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Thank you again for all the help. As of this morning, my fish is completely healed. I’ll try to take your advice of varying up his diet, though it’s a little tricky to get out of the house right now, but I certainly want him getting all he needs! It definitely feels like a lot of these threads...

Sorry for my absence! I forget how the notifications work on here. It’s definitely a good idea to be gun-shy as you said. Some people will cycle tanks using fish (as in adding fish BEFORE the tank is stable in the process of making it become stable), but you will find that this is a very...

Hello! This guy has got you completely covered on tank cycling. That is the most important thing right now by far. Now for my part: PLEASE, NO MEDICINE!! I’ll try not to ramble too much, but I’m a second time betta dad...and here goes my story...I currently have a young Betta imbellis, a bit...

Thank you so very much for taking time to respond. I am feeling pretty hopeful! When I woke up after posting this on Friday, he already seemed much better, and today, he seems almost entirely healed! I would like a second opinion on that, though. To me, it seems like the white HITH spot has...

Hello, everyone. Thanks for giving this a look. A bit of background information: This is my second fish. My first was a veiltail betta that I had for over a year before he succumbed to a treatment resistant illness (and likely old age which made it harder to fight). My first betta was in a...

Silly question. I’ll give a bit of background first. I found a snail while performing a bio experiment on pond plants and decided to take him home. I was only recently able to ID him as a bladder snail. I’ve had him for over half a year now. He is thriving in a clear bottle (as in the kind with...

Good to hear someone else has noticed their Betta doing this. When I do water changes, I use tap water that’s been sitting out for a week so the chemicals evaporate out (at least, that’s what I’ve been told happens). I generally change a fourth of the water every week. I’ve been doing this for...

Thanks for the quick reply. Thank goodness my fish is moving completely normally again, but still weird behavior worth looking into. Just did some testing. 0 ammonia. 0 nitrite. Really high pH!!! I can’t believe it. I got my water tested at the fish store last Thursday and they said everything...

Please give any advice!! My Betta has been sitting in roughly the same position for about 15 minutes now and I’m really stressed. He’s opening and closing his mouth and his gills are flaring in and out (not all the way out as if he were trying to intimidate, but definitely noticeable). I fed...

Hello all, I got my first ever aquarium about a month ago. It is 3.5 gallons with a male betta, a marimo moss ball which I've actually owned for a year, and two anubias plants. My fish seems perfectly healthy and happy (vibrant colors, very active swimmer). However, as you can see in the...

Thank you to all of you for your advice. To Delapool - That is good to know about snails. I think the logic behind the heater issue was that most smaller heaters would cost less/be made cheaper (for the sole reason that it is smaller), and you get what you pay for and all that. To Dumbo the...

Hello all, this is my first post on this site! I recently got a male betta (my first fish!) who is living in my 3.5 gallon tank with a couple of anubias plants. It has a filter that hangs off the back with just the right amount of flow for a betta. They're all super healthy. I am, however...