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Thank you! I did hear this may happen so I actually have a spare 3.5 gallon ready to go so all good there. Thank you for the advice!

Yeah they’re solid black! I bought them from LifewithPets who makes dividers specifically for this purpose. Of course I will be put makes only in there :)

my 20 gallon finished cycling! Ammonia and nitrite at 0 and nitrate at 20. Going to do a big water change tonight then add the first betta tomorrow! For all of the decor, I spent an hour filing down any edge that could be remotely rough or sharp and ripping off the fake plants attached to them...

I was kind of wondering if that was it. The only plant I’ve had success growing in this tank is amazon swords. I put anacharis in there and they died within a week. The swords have been in there since we switched to this tank, so about a month or a little more. I don’t use root tabs because the...

Moon was doing really well and then over night there’s a chunk of his tail missing on the top. Frustrated

I thought it was diatoms but when I rub off the brown from the leaves, it doesn’t rubs off. I have Fluval substrate and dose with Seachem flourish, so what is it?

My halfmoon, Venus, has been in this 5gallon tank for a little over a month now. He used to dart and swim all around, now he seems to just swim slow and float. He doesn’t seem sick, just not as lively as before. Maybe I’m overthinking? It’s just him with two snails. He’s very feisty so I’m...

Fabio is fabulous. He looks like my Saturn!

Houston is the next closest town for me so I’m wondering if anyone lives in the area or knows where I can buy bettas that don’t come from the chain stores. Bettas that are actually taken care of and less likely to have fin rot or a disease. I’m making a divided tank and would like to make sure I...

So I have a 10 gallon planted tank with a betta and a nerite snail, and needless to say, I don’t overfeed them but they poop a lot and it’s all collected under a cave that I have. I have just planted a bunch of plants and trying to keep them down is a pain. So I’m wondering if there is any kind...

Thank you. Just as long as he’s happy his fins can look however :)

Thanks y’all, that makes me so happy! He’s a sweet pea.

Another update It looks like Moon is doing better I think?

I have a new 10 gallon tank that is pretty planted. I used cycled filter media so after letting it run for a couple hours, I added a betta, and he’s the only thing in there. Ammonia and nitrite are 0 and nitrate less than five. Tank has been up for a week now. The water has been quite cloudy and...

Well I used cycled filter media and set it up, let it run for a couple hours then put him in there. So shouldn’t it be cycled already?

I cleaned Moon’s old tank and set it up yesterday for a new betta. I used cycled filter media but new gravel, etc. I added some safe start just to help it out but wondering if I’ve caused a bacterial bloom? The water is pretty cloudy even tho I rinsed the sand pretty well. Also none of the decor...

Cool! Do I enter myself or is it a vote on the contestants or do I get added?

I’m new at designing planted tanks so I’m sure this could have been better, but I am loving it. It gives me secret garden vibes. There is some Fluval substrate under the sand. But also some root tabs all over. It’s a 6 gallon tank so he definitely has a lot more room. I transferred over some...

Awesome idea, I’ll do that when I set it up tonight. Thanks so much!

By the looks of him now, should I do a second treatment or see how he does for a couple days when he’s in the new tank? And if you think I should do a second round, how long should I wait to do it? And no, no background. He has always been kind of spazzy tho

Another update on Moon. I don’t see a ton of fin loss compared to last week. I don’t think so anyway. I haven’t moved him to his new tank because I want to make sure all the Kanaplex got to him. I have noticed him darting around the tank in a panic and at the surface. Almost as if he’s trying to...

Y’all rock. Thank you :)

Okay that’s good to know, thank you. I have HOB filters for all right now set at low flow, but yes I also have plants. Thank you!

All of my tanks have pretty low flow filters, and none of them have air stones because I was worried about there being too much movement for my bettas (I have bettas only). I’ve noticed that a couple of my bettas do go up to the surface for a quick second and then release a bubble on their way...

Thanks! I really love those 3.5 gallons. I bought three when I first started out and slowly transitioning to bigger tanks, not for any reason other than why not haha. My other betta, Neptune, is very energetic and swims and swims all day, so he’ll probably be getting an upgrade soon.

I’ve been going through a depression lately and stress with finishing out nursing school. I’ve been so thankful for getting into betta keeping and learning so much on this forum. Today I got home from a stressful day to see that my newest little man, Saturn, Brad created a bubble nest. I know...