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ammonia - 0 nitrate - 0-20 nitrite - 0 hardness - 75 chlorine - 0 kH - 0-40 pH - 6.8-7.2 I think these are all measured by ppm (?)

I'm going to retest the water just to make sure. What should I do in this case? Epsom salt bath? Just let her do her own thing? Should I fast her? Idk if this helps but she's "resting" at the bottom of the tank but when I put my finger up to the tank she'll go to it like normal. Also if I'm...

around 6.8

Also, can my other betta catch dropsy? There is a divider between them but they share the same tank water. Should I do a water change?

I don't rlly want to euthanize her... is there anything I can at least try?

She is around 2-3 years? I'm not exactly sure how old she is. Pearl is still acting completely normal?

Hello, Today I noticed that Pearl, my female betta's scales are sticking out. I'm not sure if it started today but I did notice that her stomach might have gotten bigger in the past day or so. Her scales are sticking out practically everywhere. She is acting normally though. She ate the food I...

I don't have live plants, do you think it would be better to ask a friend to feed them for 1 day while I'm gone? Thank you for the fast reply!

Hello! I'm going to be going on a trip soon for 3 days. I usually fast my two fish for 2 days- is it okay to not feed them for 3? Pearl, my female betta is healthy and Blueberry is overall healthy besides his recently ripped tail. Thanks. :)

Sometimes my fish food sinks to the bottom (like 1 pellet and one small piece of Fluval bug bites) without my fish noticing. Do I have to take it out of the tank? I usually just don't feed the amount of food that sank to my fish. This usually only happens once a week with a very small amount...

title ^^ Is once every 2 weeks okay?

I don't think there's anything that won't come off with thorough rinses. It was on the ground for like a couple of seconds and I think it just brushed by everything. Do you think I could use some hot water and rinse it well before using or would that not be enough...?

Last week my gravel vacuum accidentally fell on the ground (which had some borax on it) and scraped against the container for dishwashing and laundry detergent. I want to wash the stuff off for this week's water change, but I don't think water will be enough. Is it okay to use some dawn hand...

Thank you everyone for the replies! :thumbs: I will try to remove as much as possible before the next water change. :)

Hello! I use Seachem Prime and there seemed to be some kind of glue on the inner seal so it got stuck onto the inside of the cap and left a sticky residue. I washed the cap thoroughly under cold and hot water and I managed to get most of it off but not all of it. I use the cap as a measuring...

haha yeah I'm glad he's fine :) not the first time my fish have freaked me out about something.

Thanks for all the advice. :D

UPDATE: he's literally fine. eating. active. yeah... I just went to check on him after I posted the topic and he was back to normal. :/ he scared me half to death... do you guys think he was resting? or just scared of smth? anyways I'm glad he's fine. :) water parameters are good too.

My male betta fish was acting fine yesterday and today and then I just did a 30% water change and cleaned out the sponge filter and algae on top of the heaters. I was gravel vacuuming the tank and he got under it (it didn't suck him into it the vacuum was like 2 inches from him) and some sand...

Thank you everyone for the replies. :)

1. What percentage of water should I change weekly in a split 10-gallon tank with two betta fish? I'm doing a 30-35% water change but I fear that might be too much. 2. How often should I clean out a sponge filter? 3. There's like this white algae growing on the top of my heater, should I be...

I've had frozen bloodworms in the fridge from like 3-6 months, idk the exact time I got them. How long does it take for them to go bad? Also, how many bloodworms should I feed, and how frequent? Thanks. :)

Hi! When I was doing a water change, I forgot that I had a blister (that popped), and it might've accidentally dipped in the water once or twice. I was wondering if this will affect my fish in any way. There wasn't a lot of bleeding/pus or anything like that, just a thin layer near the wound. I...

Hi there! My water conditioner- API stress coat- looks cloudy when I pour it out. It's not past the expiration date and my fish seem to be fine- is this normal? Also, I'm almost running out anyways so do you guys have any suggestions for a certain water conditioner? Thanks! :)

Are they harmful to the fish in any way? I'm a beginner to fish keeping... no idea what those terms are. 😓 Also, the large white thing dropped off in like legit 1 hour. It's gone. I think it might be algae or something else...?

Ok on June third I noticed this single white thing hanging from my fish, and now that I look back it did not look like ich as it wasn't round. Here's a picture that day: It was gone a day later. June 11th: this hanging weird white thing came back (it was NOT round like grains of salt) and...

Update: It's gone. I wish I would've checked earlier to see what time it already dissapeared. It happened rather quickly- should I suspect ick? It's less than 24 hours definetly. I'm guessing it might be just a sand particle? I don't know whether I should be relieved or worried but he seems fine...

Thanks! I really hope so too. :) Ammonia: 0 ppm Nitrite: 0 ppm Nitrate: 0-20 ppm He lives with no other tank mates, just by himself. A female betta lives on the other side of the tank and she's been there as long as Blueberry himself (she has no sick symptoms). Yes, the water is shared with a...

I've noticed just ONE single white spot today on my betta fish. It looks like it's levitating almost like I could flick it off easily. I have sand substrate and I was thinking if he got into it and it got stuck on him...? Here's what it looks like: There are no other white spots except for...

I feed him defrosted frozen bloodworms (once a week/sometimes I forget and feed him every 2 weeks), Fluval bug bites, and any high-quality pellet food I can find. I'll try gradually feeding him, thanks!

I'm almost out of Hikari Bio-gold so I went ahead and purchased Omega One Betta Buffet pellets. Could I suddenly switch over from Bio-gold to Betta buffets without my betta getting an upset stomach? Thanks. :)

Hi there! I accidentally spilled a lot of my Betta Bio-gold pellets and I want to go ahead and purchase some more. I've heard Omega One Betta buffet pellets are a good brand too, which do you think I should get? Also, is it okay to change diets like this? Hikari bio-gold is my main pellet choice...

Hi! Super sorry for the late response, I was a bit busy in the past few days. Good news- the fins are growing back rapidly. Here are two pictures (before, after) if you could determine what cause it might be that would be awesome. If you can't, no problem. It only look a week for this...