BettaFigureItOut
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Hello! My betta is dying very quickly. His fins are almost completely gone. He used to live in a 10 gallon tank. I thought he might like some females in there... boy was I wrong! The females are healthy, but he started dying quick. I took him out right away and put him in a large vase with the tank water, which was dirty tank spring water. I treated him with fungal cure. (The levels all looked good in the tank, despite being dirty, except for the hardness. I started gravel vacuuming daily with 25% water changes for about a week. Levels are better now.) I then mixed the water slowly with fresh spring water that was warmed first to the same temp. Slowly, I got him into 100% spring water. The cottony stuff on his tail finally started falling off, along with large chunks of his tail.
I bought him his own tank, a Bettaflo 3.5 gallon, which turned out to be a lie. It only holds 2 gallons, and he hates the filter. I had to turn it off. The heater was also a lie that I bought for the correct tank size. The water kept getting hotter and hotter, never regulating the temp until it got to about 85 degrees F. I had to cool it to 80-82 with a plastic container of icecream that I rinsed well first. I took the heater out. I conditioned the spring water with stress coat and an instant start bacteria cycle mix. This time, I added erythromycin in the correct dose to the tank. Aquarium salt, fugus cure, and betta fix all hurt him further, so I don't think they are very good to use with bettas, actually. I waited 24 hours, then I put him in the tank. He's been in there for two days now. I'm also treating the girls' tank. One of my new females died yesterday, but the 4 that remain all seem to be doing very well. My plants are looking good, too.
The instructions said to treat again after 24 hours and to remove the carbon filter thing, so I did that. Now it says to do a 25% water change. I can't get anymore spring water as there is a snow storm happening here. I've decided to give tap water another chance, even though I think it's a little hard where I live. I've decided to purchase almond leaves off of the internet so maybe they will help soften the water. I conditioned and added the ready start stuff to the about 10 gallons of water yesterday, and added it to yet another tank that looks just like the Bettaflo 3.5 gallon. It's supposed to let you filter it with plants. I was planning to use this to grow betta food and some cool plants, as I don't think that filter system really works unless you know what you're doing. These tanks really suck and are hella loud actually. I'm super disappointed.
So, I set up the spare tank yesterday, and I'm wondering -- since the filter has been off... should I just move him to this other tank tonight with more medicine? I'm thinking it doesn't make sense to do the 25% water change in a tank that is not cycled and not filtered. I think he needs more of a change. So I'm heating up the spare tank to the temp his tank currently is, and can I just transfer him into it? Will this stress him out too much? I don't want another dead betta. I always have to learn things the hard way it seems. Idk wtf I'm doing, but I want healthy, not dead fish with ragged tails!
I bought him his own tank, a Bettaflo 3.5 gallon, which turned out to be a lie. It only holds 2 gallons, and he hates the filter. I had to turn it off. The heater was also a lie that I bought for the correct tank size. The water kept getting hotter and hotter, never regulating the temp until it got to about 85 degrees F. I had to cool it to 80-82 with a plastic container of icecream that I rinsed well first. I took the heater out. I conditioned the spring water with stress coat and an instant start bacteria cycle mix. This time, I added erythromycin in the correct dose to the tank. Aquarium salt, fugus cure, and betta fix all hurt him further, so I don't think they are very good to use with bettas, actually. I waited 24 hours, then I put him in the tank. He's been in there for two days now. I'm also treating the girls' tank. One of my new females died yesterday, but the 4 that remain all seem to be doing very well. My plants are looking good, too.
The instructions said to treat again after 24 hours and to remove the carbon filter thing, so I did that. Now it says to do a 25% water change. I can't get anymore spring water as there is a snow storm happening here. I've decided to give tap water another chance, even though I think it's a little hard where I live. I've decided to purchase almond leaves off of the internet so maybe they will help soften the water. I conditioned and added the ready start stuff to the about 10 gallons of water yesterday, and added it to yet another tank that looks just like the Bettaflo 3.5 gallon. It's supposed to let you filter it with plants. I was planning to use this to grow betta food and some cool plants, as I don't think that filter system really works unless you know what you're doing. These tanks really suck and are hella loud actually. I'm super disappointed.
So, I set up the spare tank yesterday, and I'm wondering -- since the filter has been off... should I just move him to this other tank tonight with more medicine? I'm thinking it doesn't make sense to do the 25% water change in a tank that is not cycled and not filtered. I think he needs more of a change. So I'm heating up the spare tank to the temp his tank currently is, and can I just transfer him into it? Will this stress him out too much? I don't want another dead betta. I always have to learn things the hard way it seems. Idk wtf I'm doing, but I want healthy, not dead fish with ragged tails!
