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These were the best I could get. I'm glad it's likely not velvet but then why does she look like she rolled in a dust pile? She was so sleek and shimmery and now she looks dingey and I can see each individual scale. I guess instead of velvety she looks almost crusty.

Wellllll... Then I guess I don't know what I'm doing but here are the pictures I took tonight (not the greatest). I've had her and the guppy since August, added plants since then which I assumed were the culprit. I caught her flashing again today. She looks a little thin too.

I have two tanks - a 10g with a betta and a nerite, and a 5.5g with a guppy and some pest snails. Both are planted (the 10g much more so). I saw the betta flashing and honestly didn't even know what it was a couple weeks ago. Then a few days ago she looked... dusty? But she was active, eating...

I gave her some frozen bloodworms yesterday, also feeding her Omega One Veggie Mini pellets and Beta Buffet flakes. She begs as much as the betta does but I guess since I have no clue what I am doing maybe I'm not feeding her enough? She is growing and I thought she looked rounder today, and...

Well, after spending probably $60 on a 5.5 gallon set-up for a free (!!) guppy.... I think she's pregnant. Which I guess could explain her getting really aggressive all of a sudden. She's developed a big black spot in the last two days which I believe is her gravid spot and she's just constantly...

Thanks for the response! It was meant to be a solo tank for my betta but the stowaway came home and the Internet mostly said it would be fine so I just went with it. I was hoping I could salvage their relationship haha but I guess a permanent separation is necessary. I guess I'm off to buy a new...

I have a female betta and a juvenile female guppy in a planted and cycled tank. The guppy was a a baby that hitchhiked (I accidentally got) when purchasing a couple of plants at the local fish store. They were doing great together the last few weeks but the guppy is apparently becoming a jerk as...

I would totally love some if you still have any left!

Just came downstairs to my shrimp eating her so I guess she died recently. Darn. Still wondering a reason if anyone has any ideas. She was a rescue when I bought her so I knew she wasn't the healthiest of fish, but she was special and I liked her.

VeiltailKing FreshwaterHG thank you both for your responses. She is hard to get a good picture because she was mostly hiding in anacharis last night but I did manage these. I don't know what the black thing hanging from around her gills is. And you can kind of see the lumpy growth on her chin...

What is the water volume of the tank? 10gal How long has the tank been running? 14 months Does it have a filter? Yes Does it have a heater? Yes What is the water temperature? 81 degrees What is the entire stocking of this tank? 1 female veiltail betta, 1 ghost shrimp, 1 nerite, pest snails...

He's still alive! I found a white shrimp shaped shell and thought the worst but he was just a few inches away and looking busy sifting through some plant debris!

I did! Mostly because I was freaking out and thought it couldn't hurt vs I knew I was supposed to do that (because I didn't though it makes sense). Everyone except the shrimp seems normal. Lights out now, hopefully he's just shocked and will be better in the morning...

Definitely chloramine. I'm hoping he makes it. Thank you!

City. Don't know parameters anymore other than it's really hard. TDS was just over 400 or else just under (I forget that too).