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tigerfeather
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Get one from an actual breeder. Or, if you don't really want to pay that, I've seen some pretty healthy bettas come out of the PetSmarts around here on the West coast. Don't go for Wal-Mart fish. Ever.
Getting a 1 or 2 gallon tank (usually plastic) is fine for a betta, and if you can find one with a filter that would be even better. Undergravel filters don't count. Having real plants in your tank will help keep down your algae, and will reduce the amount of water changes you have to do.
If you get a larger tank, say a 5 gallon (like an Eclipse 5 [google] setup), you can keep your betta with maybe two or three other community fish. Make sure that the fish don't look like your betta, and you shouldn't have a problem. Stick will species that will stay small, such as cherry barbs or neon tetras or danios.
Feed twice daily, perhaps bloodworms in the morning and flakes or pellets at night. You can give just pellets, but bettas like bloodworms and you should give them at least once a week to help with his color.
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