Betta Equipment & Feeding

Written by Muhammad Zohaib — betta keeper, bettafishh.com/. This question comes up for three very different reasons — fasting, vacations, and a fish that won't eat — and each has a different answer. Cross-checked with aquarium references (see Sources). Quick answer: A healthy adult betta can comfortably go about 5–7 days without food, and up […]

Written by Muhammad Zohaib — betta keeper and founder of bettafishh.com/. A heater is the single most important purchase for a tropical betta — and the wrong one cooks or chills the fish. This is how to pick correctly. Cross-checked with aquarium references (see Sources). Quick answer: Bettas are tropical and need a heater. Size

Written by Muhammad Zohaib — betta keeper, bettafishh.com/. With bettas, the usual "stronger filter = better" advice is wrong. Flow, not filtration power, is what you optimise for. Cross-checked with aquarium references (see Sources). Quick answer: A betta needs a filter (for the nitrogen cycle) but a gentle one — strong current exhausts and stresses

Written by Muhammad Zohaib — betta keeper, bettafishh.com/. The pet-store "betta cube" is the most-sold and most-wrong betta tank. Here's what to buy instead and why. Cross-checked with aquarium references (see Sources). Quick answer: The best betta tank is a 5-gallon (or larger) rectangular glass/acrylic tank with room for a heater and gentle filter, a