I saw this on a different forum and I thought it might fit here! The questions to post here are not big enough to post as a new thread, so if it is just a 'Quick Question', you post it here.
Quick Question:
How long does it take before betta eggs hatch?
Hi all. Just wanted to update, seems all of your help, LeBron and everyone else, the fin rot, if that's what it was is now gone. They're all out of salt now and looking beautiful. Still trying to get pics up. Thanks again to everyone who weighed in. Also, the female, Camille, is still doing great in her community tank, although, it's not much of a community now. Gave the glofish to my sister, who are soooooooooooo happy in a 50 gallon tank, so she's only got a cory and a lace cat with her right now. Am thinking I might add someone else into the mix this weekend. And, she is still, totally crushing on the cory, Eric. She follows him everywhere, it's toooooooo cute!
I only have 1 and then I have a lace catfish also. We only have the big river rocks in our tank, no gravel and he seems to do great. We are definitely getting atleast one more though because they are sooooooooo unbelievably entertaining. He's hilarious. We have a pretty strong current in the tank from the filter and he rides it. I swear to you, he thinks it's fun and he rides it! I also swear that my female betta has a crush on him. They hang out together a lot. We're going to add a something this weekend, just not sure what we want yet. Oh, and also, apparently, there are albino cories. Atleast that's what they looked like and that's what the fish guy told me, so when we get another one I think I'm going to want one of them. They're kinda peach with pink eyes. They're pretty cool, but I highly recommend cories, he's my favorite fish, well, besides my 4 male bettas, I love them! Good luck and keep me posted on whether or not you get one.
The LFS I go to has his corydoras in bare-bottom tanks and they seem to do fine. I would assume it's really only the rough substrate that would be damaging to corydoras barbels. However, I do believe they like the stimulation of sifting through the sand in the search of food. Maybe you could put a pan of sand down in the tank for them to have as a sort of corydoras sand pit?
i just cleaned his tank today and changed his water. I add stresscoat everytime i change water in my tanks. My b/f thought he was being helpful and made a divider for my tank so his girly friend would prepare to spawn. He ripped about half an inch into his tail when he got caught on a rough spot. I have been crying for hours trying to figure out what to do for him.
I have never used a site like this before. I have no idea what i am doing. I am also at a disatvantage because i am doing this from my stupid "smart phone"
any advice would be great and if i did something wrong i am sorry.
It's OK! To make a thread, just go to a section, (i.e. Betta Compatibility) And on the left hand side, search for "New Thread". Make your thread, and then submit. Is that the Betta on your avatar? Looks like tail biting. And you're breeding? I thought you would know how to handle this if you're breeding, and the female should be in a breeding trap as well.
i have breed parots, guppies, malys, and one other type that i cant remember. Yes that is his pic, he was a rescue. I have only had him for about a month. He was pretty beat up when i cam across him at a pet store. I told my b/f that after he had a couple more weeks to recover i was going too maybe try to breed him. My b/f desided that he was going to do it today (what an idiot). He jimmy-rigged a divider so that they could see and smell each other but not touch. It was just a plastic slab that he had cut small holes in with a knife. He never sanded it down so there were sharp edges sticking out. My poor posidon is now in worse shape because my b/f is stupid. After i saw the damage he was told never to try and help again.
Aw... Do you know his genes? Most breeders don't recommend Rescues or Bettas from the store as most come from fish farms with mixed genes and such. His butterfly pattern could use some work, but a complimenting female should help. Either way, he's a good find!
i dont know much about bettas. I dont like buying from petstores when it comes to fish i would rather get them from a breeder. He just caught my eye,i had never seen one that looked like him before. It broke my heart to see him in that little plastic cup. I knew that with a enough love he could be even more beautiful. So me being the sucker that i am bought him and i have spent the last two weeks learning everything that i can. Thats how i found this site. I want to know everything i can about my beautiful posidon's night; so if you have any advice or know of any sites that could help please let me know.
Oh ok! Forgot to mention that the 10 gallon he's in is divided 3 ways. Wouldn't putting a sponge in the intake decrease the flow and filtration in the other 2 sections? Could I wrap pantyhose around it instead?
I'm waiting on my 5 gallon to cycle... WHen it does, I will need to add one fish at a time. (I want to divide it) What if I get to the store and see 2 fish that I want? I don't have a qt tank set up. What would qualify as one? Does it need a filter, gravel, and other things to make it a "home?" How often and how much would I need to change the water in it? (I wish I could leave him in his cup and do daily water changes until he can be added to the tank, but that doesn't seem fair)
I would float the new fish in containers/cups in the big tank for at least 2 weeks.
If you don't quarantine them, one of them could come down with sickness and you will have to drain your tank, re cycle and deal with sick fish at the same time. It might not seem fair but exposing them to each other can end badly, and ruining a cycle you worked hard to achieve is no fun either.
A QT tank does not need a filter, and shouldt have gravel.
You don't want gravel because a bare bottom tank will make it easier to see if he's pooping regularly and if his poo is a healthy color. Water changes will depend on the size of the container.
Basically the most important thing with QT tanks is to have a way to heat it and doing proper water changes.
Thanks, teeney!! I am planning on getting a 1 gallon from walmart, but that would only hold one of course. (And this is all hypothetical based on if I find 2 I want at the same time.) If I floated them in their cups, would they just need daily 100% changes?
So say I do find 2 I want... If they're not ready to go into the tank, will I need to keep putting fish food into the tank (fishless cycle with fishfood) even if it has completed the cycle? Would I just leave all the original water in the tank until it's ready for fish, even though it has completed the cycle?
If you float them in pet store cups- yes, daily changes.
If you have them in 1 gal containers- as long as you're not treating them with anything, 3 weekly changes.
Yes, I would add fish food. Not too much, though. I would leave the water in there until they're a few days from being ready. That way you have free water in the tank and you can make sure the parameters are showing cycledZ
I don't have a Betta quite yet..this week I shall be obtaining one since the cycling is done and I shall be getting the heater today.
But I have pellets..I was curious since this will be my first betta and I haven't seen a lot about feeding. I've also seen it mentioned that letting a betta fast for a day is good for their digestion?
Thats great have fun Betta shopping ! Yes a lot of people here do the fasting for 1 day a week saying it really helps with that but I dont really know since I have only done it maybe one or twice and thats only because I stayed over night at my sons house. I just cant bring myself to do it when he looks at me with those little fishy cutie eyes and face...lol I suppose I could do like skip one of his night feedings which I think I really may start doing. Pellets are a great and not messy like the flakes and you con control how much they eat by feeding one a time. If I were you I would start out with 2 pellets in the morning and 3 at night and see how he does with that. Also a lot of Betta will not for a couple of even a few days after you get them so some need time to adjust to their new home.
Yeah I do but I clean them well and rinse the heck out of them...I think I keep my hands cleaner now then I have my entire life since getting Perseus...lololol I only do it though when I need to fix something in the tank or take something out, I have a kitchen thongs I use too for that also.
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