Please help my betta is sick!!!

[abwise455]

Originally Posted by krystaltopaz23

Also Abwise when I take him out should I worry about length of time he is out of the water? How long before I should put him back in the tank?

no longer than two hours

[Kithy]

Placo, you mean plecos? Like plecostomus? And did you say you keep both a male and female betta in the 10g as well or did I read that wrong?

[krystaltopaz23]

Yes im sorry kithy I meant plecos! and yes 10 gallon, they get along pretty well

[Kithy]

Okay well you're gonna run into problems.

First off, a male and female betta should not be housed together unless during breeding in which the female is removed afterwards anyway.

One pleco alone produces a lot of waste and depending on the kind of pleco they need 55gallons just to start. So having two of them in just a 10gallon is quite a bit too much ammonia for your filter to likely handle. The smallest pleco (that I know of) is a bristlenose pleco and they still output a lot of waste. For example, I have one and a small breed goldfish in a 20gallon long tank with two large filters on it and I will still register .25ammonia on my test after a week. They're messy.

You have a couple of choices here. The best and cheapest is to take the plecos back to the store and either get another tank for the betta or bring either the male or female back. There's no way you can have those fish all together in just a 10gallon. I'd go ahead and pick up a testing kit while you're there unless you live close to a petstore that doesn't mind testing your water for free.

[krystaltopaz23]

I woke up today and my little betta was gone. Thank you both for the help anyway!! :)

[Kithy]

I'm sorry to hear that :<

It sounds like it was a water quality issue so hopefully your other betta makes it through. I would still rehome both plecos, they're much too big to be in a 10g.

[krystaltopaz23]

Originally Posted by Kithy

I'm sorry to hear that :<

It sounds like it was a water quality issue so hopefully your other betta makes it through. I would still rehome both plecos, they're much too big to be in a 10g.

I think it was actually SBD :/

[callistra]

How long has your tank been set up?

What kind of pleco do you have? Common pleco get over a foot in length and cannot be kept in 10g..

[krystaltopaz23]

Originally Posted by callistra

How long has your tank been set up?

What kind of pleco do you have? Common pleco get over a foot in length and cannot be kept in 10g..

ah I dont know id have ot ask my dad but hes tiny.