| Caring for your Betta fish can be as easy as 1, 2, 3…
1. Feeding
We recommend feeding your Betta fish one pellet per day. Going away for a long weekend we suggest feeding your Betta fish 3x’s in a 24 hour period, and of course, as soon as possible upon returning. Betta fish can usually go 5 days without food with no problems.
2. Additives
You heard the expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. With the addition of additives to your AquaBlock you can prevent or slow down the progress of disease organisms.
3. Changing the water
You should change the water once a month. Your AquaBlock contains decorative sand art which is sealed at the bottom of your tank, making changing your water easy. Prior to changing the water in your AquaBlock, you should leave two pints of non chlorinated water in the same room for about 24 hours, therefore bringing the two to reach the same temperature (approximately 70-80 degrees) leaving the water bottle open allows the new water to age. If you intend to add additives to the water, this should be done to the new water as it is aging. Mixing or shaking the treated water before introducing it to the AquaBlock would be ideal.
To change the water, simply remove the plastic cap, and slowly pour out approximately 3/4 of the water from the AquaBlock, leaving approximately 2 inches for the Betta to swim in. Be careful not to pour out the Betta while removing the water. When replacing the water be sure to leave approximately 1 inch of space at the top of the AquaBlock allowing your Betta to swim to the top for air. Replace the cap.
About the Betta Fish
The Betta Fish is also referred to as the "Japanese Fighting Fish", the “Siamese Fighting Fish” and the "Puddle Fish". As a result of its aggressive behavior towards its own species, the Betta fish will usually fight to its death in the presence of other male Betta. Just the mere site of another male Betta, including a mirror image of himself is reason enough to cause your Betta Fish to flare his fins and swim in an erratic motion, as to warn off any intruders that he is ready to fight! Ironically enough, subjecting a male Betta to live in a large community tank , it is the male Betta that will usually be picked on.
What makes the male Betta so appealing to humans is shared in its own habitat by other fish - it's large flowing fins. These large flowing fins can be too irresistible to other fish in its community not to take a nip at. So, keeping a Betta alone is not selfish or mean, but can be critical to its survival. The Betta Fish belongs to a group of fish called Anabantoids, or "air-breathing" group. This anatomical feature is critical to its survival which is lacking in most other fish. This air breathing organ, or labyrinth organ allows the Betta to survive in very low oxygenated water. By swimming to the surface the Betta actually takes a breath of air through its mouth and passes it over its labyrinth organ located at the base of its gills. There the oxygen is extracted from the air enabling the fish to breath. The term "puddle fish" came about due to the fish's ability to live comfortably in the footprints of workers in the rice patty fields in Southeast Asia, making the Betta Fish feel right at home in what we may perceive as a small, confining living space.
Relax and Enjoy your AquaBlock.
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