Alex B Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 (edited) First time poster here (and an existing customer). Please help me figure out what, if anything, I can do to help my Betta. Context: Tank first set up in March of this year. 10 gallon tank; heavily planted (Anubias, Java Moss, Red Dwarf Aquarium Lily, Duckweed); not overstocked [four Peppered Corys, one Oto (another one died some two months ago) mystery snail, ramshorn snails (small population, under control)] Water Parameters: Ammonia: o ppm Nitrites: 0 ppm Nitrates: around 10 ppm PH: 6.4 (has never gotten higher than this) Hardness: Hard (150-300 ppm, thanks to Wonder Shell) KH: 0 (has never been higher) Water Temperature: 78 Thank you in advance! Edited October 27, 2023 by Alex B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 One of my bettas also has one of these. Salt (1tbsp/5 gallons) worked really well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 Thanks for your reply! Didn't the salt hurt your plants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 4:06 PM, Alex B said: Thanks for your reply! Didn't the salt hurt your plants? Have seen these lumps before they respond well to a small amount of aquarium salt 1 table spoon for 6 gallons salt as that level shouldn't harm your plants and add some Indian almond leaves as they have antibacterial and antifungal properties @Alex B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted October 28, 2023 Author Share Posted October 28, 2023 Will do. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 On 10/27/2023 at 5:06 PM, Alex B said: Thanks for your reply! Didn't the salt hurt your plants? I used a separate QT tank - not that I’m a big plant guy. 🙃 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex B Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Yeah, I know that's how I should do it. Thing is, I've never used a quarantine tank before, and I don't have the extra equipment to set one up. I did add a third catappa leaf to the tank, hopefully that'll help the fish. Thanks again, I appreciate the advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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