| Keeping fish as pets takes more than just
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| | my pleasant surprise they got along
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| feeding them and changing the water every
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| | pretty well.
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| once in a while. Sadly, many people
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| | However, that little jar was kind of
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| aren't aware of that and they just buy
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| | small for a pair of fish although they
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| aquarium fish because they're attractive.
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| | got along. So, we decided to move the
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| After a short while the fish start to get
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| | fish to a much larger plastic container.
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| sick and die one after the other, and the
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| | Later I added a couple more females so
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| newbie would lose interest in the hobby
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| | that it became sort of a betta community
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| and give it up all together.
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| | tank.
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| Basic knowledge of fish keeping, together
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| | Being fascinated by the beauty of the
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| with the right aquarium supplies, is
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| | male bettas, I bought a couple more and
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| crucial to the livelihood and longevity
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| | put each in individual jars. I fed them
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| of your fish. It's important to maintain
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| | dried food and occasionally bread.
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| the optimum living conditions for your
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| | However, I fed them too much. The water
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| fish and other living things you may have
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| | would become cloudy fast from fish waste
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| in your aquarium if you are to enjoy them
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| | and uneaten food. So, I completely
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| for a long time.
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| | changed the water every other day. I
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| To illustrate this, I shall share with
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| | would fill up the jar with new water
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| you my own experiences when I got started
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| | right from the tap.
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| with this hobby for the very first time
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| | As you might guess, the fish didn't last
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| as a child. The first experience was with
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| | very long. After only a few months they
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| bettas and the second with goldfish; two
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| | started to get sick and eventually one
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| different kinds of fish with different
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| | after the other died.
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| requirements.
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| | Dirty water, untreated new water,
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| My first pet fish were a pair of bettas
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| | fluctuating water temperatures, and
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| (a male and a female) which my mom bought
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| | trauma from being moved frequently during
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| me because she knew that I liked fish and
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| | water changes were some of the factors
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| felt sorry for me because a toy fish was
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| | that contributed to the fish's low
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| all I had.
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| | resistance to diseases.
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| We put the bettas in a small plastic jar
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| | Although it's acceptable to keep bettas
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| with a floating live plant. The male was
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| | in relatively small containers without
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| aggressive. He continuously chased after
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| | aeration, it would be much better to put
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| the female and attacked her until she was
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| | them in a tank of at least 2 gallons, and
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| full of bruises. One night, running out
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| | you would still need to observe certain
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| of place to hide, the female desperately
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| | basic things such as not feeding them too
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| jumped out of the water onto the floor.
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| | much and setting aside new water to
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| Fortunately I was nearby and was able to
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| | equilibrate the temperature and remove
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| save her.
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| | chorine prior to water changes.
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| My mom then suggested that we separate
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| | I was only about 10 years old at the time
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| the fish. So we put the female in a
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| | and didn't know anything about fish
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| different jar. However, I felt that the
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| | keeping. Neither did my mom. Also, back
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| female was lonely. So one day I asked my
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| | then there were very few books about
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| mom if I could buy another fish. There
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| | aquarium fish and the aquarium supplies
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| was a beautiful green male betta that I
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| | were not as sophisticated as they are
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| decided to buy.
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| | today.
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| At that time I didn't know that bettas
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| | Today, there are plenty of good books and
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| were fighting fish and that the males
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| | magazines as well as web sites about fish
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| would fight with each other. So at first
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| | aquariums. So, if you're serious about
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| I decided to put the new male in the same
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| | taking up this hobby, you should start by
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| container as the first male. I knew the
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| | reading a few of them and gain the basic
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| first male was aggressive and I just
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| | knowledge before you even buy your
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| wondered how he would react toward
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| | aquarium and fish.
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| another male.
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| | In the next article you will learn what
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| To my amazement the two males fought with
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| | happened when I tried to keep some
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| each other and there was no sign that
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| | goldfish, also with very little
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| they would stop. After a while I got
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| | knowledge. In the mean time I invite you
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| worried. I didn't want any of them to die
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| | to visit my web site (see below) to learn
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| so I finally separated them and put the
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| | more about aquarium fish keeping.
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| new male together with the female, and to
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