{"id":1543,"date":"2024-01-31T07:40:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T07:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bettafishworld.com\/?p=1543"},"modified":"2024-01-31T07:40:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T07:40:53","slug":"is-cycling-needed-before-buying-a-betta-fish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bettafishworld.com\/is-cycling-needed-before-buying-a-betta-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"Is cycling needed before buying a betta fish?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Both types of fish need different water temperatures, filtration requirements, diet, etc.<\/p>\n
The betta fish is from shallow, warm waters in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Cambodia and it needs a water temperature of about 78-80 F<\/p>\n
The goldfish is from East Asia and it needs cooler water, of about 74 F<\/a><\/p>\n The Goldfish requires big tanks, partly because it never stops growing throughout its life. The betta fish<\/a> lives in shallow waters and living in such a big tank would be very tiring for it.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The goldfish has a slow digestive system and generates a lot of waste in the fish tank.<\/p>\n