

100 Betta Fish Names

100 ideas for your betta based on its color, behavior, or the language you speak.





Betta Fish Care

Betta Fish Care in a Nutshell

Betta boot camp: what you must know to at least keep your betta alive.

6 Ways to Kill Your Betta

All the things NOT to do to your betta fish.

Betta Fish Need To Be Kept Warm

Is your betta fish sluggish (not moving around much)? Its because he's cold. Here are the different options for keeping him warm.

What To Do If Your Betta Won't Eat

Bettas can be finicky. Here's how to coax them back to eating.

Fin Rot & Bettas

How to protect those beautiful fins from this nasty condition.

Betta Fish Ich - How to Diagnose and Treat It

Ich is not a disaster: It is easy to treat and not usually life-threatening. But it is extremely contagious.

Why Bettas Are So Popular

Want to sell your Mom on why you need a betta? Here are a few ideas for your pitch.

Betta Bowl Setup: Getting Your Betta Home & Set Up in Its Bowl

How to transition your betta from pet store life to its retirement.

Feeding, Overfeeding and Food for Your Betta

Almost all betta fish are overfed. Here's how to keep your fish healthy by not overfeeding.

Water Treatments & Tests

How to save over $700 a year by not buying the "betta water" sold in pet stores.

Betta Fish for Children

Bettas are a terrific "starter pet" for children as young as four years old (with supervision).

Best First Fish -- Bettas or Goldfish?

Both bettas and goldfish are an excellent choice, but the two fish have slightly different needs which might influence your decision.

How Long Do Betta Fish Live?

It depends on the bowl size and how often you change them, but not usually more than two years.

Betta Fish Warning Signs

If you betta is exhibiting any of these behaviors or symptoms, it is time to take action.

Bettas are Labyrinth Fish

Bettas can breathe air. Seriously. See how they do it here.

Betta Fish in the Wild

What life is like for wild betta fish living in ditches in Southeast Asia.

Is Your Betta Fish Depressed?

Betta fish don't have enough brain matter to experience depression, but you could be seeing the symptoms of stress or early illness.

Betta Fish Jump

Bettas are excellent jumpers, so you need to cover their tank, reduce the water level, or keep the water quality tip-top.



Betta Fish Tanks

Betta Tank Setup

How I would setup a betta tank, both for a single fish and in a community tank.

Cleaning a Betta Fish Bowl

Keeping your betta's bowl clean is the #1 way to keep it happy and healthy.

Overcrowding in Community Fish Tanks

The rules of how many fish to keep in a tank, and when and how you can sometimes break those rules.

Betta Fish Tank Filtration

All About biological, mechanical and chemical filtration and when to use each.

Review of the Marineland Eclipse Hex 5 as a Betta Bowl

My all-time favorite betta tank. Worth the extra money.

Essential and Non-essential Betta Supplies

What to get now, what to get later. Stuff the pet store may push on you that you will never need.

Please Don't Keep Your Betta Fish in a Vase

All the reasons why this is an extraordinarily bad idea.

All About Betta Fish Bowl Size

Contrary to what the pet trade would have you believe, your bettas should be in a two gallon bowl or larger.

Hanging Betta Bowls: A Good Idea?

Short answer: no. Which is too bad, because they look really, really cool.

A Review of the Baby Biorb Aquarium as a Betta Bowl

These betta tanks got a lot of press, but they have some serious shortcomings.

Lighting for Betta Bowls and Tanks

Keep betta bowls out of direct sunlight, plus some advice for lighting for bettas in community tanks.



Betta Fish in Community Fish Tanks

Betta Fish Companions

Bettas are not particularly friendly fish, but if you give them enough room so they are not overcrowded, and put them in a tank with betta compatible fish, all will be well. In fact, there are some fish that need to be kept apart from bettas because those fish will harrass the betta fish.

Quarantining New Fish for Community Tanks

Some prevention will spare you from the kind of "plague" that can kill half your fish.

Female Bettas in Community Tanks

You can keep several female bettas in a community tank together.

Keeping bettas alone or in community tanks

Bettas do not necessarily have to be alone, but don't drop them into just any community tank.



Betta Breeding

Culling Fry

The toughest part of betta breeding, but you need to know about it before you breed bettas.

Raising Fry

Do not plan a vacation after a fry hatch. You are going to be busy.

Egg Hatching & When to Remove the Male Betta

The first days of your frys' life are critical. Here's how to start them off right.

Betta Spawning Behavior

All about betta fish courtship.

Betta pre-spawning behavior

Male and female bettas may not get along. Here's how to tell when its safe to have them together.



Fish Tank Decorations

How to Decorate a Fish Tank

How to make your fish tank look great, but not harder to clean.

Fish Tank Decorations

Where to get the best fish tank decorations, and how to make your tank look great.

Fish Tank Gravel

All about the different types of aquarium gravel and where to get each kind.

Live Plants Versus Plastic or Silk Plants

Live plants do more for your fish, but plastic plants do more for your free time.

Aquarium Background

Why to use an aquarium background, where to get one, how to make one, and how to put it on your aquarium.

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