Any Betta Fish Owners Out There?

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Atarahh
Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
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I am considering getting a betta. :bigsmile:
How much care do they require? How long do they live?

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  • wndrwmn86
    wndrwmn86 Posts: 507 Member
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    Super easy, clean the tank once a week and add a few drops of the stuff to get the chlorine out. I have had 3. Freddy Mecury lived for 3 years, Jack Daniels only lived 6 months (cat ate him), and Jack the Pumpkin King lived for 2 years. Pretty much 1-3 years is normal.
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
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    Super easy, clean the tank once a week and add a few drops of the stuff to get the chlorine out. I have had 3. Freddy Mecury lived for 3 years, Jack Daniels only lived 6 months (cat ate him), and Jack the Pumpkin King lived for 2 years. Pretty much 1-3 years is normal.

    OH NO the cat ate him sooooo sad. I would have to discipline the cat something terrible!
  • joeylu
    joeylu Posts: 208 Member
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    super easy. Ours will be 2 in march
  • laurynwithawhy
    laurynwithawhy Posts: 385 Member
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    I had 2. One lived about a year and a half, I think I might have killed him accidentally by putting him back in his tank too soon after I cleaned it (You have to make sure the water is the right temp and it doesn't have too many bubbles and stuff - I think you're supposed to use bottled water but I never did). My other one lived 2 and half years but committed suicide when I put him in one of those split tanks. He kept trying to get at the other betta on the other side and was ramming into the clear barrier and died :( They are pretty and easy to care for though!
  • My_Own_Worst_Enemy
    My_Own_Worst_Enemy Posts: 218 Member
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    Never owned one...

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  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
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    My fear is getting attached to the fish and when it dies it will just break my heart
  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
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    My fear is getting attached to the fish and when it dies it will just break my heart
    Then you will be better off buying goldfish, they will live much longer.
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
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    super easy, just clean the tank once a week feed it and sing to it

    the one I have has been around over a year now
  • SgtZabka
    SgtZabka Posts: 74 Member
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    Pretty easy to take care of, and they CAN get along with some other fish...I unfortunately lost my little guy recently, he was 5 :( Also, they can be very interactive with you, mine would love some face to face time where I would just look at him with my face close to the tank, also attacking my finger was a fun game we would play...He would always blow bubbles after we played it :D

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