Terribletegs Posted April 6, 2009 Report Share Posted April 6, 2009 My bettas from someone arrived! Photos later. So, I have two males and two females. They are all currently in a 'betta barracks' - a three-tier tank with three compartments on each tier (making nine individual compartments). Each compartment is about 3.64 litres, with flow going through each and then through a large sump at the back. What do you think about this arrangement? Would you consider it suitable permanent accomodation for the males? What about the females? (Although they will probably go into a larger community tank at some stage, but not sure yet.) Thanks! Tegan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 I would think it would be ok. That's nearly twice the space that my fish have which are just in beanie boxes. I think if you make sure that water quality is optimum it should be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queenserpentine Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 agreed...another thing you can buy for your bettas is the two tiered tanks OR buy a big tank and place a plastic divider between then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender Posted April 7, 2009 Report Share Posted April 7, 2009 (edited) That sounds great! There are two lines of thought on shared water. One is that it can cause problems with the spread of disease. The other is that because of the filtration the water quality is higher, and fish are healthier so disease is far less of a problem in the first place. I tend to lean toward the second opinion, provided you maintain strict quarantine procedures when introducing any new fish. I'm imagining a stepped design, which would be highly attractive I think. Any chance of a picture? Edited April 7, 2009 by Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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