whoa whoa asked:
I am just so curious because people tell me that betta are very hardy fish and can survive in any water but i would just like to know if they can thrive in water hard and Alkaline like that of lake Tanganyika,i am not going to put a betta in hard water i am just so curious.
March 6th, 2010 at 2:36 am
No, the alkaline makes their bodies really weak.
March 6th, 2010 at 10:49 am
not sure ive seen them in normal fish tanks before and they look happy but i used bottled water for mine and it was happy until i forgot to take it out of the sun and it boiled lol
it gets cold here.
March 7th, 2010 at 10:59 pm
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March 8th, 2010 at 5:21 am
You aren’t considering keeping Lake Tanganyika cichlids with a Betta are you?
If you are stop it right away.
March 12th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
you can keep it, but it may get sick and die. Betta’s do better in slightly acidic waters(full of tannins).