Top 5 ❌ DON'T do this to your betta 

Bettas are such intelligent fish. I started to feed my betta from the back of the tank where there's an opening on the lid. My betta quickly learned to associate back of tank means food being dropped. He'll wiggle and dance and beg and then quickly swims to the back waiting for the food to drop. So adorable.

I’ve also found over the years that bettas prefer dimmer lighting. This works perfect in nature for them but in a controlled environment can be tough especially if you want ‘high light’ and co2 hungry plants. What I’ve found and learned is that the ideal setup is a 5.5-10G dirted, low light planted tank with lots of realness, shorter photo period or lowkey lighting, sponge filtration, Sicce jolly or similar, with lots of real driftwood or catappa leaves and strict maintenance followed and you will have the happiest Betta, one who thrives and lives a long life. Some folks have achieved ultimate balance over time and have relatively low maintenance tanks (see Father Fish’s channel), but that takes time patience and experience. For beginners looking to get in to betta keeping, I recommend to first: research and save your money. Know who to purchase from, and when (petco DPG sale), etc. Slowly work on your build and really take the time to truly think of every which way you want to set it up and which components you want to use on the tank, follow proper cycling measures, and introduce your fish finally to its new “bettar” home lol. A cup is no place for a betta or any fish for that matter. When I first got back into the hobby after 15 years, I had SO much to relearn and still continue enjoying doing so. A big part of the hobby is patience. And In the long run a love for science. Ok there’s my shpeal Kasia! Great vid as always, you’re making bettas and their humans everywhere very proud that you’re someone who believes in spreading proper fish tips!

Great video. Was expecting the usual "don't keep them in unfiltered unheated tiny containers" but you have some good tips here.

I love this video!!! I love how you explained things and I've done some of the 'don't do' over the many years myself. I had a female betta in a 10 gallon, researched for months to set up her tank. I put a cholla log in her tank. It was tight, no pathway in, so I thought it safe. Well, after time in the tank, it expanded. One day I couldn't find her in the tank. My son finally found her, stuck in the cholla. We had to carefully break up the log to get her out (took forever and I was so worried). Thankfully she survived, she had a 'scar' from it though.

I have a veiltail that LOVES to find a tiny spot and cram himself in there. I had to scape a tank with NOTHING sharp or even anything close together really. He was in there for about a year before he got bored and started fin biting. I've been moving him around to different tanks (set up for bettas and also moving the other fish) to give him a new place to explore and not get bored. He hasnt crammed himself anywhere yet and his fins are growing back pretty nicely. I hope it stays that way. (All sponge filters, all natural plants, and round stones in all the tanks for general betta safety) Great list. I feel it's very important to know these things. We always talk about what to do but not what NOT to do. Keep it up!

2nd?! WOOP!! Great reminders and info, Kasia!! 🌱🐠🌱

Love the Betta tips! My blue-eyed boy is King of the 5.5 gal and maintains a huge bubble nest! He can always be found in a different area of the tank hunting through the dense plantings. Love your channel!

Love the new profile picture, Kasia!

I literally have a huge piece of coral sitting in my tank right now and I couldn’t understand why the ph was high! TYSM for this!!!

In terms of filters, I've had success with waterfall filters that can be set to a really low flow. I have a betta in such a tank and I've had no issues with him. Sometimes he even goes and "plays" in the waterfall, letting it push him down and then swimming back up to do it again (most of the tank is really calm water with no flow so he can escape it, don't think he is just tumbling around the filter all day hehe). The other thing that I think would be helpful to add is that some fish like it better when the tank is full of plants. My veiltail will absolutely shred his tail to nothing if his tank is not covered with plants. I had to invest in some really hardy plants (I do not have a green thumb) so that he would stop throwing tantrums...

Most excellent video! Nice to see tips that aren't the same ones you've heard over and over again. Love that fishy macro at the beginning too! I could watch super close up fish all day.

I still love your videos and your setups are amazing as always! And the bettas you showcased in this video were so BEAUTIFUL! If you can or want to, I'd love to see a video on the fish available at your local pet store or just a video showing all of your personal bettas in one video! I haven't been on this channel in a hot minute lol.

