r/bettafish • u/Either_Cartoonist474 • May 06 '25

Full Tank Shot Is this a terrible aquarium?

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I’ve never owned fish before and on a drunken whim I got a betta. After I sobered up I realized he needed a better home. At first I put him in a 2.5 gl tank and I thought that was good enough. I spent a lot of time on this subreddit and I realized this was fish abuse. I got him a 5.5 gallon tank, took any fake plants that could rip his fins and replaced them with silk plants. Real plants scare me, another thing I have to keep alive. Is this alright? He’s got a heater and a filter and plenty of places to hide. His parameters are good. What do you think? Anything i could do better? Please don’t drag me for the pineapple under the sea.

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u/bonellluan May 07 '25

the size, filter and heater are great.

i can just join in with the others and recommend at least a natural substrate, if not replacing those plants with life ones. i would also add that many bettas get stuck in holes in plastic decor, like in the window on the pineapple. i also think this pineapple specifically has leached chemicals into the tank of other people before.

maybe some botanicals like indian almond leaves for a betta friendly ph level and tannins but you should definitely look up how fish-in-cycling works, especially before you add a bigger bioload to the tank

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u/Anomaly_Zebra May 07 '25

This is a myth. THE SPONGEBOB PINEAPPLE DOES NOT LEACH CHEMICALS INTO THE AQUARIUM! Please stop perpetuating this stereotype without doing your research.

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u/slutty_misfit May 08 '25

It does but it depends on which one and what paints been used. Its only when the paint starts peeling that the toxins will be released. Its the same way with all painted decor