Recent content by starlitsunrise

What a beautiful tank and a beautiful fish! I bet he likes the extra space, my two really seem to enjoy their split 10gallon. 

I can also vouch for the hydor heater (I have one in with my bettas), it's fully adjustable which is nice. I can also recommend this heater by Tetra (http://www.amazon.com/Tetra-26447-Submersible-Aquarium-50-Watt/dp/B000OQO69Q). This one is not adjustable but it is set to keep the temperature...

  I really want some duckweed, but I haven't see any in any of the fish stores near me! >.<

Just out of curiosity, what are you feeding him?

  Yes, there were quite a bit of tannins in the water during the 2nd water change, it was a medium-dark amber colour. Good to know that, that could be the cause. lol I'm not sure about the brewed tea smell xD.      Thanks for the tip!

Hi everyone, I have some small pieces of manzanita wood soaking in some water. It has been in there for 4 days and I have changed the water twice. However, when I went to change the water today (the 2nd time) I noticed bubbles on the surface of the water and a sour smell coming from the wood...

I agree with both of the above posts. If you can't/don't want to return the fish, I second Byron's recommendation about getting bottled bacteria. I used Dr. Tim's brand and had great results, both times I've bought it I ordered it off of Amazon, but you can also get it on the Dr. Tim's website.

  Since I posted the last picture there doesn't seem to be any changes, so I think you may be right about not having to worry.  If Rainbow is somehow able to bite Festus through the mesh I'll soon be getting a more permanent divider that will keep them separated better.  Thanks for your post :)

Thank you all for taking the time to post your input. At the moment I am trying to keep the cyano at bay with regular water changes and cleaning the sand better. However, I think if I still end up having a lot of it come back I may spend the extra money and try it out. Thanks again :)

Little Devil stared back, I could see in his eyes that he was not going to back down from my challenge. 

I hadn't seen this until this morning, here is a picture of the full tank. The water is a bit greenish because I added in a jungle fizz tab last night. When I had gone up to go to sleep his tail had gotten worse, I added a picture of what it looks like now, sorry it's not the best quality, I had...

None that I could see, he looks fine other than the hole in his tail and the scale. 

Hahahaha, as interesting as that would look I don't know if he would like it very much.    Thanks for the info! I'll look into where to get some of the leaves.  __________________ As of a few minutes ago I noticed that one of his scales on his side seems to be coming off :S I don't know what...