SALTWATER BETTA FISH? | Fish Tank Review 139
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8:44 I would say that is probably some kind of banana lily/ Nymphoides Aquatica
@@Nicsreef this was my tank and it is a nymphoides spec. Taiwan
Qotw
fun fact: before I watched Fish for thought, i was an abomination to the fish because i would put a betta in a fish bowl, now a betta is going in a ten gallon tank
Purrr
same
Mine'se on the process
before i watched fish for thought, I was a bad fish
Ayyyyy 🐟💙
i think the hardest part about this hobby is, after you have educated yourself educating others on fish care. as most people think that fishcare is easy, but when you explain to them how difficult it acctually is they dont want to listen to you anymore. people just want the easy way out
Faxs homie!
I couldn't agree more.
it's true!
Thisssss. It's all fun and games until the actual work comes in.
Especially after you mention the weekly water change
Ah, repashy and Millie are brave to let their intern handle such a big episode. Well, I guess it’ll be good experience for the intern tho
I completely agree
Chris needs his time to shine
im the intern and the ceo somehow
They seem like chill bosses/ coworkers
@@FishForThought mr. worldwide
The marine betta is also called Comet sometimes, it is a very characterful fish you can breed in captivity. That is a large plus in my eyes, and they also have the ability to mimmick a moray eel with it's backside to scare off predators.
The only downside to the fish is that He gets relatively large with 8 inches, 55 gallons(210 liters) is minimum Tank size.
thank you for the info!!
Wait are most saltwater fish wild caught? You said that like most of the saltwater fish in the hobby cannot be captive bred. I know very little about salt water. I don't have the knowledge and more importantly the money to drive into that world yet.
@@aaronburkeen6409 a lot of saltwater fish and especially inverts are wild caught, not many people outside the hobby know. Sometimes scientists or very determined hobbyists get tiny batches bred of some fish but by far not enough to sarisfy the market so it is still very profitable to catch them in the wild.
Some evergreens like oscellaris clowns are easily breedable by now thankfully, finding Nemo almost made them go extinct.
@@badassmofo3081 I guess I just never thought about it. But now that I do it makes sense. Saltwater fish behavior is more complex than alot of freshwater fish kept in the hobby. Good to know. When I do try saltwater I will be extra careful with my stocking. I do not support wild caught at all. Also what does evergreen mean in this context?
@@aaronburkeen6409 with evergreens I mean those fish that are readily available abd really popular. For freshwater the betta or neon tetra would be fine examples fir evergreens imo.
With salt water fish I would be careful too, though some fish are just so tempting if I had a big enough tank...
For captive bred fish I can suggest the oscellaris clown fish, they have nice color morphs too if the orange guy is too boring for you. Something rather rare in salt water, there are by far not as many color morphs as in fresh water.
Another fish I can recommend is gobiodon citrinus, the poison goby. It's such a smart, cute and funny fish to have a pair of and they can breed in captivity. Also the Bangai Cardinal is also a ethically nice fish because they are mostly captive bred.
With inverts you have a tougher time gettibg your hands on captive bred ones, almost everything commercially interesting comes from the sea. Though you won't need that many and as far as I know many populations are stable, some evergreens there are Emerald crabs, sexy shrimp, various snails.
With algae snails I can recommend stomatella snails because those actually breed in tanks too.
The day has came where my tank was featured… my heart jumped out of my chest. Thanks for the 4.4 🥰🤩🥳
Cheers!
Person: Why is my betta acting weird
Chris: um idk maybe cuz he’s living in a cup
Marine bettas are usually around 150-200 dollars where I am. They're very beautiful and peaceful (though they are carnivores), which is very nice because they can be reef compatible. The only major difference I see aside from the saltwater aspect is marine bettas need a lot more room than freshwater bettas. At least 50 gallons is ideal for them. They can get around 8 inches long.
8:45 is Taiwan Lily. I have so many in my 50 gal. Large leaves that fall off/break off can actually sprout roots and I have lots of baby plants that float around. Very nice plant and can grow very tall. My first version was just three and small (I was worried they would die -nope)
Weekly Question.. This week's Quest or this is your WQUE (WQ I dunno) lol --> QuQ
Ah thanks! I was wondering what that was- it didn’t quite look like tiger lotus to me
When I read the title I thought somebody had put an actual betta fish in a saltwater tank lol
I'm so glad you were not right on that haha!
I love it how you went from "Feeling cute might delete later" to "Davy Jones' Locker" 🤣
I have seen the Marine Betta in person and they are stunning fish. They really stand out in an aquarium.
