Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Some additional information I found on the web on heat packs. 20 hour UniHeat heat packs are great for airport to airport shipping where the transit time is less than 15 hours. 20 hour heat packs get the hottest of the 5 varieties.Popular with fish shipments since it takes more energy to heat water. 30 hour […]
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If you’ve ever seen a betta fish with shiny eyes looking a bit disorientated, it may have been a case of Diamond Eye. The diamond eye is a genetic disorder that can, unfortunately, blind a betta fish. Here we’ll take a closer look at this rare condition and help you learn how to care for
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Breeding bettas can be a tricky business, and both male and female bettas are important for the breeding process. Interestingly enough, male bettas do most of the work! Most betta fish breed using male-made bubble nests, but did you know that betta eggs can hatch without them? In fact, some male bettas — mouthbrooders like
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Can turtles eat betta fish food? If you find yourself in a situation where your turtle is munching on your betta fish’s food for breakfast, it’s okay! You can take a deep breath and blame the lack of coffee. The Facts While it won’t harm a turtle to eat betta fish food (or most of
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Let us cut straight to the answer you are looking for. Most betta experts agree that the ideal temperature range for a betta fish tank is between 78 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit (25.5 and 26.5 degrees Celsius). But there is still much more to know about betta fish and their tank temperature requirements! Key Takeaways
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When it comes to choosing the ideal tank for a betta fish, 10-gallon is often given as the recommended size. It offers your fish enough space to swim around and is compact enough to fit neatly on your desk or counter. After trawling the market, we’ve narrowed it down to a selection of five of
Whether you are new to keeping bettas or you’ve been an enthusiast for some time, the myriad colors and forms of these beautiful fish can be overwhelming, especially if you are interested in breeding from your stock. If you’ve been reading up on breeding bettas and betta genetics, you will almost certainly have come across
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Sherolyn-Basement Bettas Turquoise, steel and royal blue are called the three iridescent colors. Iridescent colors make up the top layer of the betta and are caused by cells called iridocytes. These cells form a dense color layer which can cover all other colors. Originally, on wild Betta splendens the normal iridescent color is turquoise/green. This
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I’ve had betta fish for many years, and whenever I watch them, I feel like these beautiful freshwater fish are watching me right back. If your betta fish is staring at you, you may wonder why. Is your fishy friend looking at you with love in their eyes? Or are they just waiting for a
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If your favorite color is purple, and you love the Siamese fighting fish, then you’re in luck! You may know that bettas come in various colors, but did you know there was such a thing as a purple betta?! To make them an even better betta (if you’ll pardon the pun), the purple variant of
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