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Hello Everyone, I would greatly appreciate everyone's advice. I have several issues going on with my betta fish that I suspect are related, and I am not sure what to do. A little background: I bought a male betta about 5 weeks ago. He is in a 5 gallon tank, with a heater, and a filter. I...

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Hello Everyone, I am finally in the position where I can get a new Betta fish! The only problem is that I need to keep the tank on the first floor, and I do not have a lot of space. I want to put it in the dining area (logistically best place), but I am concerned about sound (filter) and smell...

Thanks for the input! I finished up the week of bettafix, and I did a complete cleaning of the tank, which should have removed it. I also moved the tank away from the window and the temperature is between 76-78 now, which is 2 degrees higher than before. Blue Boy seems much happier and active...

Hi, Thanks for the reply. Yes, I always used conditioner, and I will increase the dosage. I decided to go ahead and finish the meds tonight, and then do a good cleaning tomorrow. I tested the PH, and it is hard, but better than what it used to be. If he is worse tomorrow, I will get his water...

Hello Guys, I wrote a while back about fin rot for my Betta Blue Boy, and it seemed the culprit was a dirty tank. After doing a complete clean of my tank (which I thought I was not suppose to do), my fish became stable, and the algea problem disappeared. Over the last few weeks though, Blue Boy...

Hi Jen, I just saw your message, I did have a filter, but I opted not to use it. I also heard bettas prefer not to have one because they do not like moving water. Being new, I was not sure if this was entirely true, but I decided to give it a shot. Do you have a good recommendations for an...

Thanks Autumn Sky, There are no windows in my office, but I have a light that is on 9 hours a day when I am there with him. I guess I could experiment with it and leave it off for longer periods of time. I feed him two blood worms at a time, twice in one day, and he always gobbles them up, so...

I do not use a filter. I had one, but it was electrocuting me so I took it out. Even though I did not use it, I had no trouble keeping the tank clean, until the last few weeks.

Thanks, I will go ahead and do a 100 water change and clean everything thoroughly. If my Betta does not get too stressed out, I may do it on a monthly basis like you and hope it clears up my problem. Thanks for the advice!

Thanks for the advice! It is just red coloration not red veins, and he seems pretty active right now, which is good, although the fin damage seems worse. Do you recommend using aquarium salt to help with the re-growth or just waiting to see if it gets better by itself? I have also considered...

Hello Everyone! I joined this forum because I am in desperate need of advice with my Betta fish Blue Boy, and google only helps so much. I got him from Petsmart about 4 months ago, and until now, he has been very healthy. Now he has red fins, and maybe some slight damage to his fins, but I will...

Hello Everyone, My name is Stephanie, and my Betta fish is Blue Boy! I have had him four months now, and he is a spunky little thing. I keep him at the office with me, so he gets to see alot of action all week long. Right now it is just him and me, but maybe someday I will expand. I look...