AFTER OVER 20 YEARS I DECIDED TO BUY A LITTLE BETTA YESTERDAY. WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM IN THE PET STORE HE SWAM RIGHT UP TO ME AND I FELL IN LOVE. HE IS SO FRIENDLY AND CURIOUS. I AM VERY HAPPY I BROUGHT HIM HOME. NOW I FEEL MY HOUSEHOLD IS COMPLETE.

This is the second video that I’ve watched from you and it’s so good and wonderful and that’s why I decided to subscribe hehe

Always excellent information!! Thank you always for your videos ❤️🌿🐟🌿🙏

Thank you for the tip for the moss on the filter!!

Great advice. Love bettas. 👍❤👍

Thank you for the video. It’s good to know more information about betta so I can take a good care of them.😊

I LOVE your office/pet room, Kasia! The plants, the beautiful aquariums, pet enclosures, and cozy lighting! This is also your "office," right? I would love to have something like this. One day I'd like to have a remote, work-from-home job and I just wanna do my job with my fish, frogs, and dogs hanging out with me 😂 Your office/oasis. 🐠🌴

In Seattle we NEED crushed coral in our tanks due to our super soft water :)

Awesome video bettas are one of the best fish

Hello Kasia. Very Informative video to have healthy, happy and beautiful bettas! I love all of your videos. I see that we both live in Illinois.

I have varied flow rates in my tanks and have lots of Bettas (including a large sorority tank) and find that they enjoy resting in the super low, almost still, portions of the tank but they also like to ride the waterfall flows like surfers shooting to the end of the flow. I guess you have to try what works best for you. TIP: Add surface plants to create calm zones in higher current areas.

Thanks for the video, excellent as always. CAN you do a video on big tank setups that bettas could do well in?

thank you so much for this video,i totally did it wrong the first time and now a few days ago my betta died,thank you so much for the tips

Smashing video keep up the good work

I have a female Plakat, and rocks and plants don’t seem to be a problem thanks to the short fins. She’s kind of crazy though 😅, always chasing her reflection

tysm!

Hi! thank you for this video! I just love the little floating log that you use to feed your betta in - could you provide a link to that or the product name? thanks so much!

Yep the seashells definitely will do that

Hiee great video. I was successful a couple of times breeding and raising betta. However I have an issue recently. I am trying to breed my red galaxy male with a few females... but failed 3 times with 3 different females in 3 months. One thing i noticed is after the fail, when I removed the female, in 2 days the female started releasing all its eggs. It happened with all 3 females. What might be the cause?

My Betta tanks have no filter and eco. Lots of plants in and on top and a smooth rock cave which they love.

Thanks kaisa for u r info . 🙏🙏🙏🥰👌

Bonus tip...Dont keep betta in anything less than 5G preferable 10G. PS 3.:59 timestamp has an extra . thus it is not shown and cant be pressed.

Regarding #5, my betta tank has a quite small (typical) nano filter, which does push out quite some water along one side of the tank. My betta seems to enjoy swimming around the stronger airflow and just drop herself into it, being chucked around afterwards. I did try diffusing the flow, as well as blocking her from getting into it, but she found a way every time. She also keeps swimming against the waterflow to catch food passing by... I guess there are personalities in fish. 😅

What about half a seashell that I found at my local river next to a piece of driftwood? It's a freshwater river that eventually leads to a saltwater bay a few miles away and it was submerged for who knows how long. Would that be ok? It's pretty small. Like the size you find at the beach and it's just one half.

Thank you for the great info. I lost one of my female Bettas who was stuck in cholla wood. Found her too late. So if I ever get another Betta no cholla wood for sure.

I'm curious, why you got the lights off on the tanks on the back specially those peacocks?

