Recent content by Kerrbear

Yes, I keep the tank heated to 82 degrees. Hopefully it's just new tank jitters!

Just got a brand-new, male Betta in my 5.5 gal, cycled tank. He's been exploring and hiding, which seems normal. When and how should I feed him? My previous Betta was accustomed to hand-feeding, so he was easy. This one, not so much; he doesn't even seem interested in the food. Can they...

Good news! I think his fins are starting to grow back. I'm still doing 50% pwcs every other day to prevent infection. Do I need to be doing anything else to help the fin regeneration?

Thanks for your help, everyone. I added a cling background to the tank (some research I did suggested changing the environment) and used the mirror thing once. He's already acting more like his normal self - patrolling, showing off when I walk by, "cruising" in between the plants and deco... I...

Should I stop doing the pwcs?

Okay. Bought some taller silk plants to add, and a huge rock cave with an air stone inside. Washed everything well and added to the tank. He's been zipping around the tall plants and in and out of the cave since they were in. I think he likes it. Hope this helps!

Oh yeah, this is what it looked like when it first started about two months ago.

These are a little fuzzy, hope they're ok. Why would he be biting his own fins? Is he stressed? Bored? He can't be hungry. I feed him the Hikari Bio-Gild pellets twice a day, six days a week. He always eats both pellets - I don't give him the second until he's eaten the first, and I wait until...

Captain Jack has had what I'm assuming is fin rot for about two months now. I've done a 100% wc and cleaned all the tank deco in hot water (cave, plants, rocks - not gravel or filter media, they just got swished in old tank water and returned). I started daily 50% pwcs without using aquarium...

Whoops, doubles on the pics. Maybe I AM being too thorough.

This morning I noticed what seemed to be a small hole about half way in Captain Jack's tail fin. Today when I got home from work, the tail has split from the hole to the end of his tail. It hasn't moved towards his body at all, and none of his other fins seem to be affected. His colour is still...

After more than a month, I finally got a fully cycled tank! Yay! Did a 95% water change, tested once more, then went out and got Captain Jack (the 2nd). He's been in the tank for almost two weeks now, and doing great! In fact, he seems a lot healthier and more active than when I got him, and his...

Cleaned out my tank, re-filled and started my cycle from scratch. I think I have everything I need now - bubble stone, heater, API test kit, ammonia, seeding material (poly fill from a filter in an established tank) from my lfs. Boy, Petsmart was NOT helpful in starting up the first time...

:O Janitorial supplies! Brilliant. Think I found it. Thank you!