Betta fish care guide : Most Important tips

Betta fishes are famous for it attractive look of its body,fins and colors. There are various color and shape Betta fishes available in pet store .They are also known as "Fighter fish" for it extremely aggressiveness towards its own male spices.
        Betta fishes are very intelligent fish you can teach them many moves and tricks.

Before going to buy a Betta fish lets know about its requirement, choosing best quality,how to teach them moves and tics.

CHOOSING A BETTA FISH 

Choosing a Betta fish not so tough. Goto your nearest pet shop and observe all Betta fishes. Firs see the color is its color dull or bright and shiny ? Even it slightly pale. Its body clear should be shine nicely. Most of them color is dark just like Red, deep Blue and Deep Green is general. But you can see white,pink,light blue etc. Light color. Choose a shiny one.
Then look carefully witch Betta responses to you when you moving for better result you can slightly tap on the glass and see that witch one following your finger. If it is responsive before you buying it can be easy to teach them many moves and tricks.
Look carefully that is its fins are good looking or torn otherwise damage and hole on it. The crountails fins are usually torn . Look care fully the eye of the fish is normal good shape ? Are there any odd lumps. You can do a easy survey of other betas for a better result.
As I say that the fishes are very intelligent they can choose you don't be afraid to buying him even he is not completely  healthy? May be he can be heal up.

Required tank

                    Before buying a Betta fish do a proper research. Don't put a Betta fish in a bowl or a tank that contain less than 1.5 gallon of water. A Betta fish can live up to 10 year if it is happy. For his long life u should put him more than 2.5 gallons of tank with hitter and proper filtration.
Before buying a fish cycle your tank properly. Don't put two or more Betta together can be dangerous they will fight until death. Don't use plastic plant or sharp rock for decors they can damage your Betta fins. But live plants are good for your Betta fish they keep your tank water oxygenated.

Required temperature

                                    You have to maintain the temperature of 78-82ºF/24-27ºC . In winter time or you live in a cold place you need a heater with thermostat . There are many companies available who built small hitter for Betta tanks.

Filter

          Filters are required for a betta tank. Make shore that the current of the water is not so strong because its fin are long the water current can stress them. For protect their fins expert suggestion is sponge filter.

Use conditioner

                                In regular tap water may be contacting some chlorine. Chlorine dangerous for your fishes and it can kill all biological bacteria on your filter and destroy the nitrogen cycling.

Filling your tank

                              Betta fishes can jump over 3 inches/7.5cm . Don't fill your tank fully leave a space for ensure that your fish can't jump out.

Feeding

              There are many Commercial Betta fish food available or you can feed them brain shrimp,blood warms. Don not overfeed your fish as their stomach and eye size is same. Create a daily routine time for feeding yore fish once in morning and once in everything. Always clean the extra food after feeding.

Water change and maintenance

                                                       never do a massive or full water change it can certainly change your water temperature and PH able and it can stress your fish. As per your tank size you can change your water 20-25 %. Test your water PH & KH every week.

Play with your fish

•  You can teach your fish follow the finger , jump out water , jump out the ring many more moves. I will tail you about that in next post.