New betta or....

I just lost my little male crowntail betta named Fan-Dancer. I had it for a number of years now so Im just going with age at this point even though Ive had them live longer. So Im at a point of having this empty 2.5 gallon tank that has heat, a hang on the back filter and no ideas. Do I get another betta? Should I try some other nano type set up?

This tank was on my list if new aqua scape/project things I was going to do. I had not expected that would include a new occupant.

Sorry for your loss always sad losing one of the long lived guys

Thank you,

Im not sure what to do.... empty tank = blank canvas

you could pick up some white cloud minnows and 2-3 shrimp the gold minnows and red shrimp look good and both stay small.

I would do H. Formosas and either Cherry shrimp or Malawa Shrimp. Even if you went with another betta this would be a good opportunity to try your hand at a planted tank.

Dario dario!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are fiesty tiny fish. No shrimp with them though... We learned that the hard way. But they have awesome color. Ours have man caves in the rock but when they see dinner they burst out very eagerly.

Dario dario are cool but the Formosas might work better in such a small tank. They're more of a sedate swimmer. Mine live amongst my platy fry and they leave the malawa shrimp alone(Though the Malawa shrimp have a better chance at eating them). Very tiny fish but very unique and not everyone has them.

Thanks for the ideas.

Im not into shrimp and I would just feel bad to constantly feed off all the young to my hungry cichlids

Im thinking another betta. Petsmart has some cool dragonscales on sale right now.

What about a pea puffer? You don't have to trim their beaks.

I thought about a pea puffer but I really think it would be better for it to have at least 5 gallons.

They stay pretty dinky but hope you enjoy your new betta

Did not get a new fish yet.... was busy this weekend.

look around and make shure you pick the perfect one..good luck

Do you have something special planned for the new aquascaping?

I'm getting ready to change my 2.5 around a bit, but can't come up with any good ideas. I'm going to put my dragonscale back in it.

I am still keeping my Asian theme. Got rid of my fine white sand because it killed my Azoo palm HOB filter. Replaced it with the stuff madness uses, a course grain sand with a nice tan color, I believe called 'Lapis Lustre'. I again got a hold of an Asian calender and used one of the water color prints, this time with a darker mountain backdrop instead of a light white. I am in the middle of changing out the light fixture to an LED because the original was so bright the algae growth was horrendous. Still working on the light and searching for a new betta....

I have a nice little LED fixture with moonlights on mine. It seems too bright for that small tank, so I'm going to switch to a fluorescent. And I'm getting ready to order one of those Azoo filters and get rid of the internal one.

Have fun picking a new betta. I chose what I thought was the saddest looking one that no one else would want and he's turned out to be a pretty fish.

I am doing a DIY approach to LED lighting.

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I ordered three 7" bars that have 6 LED's each. They were $2.95 per bar. I thought these would not be bright enough and I was so wrong. Turns out one strip will light through my 29" tall 210g quite well. I will actually make a new dusk/dawn set up with these since the bars can be snapped in half and have three LED's per section. I will also have enough to do the 2.5g. I just need to find another transformer to finish.

Finally found a new betta for the 2.5g. A little yellow male half moon. He started exploring the tank as soon as he got in there. I got the lighting done also. I used a 6 volt transformer instead of a 12 volt so the lighting is not as bright. I will try and get some pics up soon. Really not a huge change from the other set up.

Yay for the new betta! Can't wait to see pics!

ohh yeah uh huh lol cant wait to see pics.Its hard to replace a lost pet good luck hope hes right

sounds great, looking forward to pics

>.> pics or it didn't happen

Alright, here are some pics! They are not very clear but its proof right? I also have some blurry bigfoot pictures too....

This is with the new sand and background.
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oh he is very pretty!! ..i bet he would be happy with some plants ^_^

Thanks! I do not see yellow often, seems the reds and blues were more dominant. I would love to try live plants one day.... just dont know where to begin.

java moss, anubia and pennywort are amazing plants that will grow under a wt per gallon..so as long as you have light it will grow slowly

and yes red and blues are more dominate colors in bettas.

its hard to find a blue betta with out red on them..red is the most dominate color.


that is a very lovely yellow almost looks like a rose tail!! (halfmoon with lot of folds in his tail and)

It was just a Petsmart half moon for $7.99, I had a coupon if I spent $10 I got 24 large crickets for free. So I got my new betta and the fish in the 210g got a treat!

i just got a coupon 7$ off 30$ purchase used it picked up some halfbeak's they are awesome little guys they look like arowana and gar cross.On a side note im getting 2-3 leopard geckos next month i bought everything today.

I bought crickets one time at Petsmart and I have been getting coupons regularly for them, including ones that are just 12 free with no purchase even. My fish have been eating crickets so much lately because of this. I think they are getting spoiled.

cool!i am gonna start a 10 gallon for them to keep me from visiting more than i should.

Wow, beautiful betta. I like the color and the long fins.

I have a somewhat similar ornament in my little tank -- for now. I got the Azoo filter running on the tank and was surprised how powerful it is. I had to turn it way down because it was moving the sand around so much.

sweet he looks like a monster in there.When i started plants i had a horrible start im still learning you could do some floating plants they would love it in there

Betty wrote:Wow, beautiful betta. I like the color and the long fins.

I have a somewhat similar ornament in my little tank -- for now. I got the Azoo filter running on the tank and was surprised how powerful it is. I had to turn it way down because it was moving the sand around so much.

Thanks Betty, Im happy with the little guy. He is starting to get comfortable in his new home and is eating like a little pig

I have been very impressed with the little Azoo filters. The last one died due to the fine sand getting sucked up in the filter and grinding away the impeller, thus the change to the little larger grain stuff.