Recent content by Bettalover29

This is an update to my previous post. Can anyone give any tips on the consistency I should be adding ammonia? I read that once it drops you should add more to see if your tank can handle it. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks! Water temp steady at 81 Day 1 2/19/24 ammonia 0.5 or 1ish Nitrite...

No I don't have another running. I wish I did cause I could use some of that beneficial bacteria. Thanks for the reply! I appreciate it

So I need some help. I've been trying to start my fishless cycle on a 5 gallon with the plan on getting a betta. Anyways I haven't cycled a tank in 3 years and this experience is very different than my last. It seems a lot slower this time around. I'm using Dr tims ammonium chloride. Here's my...

So I recently moved and before the move my fish had some pretty bad fin rot but with a lot of maintenance, questions and research they were recovering. Granted they will never fully grow back their very damaged fins because I caught it too late after my vacation. Anyways their fins were going...

They're really peaceful towards each other. I mean they kinda chase each other for a second but then go back to their business. But I'll look out for it in case they aren't as peaceful as I thought.

So I have 5 girls in a 20gal. I noticed the fin rot a few months ago when I got back from vacation. Immediately did a 50% WC and added melafix and salt. It has been persistent. I've tried melafix, salt, Kanaplex, API General cure in case the fin rot was secondary to something else, Pimafix...

What kind of filter should I get? Cause I don't want my fish getting tossed around by a current in a smaller tank. Would I jut be better off selling the tanks? I've never done tiny tanks before. 5 gal is my smallest. I'm all very new to this

So I recently got some old tanks and was gonna clean them up and possibly use one. It's 2.5 gal. Do I need a filter? I read that I don't. Would I be fine without one? I just want to keep maybe a boy betta or a few snails or something. Stocking ideas also welcomed!

My newest addition! Arthur the boy in his 5gal!

Maybe an inch deep. Not super deep. I'm just so confused

Yeah I've checked around the tank. They're nerite

I think to some extent they do have facial recognition. But the same thing happened to me. My mother and partner get the fish all excited and they ignore me.

So normally I check in on my tanks and make sure everything is good. I've only seen 2 of my snails recently. But I chalked it up to one hiding cause I have a lot of decorations to make my betta girls hiding places and stuff. So I just assume they alternate hiding. Well I got concerned cause...

Well. That's the second Koi betta I've lost in 6 months. My other 5 are thriving but I lost another one and is it just kois that are the problem or me? Anyway I can't bring myself to disassemble the hospital tank. It has been 2 days and it's just sitting there. Are koi bettas more prone to...

So I'm not doing anything wrong? It's little 5 gal with a heater and cycled. Just break it down afterwards?