Sources and Editorial Policy
How Betta Care Guide reviews care advice, uses references, and keeps beginner betta guides practical, cautious, and useful.
Editorial standards
Betta Care Guide is written for first-time and casual aquarium keepers who need clear answers without unsafe shortcuts. Each guide should answer the main question quickly, explain the reasoning in plain language, and connect the topic back to stable water, appropriate tank setup, and careful observation.
We avoid recommending tiny bowls as acceptable long-term housing, avoid presenting anecdotal forum advice as fact, and avoid giving overconfident medical instructions. When a topic involves illness or injury, the article is written as general education, not a diagnosis.
What gets sourced
We prioritize sources for claims that can affect fish welfare or purchasing decisions, especially temperature ranges, ammonia and nitrite risks, cycling, disease descriptions, treatment cautions, tank size, compatibility, and equipment safety.
Not every sentence needs a citation. Basic definitions and plain-language summaries may be unsourced, but the care standards behind them should trace back to the reference list or to pages that cite those references.
How guides are reviewed
- Care claims are checked against the site standards for tank size, heating, filtration, water testing, and beginner safety.
- Health and symptom articles are reviewed for cautious wording, warning signs, and a clear reminder to seek qualified help for severe cases.
- Articles are updated when we add better internal links, clarify unsafe advice, improve sources, or expand a topic cluster.
Health guidance
Fish health topics can be urgent and context-dependent. Our health pages encourage owners to check water quality, temperature, behavior, appetite, breathing, and visible symptoms before guessing at a cause.
This site is for general educational purposes and is not a substitute for advice from an aquatic veterinarian or qualified fish health professional.
Product and affiliate standards
Product recommendations should support better care rather than push unnecessary equipment. Buying guidance focuses on practical specs, safety, tank size, flow, temperature stability, and maintenance fit.
When affiliate links are used, they should be disclosed and should not replace practical husbandry advice. We do not use fake hands-on testing claims.
Reference sources
We prefer sources from veterinary, university extension, animal welfare, and aquarium science references when they are available and relevant.