Initial Setup:

What to buy before you buy your fish:

Tank 5-10 gallons
Light
Lid/hood
Heater
Thermometer
Filter with filter media/air pump if necessary
Decorations/substrate

Prime
API Master Test Kit
Eye Dropper set
Safe Start

Siphon
Magnet cleaner

Before you Choose a Betta

Before you choose to keep a betta, you should know that

THERE ARE MUCH EASIER PETS TO KEEP THAN FISH!


Keeping an aquarium is really maintaining an ecosystem. Anyone who is interested and committed can learn to do it, but there is much more to successful and responsible fish keeping than most people realize!

Your initial setup is going to cost at least $65, and there’s a pretty steep learning curve (you’ll need to know a little water chemistry, how to “cycle” your tank to make the water safe before you add any fish (which takes 2+ weeks) and lots of other important stuff! 

Bettas are considered “easy” because of their hardiness, but they have the same basic needs as other aquarium fish, and deserve the same quality of life!