katienewbettakeeper
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Hey guys! So I got my betta the day before last and drip acclimated him. Heās been in my aquarium and I have some mild concerns about his behavior (and a bigger one about my water parameters)
size: ten gallons
temp: 75-78 Fahrenheit (fluctuates a bit through the day)
ammonia: 0.5ppm
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: 5ppm
ph: 7.5
food: fluval bug bites betta formula
& frozen baby brine shrimp (accidentally got babies instead of adults but he seems to like them anyway)
I thought my aquarium was cycled and was getting readings of 0ppm ammonia and nitrite after using a full ammonia dose and waiting 24hours. iām not sure why itās showing up as .5 ammonia now, but iām treating it as if itās a fish-in cycle and dosing with prime + doing a 50% water change every five days. let me know if iām missing anything.
Heās been glass surfing a lot and swimming in big fast laps, which worries me. Another big thing is, I cant tell if his fins are clamped or not? I donāt think they are as heās quite young and might just have small fins, but please let me know. If they are clamped iām not sure if itās because of where he was kept at the store, the new environment change, or my parametersā¦
heās eating VERY well and does seem curious about everything in his environment. When I was feeding him he flared at me a lot and tried to nip at my fingers which is funny but iām also wondering if it could be stressing him out? He seems to have some favorite spots under leaves and behind the floating plants so he is relaxing more in those places. he also likes to chill on the bottom but is also explorative a lot of the time. Iām pretty sure heāll adjust but Iād like some input on his behaviour anyway since iāve never had fish before.
size: ten gallons
temp: 75-78 Fahrenheit (fluctuates a bit through the day)
ammonia: 0.5ppm
nitrite: 0ppm
nitrate: 5ppm
ph: 7.5
food: fluval bug bites betta formula
& frozen baby brine shrimp (accidentally got babies instead of adults but he seems to like them anyway)
I thought my aquarium was cycled and was getting readings of 0ppm ammonia and nitrite after using a full ammonia dose and waiting 24hours. iām not sure why itās showing up as .5 ammonia now, but iām treating it as if itās a fish-in cycle and dosing with prime + doing a 50% water change every five days. let me know if iām missing anything.
Heās been glass surfing a lot and swimming in big fast laps, which worries me. Another big thing is, I cant tell if his fins are clamped or not? I donāt think they are as heās quite young and might just have small fins, but please let me know. If they are clamped iām not sure if itās because of where he was kept at the store, the new environment change, or my parametersā¦
heās eating VERY well and does seem curious about everything in his environment. When I was feeding him he flared at me a lot and tried to nip at my fingers which is funny but iām also wondering if it could be stressing him out? He seems to have some favorite spots under leaves and behind the floating plants so he is relaxing more in those places. he also likes to chill on the bottom but is also explorative a lot of the time. Iām pretty sure heāll adjust but Iād like some input on his behaviour anyway since iāve never had fish before.
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