*How do you keep your betta tank clean?* Comment below to share your experiences, and check out my short betta care series to learn more! ru-vid.com/group/PLlBBJ7xBuquZ99Swlttl7nLIMHTqc3mMy
I just do what you say do not to....but fo this time...they still good as always...i am thinking to guve the bettas a big place...but my places have been fully fitted with my mom deco.....the day maybe come....after this covid maybe....
Omg, thank you SO MUCH! First time betta fish owner, I went WAAAAY too long without cleaning her tank because I was dreading cleaning it. This made it SO EASY. I’m never neglecting our fish again!
Me too. My daughter's 8 and I'm a single mom. Honestly I did not want it because I was afraid I would not be able to care for it properly. Day three of having it I spent 4 hours trying to figure out why it stayed by the filter. I went and bought a heater but no thermometer so I spent the next 48 hours wondering if the heater was working. It's been one month and my beta was active 2 days ago and now it is by the filter not moving. It either sleeps while I'm awake or something is wrong. Much to my surprise, I worry about this fish as if it is an infant. Because it was active 48 hours ago, I am headed to the fish store to test the water that I know has to be cleaned. Now I'm freaking out and scared that it's going to die before I get to clean it tonight. This is why I did not want a pet. My daughter just says hi to it. However, I have spent hours just listening to what's normal and what's not normal. Since he acts normal sometimes it's really hard for me to tell. So I got to buy it thermometer to make sure the heater still working. Change out the filter and water. It's not birthday and I'm about to spend all of my birthday money caring for a fish because somehow I have become attached and wanted to be happy. I have acute anxiety disorder so this is extremely stressful. I don't remember doing anything to my beta I had as a teenager and it lived 3 years. I thought you changed the water monthly and he's been in there for a month and the water was in there for a month before he came home. Am I horrible fish mom? I'm asking because I keep being told that it could just be the fish, but if something happens to this fish I don't want another one if I have to worry this much. They gave me like five reasons why my fish could be doing this with one of them being dead so now I have shook the water and he's alive but I don't know if I'm just bothering him now. Sorry so long but this is the only place I can talk about my fish problems! 😔
@@brandiwatson7628 i mean like yeah he's basicly suffocating in nitrates because you havent cleaned the water in a month and the tank probaly isnt cycled based on how u said u take care of ur fish so hes probaly drowning in ammonia and nitrites too. You gotta do your research before getting a LIVING thing. You are basicly making him breathe poison and tourturing him. He is most likely by the filter because hes trying to get cleaner water.
@@brandiwatson7628 Hey, how is your fish doing now? Hopefully things have settled a bit for you now. If you need any help, let me know, i'd be happy to answer any questions.
Whaaaaat? Seriously life changing video! Lol, I was taking everything out, cleaning all of the rocks, plants, decorations and doing this every week... I had no idea how easy it could be! Thank you!!!
25%-50% Water change each week along with “vacuuming” the bottom. Once per month clean filter and media in tank water. Then dump old/dirty tank water on house plants. Looking forward to seeing you at Aquashella!
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I’m getting a betta fish soon and this is a literal life saver! My mom was asking about how and when I would clean or vacuum the tank and what equipment we would need to clean the tank every week and I said I would do research on it, I Literally found nothing on social media or the internet before I came across this video! Literal life saver for new betta fish owners.
Oh my gosh, I used to take apart the whole tank and wash everything off with running tap water! This helped so much but let me see if I can convince my parents I really need this, lol. Also, I have artificial plants but I WILL switch to live, how do you take care of the live plants if you already have betta conditioner? Do you mix fertilizer with conditioner or do you add it in at a certain time? I still have plenty of questions, but I'll save them for another video.
Only use fertilizers and plant vitamins all in one plant liquid food but depends some plant's get there nutrients from the root the gravel and others from the water so you use the liquid ussally rookie plants get it from the water the nutrients
I'm a newbie, but this might be useful for other newbies: I got one of those aquarium hoses that comes with a bulb you can just squeeze a couple times to start the water siphoning through the hose. Especially useful for a smaller tank. Mine might be the Tetra "Water Cleaner," but the "siphon starter" bulbs are sold by various brands separately, to fit a hose you already have.
