How To Care
It is ideally maintained in a fully decorated aquarium but many breeders prefer not to use it in substrate because it is easy to maintain. For creating a shady spot use driftwood roots and branches, for additional shelter use clay plants pots, or piping.
A betta is more healthy in their natural habitat, a dried leaf is identical to their natural habitat. You can offer additional cover for the growth of microbe colonies. This is a second food source for fry and tennis. Another chemical released by the rotten leaves is good for the blackwater environment. Like other genus, they prefer to live in a fairly dim light.
Betta akarensis fish grow up to be inches long on average and require a tank that’s 5 gallons in size in a pair required 10-gallon size tank. Betta fish's life span is 2-3 years. Betta prefers water temperatures range is 72-79 F. They can survive hot weather, but cannot tolerate cold weather. If the heater is cold they require a heater to maintain temperature.
betta akarensis can endure hardness between 2 – 12. They can survive in a short space such as a bowl and live in poor quality water. They do best in small spaces but you have to change water timely. prefer warm water and slightly acidic water (pH 6.5 to 7.5).
Water parameters such as temperature, and hardness impact the health of betta. Maintain the pH level and hardness of the water. You can weekly change 25% of the water, and once a month change 100% water. Test the water regularly, and maintain PH value and toxin levels. For testing water, a test kit and a clean container are used. A test kit is used to test water and a container is used to hold new water.
There are a variety of types of filters. You have to choose a filter according to Betta. The filter is handy and easy to carry as well as easy to clean.
You have to maintain water quality to prevent infection. To prevent diseases you should maintain a clean environment. You should clean the tank, maintain proper water parameters through regular water changes, and monitor.
