Aqueon Aquarium Fish Tank Betta Bowl Plus Water Conditioner, 4 Ounce

Works great for my betta fish “Butters” and mystery snails that I clean on a weekly basis. I have a 5 gallon set up and very quick and easy to use. My betta or snails have had no problem with it since the day I purchased them about 4 months Ago. I usually wait about 15 min. Before placing treated water in my tank.

I bought this for my 1 gallon tank for my Betta fish and it works great I noticed a change in the water already. I think he notices it too because he’s very happy.

I don't really know what this does but it was recommended and seems to do well if keeping your betta fish alive is the goal. I have a small 1.5 gallon plastic fish tank that my betta fish lived in for over a year. I would change out the water and beads monthly (some time adding more water in between). Every time I added tap water, I mixed in this solution with it following the instructions. I wish there was a smaller pipette or something to use with smaller amounts of water because the cap on top of this has line markings for much higher volumes of water. Look, I didn't run a control experiment, but adding this to my water refills kept my betta fish alive for more than a year which I hear is pretty good for novice fish keepers. This is probably necessary if you're using tap water.

I have a three gallon bowl for my betta. I change 25% of his water weekly and use a baster to clean out the gravel and conditioner the water with the recommend dose of this (5ml per 1 gallon) it has an easy lid to measure with. The way I do it that is easiest is that I use purified water to fill up the bowl to begin with and add a full cap full of this and add the small heater for my betta and wait a few hours to allow it to heat up and the conditioner to permeate before transfering the betta to the bowl (this is when you first get the fish). Then I add 5ml of this to a 1 gallon purified water jug, shake it up, and then let it sit. I keep it in the same room as his bowl to keep it at the same temperature. Once I have removed 25% of the water (weekly) with a cup and cleaned the gravel I simply pour the water from the jug in until it is two inches from the top of the bowl to replenish the water. If you wish not to spend money on purified water just save a jug and fish it with tap water and add the same amount of conditioner and follow the same process and you will have the water right there for you ready to go. When I change the water I also add a small amount of API stress zyme to help with the harmful bacteria and reduce the stress on my fish. This conditioner seems to work very well and my betta is happy, healthy, and active.Important to note! Amazon has clearly listened to reviewers and taken care of the shipping issue. The bottle is now shipped in a sealed plastic bag that says "ready to ship" and you therefore do not need to worry about ti exploding or leaking over your other items. I have ordered three of these and none have leaked in shipping (or ever) so you can purchase with two day shipping with confidence.ALSO IMPORTANT! It says in the instructions this is for use on smaller bowls/tanks, I would not use this in anymore than a 3 gallon bowl/tank as it is pricey and in a small bottle and you will go through it fast making it a waste of money. An equally as good alternative is stress coat by API (or Seachem Prime but I find stress coat works better with bettas for their slime coat). Both are available here on amazon and are in large bottles at a much more reasonable cost. Whichever conditioner you choose I recommend using it with API stress zyme (also available here on amazon) as stress zyme kills off harmful making a healthy and stress free environment for your betta.

Beats the pet store prices

I have a beta fish. It has been with my for literally 5 years. There is no smell coming from the bowl and my fishes health is so amazing. It "fits" my fish perfectly. And the size of the bottle is so good. I only have to use it every week to change the bowl. So good.

Great for my bettas

Always works well for me. I have bad tap water and this makes it safe for my Beta fish.