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Yes, I keep the tank heated to 82 degrees. Hopefully it's just new tank jitters!

Just got a brand-new, male Betta in my 5.5 gal, cycled tank. He's been exploring and hiding, which seems normal. When and how should I feed him? My previous Betta was accustomed to hand-feeding, so he was easy. This one, not so much; he doesn't even seem interested in the food. Can they...

Good news! I think his fins are starting to grow back. I'm still doing 50% pwcs every other day to prevent infection. Do I need to be doing anything else to help the fin regeneration?

Thanks for your help, everyone. I added a cling background to the tank (some research I did suggested changing the environment) and used the mirror thing once. He's already acting more like his normal self - patrolling, showing off when I walk by, "cruising" in between the plants and deco... I...

Should I stop doing the pwcs?

Okay. Bought some taller silk plants to add, and a huge rock cave with an air stone inside. Washed everything well and added to the tank. He's been zipping around the tall plants and in and out of the cave since they were in. I think he likes it. Hope this helps!

Oh yeah, this is what it looked like when it first started about two months ago.

These are a little fuzzy, hope they're ok. Why would he be biting his own fins? Is he stressed? Bored? He can't be hungry. I feed him the Hikari Bio-Gild pellets twice a day, six days a week. He always eats both pellets - I don't give him the second until he's eaten the first, and I wait until...

Captain Jack has had what I'm assuming is fin rot for about two months now. I've done a 100% wc and cleaned all the tank deco in hot water (cave, plants, rocks - not gravel or filter media, they just got swished in old tank water and returned). I started daily 50% pwcs without using aquarium...

Whoops, doubles on the pics. Maybe I AM being too thorough.

This morning I noticed what seemed to be a small hole about half way in Captain Jack's tail fin. Today when I got home from work, the tail has split from the hole to the end of his tail. It hasn't moved towards his body at all, and none of his other fins seem to be affected. His colour is still...

After more than a month, I finally got a fully cycled tank! Yay! Did a 95% water change, tested once more, then went out and got Captain Jack (the 2nd). He's been in the tank for almost two weeks now, and doing great! In fact, he seems a lot healthier and more active than when I got him, and his...

Cleaned out my tank, re-filled and started my cycle from scratch. I think I have everything I need now - bubble stone, heater, API test kit, ammonia, seeding material (poly fill from a filter in an established tank) from my lfs. Boy, Petsmart was NOT helpful in starting up the first time...

:O Janitorial supplies! Brilliant. Think I found it. Thank you!

There are no Ace Hardwares in my area. Canadian Tire used to have it, but they don't anymore and now I'm stuck. I've called just about every place that I can think of trying to find pure ammonia, and no one seems to stock it.

I'm trying to start fresh with my 5.5 gallon tank, since my fish succumbed to ick. But I can't find anywhere to buy pure ammonia anymore, and fish food is not upping the ammonia levels like I hoped it would (I've been trying ground-up fish flakes for three days now, and ammonia has only gone up...

Thanks, LyndaB. I'm going to let my tank cycle for a couple of weeks and then try again. I asked a while ago for some Betta-feeding advice, and was told that 2-3 pellets twice a day was the right amount. I put pellets in one at a time, and I didn't put another in until he ate the first one...

He died last night.

Hope these pictures are attached properly.

Okay, water temp at 86, gravel cleaned thoroughly, small water change after cleaning the gravel... But he seems so miserable. He wouldn't eat, and it seems like he might not have been able to see his food. Does ich cause vision problems? How long should I try this stuff before using more...

Okay, I bought a water heater, installed it, and have been gradually increasing the temp. But he seems so itchy -is there anything I can do to help him feel more comfortable? Would adding the aquarium salt make him less itchy? Also, the lady at the pet store said that stress can...

He's a Betta. He didn't have anything on him yesterday - I watch him to make sure he eats his pellets (and scoop out any he doesn't), so I would've seen it if they were there. I don't have a heater, will he be ok of I get one tomorrow? He's still active, and eating.

Crap! I worked so hard to keep Captain Jack healthy, and now he has ich. I know I'm not supposed to do too many things at once to try and fix it, so what should I do first? 20% water change and clean the gravel? Should I go get some aquarium salt first? How long does Captain Jack have?

Whew, thanks everyone!