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I also believe my tap water is the culprit of my columnaris outbreak. People probably should not drink my water- very, very corrosive. Does anyone have suggestions on what water to use? I've been mixing purified, distilled and spring and adding baking soda to get the correct ph, etc. Any...

What worked? I'm not sure what worked. I really feel it was the combination of everything, not just the Mardel products. If I don't think betta 2 would have survived without the addition of salt dips and direct application to betta's body with cotton swab. Betta 2 is doing great. Fin is...

I have kept bettas my entire life. I've gone a couple years without them, but in the past I was lucky and never had a betta get a disease. Unfortunately that was not the case recently. I purchased a 5 gal Chi and a cycled it. I purchased a betta. I tested the water- no ammonia, no nitrates, no...