Hello! Good job! I just recommend that you do filter cleaning and water changes on a different day. If you throw off to much of your beneficial bacteria in one day, it can cause an ammonia spike. Great video Irene!
Great video as always. Don’t forget to temperature match the new water going in and always use a bucket that has never been used for anything but water changes!
Holy cow, good point about the unused bucket! I totally forgot to mention that. I remember one person saying that her mom used her fish maintenance buckets to wash their cars with soap without telling her, and that ended up killing all her fish the next time she used the buckets. 😭
Great tip, I always use big jug that's sole purpose is for water changes. I fill it up with warm tap water, add my chlorine treatment, drop in an air stone and heater and I let it sit a few hours before using. This way I'm always adding oxygenated, fresh and properly heated water. I have a stick on tank temperature in the jug as a last minute referral before I drop in the water, this way I can have another visual check the water is the perfect temperature. I never would think of using the "poop' water bucket for adding water back. In addition, I maintain multiple tanks, so you could contaminate another tank with parasites and bacteria from a different tank. I also use a different siphon tube on each tank
Thank you so much !!! We are new to the fish community and we got 3 female Bettas and two African dwarf frogs in a 20 gallon tank. And they all live together quite nicely and are very social. We have had them almost 3 weeks now and I'm about to give the tank it's first cleaning. Thank you so much for this video. ❤️❤️❤️
I'm planning on upgrading my fishes tank from a 4.5 to a 10 gal! This helped a TON! You made it easy to understand and having a tank with real plants and cleaning a tank thatt has real plants seems simpler than I thought! Thank you so much!
HeyA Gamer's Wife can I ask you something? I have been asking my dad to do a water change for our two bettas (both males),but he said we don’t have to as the water looks clean.But it’s been a week since we cleaned the tank (we do have a filter) should I do a partial water change anyway or do it later as my dad asked me too?
That was the easiest directions for using a siphon and cleaning a small tank is I've seen so far. Everyone else makes it more complicated. This was just what I needed. Thanks! 👍🍄😎
Good clear instructions for newbies. for educational purposes for individuals that read this. 1 all aquariums are eco systems. once that tank has cycled you should never pull apart the aquarium to clean. syphoning the gravel to remove debris/un eaten food is perfect. scrubbing rocks and cleaning out the entire tank out will only destroy the ecosystem you have created. 2 when choosing a suitable tank, one needs to consider the net volume over the gross. 3.5 gallons will not be 3.5 gallons once substrate and decorations have been added. These bring the water volume down. An optimal tank size in net volume for bettas is 20Litres minimum. The more water volume you have the more dilution. 3 long tailed bettas prefer longer tanks over height, due to their fins they can tire easy. Bettas must be able to get to the surface to breathe air. More real estate you can give your betta the easier to is to create the perfect aquatic home.
@@NickLillyDotCom it was one and I took great care of... Forgetting the lid on after weekly water change can happen to anyone... Hopefully you ll lose all your fish very soon, sending you all the negativity back multiplied by 4
there is a siphon with a teeny pumper on top of the siphon tube. Pump with your thumb on top and poof the water gets through the tube to the bucket. I just couldn't get the regular siphon and it's not all that expensive to get a siphon that's consistently easy
Thank you!!! This is the best betta fish tank video i've seen! And I've spent the past two weeks researching and preparing for my future betta. This is perfect, thank you!
Yay, I'm so glad you found it helpful! Let me know if there are any other betta fish topics you'd like to see and I'd be happy to cover them. Best of luck with your new betta!
Thank you!!! You’re a complete life-saver! Does the size of the vacuum matter? I have a 3 gallon tank so i wasn’t sure if the smallest would be too small?
Omg this helped so much! I used to always clean my tank by taking everything out. Preparing the smaller tank for my fish to go in while I clean the main tank. Now that I have two bettas this is so much easier! Thank you!!!
