Recent content by Maxsmom

Are any of his scales sticking out? It's called pine-coning. If there is pine-coning and it's localized to the tummy area... that might just be bloating. If the entire body is pine-coned... then it's probably Dropsy. Some fish have come through it... but the mortality rate is high. I'm not...

Well... I belong to another fish-keeping forum with members who have many years of experience behind them and the carbon is recommended to be removed while cycling... it is not required except for removing meds and additives in the water... and carbon often kills the good-bacteria in BioSpira...

I know you're not looking for advice - but I just wanted to point something out. I think you have an excellent opportunity to educate her so the bettas she still has do not suffer the same fate if another issues comes up. At least then, the other 4 wouldn't have suffered in vain. You can...

Awesome!

Well... we all agree that was an awful thing for her to do... yes, she did have options... even returning them to an LFS would've been better than the fate of being flushed. I don't understand her logic if she actually cared for them. The poor little guys probably won't live that long - being...

Actually, on a cycled tank... you CAN do too many water changes. 25% weekly changes is recommended with 25% gravel cleaning also done weekly. Any more can upset the balance of the cycled tanks and the "good-guy" bacteria that's eating up the ammonia and nitrites. If there's no ammonia and...

I think it's more personal preference based on what you know. A betta can physically live in those quart-bowls... but are they happy?? I read in an article in a leading aquarium magazine that did a special on bettas recently... that autopsies done on bettas kept in small confines had atrophied...

I don't know about epsom salt... but if it works for some... then it's up to you to give it a try. You could probably find this at a pharmacy... unless there is an aquarium grade? Whatever you do... if you're adding any salt to water (epsom or aquarium)... disolve some in treated water first -...

Swim bladder can also come from other issues... poor water conditions or diseases... but most commonly... from overfeeding. How much are you feeding Blaze per day? Please remember that their stomachs are the size of their eyeball... knowing that keeps me from overfeeding them. I feed the...

Oh goodness... you really need to do some things so your fish survive. The females need to be in a much bigger tank. They may be young now... but agression is common amongst the females - especially if they are in a small confined space... they may be ok now - but that will change - 95% sure...

One benefit to have separate tanks over a divided larger one is if one betta gets sick... the disease could easily spread to the other. But that's a chance you take with any community tank... as long as you have a hospital tank for treating just incase it's one fish that is ill. But I side...

That's nice that you want to do that for your sister... but do you realize all that's involved in breeding bettas? It's really not as simple and natural as you might think (the act of mating is... but there's lots of preparation and expense to condition them first.) You need the appropriate...

Can I ask how big your tank is, and how many females you have in that tank, for reference? Thanks!

Wow! Those are awesome pictures!! Gives me hope that one day, I can have a sorority tank! I'm just too afraid with my 2 little girls right now... (I know I need more than 2.) I especially love the pics with them altogether! They're all quite "eggie" too... I guess they're hoping for a male...

Your bettas are awesome! Your HubbaHubba looks just like my Jelly Bean! Kinda hard to make out the red dragon... but he looks very handsome. Your MG is amazing and unique! I love the green mottled look on his head.