Recent content by schaffercollateral

Hi @wasmewasntit , I thank you so much for your comprehensive guidance. I’ve been wrestling with the decision of whether I ought to continue treating my betta or begin the process of euthanizing him with clove oil. I am deeply saddened by my betta's suffering, and I worry that his pain was...

Unfortunately, my betta's condition has continued to degenerate. He is barely able to swim, so I've been keeping him in a breeding net box near the surface. The dark patches have continued to spread across his body, and his torso has started to show what looks like scale loss or necrosis. His...

Hi Essjay, My pH is 7.8. Today I'll perform an additional ammonia test using my Seachem test kit in addition to my standard API ammonia test.

Hi @Naughts, I haven't detected any nitrite in the water since I finished the fishless cycle of my tank back in March 2022.

This morning, I tested my water with my API Master Test Kit and determined the level of ammonia to be midway between 0 and 0.25 ppm and the level of nitrates to be 5 ppm. Additionally, my Seachem Ammonia Alert badge is reading 0 ppm. I performed a 20% water change without removing my betta from...

@wasmewasntit , it looks as though you were right: yesterday, I tested my water with my API Master Test Kit and found elevated levels of ammonia (somewhere between 0 ppm and 20 ppm) and nitrates (around 10 ppm). I immediately performed a 50% water change, added a new bag of Seachem Purigen, and...

I constructed a baffle by cutting out a segment of a water bottle and lining the sharp edges with silicone tubing. I affixed the baffle over the AquaClear outflow and secured the baffle to the lid of the AquaClear with non-adhesive rubber tape. I haven’t seen my fish hanging around the heater...

Thank you so much, @GaryE and @wasmewasntit. I bought some nitrifying bacteria (Tetra Safe Start), continuous ammonia and pH monitors, and a few more betta hammocks to give my betta plenty of places to rest near the surface. I’m going to treat for ammonia poisoning by performing a full water...

I thank you so much for your very detailed and insightful reply, @wasmewasntit . I wonder, too, if my removal and subsequent discarding of the gravel following the thermometer shattering had initiated an ammonia/nitrate spike. After disposing of the gravel, I tried to make up for the lost...

Hello, Unfortunately, my betta has grown worse since I started kanamycin medicated food the day before yesterday. He has grown tired and listless, to the point that he spent the last hour lying on the floor of his tank, breathing heavily. Thankfully, he was finally able to pull himself up to...