Huge vid

Great advices but I would add, don't overfeed, I bet many betta owners exceed the healthy amount of food when it comes to their always hungry fish

Thank you. We’ve had our betta since 7/2022. His fins have shortened. It’s not fin rot he may have bee. Stressed as it was out first betta tank. He’s now in a planted tank 10 gallons. No sharp items. With one neither snails and a sponge filter as you showed. I have the filter on very low. He’s very curious. I’m nervous to trim some plants. I fear he’ll accidentally get in the way. Is there a way to keep him away from my hands and sharp objects while I’m pruning without removing him? We removed him every time we did a water change. Of course he doesn’t like to be scooped out with a cup. I wouldn’t 😄

I'm Betta fish lover, I'm growing it from last 6 months 😊😊

I was wondering, is Duckweed was okay for betta fish? Some of my friends say it's completely fine but my other friends say it seems to "cut off oxygen" and has caused their bettas to pass. Also, do you have any beginner tips for what type of real plants you could keep in a tank with betta fish that are also okay for blue shrimp?

Hi , I need your help .. I think my betta fish is dead because of water temperature. As I'm living in the middle east. What should I do .. please give me advise.. there's any possibility that he can revive?

I would even say no plastic plants at all. Anything that got colourant (plastic decor, unnatural colourful gravel etc) cannot be trusted My betta has no filter, even if my filter was very low i really see how hes better now. It's not that hard honestly I'm against jars to be honest, even if i do realize its hard for a breeder to have 5 gallons for every fish

Hello Kasia! I love your videos! It got me to buy another betta (a female) and trying to have they breed. My male is just trying too hard on her so I've put her to rest for now but she is so full of eggs!! It looks like she's going to burst!! Is it dangerous if she doesn't release her eggs soon? Can she die? :(

We got a beta for my kid and then I wanted a beta I liked it so darn much. They're so smart I didn't even know when I came home from work the thing would come out of his little home and then swim all over the place and I'd put my finger on the tank and he'd swim to my finger.

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My 10 gallon has a lot of sharp dragon stone edges but than my betta fishes are doing perfectly fine with it present.

Happy Newlywed!!!

I had the local pet supply tell me to put a Wonder Shell in my tank, is that a good idea?

But if u have snails in ur tank they need ph 7-8 and a small shell helps the snail

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Idol ....

Is plastic coral safe for betta?

Isn't sanding something down going to release dust and wouldn't that be bad for the fish? I may have a sharp piece in my tank. It's hard to tell

I usually hate silk plants.... They almost always fray and fall apart even within just one year, unless they're a type that I can feel has a mixed plastic material of some sort. Instead I do use what I think will last, if it passes the pantyhose test as well as just feeling for sharp bits with my fingers. As for things that aren't designed for a tank, I do still think plastic toys (no metal screws) meant for babies and small children are generally fine, as they're designed to withstand often being in a kid's mouth without harm.

watch decorations with medium size holes, they'll put their head in and get stuck. I had to put a rock in my cholla wood end to keep my betta out

My betta got stuck in one of my fake plants that was in the tank for 3 years with the same betta and he died found him motionless the next day twisted in the stems.

I feel so bad. My Betta's fins are getting ripped and I think it must be the plastic plants I put in there. I'm going to replace them with silk plants. I'm a first time Betta owner and didn't know better

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i dont need a filter i have an 10 gallon tank with 34 fishes but idk why is the water is aleays clean after 4 months

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Thanks Love , youre Cute btw , :)

Jeez after watching your unboxing of 500 bettas video I'm surprised you can give advice on what not to do. Let's use a plastic pasta strainer to hold them, sitting in a box with hardly and water in some of the bags and then stuff them all in a tiny tank with each other.

Dont put tank mates espesily same spesis n long n colourful fish, dont breed if u dont know how to breed, dont put betta in small cup/tank if u dont know how water cycle works etc. Many more

My betta ain't flaring look at himself in the mirror. What's the problem? He used to flare before. Not anymore.

Just stay away from fancy bettas 👍

I use real plants it is good for my betta fish tank because my betta hides in it

The most important - do not put a betta into a 10 gallon - or even smaller aquarium!!

Mam you are sooo beautiful ❤️