Me: has a planted tank
My school librarian on his way to call a 1 gallon bowl with pink gravel and a single piece of hornwort a planted tank:
That vase reminded me of something. I’m a petsmart pet care person and this person came in while me and manager were having a nice chats about betta’s and the customer asked something about bettas and I answered his question accurately but then he went to say that “my mom and like 20 *VASES* all with bettas”. My manager goes “oh okay :)” while my jaw had dropped in horror. Nobody could see it bc of my mask but my heart dropped for all those poor betta’s
Horrible fish abuse aside this is a big waste of money. Betta fish are like 10 to 20 or more per. Which means it was 200 dollars atleast probably more like 400 or 500 just to buy the fish. Then you have the vases which could be free but I doubt this person just had 20 vases laying around. After that you have all of the decorations they probably have in there too. So I am going estime about 800 to 1,000. All that money going to fish abuse. Instead of proper fish care. What a waste life and money.
Mondays without FTR? I can't imagine that. Love the episode today bro. Sundays for me are for One Piece & AOT and Mondays are for FTR and online classes hihi gotta read more books to balance it all 🌱
Mondays without FTR are pure stress.
yessss that reminds me I have not watched AOT from sunday yet!
Also do you watch demonslayer??
@@jammingpython8986 Good thing there's FTR every monday!! hehe
@@FishForThought yes bro just finished the anime's second second
That plant probably isn’t a ‘very green’ tiger lotus, it’s likely a Taiwan Lily. They have lily-like leaves but they’re bright green and bulb less (I think).
When we evolved from apes, it meant to have freshwater-saltwater fish.
*Forget brackish fish.*
Oh my gosh, I got so happy when Chris said he knew Jacob Two-Two. That was one of my favorite shows growing up. I definitely remember the stinky mold monster that hated Aunty Good For You's bagpipes.
hahaha xD good times indeed!
@@FishForThought A favorite joke of my dad and myself was when Aunty was pouring fish oil on a spoon and it was so thick that she had to cut it with scissors. Still cracks me up.
I love being Chirs' mom, he's a good and wholesome boy.
Everytime I watch one of these episodes sponsored by Aquarium Co-op I get hopeful that I will be able to order something from their site and then try and fail. I wish we could order stuff from the site to deliver to Canada :( For now I will just buy what I can from Amazon I guess..... easy green is working pretty well on my plants :)
I also hope they can start shipping to Canada! There are some products you can find on our amazon(dot)ca but yeah. Not the full inventory, yet!
I had taiwan lilies! They are so good and growing very fast. Sadly they covered everywhere in my aquarium and I had to remove them but they were so cool if you have a big tank!
I nearly bought One of those 12 years ago.
I have known of that Fish for many years.
PETA : goldfish shouldn't be kept as pets.
Chris : It's ok to keep them but NOT in 0 gallon bowls
Awful website : there's nothing wrong with keeping goldfish in fishbowls
Begginer fish keepers : who should I believe ?
b e l i e v e c h i r s
c h i r s r e p u b l i c
Hi Chris, I recently got a Combtail betta fish which is a female, I named her Athena and I decided to go with red cherry shrimp in her tank and they live beside each other very well
Athena is a cool name!
@@FishForThought thanks!
The first fish's scientific name is Calloplesiops altivelis. Although it really looks like a betta fish they have nothing in common🐠
What should the question of the week be called? idk, it's a FISHtery.
All terrible jokes aside, that might actually be an aquarium banana plant, rather than tiger lotus. I have the two of them side by side in one of the tanks I'm preparing to escape, and the leaves definitely have similar shape/energy, but can be SUPER green. Emerald green. CRYSTAL green. But also sometimes they can get red on them, but we're not talking about that.
Hey Chris!! You don't have to but I'd love to see a fishkeeping room tour/tour of all your tanks and enclosures!!!
I clicked on the video to see repashy and I assumed to see the beautiful markings on the marine betta. But then I realized that in this channel we could probably see a ligit Betta in a Saltwater tank.
My bristlenose pleco when he sees me enter my room - run dun dun dun dun
Seriously he sometimes stays but usually he's terrified of me ( I think it's a pleco thing)
My dad actually has a marine betta and they’re mostly equated to their freshwater counterpart mostly due to their body shape. They’re actually much more akin to groupers in their behavior and feeding. Very timid fish usually tho
Not sure on what to call the question of the week, but… I have a request/question. Could you do a video on the different styles of aquarium design set up? Like that are the more common designs for rock & wood placement w/ a planted tank. I’m still new to this hobby I’m wanting to know my options before setting up/changing a tank design.
I might be wrong but I feel a lot of people are switching over to strictly shrimp tanks haha
One of the factors that explain why the gem tang is soo expensive is the cost of transport.
The islands they come from are soo isolated that bringing specimens alive and well to a facility where they are then shipped is extremely costly since the only animal that comes from said islands is just the gem tang.
Overall is just a normal yellow tang but black with white spots. Still, a wonderful fish that is a nice addition to a reef tank and that needs to be bred in captivity to lower that heavy price.
