Aqueon Betta Falls Aquarium Kit Black 16.93" x 10.95" x 11.42"
Aqueon
Regular price $66.99
Long story short. I had to put my Beta in a 10 gallon tank. One morning I noticed the tank had lost a fair amount of water while i was in the same room. Come to find out, I had a leak. I had to rush to find something to put him in and empty the tank. Hopped on and saw this tank. I was hesitant and waiting a few days and read the reviews. I was concerned about the size and the water flow. Let me just say, I am not happy with the size. It is smaller than I thought it would be. Although my Beta seems happy and the 2 new ones i bought to place in the other tanks seem happy. I do not see an issue with the water flow. I do have to turn off the pump to feed them but that is no big deal. Noone has gotten out and I have not had any issues so far. I did purchase submersible light at the same time when i saw someone's comment about no lighting. So if you want lights or a heater, you will need those. I used the small heater that I had in the previous tank and everything is working great.
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Really enjoy this tank! I was given one when I first got my beta and thought it was awesome but it was missing a lid, so bought a new one. It was really awesome except for one of my betas was way too smart and figured out if he let himself float up to the top and let his fins start flowing with the water, that the lid would move and he could swim into the next bowl! So I had to put something on top of the lid for him but other than my smart fish, it’s a really awesome tank! Just be aware if your fish has a big personality, that this might be something to consider! Especially if you have more than one fish, as they will fight when put in the same bowl. Luckily this tank has frosted side panels which was really awesome!
I was hesitant to buy due to the reviews. I did wait at least two months to write this review. Did not regret at all. Great purchase! First of all I’d like to say, if you put in the right amount of water and place the caps neatly the fish will be just fine. As for the pump, mine only seemed to have one speed. Which was okay it’s not bad. If you place the pump just the right way there is hardly any noise. Also I’d like you guys to note Betta fish CAN and will jump! A few minutes after I’d got my babies in their new tank (hadn’t out the caps on yet) one of my very energetic Betta jumped onto the next tank right before my eyes. And it’s since tried to do the same without success now that the caps are on. As test though, due to the horror stories I did tape the caps on the first few days. And revived them once I was confident enough. Doubled check everything was on properly. This a very beautiful aquarium
And am inexpensive one too. Love it!
((Update below original review))
Prior to purchase and after reading some reviews, I thought I would have to put blockers in between the tank outputs to prevent the bettas from getting into the other tanks... To prevent this KEEP THE LIDS ON - the lids have built-in grates that prevent this. Water flow - TURN that little pump all the way DOWN (default is all the way high, low & high marked on the pump). Put a small submersible heater in the bottom (unless your room temperature is 76-80), it fits and there is an opening for the cord - pump cord fits through it as well. The tank is quiet - initially, I was worried because of the "waterfall" in the last compartment, but as long as the water level is at the "Max" line - all is quiet! Note that initial filling was done by adding water halfway to each compartment and the filter reservoir, turning on the pump and then raising water level until Max reached (Max water level indicated on the front of Betta Falls). The filter cartridge is "Aqueon QuietFlow Filter Cartridge, Medium," (available for purchase on or at Petco). I added live plants and I'm letting the tank cycle before adding bettas (about a week). The water flow (dialed down to low) is not pushing the plants around, so it's enough to keep the water circulated with the heater. I'll edit this review after adding bettas if there are any problems, though I don't expect any.
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7/16/18 Update
Made some modifications to the tank (photos attached). I took some thin plastic grate (purchased from a home improvement store, very cheap), cut it, and secured it over the grates with small zip ties. I did this because the betta in the first tank was getting his tail sucked through (he was staying in the tank, but unable to move). This modification fixed that. I went ahead and moved this particular betta to the last tank because he's small and the flow there is the least. I also affixed the plastic grate in the last tank. The middle betta is perfectly fine and did not have any trouble, however, I added the plastic grate to his tank as well just in case. I trimmed his grate to just below the water release point though because the longer grate was creating more of a suction and he spends more time at the top. I recommend putting a larger betta in the first tank. The older betta I moved there is completely happy. I do turn off the filter to feed them (left off for about five minutes). The leaves in the photos are Indian Almond Leaves (beneficial to bettas and lowers the ph naturally).