EnderRen

Well, it fits in a ten gallon perfectly, I wanted a center piece fish, and I just love the look of betta fish. He also happened to have a unique pastel coloration for a betta which I found very attractive. So if you have any other suggestions for fish like them I would love to hear it!

Update, I don't think my poor betta is gonna make it through this dropsy. 😥This is very discouraging, but it will not keep me from keeping fish, I will just try to prevent such a thing from occurring again. Though it still feels terrible. I don't know when he started getting dropsy, but I think by the time I noticed it, it was too late. I spent 33 dollars on the best looking betta in the fish store only for it to catch dropsy and die ;-; I hate to have this happen so, do you guys have any tips on how to prevent this from happening again?

Alight I'll go and do that

Amonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates 10 ppm. Ph 7.5 Water Hardness 120. 78 degrees F, I started the tank about 3 weeks ago.

Is it my fault, or is it genetic?

Not very long I keep it at about 78-79 because 80 is too hot for the plattys He also looks like his scales are sticking out, so that is probably not good. I think he has dropsy 😥 I got him just 3 days ago and he has dropsy...

I checked my water, and all the parameters are fine, and I use an aqua clear, air stone, I have tried feeding him once a day 2 pellets (which he has not eaten). I have tried a couple of other foods, but I figure if he is hungry enough he will eat eventually.

I have an airstone and 3 platties

not that I know of, my best guess would be swim bladder disease, but I could be wrong. I don't really know what sicknesses bettas could have. He has is gills flayed as far open as the will go and he is floating at the top of the tank lethargically and he has not eaten. It is not Ich at least.

My Betta fish is floating at the top of my tank not doing much, and I have no idea why. Before This he was hiding all the time, but now he is just at the top of the tank. He has not eaten in days (that I know of), I have tried two different foods at this point. He wouldn't stop hiding, and he is now doing nothing at the top of the tank. I need help. Is it my flow or is it something else that I am unaware might be happening. I dosed seachem prime just now (a decent sized dose), so that should help if it is water chemistry. (I just did a water change yesterday as well). He is just kinda letting the filter push him around. I fed him some food right in front of him, and he did not eat. I have no idea what is going on, so help is much appreciated.

So, as the title said, my betta is not coming out of the hardscape in my aquarium. I just got him a couple of days ago he is a super chill betta, but also really shy. He is a juveniles betta. I also have a Mystery snail and 3 platties in the tank with him. I have an air stone with a valve turned pretty far down, and I have a cut up water bottle attached to my aqua clear so it is not my flow. Is he still stressed or am is it water parameters that do this? I have tried 2 different food, but he never goes to the surface, so he never gets any of the food I try to feed him. I am also wondering if the platties are out competing him for food or not. I could use some advise.

It is -9 F here, and it feels like -34. I still got to go to work (outside). Wish me luck.

UPDATE TIME! So, to start, last night I came home from work and my fish were gasping for air at the surface of the tank. So, being prepared for this I added my extra filter for the night to add extra surface agitation, and I did a water change. I made sure to leave the level a little bit lower so that it would splash a bit more since they are HOB filters. (I know I need an airstone just need money as well lol). That seemed to help, and by morning... they were doing fine. I cam home from work, and they are happily swimming. I test my water and I have 0.25 ppm ammonia. I dosed some fritz zyme 7 and a bit of seachem prime. My fish are happy as can be. On another note my male platty seems to be chasing only one particular female, is the a reason for this?

😆very true

I got some carpeting plants yesterday that I have planted.

MORNING UPDATE! So, last night I dosed some seachem prime and some fritz zyme 7, and tested my ammonia this morning, everything is looking good so far. On another note I am dying inside laughing, because you guys were right. I see a small little fish swimming right next to my heater😅. Idk which of the females had is, but the "Just add water" is so true lol I will admit, I did not expect it to happen this fast lol. I wonder if there are any more fry...

I just put them in the tank today, so that might be it, but they are also just avoiding the center of the tank in general (where the filter is) Also not to mention that I see it kinda blowing them around a bit.

I feel like my aquaclear is to strong for my 10 gallon tank, and I am wondering if I am right. My plattys seem to favor one side of the tank much more than the other, and I was wondering if that is because of the flow. Don't they normally swim all over? If my flow is too much then how do I lessen it?

when that happens I will probably take them to the fish store and sell 'em (idc for how much lol)

I do not intend to breed them, so if they happen to eat their fry then...

UPDATE TIME! My first few fish have arrived! So, thanks to some comments from you guys, and some tips from my local fish store employees, I have gotten three platties for the tank! (1 male 2 female) These fish were not the ones I intended to get first, but you know what I am still happy with them. I was planning on getting 2 of my salt and pepper corys, but they did not come it yet. (next week they will be here), so I have gotten 3 platties instead! What should their names be? I doesed some seachem prime and some fritz zyme 7 today, before I release them into the water. (They are still floating in their back to get used to the temp), ammonia is currently at 0 (just tested). I also got a carpeting plant, and have planted that in my aquarium (will show later) For now I need names for my new fish!

EARLY MORNING UPDATE! Thanks to all the useful comments about my aqua clear and the impeller (which I had no idea that I could adjust), I was able to find a video and get it working again, so I don't have to rely on my crappy $10 filter!! So, for number 1, I have chosen, and am sticking with aqua clear all the way! (the problem was is the impeller stopped working and I had a heart attack). 2 I have only dosed prime once when I originally put the water in the tank. 4. yes I want to run an air stone, It is not in this weeks budget which I have already spent (there is so much to buy lol). I will make sure to give you a holler if something goes wrong! Thanks, I really do like the drift wood piece I got. (I think I did a pretty good job with my hardscape...) I am planning on some java fern / moss anubius / amazon sword / a lily plant I saw in the store / and a carpeting plant of some sort. Since I am doing an in fish cycle I picked the hardiest of all the fish that I was planning on stocking.... corys. I know they are not (that) hardy, but they are hardier than tetras so oh well. I get my first two today. (Corydoras Habrosus) I plan on having 6-8 of them in the long run, just not for the cycle.

So, I am becoming a new fish keeper, and man has it been a ride. I have got my tank set up (still needs plants but I digress), and today I got home from work, went up stairs to check on my aquarium, and... my aqua clear filter stopped working. No rhyme or reason, but now it will not turn on. Nevertheless I would not let a setback like this stop me because I have a backup filter (however cheap it may be it is better than nothing) My fish come in tomorrow, and I am kind of stressing out because I am not sure if the knock-off $10 HOB filter is going to cut it for a day or two as my replacement aqua clear comes in. All of this while I am trying to do an in fish cycle. Waiting isn't really an option, so my best bet now is to add my seachem prime and fritz zyme 7 to try to cycle my tank. I have kept all the filter media in the tank, to keep the bacterial that (I hope) has been growing, and it is just sitting on the bottom of my tank until the filter arrives. It supposedly will be here in a day or two but, it being a holiday weekend, I am not very optimistic. Tomorrow I will provide another update once the fish arrive! ANY ADVISE WELCOME! The picture of my hardscape with my filter media in it, and my crappy filter buzzing along. (at least my heater is doing its job propperly)

That was the plan 😜 (they are expensive though, so until then...)