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I am cycling my first tank in forever, and I have a lot of questions and ideas for how it's going to go. Here's the current build:
- black diamond sand
- plastic rock cave hide
- rounded gravel rocks in the middle of the tank
- a larger zebra striped rock
- a medium fake green plant...
my halfmoon male (chub) lives in this tank with 2 anubias, a java fern, java moss, driftwood and some Petco log decorations. a few shrimp along with a shrimp filter, a small air stone and a 10 gal heater. sitting about 76Ā°f. aquasoil, black gravel, volcanic rock substrate.
this is my halfmoon (Chub) tank, with a second hand (unsure of the brand) heater, in tank overflow filter made for shrimp, along with a small air stone and pump. there are 2 anubias, java moss throughout, and a java fern. a few decorations from Petco. aquasoil, black gravel and black volcanic rock
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Well, I intend to have a Betta splendens soon in my small tank that's still cycling (30 liters) and I would like to know about the nutritional requirements that the species requires. What should the main ingredients be? I even searched in Google Scholar (for some academic articles about...
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.
Iām trying to...
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I have a spare 25 gallon that I am going to use for a betta. I have some questions on what to get and how to make sure my betta isn't just happy and living, but Thriving and joyful.
Food :
What are the best flake options?
What are the best pellet options?
What are the best...
I think we all know that usually male bettas are more territorial than female bettas and that itās not a good idea to keep a male betta with other community fish. That being said some people have kept a male betta successfully in community tanks.
However can a single female be kept with other...
Hey fishkeepers! My name is Sammy and I am from thr GTA. I breed fish for fun, specifically livebearers (especially from the genus poecilia) and bettas. My goal on this platform is to help fishkeepers worldwide! (I may seek help as well) Fishkeeping is my favourite hobby and I have been doing it...
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I will be setting up my second official aquarium here soon to go ahead and begin the cycling process. I believe I want a Betta in this tank, as well as providing some tank mates for āem. Iād love to hear suggestions on tank mates for a betta, acceptable in a 10 gallon tank. I plan on...
Hello, I'm Sanma in Korea.
I am new to this forum. I present below my nano planted tank.
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This is an āemergencyā thatās been brewing for a couple of weeks. This is Swimmy. Swimmy is my momās office betta. She mentioned that she was treating him for swim rot and that quickly turned into, ācan Swimmy live in your hospital tank?ā Swimmy has saddleback. And itās pretty far progressed...
Hi! Iām Candy, the impulse buyer.
Iāve been watching a UK hobbyist on YouTube for a few months and really wanted to try my hand at a low tech ecosystem or wasteland style tank. Iāve never kept freshwater before. I used to keep saltwater tanks in my teens and 20ās. I got out of the hobby when I...
hi everyone, I have got a sick fish one of my breeding Betta have become sick with a very distended stomach, and I have no idea what illness it is.
he is also eating very little and his colour has faded,
he used to eat 4 pellets a day hikari vibra bites.
now only a bit of blood worm.
PH:6.5...
I need to treat my betta for Popeye, Iām doing water changes every few days and need to treat him but I donāt have a hospital tank and online it says not to use the medication in a tank with shrimp. If I take him out and use the treatment in a separate container will it still work? This is what...
Due to unforeseeable circumstances, I have to unexpectedly move (3 hours away). I currently am the owner of two African dwarf frogs and 1 betta. I know that this move will be stressful for them and I want to do anything I can to make it more comfortable so I have a few questions. What can I do...
I was cleaning up around my fishtank a few minutes ago and I saw this black thing on the floor. I picked it up and realized it was a betta fish. I was confused, thinking my betta was still in his 29 gallon tank. I looked at the tank and noticed he was missing, and then I had the heartbreaking...
My betta was sick when I bought him about three months ago but I got him into a heated, filtered tank and his condition improved drastically. He was doing just fine for about two weeks and then it all went to hell. Out of no where his color began to fade again, he began clamping his dorsal fin...
Early this morning I noticed that my betta fish had a grey streak going across the side of his body that was not there before. My fish was also laying on the bottom of the tank at one point breathing very heavily. From research I have done it looks like it could possibly be graphite but I am not...
he just sits in one of these positions since i did a water change 2 days ago.
and i also think he has swim bladder but he wonāt eat the daphnia i give him. Iāve been feeding him 4 pellets once every 4 days but no improvement.