Recent content by Rope55

Yeah, he has two (fake) plants in there, and marbles at the bottom to rest on, which he always liked before. His last bowl was quite small, not even 1 gallon, so it is quite an adjustment, as he was in the last bowl for almost 1 year! I thought he'd like more space, but perhaps I was wrong!

I just moved my betta into a larger, 2.5 gallon bowl, and while he swims around a lot and is very active, he's not eating at all since the move (little less than 2 days ago). Also his swimming seems normal except sometimes he starts acting a little frenetic almost like he's trying to escape...

So I just moved my betta Fin into a new larger bowl, one I bought for my other sick betta who just died. I cleaned the bowl thoroughly, and rinsed it out with hot hot tap water for about two days to make sure all soap/germs were gone. Now I was previously using the office water cooler to fill...

His scales have indeed "pineconed" but only a little bit, and he is now getting the maracyn two treatment. He isn't extremely swollen and was always a pretty big guy anyway. I know the outlook is bleak, but I still have to try!

I'm almost positive my betta has dropsy and I went to the pet store and bought some maracyn two which is now in his tank. I've never used aquarium salt before, and am wondering if it is safe to use with the maracyn two in order to relieve his bloating. Googling this question only adds to my...

Well, he's in about a half gallon tank which I know is small but technically it is my boss's fish. I took over his care about 9 months ago when she went on vacation and never asked for him back. It isn't filtered or anything, but I never let it get too dirty. Anyway, I change his water about...

I have a betta at work (where I have no control over the temperature). He's been a healthy little guy for almost a year, but all the sudden (over Labor Day weekend) he has come down with about 4 little white cottony spots, which I assume are a fungus. It was very hot here in Los Angeles over the...