BettaBabe94

She has not changed, I feel bad for the poor thing.

https://youtube.com/shorts/cNuCQm8PkLM?si=EeOkmalsiaCGp-ia

@Guppysnail I got a video today, but apparently I can’t post a video. Not sure if it will help any but here is a pic.

I tried an algae pellet I have from my local pet store, Saturday night. I will try the Kats aquatics, I have some. Never had any luck with my snails eating it before, but it’s worth a shot.

I gave a family members one of my Nerite snails probably six months ago. She has a 5 gallon tank with a female betta. Everything has been fine. This weekend she messages me that she thinks something is wrong with the snail. She thought it was dead but the snail closed it’s door when she picked it up. I tested her water, everything was alright, ammonia was up a little (only enough to slightly change the color of the ACO ammonia strips). She didn’t have a lot of algae so I thought maybe the snail needed some more food. I brought the snail home so it could eat from my tanks. I put her in a floating breeder box just so I could keep an eye on her with the thought that if she crawled out then I knew she was fine. She’s still hanging on, but what I notice is that her “foot” thing doesn’t come out all the way. It’s like she wants to move based on her antenna movement, but she can’t come out all the way. She fumbles around, but doesn’t move very much. Anyone know what her problem could be?

I have a glo danio who looks like it is going to burst it is so bloated. From doing some research I read it could be the bacteria that contributes to dropsy and to treat with Maracyn 2. I set up my hospital tank and just finished up my second course of Maracyn 2 with no noticeable change. Last week I was at my local fish store and the staff recommended a goldfish food that is high is fiber to help clean out its digestive system. I have seen it poop some but there was no change in body appearance. It swims fine, has never lost its appetite, and doesn’t act lethargic. The green one in the pics and video was slightly bloated so it got treated too. In total this fish has been like this for 3 weeks (2 of which were during the Maracyn 2 courses). Any thoughts on what I should do?

I have a quarantine tank so 1 tablespoon per gallon?

Yeah, it is. But if you zoom in you see this faint whitish line that outlines his body. In person it looks like his scales are popped out slightly. That’s what’s causing the “fuzzy” look

I’ve had this guy almost a year. He used to be in my community tank, but then I ended up to a “bachelor tank” (male guppies and endlers) in like February. The guys all chase each other around a little bit but none of them get singled out or anything. Noticed him kind of hiding and trying to stay out of the way yesterday. I caught him up and put him in my floating breeder box, thinking at first he might be getting targeted and needs a break. On further inspection the best way for me to describe it is he looks fuzzy all over. Like he’s lost weight, but he’s eating fine, when he sees me he comes to the front. He seems ok, but he looks like hell.

@Stef OMG yes it stinks. They weren’t kidding when they said the smell is distinct. @nabokovfan87 So the tank isn’t near a window, but it is near another tank so maybe it got extra light from the other tank. What I ended up doing because that tank was coming down anyway: I threw away the substrate because I didn’t like it anyway. I put the sponge filter and decorations in a bucket of peroxide and water. After 24 hours I rinsed it off, then did another soak in peroxide and water for another 24 hours. Lastly I filled the tank with water and added peroxide. Tonight I’m going to empty it and probably redo it again. Everything still stinks so maybe I will put the sponge filter and decorations in Maracyn.

@Gamegurl bleach scares me, but I did google to see if there was a peroxide version and there is. Thank you for the idea though lol

I have a 5 gallon tank that I’m almost positive has an outbreak of Cyanobacteria (see pics below). Last night I moved the betta to his new setup (pre-planned) and dosed the tank with chemiclean the best I could since the directions are for a 10 gallon tank. Today I was thinking about how all I want from this tank is the sponge filter and the plants. The decorations will be cleaned and put away for another time, and I’ll probably just throw away the sand. I plan on sterilizing everything with peroxide. My question is….if I just scrub all the Cyanobacteria off of the plant, will it grow back and infect my other tanks? Is there a way for me to “sterilize” the plants without killing them? Any other tips on dealing with Cyanobacteria is appreciated.

@nabokovfan87 Just saw your comments. So far the other fish that were with the Betta are fine. They don’t seem bothered. My “big” tank (20 gallons) is in the other room. So if it comes to it I could put that tank in the other room too. It’s funny how only a few feet difference can change everything. Not included in that picture is a betta tank that makes an L shape with that 10 gallon along the wall and he does fine in that spot

It’s just so frustrating I’ve never had Bettas die so easily on me before. My other Bettas are fine. So I guess I have to move the tank lol BTW you are the reason I got back into fish keeping. I binged watched your videos during the winter of 2021-2022 and realized everything I was doing that was harming my fish in the past and also making my life so much harder (for example my maintenance equaled emptying and scrubbing everything) 🫢 I cringe thinking about it now.

Is there such thing as a TV being too close to a tank, in the sense of a fish’s health. I have had some bad luck recently with Bettas in this ONE tank. I know it could be coincidence but pushing aside normal concerns of temperature/water parameters/food/etc (all those are fine) could my TV be effecting my fish? Im just stumped as to why this one tank has had 2 bettas die in a matter of a few months. AND it’s only the bettas. The other fish seem fine. This is a pic of how close they are. My husband and I don’t watch a lot of TV, sometimes we play games, but it’s not like we have the volume blasting.

