"Tropical Fish Breeding - Caring For Betta Fish"," The Betta originates from Southeast Asia, where it is also known as the Siamese Fighting Fish, due to its aggressive and territorial nature these fish are used to fight each other.
The first thing to consider is the fish tank that you want to keep your Betta in.
However, if you do want to keep them healthy and vibrant, prepare a nice sized tank for your fish, a half gallon tank would be fine for an individual male.
It is fine to use tap water for the Betta but it is always best to leave the tap water for 24 hours before introducing the fish into it in order to remove any excess chlorine.
The pH of the water should be as close to neutral as possible.
The ideal temperature for Betta fish is between 72 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
Plants provide your Betta with an ideal cover which it will love and will reduce the amount of stress it feels.
For the gravel, you can either use natural gravel or even the artificial colorful kind, both are fine for Betta fish.
Just do a weekly water change of about half the tank water and always remove the excess food.
Since the natural environment of a Betta fish is a muddy pond, you will not need to provide aeration as it will get its air from the surface of the water.
You can choose to feed your fish with Betta fish food which you can buy from the pet shop but it would be great if you could also include live or at least freeze dried food.
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