Recent content by raingerr

Oh dang, I’ve never heard of that before but it makes sense. I’m keeping her quarantined and have been cleaning my tools after using them in that tank since I didn’t want to pass anything to my other fish. She’s still moving and somehow managed to find her way on top of a plant so I suppose...

An update from earlier today, shes still alive. She’s able to move since she’s in a different spot than I saw her in yesterday but she is not active and just lays on the ground. She continues to have labored breathing and attempts at feeding her a small dried bloodworm with tweezers was to no...

I was at Petco earlier and stopped by the betta shelves and noticed one of them seemed especially sickly. Seeing her in such a sorry state tugged at my heartstrings a bit so I bought her in the hopes that I could help her or just give her a nice place to rest in her final days. I’m trying to...

thanks, i will look into it!

i used mostly RO but had i believe one gallon tap so i added the conditioner. i cant possibly think of anything i did differently this time besides taking out two of the tank decor to clean them. could it have been that? i dont know if that could’ve stressed the minnows enough or anything. i...

i use the API 5-in-1 test strips for everything but ammonia, for the ammonia i use a different test strip but i can’t remember the brand right now, so i can check when i get home.

this is how he’s been sitting, he tries to swim occasionally or moves his gills and fins. the water was a very similar temp to the tank water iirc. i use Prime to detoxify the water when i add it in, which normally takes care of all ammonia/nitrates/nitrites/chlorine. i added it here as well...

Hi, I have a small comet goldfish and two rosy red minnows living in a 10 gal tank. I’ve had the goldfish for over a year and the minnows for about 5 months. Yesterday I noticed the goldfish swimming erratically and unable to balance. I assumed it was swim bladder disease as the other two fish...