I do small frequent water changes (x3 betta tanks): 10% every two days. I clean the substrate and trim plants as needed, filter cleaned once a month. It really helped the plants grow in addition to ferts! I am not sure I'll keep that schedule forever, even though it's really fast since I prepare the new water in advance. For now I am happy with the results and the fish aren't bothered since it's super fast 👍
Thank you for this video. I had a 5 gal tank with a betta (my beautiful indigo baby Kimahri), snails, and a couple danio in high school and I dreaded carrying the tank on cleaning day. I just got a new Betta for Christmas and will immediately get a siphon.
Oh thank you! We just got a Betty and I’m learning a lot, and I want to be prepared to clean the tank when the time comes. I appreciate this video. Not going to lie I hope I don’t suck up the fish though 😫
U won't trust me. Ive used a siphon before and they're so stupidly easy. When u purchase a siphon it should list the range of gallons of water it is supposed to b used for. There's a few different sizes for aquarium gallons from small to medium to large tanks so buy whats appropriate for u. The auction strength wont b strong enough to suck up ur precious betta :) 👍
Great video! Pretty standard nano tank cleaning advice. I just did a complete rescape (except substrate) of my 10 gallon betta tank last Saturday. Lots of changes going on here with tanks. When the new 45 gallon is finished cycling I’ll move and convert the 29 gallon to mostly shrimp. Hahaha - my post reminds me of your video on the stages of fish owner!
Thank you so much! I just lost my first beta too soon in my opinion I don't know what happened to him but I want to make sure I do my next one right and siphoning has always been hard for me.
This seems totally doable! Thanks for the wonderful video. This gives me hope that maybe I’d be able to have a pet betta too, and keep them happy and healthy!
I got a 6 gallon tank along with my first ever Beta Fish back in March. I scrubbed the gravel one time but it was super time consuming so I’d do regular water changes instead and apparently that was fine since he’s still alive and still has his beautiful gorgeous fins and has never showed any signs of fin rot or any other fish related diseases like ammonia poisoning or ick. But I knew I was really slacking slacking on cleaning the tank as well as I should be doing and I felt Finsley deserved better and I bought a gravel vacuum to help make the process easier and omg.. I’m not kidding when I tell you I siphoned out the gravel for almost 3 hours and it still wasn’t completely clean. A normally 10-20 minute process took me three hours.. How my Beta is actually healthy and not dead yet I don’t know but I’m never going to go that long without cleaning ever again 😬 That gravel is going to be cleaned at least once every week from now on.. On the bright side Finsley seems happy with his newly clean tank and started making bubble nests.
Thanks for the tips I had multiple betas when I was a kid but they always died because I didn’t clean the tank I have a beta now that I have had since Jan 5th 2019 I have him in a 5 gallon tank with a filter ❤️
That first little tank is cute but I much prefer the bigger one so the fish has much more room! Great video again you production skills are high in this one! I see this channel growing!
Thank you so much! Yes, I put that betta in the 20-gallon community tank because he kept biting his tail (see ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KLmpiaK7lOg.html). Thankfully, adding a few roommates seemed to keep him busy. :)
Subscribed! Thank you SO much for such a great educational video that gets right to the point! We were gifted a betta, so we are doing all the research in order to keep him healthy and happy, so thank you.
So helpful!! Thank you so much for showing off this neat tool, I just ordered one for myself! When you add the new water and dechlorinator, how much of the dechlorinator do you add? What I mean is: I have a 5-gallon tank. If I replace 50% of the water, should I add "5-gallon"s worth of dechlorinator, or just "2.5-gallon"s worth?
Great question! I use a 10% diluted solution of regular bleach with hot or very warm water, dunk the siphon tube in it until all the bubbles inside are gone, and then let it soak for about 10 minutes. The instructions came from Rachel O'Leary's video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KSvcEPGTWQE.html
That's totally what I'd do. :) Betta fish are pretty hardy, so I haven't had as many problems with them when I needed to do more frequent or larger water changes.
I wish I saw this sooner cause my fish is gonna did soon, it tested up its own tail so I think he’s gonna die soon, I’m gonna get another one after and use this video! Thanks for the help!!
