Recent content by Dawnscarboro

Look who's feeling better!! It took a while of basically leaving him alone, but he slowly got better. Everything was stressing him so I literally stopped feeding him, looking at him and turning his light on. I let him rest, and the stronger he got, the more social he became again. His color has...

Thanks for all the advice. He's feeling pretty good today, he ate (only fed him one pellet) and some of his color has come back. I will get some Betta water and change out today and tomorrow.... provided he tolerates the upset. I was able to look at him real good earlier with a flashlight and...

How do I do all (or any) of that without stressing him to death? Right now everything is stressing him

Well all I have to say about that is these manufacturers should be hung by their toes for selling something marketed FOR Bettas if it's all killing them. I mean....nothing i have done is right. So what do I do now?

So I just got home and here's how it went down.... My little guy greeted me at the front of the tank and was eager to eat. I fed him a tiny bit of dried blood worms and a small flake of green veggie. He ate well, then I tested his water. Ammonia level was zero, nitrites were in the ''caution"...

I think this https://www.walmart.com/ip/Aqua-Culture-1-Gallon-Aquarium-with-LED-Lighting-and-Internal-Power-Filter/33874882 is what I have. I thought it was larger than 1 gallon, but perhaps not. By your explanation, the tank was not cycled. I have had him for about 4 months, and he's been...

Thanks everyone for your replies... and explanations! I'm learning :) I am not home where I can get specifics of everything right now, but I will post as soon as I can.

I'm not at home right now to test the water. I was told by the tropical fish store that distilled water was good. This is where I have a huge problem with "experts" .... everyone's opinion is different and it leaves my head spinning for what is actually correct! Our tap water is very high in...

wow... that's a lot of questions! And, most of them have answers in the original post and my responses to the other replies. But for the ones that are not previously stated.... (First, to reiterate.... all of the things that have been suggested as far as water changes, vacuuming, etc are...

What type of plants do you recommend? Thanks!

This is him now

I just did about a 20% water change earlier and now he is stressed again! He's laying at the bottom breathing hard. I turned the lights off and will let him rest. I really don't know what else to do. Damned if I do, damned if I don't. :( And yes, I have a filter that was running the entire time...

I'm not sure exactly what the temp was, but it was room temperature (maybe 72 degrees). I already did exactly what you suggested and it stressed him out so badly I really didn't think he would make it through the night. Since then, I have pretty much left him alone. The pic was taken a couple...