Daniel Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hi I’m Daniel, I live in south-west Sydney in Milperra, (it’s near Bankstown airport for all u Sydney siders), I haven’t had fish since childhood and they were all goldfish, in small tanks, which were fed too much and turned belly up . I’ve already bought the tank; it came with gravel and a filter and de-chlorinator, it’s a 14L tank and should be perfect for the betta which I hope to purchase on the weekend. I found Aus Aqua, through yellowpages.com or something along those lines, through a fish store website or something, then I forgot to save as a favorite and had to re-search via Google, and of course I had forgotten the name, so anyway here I am and it is great to see you all. Through many different websites I’ve found many different ways of keeping a betta and I hope the best information can come from breeders and keepers alike, which reside in these communities, some websites really have it wrong the vase and the peace lily thing, I have already sifted through most of the topics and realize what ive got myself into, the allusive betta craze, for now I just want to see if I can raise a betta without killing it so at the moment I do not intend to breed, however in the future that may change. A little about myself, I go to school, this year I’m in year 12, yay, and I do my HSC this year (higher school certificate, the thing that gets you into universities for people outside of NSW) and I hope to do something in science/biology, I’ve been playing for about 6 years in a local field hockey team. Cheers, Daniel P.S i read somewhere about bettas not liking water having constant movement/disturbance?, so my filter may be a problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callatya Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hey Daniel Great to meet you I think a lot of us have gone on the goldfish trip Not so fun. Bettas are definately easier What type of filter is it? do you know? If you'd like, grab a picture of the setup and bung another post up and we can give the whole setup the once-over to make sure there are no potential hazards lurking Sounds like a good setup though :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 its a power filter.... i hope its ok... it just hangs on the back of the tank.. its alot like snowflakes, i think its the same tank actually however she said hers was a 10L and mines a 14L and i havent got a java fern or a heater yet, ill work out photobucket. thanks for your reply :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hello and welcome to ausaqua Daniel! :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VickiPS Posted January 25, 2006 Report Share Posted January 25, 2006 Hiya Daniel, nice to have another new betta owner here :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hi Daniel, you're just down Newbridge Road from me!! Nice to meet you Does the filter have a speed-control gizmo on top? A sponge over the filter inlet should stop your betta's tail getting sucked in too. You can get them at petbarn. Grab a heater while you're there too he'll thank you for it. Where are you thinking of getting your betta from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted January 26, 2006 Report Share Posted January 26, 2006 Hi Daniel & welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
najrick Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 Hi Daniel, Nice to meet you. and welcome aboard. Najina and Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz40 Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi Daniel, Good to see you here. Have fun. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Hi Daniel and welcome.. good luck with your HSC this year... I got a sister going through the same thing and well.. she's already stressing out and school starts today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammy Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 :rant: Welcome Daniel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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