Caring For a Betta in a Bowl or Vase

A betta in a bowl or vase is a living environment for your desktop. Your fish will do best out of direct sunlight, but try to keep him in a warm place.

Care Instructions:

• Keep your bowl or vase full of water allowing 1" to 1 1/2"of air space between the water surface and the decorative stones supporting the plant. Your Betta needs a small amount of air space to breathe.
  
• Use a water treatment, such as Jack's Aquarium and Pets water dechlorinator, to remove the chlorine from the tap water before adding room temperature water to the vase.
  
• We recommend feeding your betta once a day. They are meat eating fish and will do well on freeze dried blood worms or brine shrimp. Only feed what your betta will eat in 3 minutes. Uneaten food should not remain in the vase, as it will just float to the bottom and rot, creating an unhealthy environment for your betta.
  
• You will need to clean the water in the bowl or vase if the water becomes cloudy due to algae or excess food. Carefully pour out the water, leaving about 1/3 of the water and the fish in the vase. Wipe the inside of the vase with a dry paper towel. Add dechlorinated, room temperature water. Wipe vase clean with a clean, dry paper towel.