Mellybean527
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello,
I am brand new to this site and relatively new to owning a Betta fish (my younger sister owned her before she moved and now I have her). I have a female named Jules who is about a year old.
Previously I had her in a 2.5 gallon tank with no filter but did 100% water changes every other week as recommended to me by petco. I recently upgraded her to a 5 gallon tank with a filter and new decor for her to hide in along with a glass heater(she previously didn’t have one but I have been slowly increasing it from her normal 68 to 78 over the past three days like I read to do online). I added water conditioner from petco as well.
I feed her 3 pellets a day but she has been refusing food for the most part and is pooping only white mucus. She’s bloated and darting around the tank and not acting herself. I haven’t seen her sleep and have been super worried. She has little to no color and has stress lines as well. Are all these changes too much for her at once? I thought the new tank set up might make her happier...
I am brand new to this site and relatively new to owning a Betta fish (my younger sister owned her before she moved and now I have her). I have a female named Jules who is about a year old.
Previously I had her in a 2.5 gallon tank with no filter but did 100% water changes every other week as recommended to me by petco. I recently upgraded her to a 5 gallon tank with a filter and new decor for her to hide in along with a glass heater(she previously didn’t have one but I have been slowly increasing it from her normal 68 to 78 over the past three days like I read to do online). I added water conditioner from petco as well.
I feed her 3 pellets a day but she has been refusing food for the most part and is pooping only white mucus. She’s bloated and darting around the tank and not acting herself. I haven’t seen her sleep and have been super worried. She has little to no color and has stress lines as well. Are all these changes too much for her at once? I thought the new tank set up might make her happier...