I did happen to read in your tank information that you are keeping your tank at 75 degrees and that is a tiny bit too cool for your baby. He needs to be just a shade bit warmer to be comfy. Do you think you could raise his temperature about a degree every 2 hours or so until you get it to 78 to 80 degrees? 80 degrees is considered pretty much perfect for them but 78 to 80 is acceptable. Below that you risk getting
ICH or Velvet or some finrot or cool water problems with him and above that his metabolism speeds up to the point that he will literally live his life quicker than he should and shorten his life cycle. Bettas have specific needs as far as temperature goes and so I thought you may want to know about this.
I am glad to hear that he is growing finnage and can hardly wait to see pictures of him as you know that we do love pictures.
Do you have a name for him yet?
Since his tank is not cycled probably since the filter was not running you will also need to watch the ammonia levels closely as he is a young betta and will maybe need to have frequent water changes done until he has a good
nitrogen cycle completed. Do you have a
test kit for the ammonia level in the tank? If not then I would suggest doing a daily
water change to be on the safe side as ammonia can build up very quickly and become toxic and we would not want anything happening to the little mite. When I got my first betta and did not know about Fishlore and had not a clue about the cycle process, I think the daily water changes I did were the only thing that got us through. I just did them out of ignorance but they were the right thing to do and it worked.
I realize I am asking a lot but like I mentioned in another thread the other day, ammonia is the #1 killer of fish and his filter is not ready for handling it so you will need to do it for him.
Rose
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