Tropical Fish-Is A Beta Fish Right For Your Tropical Fresh Water Aquarium!
December 30, 2008 by admin
Filed under Keeping Tropical Fish
Many people love tropical fish tanks. Yet, keeping some of the tropical fish living may not be the easiest thing to do. Some people may randomly walk into a pet shop and be fascinated with the available fish.
Others may know a friend or family member who keeps fish and slowly develop the infamous “itch” to start their first aquarium. For many people, Beta fish are the best fish to start with.
There are many reasons why having a betta as your first tropical fish is a good choice. Bettas do not require complicated aquarium setups or accessories that most other fish do.
They are much easier to keep living than any other type of fish as they are very hearty.
Beta fish are also fairly inexpensive so you can use the extra money to buy other items for your tank.
Beta fish care is also much simpler than caring for other tropical fish. If you keep your fish tank at approximately 80 Fahrenheit and feed the proper amount of betta pellets (just a small pinch twice per day), you will run into very few problems. You also need to much less when it comes to changing the water as well.
The male Beta is most likely the heartiest of all the fish and you can easily get other fish to keep them company if you so choose.
Once you see how easy it is to keep betta fish living and thriving in tropical fish tanks, you may want to be certain you get a few of them.
I’m glad to see that you mentioned the water temperature in your betta fish article. This is too often overlooked. I disagree with your comment about changing the water less for bettas though. If anything, with their fragile fins, they are more susceptible to poor water quality and because they are often housed in smaller tanks require more frequent water changes.