My Betta & Betta Home

[SkiTheBerks]

Here is my tank. I purchased Toby IV (there was not a Toby II or III) on 7/20/05 from Petco. Toby I was purchased on 7/19/05 and died on 7/20/05. I thought the fish that had the cleanest container (no poop) and skinny was a good sign. Well it was not lively when I bought him, so the shock of a new tank must of did him in. Well back to Toby IV....

1 gallon tank w/light, under gravel filter tossed and replaced with a Penn Plax replaceable cartridge unit, hawkeye air pump, check valve, Java Fern that has just about doubled in size since 7/20, river rock. I just added the Hydor 7.5w heater (black thing) and the thermometer today. The water was 65 degrees before the heater added. That explains why Toby IV was a little slow. He seems more active tonight (3 hours after the heat went on).

I run the light (timer) from 2pm to 12am. I am monitoring the tank's temp to determine how many cycles the heater may need to run, if I needed to be operated that way to keep a steady temp.

With the price of oil, my home is going to be cool, so the heater is needed for Toby IV.
Tank:

Toby IV:


Toby IV's diet - Bloodworms

[accountingchick]

Toby is a handsome fellow.

[SkiTheBerks]

I took some updated pix of the 2 gallon tank. The plant in the first picture has grown to the point where I gave a few pieces for a friend's tank and I have a new section of it growing. It has done very well. I use plant weights to keep it on the bottom.

[Rachel]

I'm sure he enjoys the tank upgrade. How have you found the Hydor heater to work? Does it keep a fairly stable temperature?

Live plants are a great addition to a betta's tank and java ferns are pretty easy to care for. That's nice that yours is doing so well!

[SkiTheBerks]

The heater works great. The trick to keep the temp consistent is to shut the heater off when the tank light goes on. I have both on separate timers to do this.