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Almost everyone here says that it could be genetics that a betta mysteriously dies for no reason at all maybe that's a good assumption to see but first deduce first any probable cause in the tank since there are many to think of maybe water parameters, tank mates, equipment or decorations can be...

Sorry for your loss and good luck raising another one hope you will be prepare this time and we all here are wiling to help you whenever you have questions based on our knowledge and experience as a hobbyist. Hope your new one will live and grow happy with you!

I'm sorry for your lost and I'm late to react on this since holiday came, Anyway from the picture you uploaded where he lies at the bottom it seems so hopeless any adjustments in the water parameter will just aggravate his condition further I think euthanize him or let nature do it's work will...

My answer might differ to other keepers but in my experience it goes: 1. They say avoid any feeds that contain meal on their ingredients also live foods are fed only as a treat not as staple. Varied diet is a must if you can try different food to avoid your betta to be bored eating one kind of...

Yeah your right even if I zoom in I can't see any sharp edges, maybe just do a frequent water change will help it since my tank also reaches a Nitrate up to 20ppm before WC but my bettas eyes doesn't bulges like that. Maybe observe it from the meantime since I'm also not sure what causes it and...

Uhmm unless you are making a tea for a drink it's good, but jokes aside where did you find that tea leaves can also be alternative to Indian almond leaves or driftwoods? This is the first time I heard about it and hope you remove it from your tank just to be sure. I'm puzzled out by this maybe I...

I was shocked at the third picture his left eyes weirdly bulges out not the popeye look but something weird. My betta also like that his eyes becomes cloudy overnight after his popeye was pecked by my other betta who jumped out to the other side of the divider. Maybe it was just an injury is...

Thanks! Yup I already have a portable fan that acts as an exhaust fan over the tanks and I use it whenever the temperature rises. It's much cheaper than installing AC in the room.

This just pops out in my mind right now after reading some threads regarding tanks, whenever I do WC and removing some decorations they we're all slimy and some are full of accumulated brown/yellow gooey stuffs (I believe from the tannins). Is the slime in the decorations is also the ones that...

Every WC, I just can't stand seeing some dirt stuck between the gravels and the tank glass also poop lying around.

I'm living in a tropical country which the thermometer always reads 79 at night and 80 to 85F at daytime and 85 to 90f during summer or El Niño occurs. I just use a portable fan directing above the tank to disperse some heat. Maybe you we're just feeding it a little bit too much? Try to fast it...

I have an established 2.5g and set up a 5 gallon I swapped the used sponge filter from the small tank and a new one and put the old filter in the larger tank I also snag some decorations, some moss balls as well as scooping some gravel then sprinkling some pellets in the fish-less tank within 3...

If I we're in your shoes I'll do frequent WC while waiting for the tank to stabilize. When using Methylene blue do it in a separate tank because it destroys the beneficial bacteria that you we're building in the main tank to neutralize the ammonia and nitrite. Also did you do a fish in cycle?or...

I just flash a mirror in front of his tank and he flares and retreat in the back of some plants and then swims back in front of the tank I just to this twice a day every weekends and just for a minute for him to exercise.

Hi!? just noticed you mentioned about your luck with moss balls, I think they rot away if they are exposed in too much light or direct sunlight.

Good to hear that after a while there's a progress to his tank, yet he's condition still hasn't change a lot. Can you snap some pictures of him for us to see if the discoloration is his natural color, some infections or any worse thing he got after those that happened to him (knock on wood hope...

Yeah I also noticed that my bettas are much active when the tanks color is tinted yellow with tannins than just clear water. jaderenee1021 I realized when you say you want to boil it first, do you mean boil the leaf first then put it in the tank or boil it to produce tannins faster and pour...

Looks like he wants a new hairdo and decided to bump his head somewhere, as far as I know and everyone advices just small frequent water change will heal it little by little just keep the water clean for him, also try to watch his tank mates maybe they pick on him when you think they weren't...

It releases the tannins faster for you to just stock it or put some in your tank. As far as I know it doesn't destroy the tannins just don't boil it for a long time maybe 15 to 20 mins just look if the water is a bit yellow or dark enough that's your cue.

I don't know but for me the only chemical I put in my tank is the de chlorinator and supplements. In the past I also use the one that Prime made for making the plants greener but since I don't grow plants anymore in my tank just moss balls I just set it aside if I planned to use it again.