Tetra3 Gallon Fish Tank, Aquarium Starter Kit with Pedestal Base, LED Light and Filter, For small tropical fish, guppies, goldfish, or betta

The media could not be loaded. First time betta fish owner here! I went for this 3 gal tank after doing research on the space needed for a betta to be happy in. This size is perfect and it is not too big or small for my small apartment. I added a water heater and replaced the original filter with a sponge filter instead. The picture is from the first day I put the tank together and the video is from day 4 of my betta being in it! He loves it so far and the decor I added makes everything looks beautiful.

My daughter has had a no-name champagne and blue colored betta for two years now. He's been stuck in a crappy little glass bowl, then moved up to a 1.5 gallon tank with nothing in it but a Squidward House and some gravel. Looks like she rarely changed his water, much less added more - the tank was half full when she moved back home last month.17 year old son named him Jerry. Said he needs a name.Then my cat, who has disabled front paws, used her head to shove the fish AND his 1.5 gallon aquarium off my kitchen counter shortly after moving in.I managed to scoop him up off the floor at 3 am and happened to have bottled drinking water at room temp or he'd have been a cat snack.He lived in a cheap plastic salad bowl for a few days until this got here. I didn't take the time to set up 'community' or any of that. I figured he'd lived in a salad bowl for four days, what's 24 more hours? I set it up, filled it up, waited 24 hours and chucked him off in there.He's geriatric, but tough, and loving his new home. I've reused the gravel and Squidward House, added sprigs of golden pothos and some semi-aquatic small variety elephant ear plants, some moss balls, and some interesting granite rocks I pulled out of the driveway, and one seashell found at Galveston.I stripped the water driven filter from the old tank (Identical to this one, but smaller tank)to use for the new tank, and used the air line that came with the new one for an air stone.Jerry has no complaints, though at first he seemed to not have the strength to swim much at first - the water driven filter apparently hadn't been cleaned out in forever and barely pushed water. Once I cleaned it and added it to the 3 gallon, it blew Jerry all over the tank.Now he just chills and swims all over the place, being nosy, like a healthy male Betta should do. He uses the pothos as a hammock, and his over all color and finnage (Is that a word?) have improved.Now he needs a snail to clean up the pothos leaves.Jerry gives this tank a 4.96 out of 5. I agree with his assessment, but would go one step further and add: Easy set up - if you can't figure out how to set this up without an exploded diagram, this tank may not be for you. It's literally three or four very self-explanatory pieces. Pump is quiet enough - unless it walks over against the wall, it is just a low humming background noise. The LED isn't stupidly bright, but where the tank sits, it's getting enough bright, indirect light that there is a brown colored moss starting to grow on Dum Dum Head and some of the Pothos leaves - that's why Jerry needs a snail.I think we'll call him Gary.

This is a nice little tank for the price. If you are considering getting this tank, there are a few things to consider.First, it's made out of acrylic, which is lightweight and pretty sturdy (I'm clumsy and in the process of putting it together I managed to bang it on a few things without doing any damage). With the exception of the top, it's all one molded piece which saves from the unsightly bevels that you get with glass. I did notice a few scratches taking it right out of the box, and therein lies the con of acrylic: it's easier to scratch even when you're doing something you wouldn't think would scratch it. Fortunately, after filling it with water a lot of the visible scratches disappeared.Second, the filter is pretty basic but if you're new to taking care of fish it should do just fine. There's a cut out in the lid that allows for the filter to sit in the back corner, next to the light. There are definitely higher quality filters out there, but at $30 for everything in this kit it's hard to complain. I did notice a few complaints about how loud this "Whisper" filter is, so when setting mine up I was careful to set the filter on it's bottom on a solid surface. It has little rubber feet that seem to absorb the vibration a bit better. I will admit, when I plugged it in while it was on its side it did make some pretty terrible noise.Lastly, the light is pretty nice and illuminates the entire tank. I have about 2.5 inches of substrate and a few small plants and the light reaches the bottom. I would suggest researching ahead of time how much light any live plants need before choosing them, though.I gave this 4 stars because the scratches right out of the box were a little off-putting, but they weren't enough to make me want to return it. It's not a bad little tank, definitely the perfect size for a counter top or a desk with a lot of space. That being said, I probably wouldn't buy this at full price with the quality of filter provided, and definitely not if it came scratched.