Betta Fish Heater Burn
Just because a fish got a heater burn does not mean it will show clear signs.
Betta fish heater burn. I put my hand in the tank and touched the heater and it was hot enough to be a bit uncomfortable to the touch. It s very unlikely that the heater will burn your betta. Sometimes the burned fish will even keep hanging around and resting on the heater.
The betta fish loves heat and will jump at it even if it is just warm water in the bowl. Check out the best tanks for betta fish how to heat a betta fish tank in an emergency. My fish got a heater burn i recently changed my gravel substrate to sand and my bichir got stressed and tried to hide under the heater which is relatively knew and is amazing at keeping the tank warm but i did a water change the heater got really hot and my bichir tried to hide next to it and got burned.
A heater is not like a typical heat lamp that will burn out a few days after you first used it. Betta s like 74 to 76 degrees farenheit. I got a new adjustable heater and he slowly got over his fear of heaters.
The best way to keep a betta tank warm is to make sure that there are no large gaps between the sides of the tank. My betta got a nasty burn from a heater we used to have. He will hang out next to the new one.
Besides a lethargic fish showing signs of weakness is a sitting duck vulnerable to all sorts of attack especially in a community with belligerent fish or species that establish a. This is the thermometer i use. Could this be a safety risk.
The best advice for a 10 gallon aquarium is to have a 50 75 watt heater placed near the out flow of your filter. My heater is set to 80 degrees. Also remember that if you do buy a heater it s best to buy the best quality because you don t want to burn your betta fish.