Loved the vid as always! The absolute BEST way to start off my week in a great mood. Loved the editing on this one! Getting better every time!
Thank you so much Nicole! Very encouraging :)
EMOTIONAL DAMAGE :D
this happes to chirs every time, when he sees the facebook and co tanks XD
How about naming QOTW after the acronym DOT (Demanding Others' Thoughts)? Or what about DIVE (Desiring In-depth Viewpoints & Examinations) or QUERY (QUestioning Everybody Regularly Year-round)? That's everything I could make up on the fly.
Gem tang prices have actually gone down a bit since that Coralfish12g video. My lfs recently sold one for $650 rather than $1000. That's still a lot tho lol.
especially since captive bred achilles go for 400. Personally think achilles should be more since they look better and were only found in Hawaii before the fish ban, but I guess they like ick.
5:10 It's your mum, just buy a new tank and everything the Betta needs, and just set the Betta up, then just stick a bunch of flowers in that vase.
At 8:44 that is possibly a Taiwan lily, they kinda look like tiger lotus. I’ve been meaning to get one for a while, can’t find any nearby me
Just a suggestion for any new aquarium starters. Don't get live bearers, otherwise you will be go from 3 fish to 50 fish in a couple months, and the pet store won't take the babies.
Correction: don't get livebearers if you don't research how to tell males from females first, adult guppies are the easiest for newbies to tell apart on sight and livebearers are generally hardier then other fish, so actually a great option done right. True though that many LFS won't be too thrilled if you do breed them accidentally, so if you can't tell the diff between males and females of a species or don't wanna research it first, an easier to keep egg layer is definitely a good option since most are picky about water parameters for egg laying or they eat their own eggs, so if breeding isn't your goal that's good
I found the most lovely female betta fish in a store and I can't wait to buy her!!! 🤗
Female bettas have loads of personality and they are damned pretty. You're going to love them.
Fish Tank Review always remind of of Nemo saying 'first day at school'.
So happy my tank made it to FTR! :D
I did take a lot of time for this tank both in planning and taking care of it.
Question of the week for an aquarium channel 🤔
“Thinkers for tankers”
“Ponderings”
“Fresh Water Thoughts”
But this is the internet so there probably all exist already somewhere.
I can't get over the hardscape in Chrisello's tank! I wonder what kind of stone it is it's gorgeous
Marine bettas look really cool in person. They’re really cool, and are really awesome! Also Gem tangs are very pretty in person too (maybe not worth 600 bucks though)
Just got a nano filter for a little aquarium for some shrimp, got a sick sticker from aquarium coop 😎
The duckweed bit I found funny. I have tried to keep duckweed in both my tanks. But my Axolotls eat it like it's running out of style. Will clean out all the duckweed from their 75 gallon and My African cichlids also nonstop eat it.
Chris : It’s like 1000s of 💰
Me : dang i’m never going to be able to afford that.
They had the exact same salt beta at a reef shop near me and it was only 80
Maybe that person whose Mom is keeping the Betta in a Vase should just give her a 5 gallon tank (and the rest of the supplies) as a present and see what happens.
For question of the week how about "Final Ichthyolocial Suggestion Home" aka FISH
If it makes you feel better, the marine Betta can also be called the "comet". That's it, no other name. Calloplesiops altivelis is the scientific name 😃
everyone: DUCKWEED WILL NEVER LEAVE YOUR TANK
my duckweed: *dies in a week never to be seen again*
Almost spat out my breakfast when Chris was trying to figure out what to call the question of the week.
I'm glad it was ALMOST and not ACTUALLY! haha
@@FishForThought haha the QOC caught me by surprise!
Took me a while to find your tank review videos, but these are my favorites for sure!
Yes. Flow is too strong. Glad they have a deep tank and lots of light cause they like deep shadowy parts of the reef with less flow. That one is probably just new to the tank and the flow may be a bit high but also it probably will lean the parts of the tank that suit it’s habits better. Sadly they are very shy fish and mostly noctournal.
Investing for a winter coat for your betta fish - Chris FTR
chris be like: rapash is a not a host im the host
pashi: you mortal
I have a Galaxy Betta fish I got it from a pet store with a albino Betta and he is still a baby and I don't have a saltwater Betta fish love your channel 😊
That salamander with the recorder jump scare in the beginning🤣
I love my aquarium co-op hoodie it makes me feel like I definitely have fishies
Questions for Chris.
QFC for short!
New people will think we're weirdly obsessed with the grocery chain, but who cares?
Goldfish love duckweed. They're pond pigs, they'll eat anything. They're about the only tank that will never have a problem with duckweed.
I use paper towels in the bathroom so I get gifted hand towels which I use for aquariums instead. And then the cycle repeats.
