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Lots of clean water and as he is in a hospital tank add 1 tsp ( Tea spoon )of aquarium salt per gallon of water.

This guy will happily attack anything that gets too close to his cave, including my fingers.

With a well planted tank and a low bio load it will silent cycle,

What type of bottled water? Not all bottled water made for humans to drink is fish safe, for example the PH can swing wildly from batch to batch.

Yep should be fine.

Change the water first then clean the filter the next day, This way the filter gets to suck up any particles that were stirred up during the water change, Filters should be cleaned weekly. Rinse sponges and media in old tank water replace the fine polishing pad at least every other week and you...

Correct because without the actual numbers its still only educated guess work at best.

In a cycled planted tank that gets a weekly 75% water change ammonia nitrite and nitrate shouldn't be a problem. What type of filter do you have? How many plants and what type? Can you post a photo of the tank? PS I dont normally link to other sites but this article written by @Byron is a...

Using the test kit correctly is also important, Heres a video on how to correctly test the water.

A well cared for Betta can live to be 5 or more years old. There are reports of some Bettas living for up to 10 years.

Please dont take this the wrong way, but 800LPH means that under optimal conditions the pump turns over 800 LPH of water and nothing else. What is important is how much and what type of media is in the canister filter, Filtration and flow rate are 2 different things, in fact too much current in...

Thats normal for Annubias in a bright low current tank, Add some floating plants like Water sprite to cut the brightness in the tank down also increasing the water current a bit if possible will help.

Please explain this once a month tank cleaning. Here what you need to do in an unfiltered tank. You need live plants including floating ones, 50% water change every other day. Maybe vacuum the substrate, I never vacuum. Clean the glass from the outside, Maybe use a sponge to clean the glass...

Then, as you know the only way to tell if a human needs a vitamin supplement is by doing a blood test to determine what vitamin is deficient.

I use live plants and sometimes wood as ornaments, I am in the process of making floating logs for my bettas out of real wood, Plastic has no business in an aquarium because it breaks down over time and starts releasing chemicals.

A varied diet generally provides enough of each vitamin and mineral. However, some people may need supplements to correct deficiencies of particular vitamins or minerals.

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The 5 gallon is fine but be warned your tank should not only be cycled but it should be mature, that means it should be up and running for at least 2 months before adding shrimp. Shrimp dont like big water changes so your tank needs to be stable with ammonia and nitrite at zero and nitrate...

Your vet hasn't got a clue, what seems like a small dose to humans will be a massive overdose to a small fish, all you are doing it throwing money away and putting crap in the water. For example The acute toxic dose of vitamin A for humans is 25,000 IU/kg, and the chronic toxic dose is 4000...

You need to get a wife.

You give him vitamins? What sort how much? How did you give him vitamins?

I gave the OP a link on how to build a brine shrimp hatchery. http://www.fishforums.net/threads/im-unable-to-manage-other-betta-fry-food.449845/ This is a pointless discussion because the OP thinks he knows better.

They only breed like crazy because there is plenty of food for them to eat,

How about suggesting a big water change instead of pouring more chemicals into the tank?

I would be very careful using Mela fix or the watered down version Betta Fix as it contains Tea Tree Oil and that can damage the Labyrinth organs,. Lots of clean treated water ( and maybe a little aquarium salt ) is just as effective.

Most Christmas decorations are not tank safe.

Seachem says. https://www.seachem.com/support/forums/forum/general-discussion/2314-prime-overdose

Endlers, 4 or 5 males.

Ahh I see it now, My advice is to catch the Mollies and return them to the store, then when the tank is cycled get a Betta because thats pretty much all you can keep in that tank.

While your Cardinal Tetras will leave the adult shrimp alone they will eat the baby shrimp.

Why have you got 2 sail fin mollies in a 30 liter tank? And please dont say as a source of ammonia. That tank is way too small for the mollies

I use 1/2 a milliliter of Seachem Flourish comprehensive 2 times a week on this tank. Tank 6 foot 100 gallon, 75% water change once a week and I never vacuum the substrate. Stock 5 Betta females 30 Kuhli Loaches Well over 100 Red Cherry shrimp 2 Mystery snails. Unknown number of Malaysian...

I knew this would happen, I even gave you links where you could buy live food a few weeks ago.

A plain light bulb is not enough for live plants

For the first three days after becoming free-swimming the fry will need very miniscule foods. Infusoria and tiny free-living nematodes like Vinegar Eels, Microworms, Banana Worms, and Walter Worms make great first foods. After 3 days they will be large enough to also start feeding on baby brine...

Can you be more specific? What powdered food?

How thick is the glass? 10mm glass is stronger than 6mm glass.

Hi and welcome I love the double tail he looks super healthy well done,

LOL, a well cared for Betta lives 5 to 7 years on average.

I would use Daphnia its a known mild laxative instead of pea