Recent content by taylor811

Will do ?? I’m doing a water change today. thank you for your help!

I’ve actually been planning on getting some more plants I just haven’t had the chance to go to the pet store. Do you have any recommendations for easy to care for plants? I had another plant in the aquarium but I ended up tossing it because it wasn’t growing and kept breaking apart and making a...

I used tetra easy balance plus. It says it’s supposed to reduce nitrates and regulate ph.

I try to do a 25% water change each time.

Ever since I got the tank I would do a weekly water change. I thought I could take a break and skip a week because I initially thought since it’s a bigger tank I wouldn’t need to do it as often but I assume that is not the case. The last time I did the water change was the week before last week...

Update: I went to feed him today he swam very sporadically like he was afraid. I just checked his water and it seems the nitrates are very high. How do nitrates raise in levels and do you think it has something to do with the bugs?

Okay then I will try not to worry about it unless I notice a significant change. I’ll be giving him a water change this week. Thank you for your help.

I have two plants one is an Anubias and I can’t remember the other but I’ve had them for a little while now longer than the current tank. I have a betta fish that I got a little over a year ago. This is my longest living betta so far. I’m pretty new to fishkeeping and I’m learning a lot as I go...

About an hour ago I went to go feed my fish. It was a little darker outside so I turned on the aquarium light. I noticed what looked like to be just white specks. I feel like they have been there for a while but upon closer inspection I saw the white specks on the aquarium glass and much to my...

Thanks again for all the help.

Thank you I have one other adult male betta fish who is healthy. I’m definitely going to try my hardest to make sure he lives for a while.