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Another great fish
that's somewhat easy to care for is the betta or Siamese fighting fish.
These are excellent bowl fish and do very well in the unfiltered environment
of a clean glass bowl or container. The smaller the bowl the more water
changes and cleaning will be required so be prepared for two water changes
per week to keep the nitrites and ammonia down. To make the cleaning an
easier process, leave out the gravel along the bottom as fish don't really
have any use for it anyway. All a betta needs is a small plant, plastic
or real and an aquarium ornament to hide out in (of course, don't forget
the food and water).
Never put two betta
fish together especially not the males as they will certainly kill each
other. Be very cautious when putting a female in with a male because if
she's not in the mood she can get quite aggressive. A beginner can stick
with the solitary fish.
Betta's are peaceful despite the fight to the death attitude they have
with each other. More experienced fish people can add a betta to a tank
with other peaceful fish types like danios, minnows, guppies and plecos
but caution is required as some of these may pick at the betta's ample
fins causing injury. Betta's will eat baby guppies (guppy fry) so don't
add the betta to a guppy tank if your trying to breed.
As I stated in the
last article, this is very elementary information on fish care and you
will need to find out more before you can safely bring fish home. Preparation
is the key to success with fish so do a bit of research and gather all
the tools necessary then bring home your fish and enjoy!
Jen MacDonald
Keeping Goldfish
by Jennifer MacDonald
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