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The cover is necessary for Bettas. It keeps the air above the water moist and warm so that when the Betta takes in a gulp of air it will not harm the fish.

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Q:you can put a betta in a 5 gallon tank?

you can put a betta in a 54 gallon tank


How many bubbles are sopose to be at the top of the betta tank for it to mate?

A large enough amount to cover half of the 10 gallon


Can a baby Oscar and a betta be kept together?

A betta is best as a solitary fish and it would be better to remove it from your main tank and give it a small tank to itself. You can buy very inexpensive betta tank kits for one betta.


How do you stop your cat from trying to eat your betta?

I've had trouble with this, too, you'll wanna have a cover over your Betta tank, or just discourage your cat from being around the tank (take the cat off the table, squirt it with a water bottle when it's there, etc.)


Could a Betta tank being next to a large Red eared slider tank stress the Betta?

your betta will do just fine in close proximity to the turtle


Will a betta fish die if the water in the tank is not filtrated?

Betta are airbreathers. So long as the ammonia and nitrates are okay, you don't need filters on a Betta tank.


How do you make a betta fight?

put it in a tank with another male betta


Will betta fish fight?

I asked a person at petsmart and they said never put them in the same tanks bc they get terroitorial and they will fight! So i wouldn't try putting 2 betta fish in the same tank. But you can buy a tank that has a splitter in the middle with a blue cover that's plastic. They still will be in the same tank and won't know it!


What are good starter tank kits for betta fish?

betta bowl. it is amazing


How do you care for betta's fins?

Do not put any sharp angular things in the tank and do not put another type of fish in your betta's tank.


Can snails live peacefully with betta fish in the same tank?

No, snails and betta fish should not be kept together in the same tank as betta fish may attack and harm the snails.


Do bettas have to live in a glass tank?

No your betta can live in a plastic tank as well. One of my betta fish live in an acrylic tank with silicon sealing the joint pieces.