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Hi all! I just finished cycling a new 5 gallon Fluval Spec V. The tank is holding two nerite snails and a male betta, Tamaki. It has two anubias plants and some ground cover. I had been keeping Tamaki in a hospital bowl since I got him from the LFS about three days prior to releasing him to...

This actually works out well; I've started feeding the snails in a small cup that floats around the top of the tank to prevent the betta from stealing the wafer and he flares at the cup a bit so he's getting a little bit of that already. He also keeps begging at the top of the water for more...

Betta stomachs are about the size of their eyeballs so keep that in mind when feeding; he may want to keep eating pellets but don't give him more than a few at a time. I feed mine 3 in the morning and 3 bloodworms at night and he has done well with that amount.

So Ruth, my year and a half old betta, decided to eat *an entire tetra algae wafer* intended for the two mystery snails that occupy his tank. I had not given them algae wafers previously, so did not expect Ruth to be such a piggy; he had also just had three frozen blood worms. 24 hours later...

I just added two mystery snails (one around the size of a dime, the other around the size of a quarter) in with my betta in his 6 gallon; luckily Ruth is much less aggressive than Wesley. I hope the shrimp work out!

What size tank are they currently in? (The ladies, I mean)   The 3 gallon for Edward is close to the ideal for a betta. I personally wouldn't go below 5 gallons for one, but they should have lots of space. If the two girls are under 10 gallons, I would definitely separate them or at minimum give...

It makes me so happy that you want to help him with his first fish and that you're taking the time to work with him through his ADHD.    I would try finding some good youtube videos to share with him, as I've found that video does well for my nephew (also ADHD) as opposed to something to read...

Bettas are also known as Siamese fighting fish; they've earned their name. Two males will fight each other in the same tank until a victor (AKA survivor) arises. Females can *sometimes* be kept in the same tank, but that should only be done by someone with a great deal of experience with bettas...

Oh he's gorgeous! I love your tank set up as well. I'm currently trying to set up either a 10g or 20g for my betta so that he can have some more space and hopefully continue to recover from the fin rot. I noticed you had two sponge filters - are they both hooked up to separate air pumps, and did...

Oh Lyra, I just saw this. I'm so sorry about your fish. :( You tried so hard to keep her healthy! 

  ^ Is where we're at now with the fins. They keep looking more torn. I've removed the driftwood, added some live plants and a smooth coffee cup as a cave to help, just in case the drift wood was the culprit here. I'm hoping that with that and the AQ salt we'll see an improvement. Could this be...

Love the look of your tank! I'm struggling to find some driftwood that would work for a betta. I tried a resin driftwood sculpture but his fins took a beating. How do you source your driftwood?

This is fantastic! I've been struggle with some tank decor in my tank not being great for my betta and have considered going to a planted tank to help with the health and cycling and to give my fish some friendlier cover.  I thought that having that many snails, cherry shrimp, and the betta...

great looking shrimp!

Thanks! I started a thread here http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/438760-need-help-diagnosing-betta-issue/about my tank. Apparently I didn't fully cycle it like i thought I had :/ but I keep doing regular WC and Fishy seems to be doing great! Some tail damage, which i think may be from...

Thanks for all of the help, everyone. If It helps, here are some photos of my tank and updated photos of Ruth. The spot on her head has healed. You can see some of the fin damage I'm seeing in the close ups. There's a picture of the tank set up, a picture of the overall tank with Ruth, one of...

I've got the Marineland Pillar tank and the filter that it came with unfortunately. It has a current that is too strong for a betta, so I have tall plants to soften the flow and also used the betta log (http://www.amazon.com/Zoo-Med-Floating-Betta-Log/dp/B0027ITKBS) to help redirect and break up...

I'll look for frozen here and see what I can find!   An update: Ruthie seems to be okay for now, swimming around happily, healthy appetite, etc. I checked the water again today and the ammonia is still at 0 ppm, so at least that has improved. I'm going to continue with aggressive water changes...

I did an 80-90% water change last night, rinsed and cleaned the plants and substrate again, ammonia levels are down to 0 ppm, thank goodness. Ruthie has been active and seemingly happy the whole time, but the red marks on his gills made me panic. I thought these were the sign of ammonia...

Hi all!   I haven't had a tank in several years (the last one I had was a 55 gallon tropical community with mollies, guppies, etc, and then a lone betta for a while in a 6 gallon) but wanted to get back to having a betta in the house. I've done a ton of research to try to give the little guy the...

I've just decided to try my luck with bettas again after not having an aquarium for several years. Today I came home to find a weird mark on my betta's head and want to be sure I diagnose the issue properly so that I can get Ruthie back to good health.    Tank Facts >6 gallon Marineland pillar...