The scrap acrylic tank looks like a sump on the back. Why not just use that space for tank XD
Qotw: FTQ - fish tank questionnaire
FTC - fish tank catechism, a weird word, but I think it is very fitting.
Imo, the "saltwater betta" looks like it's struggling the way it swims 😕
My friend has a really small container not even 0.5 gallons he decides to put a dumbo Betts and a angelfish , the angelfish can't even Nov it's the same way he put it in there betta is stressed when I told him this is terrible for fish he is like I don't know about fish
It seems like he’s just doing it for clout at this point🤨 keep on fighting for Strawbbery🤣
ok, my goldfish spawned the other day, considering they SHOULD be a few months too young you can imagine how much of a surprise that was, unfortunatly because it was unexpected the goldfish ate the eggs before i was able to sort one of my quarantine tanks out to house the eggs
when we bought them pets at home said they were about 3 or 4 months old, that means they are about 8 months old at most now
They could have spawned early depending on how big they are, fish don't care if they legal or not ngl
I started with like five pieces of duckweed that came with my red root floaters. The duckweed has outcompeted the red root floaters
This is one of my favorite channels ☺️ thank you so much for your content
Cheers!
it’s a marine betta that’s literally what they are called. that appears to be a juvenile. they get a much nicer pattern and colour as they get older
The Question of the week should be called Rapashy’s Inquiry
Animals can survive in a small cage but thrive in an appropriate space. Like people
Yep, technically a dog could survive being kept in a large crate for its whole life, but I’m sure everyone here would agree that keeping a dog like that is animal Cruelty. This is basically what people who keep their fish in a tiny ass bowl/cup/vase are doing but it’s somehow ok because “they’re just fish”, it doesn’t make sense.
Chirs you need to setup a Fluval nano saltwater tank, and get a pistol shrimp and goby. The most amazing and captivating symbiotic relationship!
Tonight is the first time I've ever heard of this beautiful monster....
I love my little bit of black beard in my tanks. My betta lives in a vase, but it's fully planted, started as pure walstad, but now has a small filter and heater, for flow and to keep the temperature right for the betta.
Only add duckweed to the fishtanks if you have enough fish that eat it.
We are on the same wave length, I see people putting gold fish and bettas in tiny bowls and I just think let me put you in there and you tell me how happy you are about that
I have a saltwater betta! She lives in a mixed reef tank. Her name is Betty the Betta.
I love FTR, you always make me laugh. I'm trying to get a new tank set up since I first started watching!
My recommendation: WIFI - Weekly Interesting Fish Inquiries
2:02 that paradise fish's section of the tank is too small even for a cherry shrimp lol.
Wow I really thought I'd seen it all until I saw that betta in a bowl smaller than ur aquarium co op mug 😕
Isn't that "betta" a Plesiopidae of some sort? And yeah, I guess I can see it resembling in the dark. Seems to move a bit faster than an average betta though, but it might just be cause it is hunting in this video. Cute, but I would not get one. Salt water seems to be way too much faff for my sake. I'll probably settle for a bristlenose and some snails if I get a tank again. Maybe a adopted betta if I stumble over one living in a cup somewhere.
Calloplesiops Altivelis is the latin name for the saltwater betta. The dutch name is “Rifwachter” and that’s the place I work at 🤩
Today is my birthday! A new FTR is what I wanted yesssss thank you!
All Betta fish be like “Go find ur self a ‘betta’ fish for a bowl “
Not grammatically correct, but Question of Week would be QOW, which you could pronounce sort of like wow, but different. Very meme-able!
BTW, I did literally LOL at the Stephen He clip.
QOTW: maybe it should be called: Host and co-host ask? so its H&C-H ask
My opinion on the "saltwater beta" lol
It's cool but I wouldn't get it ;D
why?
simple
Saltwater is just too expensive.
and the water can stink hehe D:
That MSN messenger sound effect
In Australia can’t wait till next Tuesday
You think that's bad?
I saw someone on tiktok who has no idea how to care for fish, went to a fair with her friends, got 3 GOLDFISH, and put them in a vase and the bottom was probably as big as a wine glass. Only filled I'd say 1/6 of the way. These goldfish were like, on TOP of each other. When she put them in she was like "omg look they're so cute and happy"
girl they're half dead-
and then she never made another video abt them.
I found out about the marine betta from a post on Petscord a few months ago.
A new episode of my favorite show?
Wowie!
People love CATs (chris asks things)
yes thats the normal variant of tiger lotus, red one is cultivar
Question of the week should be called "Aquarium Answers"
9:50 sound activated some old ptsd
That "saltwater betta" I wouldn't get because the many spots actually hurt my eyes! (Also I'm not even considering attempting keeping saltwater tanks til I'm like 35 :P)
bettas and cichlids are my favourite fish
bichirs too
Chris you influencing people on a large scale to treat their fish betta. 5/5 keep it up.