Senior bettas are best :hearts:

That’s a very old betta you must be very good at taking care of bettas

Also water lettuce is used in his tank, helps absorb nitrates

Ok so let’s begin

1. Tank size, at first I had a one gallon drum bowl but after about a month he was so “dead looking” I then upgraded to a 5 gallon with a filter and heater and then 3 years later moved him into a 3.5 gallon retirement tank where he remains today. Filters and heaters are CRUTIAL

2. Diet. At first I followed the “stomach the size of the eye” rule, he got super skinny and really tired all the time. Now I feed him four zoo-med pellets a day, soak for about 5 mins before feeding. Once a week feed live bloodworms or mosquito larvae. Don’t feed for 1 or 2 days a week.

3. Water changes, do 20-30% a week and change the filter bag once a month. Add aquarium salt because it has a lot of benifits.

4. Ect. temps at about 80 are best. Leave light off for at LEAST 10 - 12 hours, (I leave mine off 14.) the tank mates I have had all been invertebrates (shrimps, snails, ect.) and I have never had any issue with any disease other than fin rot so I can’t help u with that, sry :/

Hope all this helped

                  ~Zayden

Yea I’m kind of expecting his ing tho idk how he lived that long! We just went to petco one day and I told my mom I wanted a fish, he is the reason I have so many tanks today lol he sparked my interest