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I failed to mention that I have 2 of these tanks. Each one with 1 betta. I started adding epsom salt to the second tank later than the first tank simply because I forgot and the fish from the second tank just started displaying fin damage recently. Could it be the epsom salt or is it a coincidence?

Just 1 betta.

I am fertilizing the tank twice a week with 1 ml of Seachem Flourish. I do 50% water changes once a week and I add 270 mg of epsom salt when I do them. There have been no new fish added to the tank.

Is it possible that the epsom salt or the excess fertilizer is causing fin damage to my fish? Cause ever since I started dosing the tank with more than the recommended fertilizer and adding epsom salt my fish’s tail fin has been slowly deteriorating. At first I thought he might have snagged it...

How fast should I see results?

Also I dose Flourish 0.45 ml twice a week, not once a week, so in one week I end up dosing a total of 0.9 ml of Flourish. I do have another question... Is there a specific window of time that's ideal to have the lights on? like 10 am - 4 pm? 12 am - 6 pm? Or is it just more about the length of...

I have the Marineland 5 gallon Portrait kit, so I use the LED lights that came with that kit. I have them on for 10 hours every day. If my hardness comes mostly from Ca through the crushed coral do I really need to add more with gypsum? Can't I just add epsom salt only? And 350 - 375 is that...

Hello. So I have a low tech set up stocked with plants like anubias, java fern, dwarf sag, Bolbitis Heteroclite, and red tiger lotus. None of these plants are doing well. Any time the red tiger lotus bulbs start sprouting new stems they appear to be more green than red (seem to be low on iron)...

Thank you very much! I really like him myself :) It appears that it's just his coloring as his behavior hasn't changed nor have the patterns worsened.

He's very active and eating with no problems. Nothing has progressed so hopefully this means we're in the clear. I will continue to leave him in quarantine until it has been a full 4 weeks just for good measure.

Thank you everyone for your input! I'll be sure to try to check out both but I think I'll have a bit of an easier time finding SFBB in stores around me.

Hello everyone, I got a new Betta a week and a half ago. He's been in a quarantine tank since day 1 and I've been doing daily partial water changes. I've been doing more research about what kind of symptoms to look for in case he has something. He is a white opal color and as you can imagine it...

What is their process for sterilization and what is their guarantee?

Hi guys, I want to dive into the world of frozen foods such as bloodworms and brine shrimp for my Betta. I only have one fish so far but have a second tank ready to go for when I find the perfect second Betta. What brands of frozen foods do you recommend? Thanks!

Hello, I bought a new betta fish about a week ago and I don't know if I am paranoid or not but I feel like one side of the fish has slightly raised scales and maybe the stomach is a tad swollen so I am thinking these might be early stages of dropsy. The reason I say I might be paranoid is...