Clear acrylic tank provides a beautiful view of your underwater environment and is virtually unbreakable. Air powered Whisper three stage filtration with easily replaceable Bio Bags keeps your aquarium crystal clear and odor free. Built in Easy Connect Plant Grid molded into the base of the aquarium makes decoration a snap. Low voltage LED lighting insures a bright aquarium and enhances safety. Integrated storage drawer provides a place to hide food and other supplies. Includes a Whisper Internal Filter and Air Pump It’s What Inside That Counts. The air pump provides bubbles that move water through the filter, efficiently filtering and oxygenating your aquarium. Air flows from pump through the airline tubing.Air bubbles carry water up intake tubing.Water flows through Ultra-activated carbon, absorbing odors and discoloration.Water flows through cartridge floss, trapping debris and waste. Working Hard Behind the Scenes.Install the Whisper In-Tank Filter on the back of your tank. Unlike conventional filters, its small size makes it easy to hide with a plant or other decorative object. From the front it’s practically invisible!
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This is a very nice set up. It comes with almost everything you need. Plants, light, filter, aeration, and sample water treatment and fish food.
The plants are nice. Good color, good quality. The Light are LEDs so they won’t burn out. The filter is ok. It works for this small of a tank but the tank still needs to be cleaned often. (get one of those small siphons and clean out the gravel). And the air pump is quiet as long as it’s on a flat surface and not touching anything. (although mine died after about two years but the pumps are easy to find and replace)
This tank is good for a single beta, or three Neon Tetras or Danios (leopard or zebra) the Beta and Danios are all very hearty fish and are easy to take care of. The Neon Tetras are a bit more picky and are more sensitive to their environment. Keep in mind the Neons and Danios are schooling fish and best kept in groups of three or more (usually in odd numbers) but I wouldn’t put more than three in this tank. Also you can usually find “ghost shrimp” in pet stores that are fun to watch and help keep the tank clean (but you need to watch out for the little buggers when you siphon the tank) I wouldn’t put more than one in the tank.
If you are a first-time fish owner here’s a list of additional things to buy for this tank.
Gravel-just a small bag you can find at Walmart or any pet store, any color you wish.
Fish food-this comes with a small sample of fish food but it won’t last you too long.
Small siphon- makes it much much easier to clean your tank with less stress for your fish.
Stress coat-helps protect the fish’s natural coat and keep them safe after water changes or introduction to a new environment. Also removes chlorine from the water.
Small cave or other hide hole- gives the fish a place to hide to reduce stress. (highly suggested but not necessary)
If your beta goes `missing’ don’t panic, he’s probably in hiding in the filter. Mine didn’t do that until later in his life. He was just getting old I think. But it scared me when I couldn’t find him.
This is also nice as a quarantine tank for sick fish. The tank won’t discolor with the treatments but the airline tubing will (as any soft airline tubing would. They are easy to find and replace if you are picky about it)
Over all this is a nice tank. I like the simple look and the small compartment is nice to put the extra filters into. You only need a few things to get this up and running and it displays your fish well.
I got this tank for my new little Betta fish. Overall it is a great value. I’m not too fond of a couple of the accessories, but it’s still a nice home for my Betta, and for a beginner this makes an excellent starter kit.
Pros:
- It is a nice size for one Betta or a couple of smaller fish, and the tank fits almost anywhere!
- The accessory drawer is really convenient. I keep my fish’s food in it but it could be used to keep pretty much anything in.
-Nice plants included. They stick firmly to the bottom of the tank. I will probably get one more plant for my Betta, but these are enough to get you started.
Cons:
-The LED light creates enough light in the tank for the fish to see, but not enough light to illuminate the fish itself. Also, it does not create any heat, so you may want to consider getting a heater for this tank depending on what kind of fish you have. Bettas thrive in warm water.
-The filter. In the past I have had bad luck with this kind of filter, and like the reviewer before me said, the fish can actually swim into it and hide. That can’t be good for the fish! For small tanks like this I prefer to use Lee’s Discard A Filters. They are small, reliable, and so easy to use!
Again this is a very nice value overall. It does include flake food, but I really wouldn’t recommend that for a Betta. Hikari Bio Gold pellets are a wonderful food for Bettas, and they don’t cloud up the water like uneaten flakes do. It also includes a water conditioner which is fine to use, but I personally like to use Bowl Buddies dissolving tablets, especially because they come with a huge “sample” of Hikari pellets!
If you go to a store to buy this product, take it out of the box first and inspect it for cracks. This tank is made of plastic which can sometimes crack if handled or stocked improperly.
UPDATE – 3/28/09: This little tank is still doing great, as is the fish! About a week ago I got another betta, with intentions of keeping him in the bathroom. All that would fit in the bathroom was a little diamond shaped tank, so I gave that a try, but after a week it was obvious that he was going bonkers in that tank (maybe the wacky angles were throwing off reflections plus it was a tad too small). Sooo I got him one of these tanks and ended up putting him in my bedroom, next to the first betta. It was such a relief when I put him in this tank. He’s happy as can be now, and the tanks look great next to each other (one silver, one black). Once again, very satisfied! I have to say though, that the LED light on the second tank is significantly brighter than the one on the first tank. I guess the intensity of the light may vary from tank to tank.
My partner and I ended up “adopting” 3 male guppies from a friend who couldn’t keep them, and bought this for them.
After we did our research, we found that on average, there should be no more than 1 fish for each gallon of water in the tank. I went out a few days later and grabbed a 10 gallon tank from a local thrift store and ever since the guppies have been happier, swimming around more, less aggressive, and just healthier-looking-over-all.
This is good for a hospital tank, and a quarantine tank (which is what we’ve turned ours into). But after doing research for bettas (minimum 3 gallons each) and gold fish (minimum 5 gallons each) and guppies (6 to 10 gallons or more) and what not…I wouldn’t keep anything in this permanently.
There’s simply not enough space.
I really like this tank overall. It’s perfect for Betta owners. Bettas like around 1 gallon to live in (contrary to popular belief, they really DON’T do well in tiny boxes). So it’s a good size. The flat cube is great for reducing distortion while you’re watching your fish, so you can fully appreciate the few of your pets.
The little drawer is very handy for storing the fish food and water conditioner, and I like the little mini-filter. Bettas don’t like a lot of current, and this is very gentle for my guy. The top is also full and secure, so no risk of your fish jumping out.
My one problem with this is that the LED is incredibly weak and weird. It slides up and down on a pole so you can open the top when you need to feed or clean, and it shines a weak spotlight down the center of the tank. It really does not do my betta’s colors and plumage justice, and that’s really the point of owning a betta. I’m going to have to monkey-wrench some sort of better lighting system for this thing in order to fix that.
I also don’t recommend the plastic plants if you have a betta. Get some gravel and some softer plants so you won’t rip your fish’s fins.
Very surprised at the quality of this tank. We needed it for triops (if you don’t know what those are: get some, they are amazing!) and this was the perfect fit for 1 or 2.
The tank itself accomplishes the task well, but the filter was amazing.
One helpful hint: I put it a bit low in the tank (with less water) and put rocks around it to minimize the suction, it was over powerful (is that possible?)
for our triop.
Highly recommend, functional and looks super sharp.