@jwcarlson good thing you were the only one who saw my little melt down. I just got home and she swam up to me. My husband showed me the pic of when he saw her and I could 100% how he thought she was dead. Good news is she’s alive. Bad news is I still don’t know what’s going on with her lol

Yeah, maybe I’ll set up my hospital tank tomorrow and give her some meds. For tonight I put her in the floating breeder box so she can be near the surface and get away from her tank mates for a little while.

Short answer - Yes for the most part. Explanation: I brought her home on October 22nd. She was with a dwarf crayfish in a 6 gallon tank for about a month until she bullied him to death. Since the beginning of December she has been in the 10 gallon with the embers. I already had the embers, I took them out of my big tank in an attempt to decrease the bio load and help with the major green water problem I had in the 20 gallon. The goby was the only new guy, but I got him around the same time. Animal wise nothing has changed since December.

@CJs Aquatics Don’t apologize for long posts, in this type of scenario there is no such thing a too much information lol 1. Yes 2. I have sponge filters and a co-op heater. The heater is relatively new and when I do maintenance I don’t feel any electricity 3. My water is not the greatest so I do a mix of my water/water from the store/water I get from a reliable family members house (well water but she has a really good filter system). The store water does a good job of balancing the harder water from the other two. 4. 78 degrees/light on 6-7 hours/a little easy green and a root tab or two once in a while/no water additives besides dechlorinator when I do water changes. 5. Food is fine. She is not and has never been a picky eater lol 6. No negative changes, all changes have been good as far as I know, during the last month my tank has finally started thriving and balancing out. The only thing I’ve done differently is I let the floating plants cover the top instead of taking them out, which is why I think my algae went down. I have two decent sized floating squares where she can get air and I can feed everyone. 7. Ok, I can move the embers, but I’d probably leave the goby. 8. I have well water. Maybe the thawing of the ground and snow could be affecting my water. I think what bothers me more then her low mood is the fact that she’s lost some color. She’s a darker blue with bright red fins and she just looks so dull right now. One thing just crossed my mind: she had a really long poop a couple weeks ago. That may be normal but I personally have never seen a betta with poop hanging out of them like a platy. Could it be parasites?

I’ve had my female betta in a tank with 5 ember tetras a nerite snail and a cobalt goby in a 10 gallon tank for about 4 months. The tank wasn’t a new setup, it was repurposed. Recently (7-10 days) I’ve noticed my feisty girl isn’t as active. She kind of hangs out in the floating plants or sometimes on the bottom. I’ve also noticed her colors seem washed out/faded. She eats just fine. I don’t have nitrite or ammonia in the water. I have around 15 ppm nitrate. My water is on the harder side, but not extreme (and it’s never bothered her before). Is it possible her tank mates are stressing her out? They’ve seemed fine this whole time, but maybe she doesn’t like them 🤷🏻‍♀️. I have the option to take the ember tetras out and put them back in my 20 gallon. Any thoughts? Forgot to add, no visible wounds. No fin rot, etc.

This is the first place I’ve lived that has had iron, but I would take the iron 100 times over before I’d go back to my moms old house with the sulfur water lol it’s just annoying that I have hard iron water, but literally a mile down the road it’s just hard water, no iron 🤦🏻‍♀️

By rain butt I assume you mean catch the rain and use it? I’ve thought about, but I’ve seen mixed opinions on it so I haven’t followed through. As long as I catch it before it hits the ground would snow work too? What is a reed bed?

@DeadStang @nabokovfan87 @Andy's Fish Den @Aiden Carter @KaitieG @Huckleberry I live in upstate NY, near Albany, if anyone is familiar with the water in that area. I do have a master test kit and the aquarium co-op strips. It’s not just iron I’m worried about. We tried a whole home filter system but our water pressure drops drastically. We have to clean the holding tank this spring to see if that helps. In the mean time we have a valve that re-routes the water around the filters. We don’t drink our water, we use it for cooking, showering, laundry, etc. What makes me shake my head is my mother-in-law lives not even a full mile down the road and her water is perfect except for being slightly hard. That is where I get water from. She does have a small water filtration set up, but even before that her water was fine. @Andy's Fish Denmy tub is stained pink because the person who lived here before didn’t use real cleaners and didn’t clean it that often. So even when I clean it there is still a stain.

Does anyone else have terrible well water? my well water definitely has iron in it as my tub is basically pink lol and I honestly have no clue what else is in it that may be harmful for fish. Past aquariums haven’t done so well when using my water, but I'm not sure if it was my lack of knowledge on how to properly care for an aquarium or my water (probably both). Currently I go down the road to a family members house since she has a good filtration system. I’m just getting sick of having to use her water and I’m sure my husband is getting sick of lugging 5 gallon buckets (I don’t have huge tanks so 10 gallons is enough for weekly maintenance). Any good water tests that don’t require me to buy a million and one different kits? Or has anyone with well water dealt with this in the past?

@Pepere I hear you.