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cover I would definitely put a cover on the tank because bettas will jump!

Beautiful pair! Oh, he is just gorgeous! I've thought about breeding mine but I have my hands full with our move and remodel and looking for a job, and...:banghead:

Just adding my two cents... Can't wait to see pics of the lovely bridal couple! Don't worry too much about your little girl. The gal that shipped my imported betta told me she once had a betta returned to her by the post office a MONTH after she had shipped it to a buyer. Apparently they...

Just read this thread. Really cool to watch another person's process! I have two betta tanks that I've posted about in other places. Both are a work in progress. I have a betta from Petco and another one I bought from Thailand. I begin to shake when I look at how much that one cost... He...

Pics Here are pics of the stand showing the casters. Here is a link showing a pic of my new betta from Thailand. AquaBid.com - Closed Item # fwbettashm1358122516 - SUPRE RED HM MALE # 2 - Ended: Sun Jan 13 18:15:16 2013

Here we go! I'm working on the revamped stand for the tank. It came with the tank and is actually a television stand. It is constructed from real wood and not particle board. It has been reinforced under the top and my hubby has put it on casters for me. You can see from the pics that he...

I've used crushed cuttlebone which I can get easily at any store that has pet bird supplies, even the grocery store.

I'm no expert but you might check your pH. Too low a pH level can stall out your cycle or even kill the good bacteria.

New betta Here is the link to pics of my new betta. AquaBid.com - Closed Item # fwbettashm1358122516 - SUPRE RED HM MALE # 2 - Ended: Sun Jan 13 18:15:16 2013 You can see why I fell in love with him and made a bid, even though I had NOT planned on buying anything! LOL Anybody else been...

Wow! What a dilemma! I just bought a betta from Aquabid myself. I'm picking him up tomorrow. I hope there are no surprises!

Most sources say you should not use charcoal in your filter unless you have something in the water, like meds, that you have to remove. Just use a sponge and some ceramic media and DO NOT scrub or replace it until it is falling apart. Just rinse it in old tank water if it gets really ugly. I...

The cost difference between setting up a 2.5 and 10 gallon is not much. Definitely go with the bigger tank. The fish will be happier, you will be happier because you won't have to change the water as often in a bigger tank.

I bought a used tank last month and re-homed the last surviving fish, a parrot fish who was too big for the tank. Last week I was digging through the bucket of stuff from the tank and picked up a big resin bridge decoration and noticed it rattled. I shook it real hard and a very dead, very...

Nice tank! Better to take your time and get what you want rather than having to tear everything apart later.

Be careful about buying plants at the chain stores. Today I returned 3 of them! I looked them up online so I would know how tall they grow and that would determine their placement in the tank. Well, none of them are aquatic plants. One was Mondo grass, a landscaping plant, one was a...

Good point! I use a saucer.

I just bought 3 otos a few days ago. So far, so good. I've lost 2 Corys that came from one of the big chain stores, also a guppy and a betta. I think these poor fish are so stressed by the time you get them home that it's amazing any of them survive. Funny story about the otos...I know they...

Cool idea! I like the little guys, too! One thought, since they love to dig, you might want to be absolutely certain that all of your rocks are "rock solid". You wouldn't want to wake up and find a little tail sticking out from under one of the rocks!

Hi, saw your post and thought I would jump in. Drip acclimation is simple. You need a length of tubing and a container. I use a 1 gallon fishbowl from WalMart $5.99, very handy. Any fish-safe container will work. Set your container below the level of the tank. Tie a knot 6 inches from one...

Having a 1ml syringe on hand is helpful for measuring liquids. That's an insulin syringe. Ask your vet for a couple.

Who knows...is it worth risking killing everything in the tank to find out? IMO it ain't.

NOT cedar Where did you get the driftwood? I don't know if you were kidding about it being cedar but I hope not! Cedar is full of aromatic oils that would not be good in an aquarium.

Okay, I'm definitely naming my red hm betta Elmo! Guess the blue one becomes Grover...LOL!!! I have a couple funny/sick fish stories. I bought a 30 gallon tank off of Craig's List and it came with one live parrot cichlid, which went to the pet store. The tank was too small for it. Fast...

How NOT to swallow tank water... I was trying to think of a simple way to start my siphons without putting the nasty tube in my mouth and I came up with this. Anybody know what an infant syringe bulb is? They are for sucking snot out of baby noses! Gross, I know but I found two of them on...