Hello, everyone!
Thank you for taking the time to open this thread and read my post - much appreciated.
I've decided that after years of being fish less, I'd really love to own fish again. More specifically, male betta fish.
I've made a list of supplies and everything is in order except for the tank.
I don't know if I'm overthinking this but I want to be a concious/cautious buyer. So, I've been checking out different stores and looking at all sorts of tanks. Problem is, most of them have TERRIBLE reviews. I'm talking water leakage, weak glass, pump failure, heater failure, light failure, etc. This makes me not want to buy those tanks because they retail for $100+.
Now, I did find an aquarium with almost perfect reviews but it's more deep than it is wide. Bettas (and other fish I think) enjoy long tanks.
I've been trying to find another tank with good reviews like that 10 gallon but I haven't been able to. So, it's either I compromise and buy a 5 gallon long or stick to the deep 10 gallon. Which I'm not sure the betta will enjoy since they like side to side swimming instead of up and down.
I'm lost at this point. The aquarium is the most important part because it contains the fish. I don't want to buy one that's going to be useless in a matter of months.
Please, help me. I'm in no rush though because I want this for my birthday and that isn't until December 1st.
By the way, the 10 gallon I'm referring to is the Top Fin Fascinate Column Starter Kit. It's almost 20 inches tall - 12.5 in width.
Thank you for taking the time to open this thread and read my post - much appreciated.
I've decided that after years of being fish less, I'd really love to own fish again. More specifically, male betta fish.
I've made a list of supplies and everything is in order except for the tank.
I don't know if I'm overthinking this but I want to be a concious/cautious buyer. So, I've been checking out different stores and looking at all sorts of tanks. Problem is, most of them have TERRIBLE reviews. I'm talking water leakage, weak glass, pump failure, heater failure, light failure, etc. This makes me not want to buy those tanks because they retail for $100+.
Now, I did find an aquarium with almost perfect reviews but it's more deep than it is wide. Bettas (and other fish I think) enjoy long tanks.
I've been trying to find another tank with good reviews like that 10 gallon but I haven't been able to. So, it's either I compromise and buy a 5 gallon long or stick to the deep 10 gallon. Which I'm not sure the betta will enjoy since they like side to side swimming instead of up and down.
I'm lost at this point. The aquarium is the most important part because it contains the fish. I don't want to buy one that's going to be useless in a matter of months.
Please, help me. I'm in no rush though because I want this for my birthday and that isn't until December 1st.
By the way, the 10 gallon I'm referring to is the Top Fin Fascinate Column Starter Kit. It's almost 20 inches tall - 12.5 in width.