I was wondering what every one here thinks of the marina betta kits? I kinda like them even though I dont have one. I seen a guidance counsillr in my wife s high school keep a fan tail gold fish in one, didnt even supply an air pump for it anyways I know you can get the lighting fixture seperatly that can be used for heating the tank, but anyways I think the thing that really caught my attention to these is that on the box it states that bettas need to be kept warm with the specific temp listed. any ways thanks in advanced for any info

Ive seen those at alot of fish stores lately. Are they the plastic tanks with no lid, and then it has the light that sits above it?? Im pretty sure im thinking of the same thing your talking about. I believe their only 2 gallons though? I could be wrong tho. I thought they looked really neat, the ones ive seen even had filters with them. If it is 2 to 3 gallons, it would be ok for a betta, but you would still need to do alot of water changes because ammonia can rise very quickly in these small of tanks. I wouldnt put a betta in anything smaller then a 2.5 gallon tank though. I dont heat any of my betta tanks. Some people do, especially if their in bigger tanks, but with my 2.5 gallon, its too small to heat, so it stays at room temp, and does great.

If what you're talking about is what BigRed is thinking then that's perfectly fine. Try and find the filtered ones as it'll ease the number of water changes and keep the tank stable. Yes, you can even cycle smaller tanks, it's quite a benifeit. As for betta temps, it varies with where you got your fish from and what they're used to being in, but rule of thumb is: if you're comfortable your betta is comfortable. Haha, I have a little guy that pales and clamps at 83*F so he's kept slightly warmer at 87*F, then on the other hand I have two that play sick when in anything warmer than 70*F. Bettas are sometimes the biggest little mysteries.

EDIT: I forgot to add, watch out if he likes to jump, you can buy craft canvas cut it to size and fit it over the tank to curve those "leaps of faith".

actually these are only half gallon plastic tanks, but they do come with lids
if I were to get one I would have to get a heat light, because here in Ontario keeping a betta at room temp is not an option unless I want to pay alot on the hydro bill

Enough light will keep the tank warm yes, but then when you turn it off for the night his temp will fluxuate, which may or maynot bother/stress him. There are kits by All Glass Aquariums that come with a small filter heater and light and are around 1.5 gallons specialy for bettas. Here's what I think BigRed and I are talking about. http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_det...D=1116793140519

No, that wasnt what i was talking about. The tank im taking about his plastic, and you can buy the 3 gallon size (i went to petco and looked at them again) I cant remember who makes them, but they dont have a lid on top of them. You can get them in a ton of colors. It has a base in the color you choose, and then a light that brackets on the back of the tank, and stands like 6 feed above the water of the tank. Reminds of one of those book lights you hook onto a book when your reading, but bigger. They come with this mini aquaclear filter... or at least looked like one, probably wasnt though.

I have one of my bettas in a mini bow. He LOVES it in there. Their also a great choice for a betta, and if you buy a 5 gallon mini bow, you can buy small enough heaters for them. I would suggest one of those.

Ah, I know what you're talking about now, the book light description helped. Eh, I don't like those only because they don't have lids and bettas tend to be jumpers, other than that they're alright.

So croc, find a tank you like yet?