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  1. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    I’m currently cleaning out my betta’s tank who passed a couple weeks ago, and as I’m getting the last bits of gravel out I noticed just a few bits of silicone with it..literally tiny little things, I’ll post pictures below. Should I be worried? Is this enough to warrant buying a new tank? Im...
  2. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    Hey all, I am trying to sanitize my 5.5 gallon fish tank that my betta passed away in last weekend, and I am doing it with bleach just to make sure it’s totally clean. I’ve seen a lot of different ways of doing it, and I wanted to know if it’s better or safer to spray it and scrub with a bleach...
  3. Planted Betta Tanks
    Hello! I recently started a 10g planted aquarium but I've been using ceramic decorations instead of natural wood/rock. How would you recommend cleaning these, and how often? Also, should I be siphoning the gravel in a planted tank? (The plants I have are in just regular gravel, I've been told...
  4. Betta Fish Care
    Helloooo! Couple questions here! So I’ve noticed a bit of algae growth on one of my betta’s decorations, and I’m not sure how to go about cleaning it up. Can I just suck it up with my aquarium vacuum? Also...am I supposed to take everything out of the tank every once in a while and do a full...
  5. Betta Fish Care
    Hello! I am a new betta owner, and am stuck on when to do my first partial water change. I set up my tank around 8 days ago (June 5th) and added my fish 5 days ago (June 8th). I remember reading that you should wait to complete your first water change until your cycle is complete. Is this...
  6. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    So I tried searching to see if this had been asked and couldn't find anything. I have a mini terracotta pot that I had tried to grow some plant in (got it at five below, it came with the soil thing and seeds.) Well, I kind of forgot about it and nothing ever sprouted lol. Anyway, now I was...
  7. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    So after losing my betta, King, I have decided to come back to the world of bettas! I need advice on how to go about setting up his tank again so its ready for a new fish friend. King passed away after being ill, (he had torn his fins on an ornament which I threw out once I noticed, but never...
  8. Planted Betta Tanks
    Hi, I have a 15 gallon tank with a betta, guppies and nerite snails. This tank has been going strong for nearly 6 years, and several years ago, I made a switch to live plants (I believe they are Java fern attached to wood). I find that the plants are now large enough that the roots want to grab...
  9. Betta Fish Care
    Hello everyone I'm totally new to owning my first betta, I've attached a pic of him :) I got him yesterday, he is in a tank with heater and filter and seems very happy, swimming lots and just resting occasionally. I was wondering what people's tips were on making a 25% water change, bearing...
  10. Planted Betta Tanks
    Well hello. Recently my betta fish died :( And I just determined that it was probably because he most likely got scratched on his plastic plants then got a bacterial infection or something. So after chucking out those lovely little killers plus my crappy fickle water tester I decided that I...
  11. Betta Fish Care
    Hi guys! :wave: I have a few questions for ya’ll. 1....On tank cleaning. i have a ten gallon planted with mostly fake plants with the exception of one moss ball. Today I took out the fish in there (One betta and four pygmy cories) and tried to vacuum it. Took about three gallons out. Still...
  12. Betta Fish Care
    Hey everyone, I've had my betta, Cedric, for 5 months now and I'm still getting the hang of cleaning his bowl... 1. I use a hose to clean it, and suck out the fallen food, and nasty stuff on the floor/rocks. Sometimes, it sucks all this stuff from under the rocks/stones that I've never seen...
  13. Betta Fish Care
    So I'm not really sure what to do with my betta, Sokka, when I'm doing water changes or doing other misc cleaning things with his 3.5 gallon tank. I've only had him for two weeks. The first week, I did a 10% water change with Sokka still in the tank, because it was only a few days since I got...
  14. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    Ok, so I have a 15l tank with a live plant and corner filter, and it's near a window because I don't have a light. Before I say anything else, I have to say that I'm not moving the tank. Anyway, so there is obviously algae, as you can imagine, but it's also on the gravel. I'm going to get/make...
  15. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    Hi everyone. I’ve recently set up my new betta tank and was hoping to get some advice on basic maintenance. I'm still in the fish-in cycling process so most of these questions will be applicable once the cycling process has completed. My gallon is approximately four gallons, houses one male...
  16. Betta Fish Care
    Hello, My name's Jess, and I am new to the betta fish community! :) I've decided to sign up here so I can learn more about them and how to take care of them and keep them happy. I just bought a new betta fish named Gerard about a few days ago, and I already have come to love him. For now, he is...
  17. Betta Fish Care
    While I'm still waiting before getting another fish, I was wondering how often should I clean my 5 gallon tank? My last fish wasn't in it for very long. It's filtered so I was thinking a 20% water change weekly? or would 50% be better? Also, how long until a 100% water change if at all? I...
  18. Betta Fish Care
    Hi I'm new here! Bonjour to everyone. In June I'm going to Scotland for two weeks. And I'm not sure what to do. I'm afraid my betta's tank is going to get so gross that it'll die or get sick. What can I do? Is it okay to leave my fishy in its tank for two weeks un-cleaned?
  19. Betta Fish Care
    Hi there, I have a 5 gallon tank with a single male betta, filter, and heater. I have always been good about doing consistent, weekly water changes, but lately I've noticed a slight film on the side of the tank at the top of the water level. So, I decided I would do a more thorough cleaning...
  20. Betta Fish Bowls, Habitats, and Accessories
    My fish died unexpectedly after a water change last night (RIP Krijger :cry:) My question is should I start the tank again? Heres a little info on the cleaning haha I had to clean my tank because of a dead snail (so obviously pretty high nitrogen compounds), I also added (cleaned obviously) new...
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