hello and welcome to college bettas today
we'll be starting off the betta care
series in the series will be diving into
how to set up a proper betta take as well
as picking out of healthy betta videos
will be coming out every Friday and if
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we'll be starting off with the 10 most
common myths about bettas most of these
myths have been around for a very long
time and stem from misunderstanding
because these myths are so common
many times people in pet stores will
believe the information and pass it on
this isn't to say they're completely at
fault but hopefully as more people see
the truth single start changing first
they just come from dirty mud puddles
therefore they need no filtration betta
splendens are originally from the mekong
basin and Laos Cambodia Vietnam and
Thailand where they live in the
floodplains canals and rice patties
although bettas can become stuck in
puddles you usually jump from puddle
puddle and so they get to larger body of
water or they die
you don't want there to be too much flow
in aquarium but bettas do need
filtration to keep the tanks clean
second because they live in puddles
they cannot live and tanks larger than
five gallons because they come from
floodplains it is common to hear that
bettas perfer a small dirty aquarium but
this is not accurate as bettas usually
have a three-foot territory the most
common rule is that bettas need a tank that
is at least 2.5 gallons but some people
push for bettas to have at least five
gallons third bettas eat plant roots in
the wild bettas eat zooplankton and
mosquitoes
it's very rare for bettas in the wild to
eat plant matter but sometimes in the
aquarium they will pick it floating
plants if they are very hungry
it is usually recommended for bettas to
get foods high in protein that are mostly
meat fourth males cannot be kept with other
males this is actually our first true
statement bettas were first taken from the
world sometime in the 18th century and
were used in fighting in the
mid-nineteenth century betta fights were
very popular and even endorsed by the king of
Thailand today
betta fights are not as popular and bettas
are bred for color and tail type rather
than their fighting abilities but
because they originally bred for
fighting bettas
the aquarium are typically more
aggressive than in the wild and
cannot be kept together
Fifth bettas are not community fish
this is sort of true some bettas do not
do well in the community setting and
will chase other Fish or invertebrates
and possibly kill them for beginners i
would recommend not adding tank mates if
you do want to add tankmates be sure to
have an extra tank in case it doesn't go
well and keep a very close eye on the betta's
actions for the next week sixth bettas
don't need a heater so weather in the
Mekong valley is usually around 78 -100
degrees Fahrenheit or 26 to 38 degrees
Celsius because the air is so warm the
water is typically around 78 degrees the
only way to reach the temperature is to
either heat the room around the tanks
to around 78-80 degrees or to use
a heater seven
it's a betta builds a bubble nest it must
be happy
this is also sort of true male be it is
build bubble mess when they are ready to
make a male will prefer a better
environment where he feels comfortable
and happy but maybe they'll mess in a
very bad condition a male may also build a
nest just because he sees a female which
in turn makes this female start
producing eggs which is why females and
males need to be kept separate eight
pet store bettas are wild-caught wild
bettas look like this
as mentioned before betta's were
originally bred for fighting and were
later bred for their coloring and tailtypes
there are betta splendens in the wild
but they don't look like what you can
find on the shelf at the pet store ninth
bettas are not very active some bettas are
not very active but usually the betta is
not very active is because they're not
receiving proper care if your betta isn't
active i would make sure your water
temperature is warm enough and the
parameters which we'll talk about in a
later video are perfect tenth bettas
should only be said once or twice a week
bettas should be fed every day because
of how active they are the only reason
the betta wouldn't be fed daily would be
if they're being fed a low quality food
or if they're prone to bloating so those
are the 10 most common myths about bettas
if you've heard any other myths feel
free to comment now
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