This is just a thought. I'm considering getting a beta fish, For those of you that are thinking,"you're a fish murderer! How could you NOT get a heater and filter??"
Understand that I'm on a very very very VERY...low budget. Like, 50 dollars kind of low.
I'm planning on buying the fish, the bloodworms and fish flakes, a small fish bowl, some rocks and decorations to start me off with. I'm planning on cleaning the tank every 2 weeks so he doesn't really need a filter. However, I was told that the fish needs room tempurature water. When will I know the right tempurature for my fish? After cleaning the bowl, wouldn't I have to wait an hour for the water to get to room temp. before putting the beta back in?
Maybe when I'm more experienced with fish owning and such, will I have the budget to go and buy a bigger tank with a filter/heater. I've seen how petsmart and walmart keep their fih in those tiny cups of...... toilet water? I don't even know.
You can even help me pick a name too. I like the names cosmo, gizmo, moonpie and marley. Which name do you like best? Give another one if you don't like mine. :)