betta health

So I got a new betta after my old one died, and I noticed on my heater there was a little bit of fungus that I missed! I immediately took it out, scrubbed it off with the hottest water I could stand and have it sitting in some salt water. As of right now, I have Epsilon (the new betta) sitting...

I just bought my dumbo halfmoon betta about two weeks ago. He had been doing fine until a few days ago when I noticed he was starting to lose his color. When I bought him, he didn't have any color but the woman who was helping me pick a fish said that was because he was young. I took him home...

Hey everyone, I brought this Betta fish yesterday from a local pet store, however I'm worried about what looks like either a fin tear or potential fish rot. :-( It is summer currently in Australia so the temperature in the tank fluctuates. (Usually between the lowest being 69.8 and the highest...

Hello! My name is Caytie and I have a betta, who I love! His name is Friend (I know. Original.) and I have had him for 7 or 8 months. And I am struggling. Heres whats going on. I got Friend on a whim at Petsmart. He is a male halfmoon betta. He was a pink white, and has turned more pink then...

I recently bought my first Betta fish and I am very unexperienced. He was living in a small bowl for about 2 weeks with no filtration or heater (the lady at the pet store told me this was ok) then, I learned how cruel it is and got him a 5.5 gallon tank with a heater and filter. However, on his...

Hello, a while ago I purchased a yellow veiltail betta fish. The first picture is what he looked like when I first got him. Since then I've placed him in a five gallon tank with a heater, filter, plants, hiding places, and a few ghost shrimp. But the tips of his fins are gradually getting...

Hello! Trying to figure out what's up with this guy. Had him for a few weeks, was a very vibrant red when I got him and now has obvious discoloration-- an almost tannish color. Perfectly happy fish, one of the most fun bettas I've had. 2.5 gallon tank, eats frozen bloodworms. Attached is a...

I recently bought a half-moon betta for my office. My assistant and I are "co-parenting" him lol. We've named him Arty and we are very attached. We got him on 4/29/14 from Petsmart. Have him in a 2.5 gallon aquarium with a moss ball and some artificial plants. Feed him betta bits and...

I recently got a new male halfmoon betta from Petco named Nacho. When I got home, I put him in a separated tank along with my other fish, Calvin.(BTW Calvin is a female betta) When i came back to check on them about 3 hours later, Nacho had nibbled off most of Calvin's fins. I now have Calvin in...

Hai hai everyone in the wonderful betta fish community! Sadly an unexpected event has unfolded in my dorm building late Sunday night. Me and my roommate were straightening our hair and watching tv. We both adopted a betta from the walmart close by Sushi (mine) and Squirt (hers). Well someone...

So, I've been reading about tannins and they sound like a really nice way to make your fishy's environment more calm and natural feeling for them. I've read a few things online and was wondering if anybody knew about these... *Using green tea to get the tannin *Using Oak Leaf to get the tannin...

Okay so my friend has betta in a one gallon tank with glass pebbles and a plant and she treats the water when she cleans it (once a week) and everything is good and perfect for a Betta. But hes all depressed and does not move or anything...what should she do? also he is a red/brown color...how...

I gave Desmoda a 40% water change today and a second dose of Jungle Fungal Clear to his tank to help him heal up his fins, and I think it's working! I don't see holes in his tail fin anymore, but I can't tell for sure if it healed or just became the split that I see and had seen when I first got...