Recent content by ysic_liz

Hey, I'm brand new to all this as well and I've had a similar situation to yours. Check my posts out for my story (under freshwater - unhealthy fish section). I had lots of different stories told to me too... but the most imperative thing I discovered is to "cycle" your tank. What did the...

I know it depends on the personalities of the betta too... but any/all thoughts and experiences appreciated. I've currently got a betta in a 28litre tank by himself. Fantastic water quality (or so the tests tell me)... waiting on some persistent fin rot to go away before I give him some...

Ok what I've done is gotten a silk-like plant that has leaves up near the surface of the tank. I've got him on a 7 day course of melafix Everything is still normal.... I think I see some clear regrowth but am not too sure.... But today he's suddenly really skittish. Comes out when I put...

It's about 7.5 gallons (28 litres). I haven't noticed any clear growth yet. I'll buy some pellets - I think he'd eat anything I give him... He practically eats from my finger! It's exciting and a relief that my tank is cycled. Means once he's recovered I can think about more fish!

Just tested my water again - two nights after the 50% water change: Temp: 26 degrees celcius - I'm going to increase it to 27 degrees. pH: 6.6 - getting a little acidic now Ammonia: 0 Nitrites: 0 Nitrates: nearly 0 His fins are still quite straggly. No better, no worse. It's only been a few...

Ooops I read the results wrong.... note to self - don't do it at 6:30am in a rush before leaving for work! pH - still 6.8 Ammonia - still basically zero (test has a very slight greeny tinge but is still really yellow) Nitrite - I would say about 0.25 Nitrate - 5.0 I am doing a 50% water change...

Yeah I mustve mixed the two words up. Oops! Nitrite 5.0, nitrate about 37. I'll do a water change when I get home from work.

Just received my API freshwater testing kit. Details as follows: pH: 6.9 (nearly 7) ammonia: nearly 0 - mostly yellow with a very very slight green tinge nitrate: 5.0 nitrite: halfway between 25-50 doesn't seem like the water is extremely bad, just a bit of tweaking... Betta hasn't improved...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I would love it too - never even seen snow in real life! Would be a true novelty for me, but I'm sure it would wear off after a while!

Totally agree with you Mark! And with dkpate, from what I've seen in photos and on tv it's a beautiful place!

It is 24 hours since the 50% water change and meds put in. He looks a bit worse, his fins are pretty wilted, he looks more like a female betta at the moment. Still waiting on the kit to test the water... As he is the only fish in the tank, do you think it would be a good idea to turn off the...

Aww thanks! No I didn't even have the chance to put the sulfa in yet so it wasn't that.... it was already too late - when I got home from work he was already gone. I knew he wasn't well cos he wasn't moving around much anymore - just hiding in his castle... but I was hoping he'd pull through...

Welcome to AA!

Update: got home and my golden sucking catfish is dead. *sniff*. He was from my first lot too :-( Now am in middle of first 50% water change..... we'll see how my betta goes...