Recent content by 1stbetta

I just meant that it doesn't work as a cycle-shortener, which is how a lot of places market it. I guess we'll see what this does because I'm going to get my levels checked the next time I go.

It's called Stability...I hadn't heard anything negative about it like I had about Prime and others, but they didn't have Bio Spora, which is supposed to be legit. I went with the next best thing I could find, plus I didn't pay for it so no harm no foul.

Thanks Colin. The thing is that the new sword is already growing roots that are free-floating. I want to detach it now, but there are other seeds aorund it and I don't want to disturb them. Should I remove the new sword anyway?

HA I've found that there is no such thing as a duh question, but yeah it was dechlorinated and theoretically had set long enough for the water dechlorinator to work, and the temps were as close as I could get to identical. And no, my new filter has different media because the old one was a...

Yeah I had it tested today. The ammonia was a little high, but nitrates and nitrites were fine. I don't understand it because the tank was cycled, but I suspect that maybe plant matter might have decayed or something. I had a disaster with cobomba and did 2 water changes this week to get all...

I had a snapping turtle for four years when a horrible kid that we babysat flushed him down the toilet. I tried to get other pets but they all died too early and eventually I gave up on pets. This lasted at least 8 years until a baby Redear slider fell into my lap 2 years ago. After having...

I did a 25% water change with him still in the tank and he died that night. I was so upset to find him dead the next morning, especially since I think I should have removed him and re-accustomed him to the water. I did, however, notice that he was acting odd the day before, so I'm thinking the...

I have a large Amazon Sword in my Betta's ten gallon, and it appears to be growing another sword off of one of its stems. So my question is, at what point can I remove the new plant and plant it in my substrate? It is sand, which I know isn't too good for plants, but it's all I have. Also, I...

OK that sounds like a good option. Of course now he is munching his pellets again happily, so I think I'll try to feed him that while feeding the cories their food.

Apparently I have the least picky Betta ever. He has eaten every type of fish food I have put into his tank, and most of the time it wasn't meant for him. He recently injured one of my cories while eating their sinking pellet, and I suppose he has decided that he likes the new food better...

Let me reemphasize that last point...the Betta will most definitely eat the fry. My little guy carved up 18 guppy fry in a matter of days. I would have moved them elsewehere but they would have gotten eaten with the turtles, too.

I have 4 cories with my Betta and they never seem to want anything to do with each other, always on opposite ends of the tank and such. It's 10 gallons, BTW, so not overcrowded, and he pretty much leaves them alone. But yeah, I've never seen mine act like they want to school with each other...

Yeah the only reason I added salt was from what I read on another Betta site, which suggested the salt and Aquarisol. He transitioned fine with it, but I'll be wary of any complications. And yeah, definitely only 1 tbsp per 10 gallons, and I actually didn't even do that much. It was more like...

I've poked around here a bit lately and wanted to let anyone who cares know how my foray into Betta ownership has gone, so here goes: My Betta has moved into his ten gallon home after a 3 week cycling period. There were numerous guppy fry in there, but I couldn't stand seeing him in the little...

That's a good idea. I personally used a sponge and a suction cup from Michael's. It has a hook on it and I just put the hook through the sponge and suctioned it directly under the flow of the filter. My Betta doesn't seem to mind the current that's left and it's just enough to oxygenate the...