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I only started at Christmas when my wife bought me a small 5 gallon tank. Initially we had 2 female Beta’s in there and some neon Tetra’s which it seems is too many for that size tank based on what I’ve read here. We bought them based on a points chart that was available at a local pet store...

So my beta Billie died today. Came down this morning and found her up at the top of the tank after acting a bit odd the previous day. I treated the water and found the Nitrate and Nitrite slightly higher than usual so did a partial water change. Later in the day i found her right down the bottom...

My betta has this same problem with one eye. It looks really bad but only happened some time today. Water readings have all been fine and I did my usual partial water change on Sunday. Epsom salts is what i’ve been reading is the best way to treat it and i’ve already ordered some which is due to...

Many thanks for all the advice in this thread. Billie does seem to be very happy right now and since the treatment for that fin rot problem is looking in great shape so I will leave her alone for now and perhaps explore the possibility of another task for other fish.

Now that I have just the one love female Beta left in my tank what would the advice be in respect of tank mates. I’ve read various places about best mates for her but just interested in whether it is a good move or is she better on her own. Just looks rather lonely in there this last couple of...

Well final update on this.. both recovered really well and although initially one was being quite aggressive to the other and chasing her all over the place they settled down and yesterday were happily co-existing together. However, when I got up this morning one was swimming about as normal and...

Just a quick update.. Both Beta’s are much improved and swimming around the tank much like before this all started. Photo’s attached. The silver/blue one does look in the photo as though it might have some fungus still but it doesn’t. I’m going to continue with the treatment for a short while...

Cheers much appreciated. Just tested the water and it’s coming out as fine again. Just wondering why that second one is struggling much more and seemingly for oxygen. Now she’s dived down to the bottom and hiding somewhere. Amazing they can hide in a small tank but she’s nowhere to be seen for...

This the other and as you can see she is not looking very good in so far as she has been staying up there all morning. Like the other one she has no visible signs of fungus any longer. To me that would appear to be a fish struggling to breathe. How do I test whether the water is being aerated...

This is the one that seems healthiest and swims around more than the other. As you can see there is no fungus on her but the fins are more closed than before and some like on the tail are now partly gone.

They are still surviving and as mentioned in my last post the fungus seems to have disappeared now. They are still showing the same behaviour though and have been at the top of the tank by the filter arm constantly whenever I check on them since my last post. They swim out to feed so are still...

Quick update on this. Both Beta’s are still surviving but still hiding most of the time. The fin rot treatment arrived today and I have administered the first dose. Neither fish seems to have the fungus/fluff that they previously had but are still either at the top or bottom. One favours the...

Ok I’ll wait for the treatment tomorrow, hope it comes early. The filter is working away and water pumping through but they are constantly up at the top with their heads almost out of the water hiding in the gaps in the filter arm😞

I’ve ordered some treatment for fin rot but it does not arrive until tomorrow. Can I still use the rock salt today or should I not do both? I’ve checked the water readings again today and everything appears to be ok including the PH now. They are now both staying at the top of the tank by the...

Many thanks for the advice. I’m not confident of saving these two which sucks. One looks really bad this morning with the rot really accelerating. It seems to have taken hold so fast because two days ago I didn’t see any of the fluffiness/fungus at all. Just not sure how I can prevent similar...

Thanks mate I was worried that might be the case 😞 This is what comes up when I type tri-sulfa.. Interpet Anti Fungus and Finrot – Aquarium Treatment No. 8 https://amzn.eu/d/acvhoX2 There’s some good reviews of it but also some worrying ones which had me wondering whether it’s something I...

Here’s a picture where you can hopefully make out the fluffy/fungus like stuff on the fins.

I’ve read that salt is a good way to treat fin rot. Rock salt is mentioned a lot so is there anything particular I need to look out for when getting that. They have plenty on Amazon that I can get tomorrow if I order now. This one perhaps Tidmans | Tidmans Rock Salt | 2 X 500G...

In addition I have just got a really good look at one of the fish as it’s been much more active today and I think it has fin rot.. the edges of its fins seem kind of fluffy. So I guess that’s what the problem is and now It’s a case of whether I can treat it successfully and prevent it happening...

Yes our water here in east London is very hard I did check it a few weeks ago but can’t recall exactly what it was.. I’ll check again. Edit: Just found it and it’s 15.4DH

Thanks. I have some powder that is meant to reduce the PH to the required level but some indicated a while back that using it was not a good idea. I guess I have nothing to lose now though. They were more active last night, one in particular and this morning I’ve just checked shin and both...

Not that I can tell.. physically they seen just the same as they’ve been since I got them. The one that hides down the bottom has just been swimming around but then went straight back under the plant. The other one is just staying up by the top of the tank just underneath the holding arm of the...

Anmonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate somewhere between 0 and 5.0

I am aware now that maybe two are too much although it wasn’t pointed out to me when I bought them unfortunately. It was indicated that two females would be fine. But what’s confusing is that for almost a month they have lived happily together swimming around and seeming to be perfectly happy...

Heater is working fine and I check the temperature several times a day to make sure it’s in the right range. PH is 8.0 which I realise is higher than ideal.

Yes I’ve never had tropical fish before so just starting shake for now. I did change half of the water the other day when I first noticed the behaviour and have some water ready now to do another so I’ll see how they alter that. Water chemistry has been ok up to now and I treated yesterday with...

Hi all, I have two female Beta’s in a small tank (20 litres) and for the first month all seemed fine but the last few days they have started acting very odd. They constantly hide, mainly at the bottom of the tank, underneath plants or in one instance inside a small skull head. Tonight I’ve come...

When you say keeping the filter spotless do you mean I should completely clean it removing anything that has built up on it. I did give it a clean Saturday when I did a 50% water change but the filter instructions said to just rinse the filter pads in the old tank water so as not to lose all the...