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What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gallon
How long has the tank been running? 6 months
Does it have a filter? Yes, sponge
Does it have a heater? yes
What is the water temperature? 79F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? 1 male HM betta, 5 pygmy cories, two nerite snales
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every 7-14 days
How much of the water do you change? 30%
What do you use to treat your water? Distilled + Salty Shrimp GH/KH
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Vacuum substrate each time
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
pH: 7.4
GH: 11
KH: 5
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once daily
How much do you feed your fish? 4 pellets
What brand of food do you feed your fish? North fin, Fluval Betta Bites
Do you feed frozen? Baby Brine Shrimp, Daphnia, Blood Worms
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months
QT Used….Yes/No, ……if Yes, how long? No
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? About one month
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Color change
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Yes, shiney blue scales turning red
My beautiful betta Kablam! has the marble gene, but I'm not sure if these red patches are color change or scale loss. I don't see any sign of infection. He's not flashing, behavior normal. He lives peacefully with his pygmy cory housemates, shorm and nerites.
What is the water volume of the tank? 10 gallon
How long has the tank been running? 6 months
Does it have a filter? Yes, sponge
Does it have a heater? yes
What is the water temperature? 79F
What is the entire stocking of this tank? 1 male HM betta, 5 pygmy cories, two nerite snales
Maintenance
How often do you change the water? Every 7-14 days
How much of the water do you change? 30%
What do you use to treat your water? Distilled + Salty Shrimp GH/KH
Do you vacuum the substrate or just the water? Vacuum substrate each time
*Parameters - Very Important
Did you cycle your tank before adding fish? Yes
What do you use to test the water? API kit
What are your parameters? We need to know the exact numbers, not just “fine” or “safe”.
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 5
pH: 7.4
GH: 11
KH: 5
Feeding
How often do you feed your fish? Once daily
How much do you feed your fish? 4 pellets
What brand of food do you feed your fish? North fin, Fluval Betta Bites
Do you feed frozen? Baby Brine Shrimp, Daphnia, Blood Worms
Do you feed freeze-dried foods? No
Illness & Symptoms
How long have you had this fish? 3 months
QT Used….Yes/No, ……if Yes, how long? No
How long ago did you first notice these symptoms? About one month
In a few words, can you explain the symptoms? Color change
Have you started any treatment for the illness? No
Was your fish physically ill or injured upon purchase? No
How has its behavior and appearance changed, if at all? Yes, shiney blue scales turning red
My beautiful betta Kablam! has the marble gene, but I'm not sure if these red patches are color change or scale loss. I don't see any sign of infection. He's not flashing, behavior normal. He lives peacefully with his pygmy cory housemates, shorm and nerites.
