Hello, I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best care for my betta when I go out of town. I am a graduate student and have a break coming up next week, before I leave I have to move out of my current apartment and will not be able to move into my new apartment until I return 3 weeks...

Hi everyone, Just had a general question about finrot. Please forgive me if it seems like a bit of a silly enquiry; just wanna add it to my knowledge base :-D I know betta's (well I guess any fish) can get finrot under a multitude of conditions including stressed conditions - such as poor...

Hello, So my betta, Sebastian, has had this weird bump on his side for at least a month, maybe up to 2. At first I just figured he bumped into something in his tank and got a little wound, but it'd heal. Well it doesn't seem to be getting any better, in fact I'm pretty sure it's doubled in size...

Hi All, I woke up this morning to feed my little guy Fineas, and noticed this had happened to the top of his head overnight. The scales are entirely gone. I'm new to the site, but have been lurking for quite some time for tips and help. Here are two of the best pictures I could get of his...

Hey everyone! I have a betta that was struggling with tail biting for a while. I put some Indian Almond leaf in, and he hasn't bitten since. Now, I am starting to see some regrowth on his tail (yay!), but all along the edges of the tail, I see these little red dots. It almost looks like he has...

I suspected that my fish Lapis has fin rot, but I'm a complete newbie to diseases so I wasn't sure. I asked others and it seemed that it may be, so I just started treating today with AQ salt. My question though is, How will I know when he starts to get better? I think I have to treat his...

Please don't judge me, I'm a new betta owner and this was a total and complete accident. I feel awful. I was cleaning Dumbledore's tank. Everything was going fine, I had him in a little Tupperware container for the time being and it was time to put him back in his tank. I went to take his...

This is My first Betta's(stitch♥) new five gal home[= he hates the camera, but i cant help it! hes so cute!![= his tail is coming back awesome! no more tail biting! hes to busy in his new house!!![= This is my little rescue boy! so precious! his tail is coming back so nicely, and hes...

Hey All, Hope this can be a daily post...we'll see... I know a lot of people may know these tips about bettas. But as a new member to the betta community, I have witnessed some interesting things about how bettas heal and repair fin. Having a few (4) bettas in hospital tanks for the last...