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So my betta tank just got a big plant and hardscape upgrade, and for my centrepiece plant, I got an anubias bartari, planted right at the centre of my tank, attached onto some driftwood. At that time I thought Anubias was a slow-growing plant, and even if it did grow fast, it wouldn't suddenly...

Hey! You're tank parameters look just fine, great job on keeping them down! I would suggest you try to remember how he was when you first got him, and compare it to now, see if anything has changed a lot. Also, look for anything that would've potentially ripped his fins, as that could also be a...

2-week update on fishless cycling I've been doing constant parameter and temperature checks, observing if there appears to be any noticeable stress from my betta. So far, no noticeable stress, water parameters have stayed very very stable for the past two weeks as well. No ammonia at all, no...

I bought a few plants from a local aquatic plant store a few days ago, and since I had to leave in a hurry, I wasn't able to get the names of two of the plants I bought from the seller. If anyone can recognise these two plants attached below, it would be awesome if you could provide the names...

Just got into the hobby and bought some plants as well, and I've been seeing these exact same things attaching to my glass. Don't worry, they're harmless! It's all part of the ecosystem. If you get too much though, you can add some nerite snails to eat them or you could just control their...

Aww, your betta sounds really happy and living its best life. I have a rock in the corner and he absolutely loves to go behind it or rest on it. I call it his little secret "hideout" lol. Don't worry, I'll consider changing up the deco once in a while so he doesn't get bored. I got this mirror...

Yep, I have a rock in the corner and he absolutely loves to go behind it or rest on it. I call it his little secret "hideout" lol. Don't worry, I'll consider changing up the deco once in a while so he doesn't get bored. I got this mirror as a substitute for the mirror ball and I use it to flare...

Thank you. I will do my best to ensure that I get a nice cycled tank. I live in a small apartment so I don't have much space but I might get another 10-15 gal when I move out a couple of months later to a bigger house and get a school of neon tetras, Harlequins and some shrimp to build a nice...

Ah thank you. I've had to trim a lot of my plants off as a lot of them have turned brown and yellow. I literally had to pull out most of my ludwigia Repens because they were turning translucent. Some of my frogbit roots have been growing longer, and my Vallisneria spiralis have been growing some...

Thank you so much! Okay, just to confirm: I need to make sure that my ammonia and nitrite levels together have to always be no more than 0.50 ppm. Yesterday I tested my ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels and they're all 0. That means I don't need to do any water changes yet right? Also, you...

Some of my plants are rotting, and they don't look too good. What can I do to make them healthy again? I use Tropica premium nutrition for fertilizer every week, and my substrate is around 2 inches. I also give them plenty of light. I contacted the seller and they said that the plants I ordered...

Heres a more detailed version of how I cycled my tank I set up my tank and then added a few pinches of fish food. (probably around 15-20 pellets). After about 2-4 days, my tank started to produce ammonia. I added in some bacteria in a bottle (I heard it speeds up the process a lot) according...

Thanks for clarifying. Sorry, what I mean were 0.25 and 0.15 ppm of ammonia and nitrites. I've done my cycle by putting some fish food in the fish tank(my source of ammonia), and testing parameters every day. Keep in mind that I also added bottled bacteria so my cycle went pretty fast. Once...

Hi! Newbie here. I just started my first 5 gal planted betta fish tank last Monday, so my tank is fairly new. The fishless cycle has already been completed before I added cosmo, my male betta. I have also made sure my tank water parameters are ideal. I've been keeping track of my progress...