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I recently had to move my betta into this new tank that hadn’t finished cycling ( issues with the previous tank leaking ). Only since I’ve moved him in has there been a massive growth of algae! I don’t know if I should just leave it until the tank is adequately cycled or if there is anything...

Hi all, I'd like to pick your brains a bit because I'm at a loss at the moment. My betta fish has been afflicted with frequent fungal infections (Columnaris?) on different parts of his body ranging from the fins, body and, most recently, head. I have been able to fight it off every time with...

Hi everyone! I'm a total newbie to planted tanks. Apologies in advance for all of my questions!! Background Info I recently got some Frogbit from a local aquarium store to help combat the algae in my 5.5g tank. I also had my water checked at the store and the only issue was the ph was a...

Ok so in my 10 gallon aquarium, after about a month, it gets infested with algae and I have to do a complete clean of the entire tank because of it using bleach and soaps and boiling water (yes I know you are not supposed to use chemicals or soap but my betta has never gotten sick or showed...

Hello, I've been caring for my first betta fish for a few months now. He seems to be doing great, but my tank is accruing a lot of algae. It's small because I live in a studio apartment (I'd give him a bigger one if I could), 2 gallons, and I change out the water biweekly by hand. The tank also...

Last year I started a 2.5 gallon tank with 1 betta and 1 nerite snail. The two got along very well after a few hours of antagonism when I first put the snail in the tank. Right around memorial day, the betta got sick and died, and within a week I bought a new betta, Hannibal. The new betta...

Greetings, I'm wanting a companion for a betta that will eat algae, but not aquarium plants. I don't want snails, as they are too prone to escape and I sometimes have to leave the tank for more than twelve hours at a time. I would accept snails that will not travel above the water line. I'm...

So I have had my tank for probably around a month and a half now it is a 5 gallon with just one betta in it. I have noticed some algae beginning to form. Should I do a quarter tank water change or is algae a good thing? I tried to put some liquid algae removed but that didn't seem to do...

I didn't want to start a new thread until I had read over some things. After doing so, I still need help :/ Okay, so... my boyfriend and I are the parents of two bettas. One a female and the other male. We keep them in a split tank. We don't have a filter, but we do have the light, the plants...

Basic Info: 10-gallon tank 7 plastic plants a couple of rocks and a lot of gravel 1 divider 1 blue male betta fish and 2 female betta fish Things to consider: My room is a bit cold, and my 10 gallon tank doesn't have a heater. I tend to have the curtains pulled back, so the sunlight can hit the...