When we provide pets to take care of, we want it if possible to have a longer life than the life expectancy that it's suppose to have. Betta fish's life span however depends entirely on how well we take care of it.

Did you know that if we only take really care of it properly it could even last 3 years or more?

One of the many suggestions that's been raised on how it's going to last that long, is that in taking care of it. The best thing to be done is to change its water more than often, keep the water warm and if possible provide them the biggest tank you could possibly afford.

In taking care of Betta fish, you ought to treat them just like they're your very own children. Betta fish for your information are not like any pet fish that you can take care of, even though other pet fish needed its tank to be cleaned quite often. Needed to be fed more often and you must always be very extra careful in taking care of them. Especially those that are too expensive to take care of, you don't want to waste your money in buying those expensive pets just to die in your tanks.

Betta fishes however can survive even if you don't necessarily clean their tanks too often, how do they do that? They eventually survive by feeding on their left-over from the feeds that you gave days ago, which eventually sunk deep into the bottom of the tank.

However, just like our rules when it comes to eating, too much of everything is dangerous and too much eating may lead into an early demise. This can be applied to Betta fishes too, never over-feed them, make sure that they have the exact amount of feeds that they can consume for a single meal or feeding. Fortunately, feeds that they were not able to eat may drift into the bottom which they will slowly eat from time to time.

These are simple yet doable tips on how to make your betta fish live a little much longer that its expected life span, you'll even be amazed if your betta fish may reach up to 6 years with you.

And one last thing, it would be better if for once in a while you'll kind of talk to your betta fish. Although you may look crazy, stupid and silly but it actually helps that they'll know that you care for them just like a gardener talking to her flowers and plants whenever she waters them. Later on they bloom and produce healthy and colorful flowers. In the case of your betta fish, they'll live a little longer than you'll expect them to live.