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Thanks - I'll look there! Yes, his water originally was fine but then a plant started decaying and I found out I was changing the water too frequently and he got fin rot and pop eye. He is about to be moved to a new house - is it ok to put him in the big tank now, or should I wait until he...

Hello! I have a betta fish named Evan! I got him in March and had him in a 5 gallon tank. In May something went wrong with his water and he got very sick. I moved him into a 1 gallon quarantine tank at the end of May and he has been there ever since. He has recovered very well and his...

Update - and Question Thank you for your input everyone! I went on my trips and the daily 100% water changes in the 1 gallon tank have continued. I am still putting Stress Coat in during water changes but have stopped the Melafix. His fins are growing back and his eyes are no longer cloudy...

Great! So no one has had adverse reactions to using epsom salt with betta? Just a little scared to start something new right before going out of town while I won't be here to monitor him. But if that is what is best for him then I want to help him!

Update: He is swimmingly around now. I think the bloating is all gone, as he is able to swim down in the bowl. I think I overfed him the other day, which may have caused he bloating. Looking at his gills, it almost looks like the one flaring out is ripped. When he breaths it comes out...

So I just mix the epsom salt into the water and it is ok to leave in there? Like the epsom salt is not sure for a dip or rinse?

I am buying aquarium salt right now but will pick up epsom salt to use first.

His fins and eyes are looking much better and he has been swimming around. Is it possible for him to be getting worse and these original conditions be clearing up?

Great thank you! I have one more question/concern. Earlier today I think I may have had residue of soap on my hand and my finger grazed the service of the water in the one gallon tank. A few minutes later I was using the medicine dropper to mix in the Melafix bubbles floating on top of the...

Ok! I cleaned the tank tonight and it was very slimy. I wasn't sure how to get the slimy stuff out of the gravel, so I'm just going to start the tank over and go with no gravel for a while. I will read the article in the link you gave about cycling the tank! I am noticing that his top fin...

I do have a gravel vac. I think I'm gonna take out all the gravel and rinse it really well in order to make sure all the bits of decaying anacharis are completely gone. Just rinse the glass with really hot water and wipe with a paper towel? Should I be mixing the Melafix with water before...

How often do you test the water with the kit? And when I move him back into the 5 gallon tank should I cycle it first? Or let it cycle once he is in there? The one gallon "hospital" bowl he is in right now does not have a heater or filter - since it's so small. I just got a heater for his...

Thank you for responding! I posted on three forums and you are the forsy to answer. I appreciate it, as I am very new to this! When I first inherited him in March, I brought him home and put him in an uncycled tank. I was advised to feed him 2-3 pieces of food every 2-3 days. He seems to be...

I have a very sick betta. He has very tattered fins, popeye, and is very lethargic. He was in a 5 gallon tank with no filter or heater and was doing well for about 1 month. I started getting an oily layer on the top of the tank and was doing more frequent water changes to try and remedy. His...