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So the snails on cleanup duty. I don't think snails clean plants off like the shrimp. I would think the snail might eat the plants.

My Betta is pretty little. The cherry shrimp might steal his wallet! No but I figured if he eats them no big deal.

What readings are important? I'm assuming nitrates. I figure ph isn't that important to a betta, but I might add some shrimp, probably cherry, and maybe one more fish once the tank is setup and the water is more established.

Thankfully I came home the next day and he seems fine. Yeah I'm going to get him some plants, sand and maybe a cave soon. It can probably be stressful always being in the open. At least I'm not home much.

When I got back home the next day he seemed normal! Does this test kit look okay Amazon.com: API 5 in 1 Aquarium Test Strips: Pet Supplies ? If not I'd love a recommendation.

Yeah that makes sense, but I've heard filters and supplemental aeration aren't necessary with Bettas, even in bowls.

Tap water with some dechlorinator I added.

I'll pick up a kit and test it today. I just figured a 1 inch Betta in 6 gallons would have lots of oxygen. The top of the tank has probably 1.5 sq ft of surface area. I'm thinking maybe his gills aren't working well?

I don't have water testing equipment yet. He's been in new water for 2-3 days. There is no filter going but there's about 6 gallons in the tank. That's the weird thing: I don't notice his gills moving. When he was in the gallon bottle I would see his gills moving. He sits there motionless and...

I got this betta the other day. I took him out of his cup and put him in a gallon spring water bottle for two days. He was pretty active swimming around. I didn't have a heater and one morning my apartment got down to 60 degrees and the next morning it was 58. The last two days he's been in a...