VancouverIsland_Honey
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HI there, I am new. Just got a new male Betta 2 weeks ago. I have been scouring the internet to find answers, before I came here.
Water tank size is 5 gallon. We used a water conditioner and added the Betta 24 hours later which we were ensured was ok. We waited 10 days before adding 4 Neons, and our Betta, Hugo, didn't seem to mind them at all. Water was perfect, and temperature was perfect. 2 of the Neons died by the morning. By 3pm, the other 2 had died. We removed them as they died, but one was stuck and it was a day later when I did our first 1/4 water change, that I got him out. I removed Hugo with our net, but won't do that again, as I think it wasn't a pleasant experience for him.
After the water change (3 days ago)
, the water has been on the acidic side (6.2 pH, 0-40 alkalinity). Everything else is good. But our poor Hugo has been not well since the Neons died. He hangs out on the heater bracket, and has closed his fins, and he is becoming very pale and seems lethargic. I shone a flashlight on him and he doesn't seem to have velvet, nor swimmers bladder, or Popeye. Thought he might be stressed/bored so I changed some things in his tank, by adding smaller silk plants for him to swim though and around, and a sleeping leaf, and another ceramic log, but he hasn't been curious about them at all. His food is called Bug Bites; pellets. He is also in my daughter's room, out of sunlight, and away from chaos. We are so worried about our little guy. I own Himalayan Pink Salt and green Match's Tea powder from the health store, as I was reading these might help, but don't want to do it till I get more "counsel" on the matter. I have uploaded three pictures, but am not sure how to add them. One is of Hugo on the bracket, one is of the tank, and the other is close-up of Hugo, our Betta.
Water tank size is 5 gallon. We used a water conditioner and added the Betta 24 hours later which we were ensured was ok. We waited 10 days before adding 4 Neons, and our Betta, Hugo, didn't seem to mind them at all. Water was perfect, and temperature was perfect. 2 of the Neons died by the morning. By 3pm, the other 2 had died. We removed them as they died, but one was stuck and it was a day later when I did our first 1/4 water change, that I got him out. I removed Hugo with our net, but won't do that again, as I think it wasn't a pleasant experience for him.
After the water change (3 days ago)