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Thanks for the suggestions you guys. I'm still battling issues, but this time it's finrot. Tried different treatments, but it just won't seem to go away 100%. Anyway, I got him from aquabid.com for $30.00, so with his cost and the shipping it was around $50.00 maximum. When you order from...

DISREGARD THIS POST. FOUND ADVICE ELSEWHERE AND HAVE DEALT WITH IT. THANKS! Hi All, Here is a link to some pictures of fin issues my betta is having. Problem with Fins pictures by LuvMyBetta11 - Photobucket Is this fin rot? It doesn't get worse. The little pin holes come and...

Sorry to hear about your snail Cleggat. :(

Great choice for a snail!! I remember when mine was that small! LOL

I will, thanks! :flowers:

Great, thanks. Thanks guys for all the info and advice. Never having a tank before, any bump in the road get's me panicked. Thanks again!

Thanks again jetajockey. I'll do that. I do generally check my ammonia/nitrate on a constant basis anyway, so that'll definitely be covered. Kind of a stupid question, but if I leave the water overnight, is that just straight tap water or conditioned tap water? :facepalm:

Thanks! Yeah, I'm starting to see that that's a problem. I was having the problem before, but it might hinder correcting the pH problem if it keeps it lower. I don't have anything to aerate the water overnight. Can I just leave it sit and then test it?

Okay, thanks. I think I got it. :thumb: I'll get out later today to get the CC and the mesh media or stocking, whichever. I'll also do another partial water change and then check the water again. :banghead: All I wanted was a nice EASY tank for my betta...lol. Think I'm gonna upgrade...

Thanks, one last question... Instead of CC, could I use cuttlebone, powdered, and sprinkled into the water? I'm not sure if it has the same properties and would acheive the same thing. If not, then I can get my hands on some of the CC. I was using the cuttlebone for my snail, but have since...

So does that mean that a low pH is okay for the moment as long as it's consistent, or should my pH be raised as close to 7.0 as soon as possible? Yeah, my amm/no2 are all good and within the right parameters. I'm hoping that's what the holes are caused from then and NOT fin rot. Should I...

Thanks. I will try that, and hopefully get it to a steady level. My Betta has gotten two small holes in his anal fin over the past few days, so I'm not sure if that has something to do with the fluctuations or not. Thanks again for stopping in and reading the post Eco!

The guy who told me is quite an expert...30+ years with freshwater tanks, so I'm sure that it could, but he has big community tanks with lots of food. I have a betta that we feed by hand and a snail/shrimp that I would give a mini wafer to. No extra food floating around. I use Seachem Prime...

Thanks, I'll have to try that. If I have to use the buffering agent, I'm sure my filter is way too small to hold anything other than the two filters it is designed to, but I think I read a post where you told someone that placing it in the substrate is just as good. Do you know if this is a...

All I have in my tank (aside from my betta and apple snail) are two amazon sword plants and two marimo balls. I have a fluval chi, so not sure what kind of filter you'd call it. It uses a filter pad and then a foam filter above that to filter the water. It pulls water up through the center...

Yep, the water is tea color. I know that it lowers the pH, but I only added it yesterday. My pH dropped from 7.6 to 6.6 from last week, and then 6.6 to 6.4 after adding the betta spa. :rofl:

The only product that I put in other than the betta spa is my water conditioner. I use Prime by Seachem. I ran out and used some Stress Coat, but don't think that would do anything. Betta spa is a conditioner that contains almond leaf extract, which is non toxic and doesn't add chemicals to...

Hi everyone, Just a quick synopsis of my problem: Since setting up my tank (May 2011), my pH has always been a consistent 7.6, straight from the tap. I noticed last week that my pH had dropped down to 7.0 and then a few days later dropped again down to 6.6. (All I have in the tank is a...

Hey Eco, I'm kind of with you on that as far as the betta is concerned. I think also some people think it's "cute" to have their betta jump out of the water to get the food and such, and once it learns that trick.... well.... you know how that prolly turns out. The only reason I put the lid...

Nice tank, thanks for sharing! I love the look of the fluval, but it is kind of a pain in the butt for cleaning..lol. When I pull the filter off to clean it, the water from the inside comes out and puts gunk back into my tank. It's not a huge deal cause it settles and I just have to vacuum it...

That's amazing! If you can pull that off, then big ol' kudos to you and you better post some pics!! :cool:

I have the 6.6 fluval as well... just got my betta in there about 9 days ago. I have an apple snail and an amano shrimp in there with him. They were in there before the fish came and the shrimp would be out all the time. NOW, however, he stays in his tubes ALL day and only comes out at night...

Hi Abigail, you sound like you're trying to do everything right for your betta, so good job on that! I just recently got a betta myself and had many of the same questions you do. I would first like to say that a larger tank would be ideal for the betta. Anything over a 5 gallon is perfect...

Thank you! I'm quite a LOTR junkie. The song I play in the video in my signature is also from the movie...lol. I'm such a nerd!! :rofl:

Thanks Hukit. I am quite anal about my water parameters...lol. BUT I will definitley step up my PWC to make sure it's better then it is now. My nitrates are usually around 20ppm, so I will be sure to get them down. Thanks for the input! ;)