Aqueon PURE Betta Beads, Water Care for Unfiltered Aquariums, Maintains Clear Water and Helps Breakdown Organic Sludge, Blue

My beta fishy loves these! She plays with them and nose dives with them! They do shrink quite a bit after living in the aquarium. These aren’t a set it and forget it product. They need to be changed out every few weeks or so. I only have one and she’s the happiest fishy ever!!

I firmly believe these are the only thing keeping my son's fish alive. Love how they make the fish bowl look nicer and not needing to be cleaned daily.

I wish I could give these NO stars.My 2nd time ordering these for my daughter's betta fish, Ralphie. First time was okay, they stayed a decent size or a good while. When it was time to do a water change and clean- I put in the new beads- as instructed. Now, they came small- right out of the bag, noticably smaller than the blue ones I ordered the 1st time. Stupidly, I still put only a little, less than a handful, in the tank- thinking maybe they would expand. Well, they did NOT. And within hours, poor Ralphie, was DEADt. He was not overfed, the heater had the water at the perfect temperature and no one had messed with him or his water. So I find it hard to believe it was some sort of coincidence. I am convinced it was the result of these. Now my daughter is furious with me and sad. So I have to go get her a new one to try to cheer her up and make it up to her. But nothing can replace her Ralphie.RIP Ralphie 💙

I am a huge advocate of what I call betta rescuing (aka purchasing them to keep the little guys from spending their life in a cup on a shelf). While rescuing my most recent betta, I stumbled upon these beads boasting an enzyme that assists in breaking down waste and uneaten food, providing minerals the fish needs to brighten scale coloring and extending their life. Well, I'm sold after that. Though skeptical, I have noticed I haven't had to clean my betta's bowl as often, I'm seen him being more active, and he has so much fun swimming around in the colored bubbles/beads. Be aware, over time these beads shrink I assume because they lose the enzyme that puffs them up?? I'm not a scientist, but all this to say to remove the used beads before adding more because they are low. Adding more beads the the shriveled ones still in the bowl will case the old ones to puff back up to their original size from the new enzymes being added to the bowl. Water displacement occurs and will overflow the bowl and/or remove free space for your betta to swim around. Hope that makes sense. My betta and I like these beads and will continue to use them. They are my medium of choice now.

These are a great product! I love using them for my beta fish tank. They keep the water clean for longer & shrink when it is time to change them! My only concern is that because they are so fragile, when they were shipped to me last, most of the balls were broken. I assume through the travel of shipping or because of the heat they were damaged. Definitely something to consider before purchase!

My betta loves these beads. He often will rest on top of these, or in his water lily roots. Sometimes he will swim through them and make them all float up so he can play. They last a long time, I usually am able to keep them through a few water changes before having to replace them.

I’m not sure if they are supposed to break apart after 12hrs or not? I’ve run multiple water tests and there is no hardness or chlorine so I’m not sure what’s going on.

My fish loves these like his life depended on them… it does.