Yesterday I set up a new tank for Sumo the betta. It's a 5.5 gallon kit from Petsmart with a power filter and incandescent light in the hood. I added Super Naturals sand substrate, bamboo, marimo moss balls, the Balinese lantern "house" from his original tank, and a Buddha statue. One of the bamboo curls was from his original tank, and I also used some of his water to set up the tank. Once it was all set up, I popped an old filter cartridge from the other betta's tank behind the new filter and put in a small 10 watt heater that I had. It's supposedly too small for a 5 gallon tank but the tank still reached 80 degrees overnight and went up to 82 today once I had the light on for awhile. Today I removed the old filter as the water had become a bit cloudy and added some water clarifier. A few hours later I used a floating magnet tank cleaner to sweep off sand particles from the front of the glass. Then I turned off the heater and added Sumo to the tank, carefully floating him in a bag for a while to get used to the warmer temperature. I've never seen a betta swim so much! Whether it's the warmer temp, the more room, or just a new space to explore, he seems to really like his new home. I will definitely be getting a 5.5 gallon tank for Indy as well when I move.
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