Where is the best place to put my betta?

Where is the best place to put my betta?

Marc Grover (Professional Aquarist) gives expert video advice on: Why aren't male bettas kept in the same tank?; Can I put a betta in my aquarium with other fish?; Where is the best place to put my betta? and more...

Whenever you're considering a location for your betta, keep some general rules of thumb in mind. There's nothing to control the temperature in the betta bowl. It's a small body of water, so things are going to fluctuate very quickly, especially temperature. You want to keep it in a room that has a pretty consistent temperature, if you can. Not too hot, not too cold. They can usually handle low 70's all the way up to low 80's. You just don't want it bouncing around between those two numbers a lot because a fish cannot regulate its body temperature. No sunlight, unless you have a plant, then you have to have some sunlight, but no real direct light so you're not getting a lot of algae build-up on the bowl. A lot of the same rules apply toward fishkeeping to keep a betta: temperature control, and no direct sunlight. You want to keep it in a place where someone's not going to bump into it, and knock it over. Obviously, that's a pretty significant concern.