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Day 3: He still has the fins clamped (apparently even more than before) but I gave him something to eat and he took a few bites. He's still lethargic most of the time but comes out to swim a bit when he sees me, and take a bit of air from the surface. I've also noticed that at the back of his...

Guys, thank you for all the replies! Now the current situation is like this: the fish started to swim normally and be pretty active but its fins are still clamped. I've decided not to feed for a couple of days because I've just realized that the day before the fish were overfed (I feed the Betta...

It's quite a challenge to take a picture of him because he is hiding almost all the time and when he comes out he's constantly moving but I managed to post a couple. To your question: I have a Eheim Jaeger heater and it's set to 26 degrees Celsius (78.8 Fahrenheit) and that is exactly what the...

Today as I was looking what my fish are doing I noticed that my Betta has changed dramatically both in appearance and behaviour. Yesterday he was perfectly ok, eating, swimming around and so on, Today he's almost completely lethargic, his fins are clamped and in the rare occasions when he...

After trying everything, I now stick to the dripping method, which is very simple. I take the plastic bag and transfer the fish and a small quantity of the water from the bag to a plastic bucket (which I use only for fish purposes). Then I place the bucket on a small table, near and below the...

Thank you, a very interesting lecture, that website! I tried again to get a better photo with the tail in full flare but as soon as I'm getting near he starts to show off and swim around acrobatically :) Will keep trying anyway!

Hello all, I've recently bought a nice little Betta to replace my former champ, my question is: what kind of Betta is it? I was thinking halfmoon or rosetail but not really sure... Attached a picture, I couldn't catch him with the tail fully flared though:

The Cory was quite lethargic in the morning, hiding in decor but after a while he started again his daily routine, swimming and looking for food in the gravel. Sometimes he stops and rests on the bottom with only his eyes moving but more than half of the time he's active. Maybe he's also getting...

@Jack TH: First of all, thank you for your kind words. I'm also thanking everyone who's posted in this thread. That Betta was a fish I've really cared for and I've considered him (yes, HIM) a friend all along the way. Back to your question: We've got all fish from a reputable seller, maybe it's...

A 75% water change EACH day for a week? Wouldn't this de-cycle the tank?

The pH is almost always close to 8, yes. I know that it should ideally be around 7 or so but I haven't had any issues because of that so far...

Thanks for the answers! So, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, almost no nitrate (10 ppm or so) and pH around 8. I clean the filter with tank water every 2 or maximum 3 weeks and when changing water I also siphon the gravel every time. The Betta was not that old, not even 2 years I think... I know the...

Hello to all! Sadly, my Betta fish died a few hours ago and I am really not sure why so I'd like the more knowledgeable to give me some advice, I really want to prevent this from happening in the future. - The tank is a 60l (approx. 15 gallons) planted one and it's equipped with an Eheim...