All-Glass Aquarium Mini-Bow 2.5 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium Kit

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• ASIN: B000634EEO
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #511,892 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Starter Tank, February 4, 2009

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K.L. Brady, Author of The Bum Magnet "Karla" (Cheltenham, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All-Glass Aquarium Mini-Bow 2.5 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium Kit (Kitchen)

I bought this as a gift for my 8 year old son for Christmas. We're fish beginners and never owned any pets before. The tank was easy to set up and get started, just need to purchase gravel and plants. One key suggestions is to also purchase Lee carbon filter that attaches to the air 'thingy' (excuse my excessively technical language). It helps keep the water clear and the PH balanced so you don't have to do frequent water changes. The filters come in a two pack and are only three bucks a pop and will save you hours of anxiety if you're new to the fish game.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Air Pump Killed My Betta, June 14, 2009

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Trial Girl (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All-Glass Aquarium Mini-Bow 2.5 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium Kit (Kitchen)

We bought this yesterday at Petco. Our betta, Diego, was dead by morning.

We thought the tank was great until we put Diego in it. As soon as we turned on the air pump, it looked like he was struggling. We turned it off. We thought maybe he was just stressed (he lived a bowl for four months) so we decided to turn the air pump back on a short time later so he could become accustomed to it. After a couple of hours, he had planted himself on the bottom of the tank. This is normal betta behavior so I thought he had gotten used to his new surroundings. A couple of hours after that, he floating at the top. We turned off the air pump and went in to retrieve the carcass but he swam away from the net. Our little guy held on for a little while. He died in the night.

Though this tank is very nice looking, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SUPPLIED AIR PUMP FOR BETTAS. The current is too strong. Bettas come from Southeast Asia, specifically, river drainage basins of in Thailand and Cambodia. In their natural habitat, the water is very near stagnant. The current created by the pump provided by All-Glass is very strong and might be fine for a goldfish but if you want your betta friend to live, get a smaller pump or none at all.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Misleading picture..., October 30, 2009

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W. Tom Davis (Chicago, IL United States of America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All-Glass Aquarium Mini-Bow 2.5 Gallon Acrylic Aquarium Kit (Kitchen)

I purchased two tanks with the expectation that the picture shows a divider in the middle of the tank. This is false in that the tanks I got had no dividers, hence useless as advertised dual Betta tanks, but good for a very small community tank.
In dealing with the vendor, [...], it was the worst customer service experience I've ever had. I do not recommend them at all.