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  1. New Member Introductions
    Hi! i am currently in the process of cycling my tank and boy am i confused. I have a 5.5 gallon with a heater, 10 gallon filter for faster filtration, fluval plant substrate, live plants, quick start, and driftwood. I added Dr. Tim’s liquid ammonia where i ended up w 4 ppm. A few days go by...
  2. Betta Fish Care
    My dear Wumbo has scales poking out and redness under the left gill. Otherwise he is merry and eating. See pics for reference and ammonia level. Temp at 78°, pH 7.0, Nitrate <5ppm, and no deaths in tank (red cherry shrimp all doing fine) Doing a 50% change as we speak, what else to do...
  3. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Hi, everyone. This is going to be a long post, but if you can spare the time, I would greatly appreciate it. My beloved betta, Arancino, suddenly fell ill yesterday. I thought he was dead until I reached in to retrieve him, which he reacted to by darting to the surface, taking a quick gulp of...
  4. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Hi everyone, Purchased my betta Mike 10 days ago. He is in a 16l tank with heater set to 25c and filter. He has 3 nice bushy plants and red root floater for cover. On day two he didn’t eat anything. Day 3 he ate two pellets. I did damage in first few days with constantly attempting to feed him...
  5. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    My betta has been losing fins for months. We got a bigger tank, changed water treatments, cycled the tank… you name it, I’ve tried it. Looking for recommendations for treatment as it’s getting worse. Note white spot on tail, missing dorsal fin. He’s still eating well and very active.
  6. Betta Fish Care
    I've been working on cycling my tank. Would today (2/4)'s reading be considered 0mg/l or somewhere else between 0-0.25mg/l? Todays test is showing the exact same level as my untreated tap water, so could I consider that near 0?
  7. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Hello again all! Last night, after Giants first water change in his uncycled new 5gallon tank (I didn't know about cycling the new tank before adding him :( ) I got his tank Saturday and did a 25% water change Tuesday. I'd also introduced new plants the day before. After changing his water, he...
  8. Betta Fish Care
    I just thought others might find this helpful. I've been using my master kit from years ago that has been open for several years. I replaced just the ammonia a while back. It was almost empty and I was concerned about the accuracy, so I'm afraid I can't comment on that one. I just replaced...
  9. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Hi, so I have a betta his name is tanno. I’ve been having trouble recently where I can determine what is wrong with my betta and how to treat him I’ve been treating him for ammonia poisoning because I think that is one reason for it. I reached a spike and brought it back down too .5 but realized...
  10. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Hello all, My betta Cassius is not currently well. About 3 days ago I did a 100% water change, cleaned the walls and gravel and changed the filter. Big mistake I know because I got rid of the entire cycle. He immediately started acting unlike himself, darting around the tank, not eating, etc...
  11. Betta Fish Care
    Please refer to the attached photo. My tank seems to be reading 0 ppm ammonia, nitrites AND nitrates. PH @7.6 I have a sick betta that hasn’t eaten in about 2. No other animals in the tank. No plants. I reset my tank about a week ago and have been daily dosing Seachem Stability and dosing...
  12. Betta Fish Care
    I bought a betta and i had no idea about the cycling , the pet shop didn't tell me anything either, I'm just now learning about the cycling process, i have one betta in my tank (Uncycled). Turns out i have no other option but to do a fishin cycle, I've purchased fritz complete and it should...
  13. Betta Chat
    HI all! I have been so excited to get a betta, and got one a couple days ago, I have a 5 gal for mine, with a heater and filter and real plants. My betta has only been with me for 3 days. However I JUST found out about the nitrogen cycle and am freaking out, I tested my water for Ammonia today...
  14. Betta Fish Care
    I have brown algae ALL OVER my betta's tank. It's on the glass, gravel, and decorations. I am gonna do a water change after I create this post, but I was wondering if the brown algae harmed my betta while it was inside the tank. The brown algae was there for about 3-5 days. My betta right now...
  15. Planted Betta Tanks
    Hey everyone. A few questions. I have been cycling my planted tank (no fish) for over a month now. ammonia still reads 0 (sometimes it looks like it could be .25 but i cant tell. Some of my plants are dooing really well, but others not so much. I have these plants that have red stems and look...
  16. Betta Fish Care
    i’m a betta keeper, i’ve kept them since i was young but i’m new to actually giving them the best life they can. i have a 29 gallon with some live plants and some fake. i’ll put a picture of my tank. i have a male betta named siddhartha. fish keeping is more difficult than people tend to believe...
  17. Betta Fish Care
    [Solved: the issue was my pH being 6.4 and my kH being 0d so a cycle could not stay stable - my substrate plus my heavy planting lowered it significantly as my natrual water pH is 7.4 and kH 6d. If you want more info on the solution because this sounda like your problem, dont hesitate to contact...
  18. Betta Fish Diseases and Emergencies
    Housing: beginners fish tank How many gallons is your tank? 21L (5.5Gallons) Does it have a filter? Yes Does it have a heater? No What temperature is your tank? 23.4 c (74.12 f) Does your tank have an air stone or other type of aeration? Yes air stone and air pump Does your Betta have tank...
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