SaraB
Aquarium Advice Addict
So I did something that I never thought I would.
I saw a free betta on kijiji and seeing the pics I knew I needed to try and help it. He was being kept in a dirty 1.5 gallon vase (I had no idea how dirty til I saw it). It had 2 inches of rocks, a fake plastic plant and a conch shell.
The fish himself has pretty bad fin rot and was pretty lethargic (until I tried to catch him).
I couldn't keep him in the vase so I put him in my female bettas tank and my female betta is with my mollies. She seems stressed but I haven't seen any nipping from either side yet.
So my questions are
1. What would you do if you were in this situation?
2. Should I start treating with melafix right away or wait til he's more settled?
3 Will my female betta be safe with the mollies or should I look for another solution?
I saw a free betta on kijiji and seeing the pics I knew I needed to try and help it. He was being kept in a dirty 1.5 gallon vase (I had no idea how dirty til I saw it). It had 2 inches of rocks, a fake plastic plant and a conch shell.
The fish himself has pretty bad fin rot and was pretty lethargic (until I tried to catch him).
I couldn't keep him in the vase so I put him in my female bettas tank and my female betta is with my mollies. She seems stressed but I haven't seen any nipping from either side yet.
So my questions are
1. What would you do if you were in this situation?
2. Should I start treating with melafix right away or wait til he's more settled?
3 Will my female betta be safe with the mollies or should I look for another solution?