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<blockquote data-quote="Abilifys" data-source="post: 1614599" data-attributes="member: 626621">Well with the Beta it will be different than with most other fish.First go to your local pet store and get some water conditioner.&nbsp; It should say on it that it makes tap water safe for your fish.&nbsp; OR&nbsp; Go to a grocery store and get filtered or spring water.Take your Beta out of the tank it is in and put it in a container with some of the clean water and make sure it can not jump out.Clean your Beta&#039;s tank very well.&nbsp; This type of cleaning will basically be just a first as a restart to your Beta&#039;s tank.&nbsp; To clean again when there is noticeable algae or other growth on the tank walls just use a tank brush or a NON CHEMICALLY TREATED sponge on the walls when needed.After your tank is clean rinse some gravel off for the tank and put about 1 inch of gravel on the bottom.&nbsp; I recommend&nbsp; gravel made for fish because it has been &quot;smoothed&quot; and will be better for your fish to not get scratched on it and invite disease or infection if they play in or against the gravel.Make sure you have a heater for the tank and put it in the tank but do not turn it on yet.&nbsp; You need to keep your Beta&#039;s water about 78 degrees for your Beta.&nbsp; Add your water now then turn on your heater. Beta&#039;s are a very resilient fish and hardy so as long as the water is close to the same temp (room temp now that both have been sitting) then you can add your fish to the newly cleaned tank. Normally when adding a fish you would put it in a bag and let it float for about 15 min to get the temp of the water the same in the bag as in the tank to prevent the fish going into shock when introduced into a very different water suddenly.With almost every fish or aquatic animal out there you will need a good filter. But with the Beta you do not.&nbsp; So no worries about that here.Your tank should be good to go now.&nbsp; Just keep the temp stable and change about 25% of the water once weekly in your Beta&#039;s tank with the filtered and/or treated water and keep the walls of the tank clean as well and if needed when the gravel gets to horrible you can either do a siphon type gravel vacuum or with a Beta just change the water and rinse off the gravel.&nbsp; But if it were any other type of fish you would not want to change all the water at once ever. at the most 50% of the water at a time.Hope this helps and good luck to you,Rusty aka Abilifys</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Abilifys, post: 1614599, member: 626621"] Well with the Beta it will be different than with most other fish. First go to your local pet store and get some water conditioner. It should say on it that it makes tap water safe for your fish. OR Go to a grocery store and get filtered or spring water. Take your Beta out of the tank it is in and put it in a container with some of the clean water and make sure it can not jump out. Clean your Beta's tank very well. This type of cleaning will basically be just a first as a restart to your Beta's tank. To clean again when there is noticeable algae or other growth on the tank walls just use a tank brush or a NON CHEMICALLY TREATED sponge on the walls when needed. After your tank is clean rinse some gravel off for the tank and put about 1 inch of gravel on the bottom. I recommend gravel made for fish because it has been "smoothed" and will be better for your fish to not get scratched on it and invite disease or infection if they play in or against the gravel. Make sure you have a heater for the tank and put it in the tank but do not turn it on yet. You need to keep your Beta's water about 78 degrees for your Beta. Add your water now then turn on your heater. Beta's are a very resilient fish and hardy so as long as the water is close to the same temp (room temp now that both have been sitting) then you can add your fish to the newly cleaned tank. Normally when adding a fish you would put it in a bag and let it float for about 15 min to get the temp of the water the same in the bag as in the tank to prevent the fish going into shock when introduced into a very different water suddenly. With almost every fish or aquatic animal out there you will need a good filter. But with the Beta you do not. So no worries about that here. Your tank should be good to go now. Just keep the temp stable and change about 25% of the water once weekly in your Beta's tank with the filtered and/or treated water and keep the walls of the tank clean as well and if needed when the gravel gets to horrible you can either do a siphon type gravel vacuum or with a Beta just change the water and rinse off the gravel. But if it were any other type of fish you would not want to change all the water at once ever. at the most 50% of the water at a time. Hope this helps and good luck to you, Rusty aka Abilifys [/QUOTE]

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