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How to Keep a Betta Fish

Pet stores sell dechlorinating chemicals and they are easy to use. Just follow the instructions on the container. Stores also sell home water testing products. But many fish stores are happy to test your water if you bring in a small amount. They can also provide advice on keeping fish in your area’s water.

Betta fish care

After setting up your tank, there are a few more things to consider. You will need to feed your fish and change its water.

There are many choices for food. There are pellets, frozen whole foods, freeze-dried foods, and live food. Pet stores will carry many of these. Feed your fish once to twice a day. Whatever food you choose, make sure it contains meat or insects because that is what bettas eat in the wild.

It is suggested to change one fourth of your tank's water once every week or two. Remove the old water and add fresh water. Your filter also may require some additional cleaning every month or so.

Tank friends

Male betta fish are kept alone because they are aggressive fish. Another name for bettas is Siamese fighting fish. Males should never be kept with other betta males. If you have a larger tank with other fish, they might live together peacefully. But know that male betta fish often attack other fish and may have to live separately.

Female betta fish can live with other fish peacefully. A group of females can be kept too. Make sure they have a tank that is large enough and a filter designed for the tank’s size.

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Where can you get your water tested?
- a) Only at a laboratory
- b) At many fish stores
- c) At the post office
How often should you feed a betta fish?
- a) Once or twice a day
- b) Once a week
- c) Every two hours
Betta fish food should contain ...
- a) only plants
- b) bread or rice
- c) meat or insects
How much of the tank's water should you change, and how often?
- a) All of it, every day
- b) One fourth, every week or two
- c) Half, every month
Two male betta fish can safely live in the same tank.
- a) True
- b) False
What is another name for betta fish?
- a) Tank fish
- b) Siamese fighting fish
- c) Asian gold fish
Female betta fish can be kept in a group.
- a) True
- b) False
What may need extra cleaning every month or so?
- a) The fish
- b) The food container
- c) The filter

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Food choices include pellets, frozen whole foods, freeze-dried foods and ___ food.
Remove the old water and add ___ water.
Bettas are aggressive fish. This means they ...
- a) often attack other fish
- b) are very shy
- c) are very colourful
"They might live together peacefully." This means ...
- a) in the dark
- b) without fighting
- c) very quickly
"Your filter also may require some additional cleaning." Require means ...
- a) break
- b) prevent
- c) need
Make sure the tank is large ___.

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b) At many fish stores多くの熱帯魚店は、少量の水を持っていけば、喜んで水質を検査してくれます。
a) Once or twice a day本文にはこうあります：Feed your fish once to twice a day.
c) meat or insectsベタは野生では肉や虫を食べるので、肉や虫が含まれているえさを選びましょう。
b) One fourth, every week or two1～2週間に1回、水の4分の1を交換することが勧められています。
b) False本文にはこうあります：Males should never be kept with other betta males.
b) Siamese fighting fishベタの別名は Siamese fighting fish です。
a) True本文にはこうあります：A group of females can be kept too.
c) The filterフィルターも、1か月に1回程度、追加の掃除が必要になることがあります。

単語と詳細

live本文には、ペレット、冷凍の生のえさ、フリーズドライのえさ、生き餌が挙げられています。
freshchange the water とは、古い水を新しい水に入れ替えることです。
a) often attack other fishaggressive な動物は攻撃しやすい動物です。本文によると、オスのベタはほかの魚をよく攻撃します。
b) without fightingpeacefully は「穏やかに、争わずに」という意味です。
c) needrequire は「必要とする」という意味です。
enough本文にはこうあります：Make sure they have a tank that is large enough.