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Thanks for your replies. I feed him 2-4 pellets a day (depending on size) to the equivalent of his eye) and make sure he eats them. The nitrates were zero before the overhaul. When doing water change I vacuum the substrate. When we did the overhaul, we did find some black worms (very few). But...

I have a sick betta and I'm not sure what to do. His fins were looking bad and he was lying at the bottom of the tank on his side. I've had him for 1.5 years now and he has always been very active, blowing bubble nests, and comes to my voice, etc. I've noticed in the last few weeks he has...

Thanks!! I see what I did. In the "quick reply" there is no paperclip. In any event, I did a 25% water change and I have put the betta in the tank. I took about 3 hours to acclimate him with floating his cup and doing gradual exchange of water. He was very shy yesterday and stayed at the...

Thank you all for your responses. The water is a very, very slight filmy, whitish, looking stuff. Certainly different from the crystal clear water we began with. It is actually better today than yesterday. I just tested the pH and it is about a 7.9 which is slight down from yesterday (8.0)...

Hi All, Firstly, thank you for your patience with me. I set up my new 5 gallon tank on Sunday. The pH was 7.4. I filled it with half tap (conditioned) and half distilled water. I have the temp at 80 degrees via a heater. I have gravel and silk plants, all rinsed well before being added to...

I have a new 5g marineland aquarium kit that came with a bio-foam and a filter with carbon filter cartridge. The instructions say to change the filter once a month. I have read the articles on fish-in cycling and am doing that with 1 male betta. I have the test kit for ammonia, nitrites, and...

Hi all, I am totally new to fish and aquariums and need advice on how to do this properly. I have done research and have gotten so many conflicting things that I feel I'm back to square one. I don't like the idea of "winging it" with a fish soul so I want to provide the best environment from...

Hello, I'm a total newbie and getting ready to get a betta for my new 5 gal. tank. I have a ton of questions and I've researched and researched and seem to get just as many conflicting answers so I'm feeling more lost than when I started. This forum looks to be full of level-headed people so...