mybettanorman
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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Hi,
I'm not too sure if this is the right forum for this, but here we go (I'm new here).
Five days ago, I got my new male betta. In the past, I haven't been the best with taking care of fish, but this one I really want it to live. He's in a one gallon tank (and I do realize this is cruel to the fish and I'm getting a new tank tomorrow) with a small heater, some substrate, and two silk plants. Because it is in such a small bowl, I've been doing ten percent water changes everyday with a conditioner.
Three days ago, I tested the water condition. The pH was 6.8, the ammonia level was 0 ppm, the nitrite was 0 ppm, and the temperature was 79 degrees fahrenheit. I wasn't able to test the nitrate.
For the first few days, he was doing well. Nothing out of the ordinary, I think. But today, I noticed that he was kind of jerking around for a few seconds and then swimming normally. He doesn't lay at the bottom though, but he does just stay at one position for a while near the surface and then move again after a couple minutes. He also has these weird, black gills. Is this normal for bettas?
I'm not too sure if this is the right forum for this, but here we go (I'm new here).
Five days ago, I got my new male betta. In the past, I haven't been the best with taking care of fish, but this one I really want it to live. He's in a one gallon tank (and I do realize this is cruel to the fish and I'm getting a new tank tomorrow) with a small heater, some substrate, and two silk plants. Because it is in such a small bowl, I've been doing ten percent water changes everyday with a conditioner.
Three days ago, I tested the water condition. The pH was 6.8, the ammonia level was 0 ppm, the nitrite was 0 ppm, and the temperature was 79 degrees fahrenheit. I wasn't able to test the nitrate.
For the first few days, he was doing well. Nothing out of the ordinary, I think. But today, I noticed that he was kind of jerking around for a few seconds and then swimming normally. He doesn't lay at the bottom though, but he does just stay at one position for a while near the surface and then move again after a couple minutes. He also has these weird, black gills. Is this normal for bettas?