Viewing post #2129764 by Jayce_KalFUNski13

bumplbea said:I'm am not a pro on beta fish but I had one in a large glass 2 1/2 gal. cylinder container 2'x10" with lights and a plant with plant roots only in the water . The plant sat at the top of the container a kind of micro climate with fish, plant, water. There were glass marbles about 3" on the bottom with a bottom layer of fine charcoal to help control fish waste. I used distilled water because our well water was to harsh. Beta fish are air suckers so they don't require a lot of oxygen to be pumped in the water. The fish lasted for almost 2 years.

They can last for longer than that if given more space, a filter, and a heater... They do breathe from the surface of the water, but that is only when they can not receive enough oxygen from the water column, and it often puts them under stress and decreases their life span.