fish health

Ive had my baby female for about a week in a half now and she has had these stripes on her since then. Are they stress related? Shes not old enough to breed yet so it cant be because of that.. Or do some bettas just have stripes on them? Please reply!

Quick question..... is using a water conditioner bad for the fishes health in partial water changes and would it killl the shrimp in the tank as well. How would i go about preparing the water without killing the residents of the tank off in the process???

I have a male CT betta and yo get it to eat you have to literary put the food right above him. And he is really thin. And he keeps searching for food at the bottom of his bowl and i keep trying to get him to eat. (I just got him yesterday) he also tried to eat a pebble. What should i do...

Omigawsh, I`ve been told a few times about Betta Fish marbeling but, what does that mean? Is he going to die? ;.; I dont want Blue to die!!!! I dont even know how old he is ): How do you find out? *cries*

My kitty named Miss, LOVES to stalk and harass my fish Blue. I don`t have a background for my tank yet, but im trying to get one ASAP. Im not sure what I should do about it for the moment, I just take her and bring her somewhere else in the house so she stops bothering him. But the thing is...

When I first got my Betta fish, he was all blue ;.; But 6 months later, (which is now) he has this tint of red...don`t get me wrong, He`s still blue, but more redish parts show now...and under his head is sorta white but he doesn`t look sick at all. Is this abnormal? Is my fish sick?

So I was at Petco today, and I fell in love with a beautiful little double tail. I hesitated to buy him though, because he was laying at the bottom of his little container on his side, barely moving. I also noticed that his body wasn't straight like a betta's usually is. It's sort of crooked and...