I have two tanks, a 35 gallon and a 3 gallon round, neither of which I have had to do water changes or clean the substrate. Both have very clear water and the 35 gallon tank is a community tank which has neon tetras, red fin shark, chinese algae eater, coridora, silver crescent tail mollies, panda crescent tail molly, a gold fish, my female beta, and various snails. Lots of plants. Going strong for three years now without any drawbacks. The 3 gallon I have plants snails and seed shrimp.
as an ex petsmart employee. i cant tell you how many hundreds of customers i showed this siphon for 5 dollars and they gave me a stink face and left without one...
Thank you so much! Here's my simple QT setup that I made using a plastic tub, but you could even use a bucket if you needed to. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Z8WMVVT4b7I.html
When you use the gravel cleaner, should I take my betta out of the tank? I don't want my baby to get sucked into the tube but I don't think he'll even go near it when it's in his tank?
No need to! I find the fish are more stressed out when I remove them from the tank, than when I slowly vacuum around them. If you ever accidentally vacuum up your fish, just kink the siphon hose with your other hand (that's not inside the tank) and the flow will immediately stop and give your fish time to swim out. :)
Hello! Very nice video. Thank you for uploading your RU-vid channel! I have a question - I have started cycling a fish tank with betta , using Filter Booster (botteled bacteria). On the instructions it is said to put from the Filter Booster every day for one week. I was wondering - after the first week - shall I vaccum the gravel, or this will disturb the beneficial bacteria? Thanks
Last time I tried to use a small sized tank vacuum it was barely short enough to fit sideways so I could put water in it. I wish they had a mini or shorter version lol
My kid was given a betta and a 1 gallon bowl, I've recently gotten a 1 gallon tank with filter (I know this is still smaller than ideal, but we don't have room for a larger tank yet). Several questions: Can I still use the siphon in the bowl to clean the water? How long does the dechlorinated water have to wait before we add it to the bowl (I read somewhere that it had to sit out overnight)? Should I be changing the water more often than once a week?
My first betta went through so much :( She (actually a he, but I didn’t know at the time) was a dark purple and I named her Fiona. Kept in a small bowl, and I would only clean it when the water got murky (every 2-3 weeks) and on top of that, I would dump all the water out(while the fish was in there!!) and just fill it back up with sink water (COLD) and drop the tablets in.. That poor fish.. And ok top of it, the bowl got knocked over at one point and she fell out of the bowl. I panicked and she died a few days later😢 I still think about this a lot. Granted I was only a kid at the time but that POOR fish!! Now I have a midnight blue betta who has his own castle in a 10 gallon planted aquarium with a sponge filter and driftwood. I also give him a mirror everyday for enrichment. I still worry if he’s happy though, but he’s always exploring the plants and very food motivated
when i do like weekly water change i don’t usually take out the decor only because i don’t wanna disrupt my live plants but i need to take them out to vacuum the gravel, any idea on what i should do
If you want to avoid a mess, is it safe to use the water siphon to put clean water back in the tank? I’m a new betta owner so any other tanks cleaning info would be appreciated!! :)
By betta has been living in a half gallon tank for about a year and a half now. It's easy to clean for me, I just put him in a container and run the gravel through a strainer and some warm water and change his water as usual. I've considered getting a bigger tank, but he's thriving in this one so I don't think I'll need to replace it.
That's great that you're keeping on top of your water changes! I hated catching my betta and cleaning the gravel, so the process was a deterrent for me. Your betta might appreciate getting a bigger tank (kinda like keeping a dog in a yard vs a kennel), so it might be worth experimenting to see if he's more active/happier in a larger tank. :)
Great questions! So I personally cycled my betta's tank by removing some old filter media from another aquarium I had, and then putting it in his new aquarium. That way it already came seeded with a ton of beneficial bacteria. I do not change my filter media, but I just clean it in old aquarium water like this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-W3VV_c69CyQ.html. Squeezing or swishing around the filter media will remove the excess detritus/mulm, but doesn't wash away most of the good bacteria. Hope that helps!
