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what medication do you suggest?

Do you think I should grab medication? Or just let it be for a few days?

I do clean the gravel often. Temp is currently 82F

Background: I have had a male betta fish (I don't remember what kind) for about 8 months in a 5 gallon, heated, tank with a couple ghost shrimp and 2 snails. He is usually pretty active and swims throughout the tank. I have struggled treating what appears to be an incredibly aggressive form of...

I was told that if I add the betta along with a bottle of TSS+ then it should be safe while the tank cycles. Thoughts?

I was urged by people on another site to do a 100% water change and then finish the cycle with the betta in the tank. What would you recommend?

After adding the sponge filter from Angels Plus, how long did it take to cycle your tank?

No one I know know has a cycled tank. My tap water is 0 across the board for ammo, nitrite, and nitrate...pH seems to be about 7.6

I live close to a PetSmart, will they have seeding material? Otherwise I can check with other fish suppliers. What website would have seeding materials?

Meanwhile, while I wait for my tank to cycle(still nothing yet), what is the best way to keep my betta fish healthy in his temporary bowl?

Today starts day 12 of my second attempt

Okay! I'm just very excited to get some fish in the empty tank! What do you think the appearance of .25ppm nitrite was? False reading? Or is the cycling actually getting going?

About 1 month ago, I purchased the Top Fin 5 gallon glass aquarium with an integrated filter. I immediately stuck a betta fish into the tank, without knowing of the cycling process, which died 3 days later(from illness or ammonia poisoning I don't know). After doing some research, I decided to...