Recent content by Imogenlucie

Hi everyone, I'm having a lot of trouble with my Betta fish who has suddenly started tail biting. For the first 3 months I had him, he never did this. Tank is 5 gallon, has several live plants, ornaments and places to hide and has a low flow filter. Shares his tank with one mystery snail...

Hi there everyone. I have just purchased a new betta and I'm still very new to fish keeping. I previously spent around 6 weeks cycling my 5 gallon tank prior to introducing my betta fish. He’s on day four now and seems to be thriving, but the one thing I’ve noticed is that my pH steadily climbs...

Thanks again for your reply! I read your mind and have already started stripping the tank and cleaning absolutely everything. After several days, I'll start again with spring water only and perform a fishless cycle for several weeks until complete. Once my cycle is complete, would it be a...

Water straight from the tap is reading as 0ppm ammonia, nitrite and nitrates. I bought the betta's from two separate stores in Adelaide. One aquarium store and one was just petbarn. Unfortunately I'm unsure what water source they are using, but I can ask. I have talked to employees at both...

Hi everybody, I'm after some advice. I have just recently purchased my first aquarium and am new to the field. I set up a 20L (5 gallon) tank with a filter and heater in preparation for a betta fish. At this stage, I did not yet know the importance of cycling the tank prior to fish...