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thanks so much for the info!!!

hello all, i've had my tank + betta for about a week now, and just did a water change after being advised to make sure i'm doing weekly 50% water changes. i did a water test with my masterkit, and here are the results after a fresh water change: pH: 6.6 ammonia: 1.0 ppm nitrites: 0 ppm...

thank you! i am going to test the ammonia reading after work today. if it's still there, i'll do another 75% water change since i just did one yesterday to remove excess nitrates. i'll go ahead and remove the trumpet snail after work as well.

hello everyone, i just bought some java moss and wisteria for my 5 gallon freshwater tank. i only keep a nerite snail inside of it right now. i just performed a water change and the ammonia is a little too high to add a betta (it's about ~0.25 ppm, so i'd rather not risk it). it looks like a...

thank you!

alright, the average hardness of my water is about ~23 ppm from the tap. online it says bettas need 70-100 ppm, but obviously i have gotten a lot of wrong information online. what is the best hardness for bettas?

thank you so much! we use mains water, i will have to look up our provider.

i'll make sure to do that. i must have gotten a lot of wrong information online. however, i did not use tablespoons— i used teaspoons. i miss-wrote it. apologies.

i know!! i was so sad when i realized he was sick.

what good alternatives are there instead of API quick start? or is there anything i can add to the quick start that helps establish the beneficial bacteria? not that i plan to start a new tank anytime soon, this is mainly for curiosity's sake. i will keep that in mind about the amount of food...

thank you. i had no idea that GH was something i needed to test for; i had heard of water hardness/softness but was unsure how to check for it. i will pick up a kit to test it this weekend and see whether or not my water is suitable for bettas at all. yes, the water is very low. this was...

thank you so much for your kind words. the pH is 7.4-7.6 currently. i have never tested the GH of my tank, so i will pick up a kit this weekend and test it. i didn't even know that was something i had to test for! so thank you for bringing it to my attention. i will reply again with the results...

thank you so much for replying. i have tossed the blood worms in the trash. i will see if i can get my hands on any live food; i don't really have the space to breed my own baby brine shrimp, but i would like to. i will also start doing a 50%-75% weekly. that's my biggest issue going forward...

thank you so much for even taking the time to reply! yes, the tank is cycled. i used API quick start when first setting it up, and now i use a tap water conditioner to treat the replacement water for every water change. there is a sponge within the filter. i use the API master test liquid kit...

hello all, i'm relatively new to the fish keeping hobby and this is my first time on a forum site. i really love betta fish, but i can't seem to keep any alive for more than six months. they always end up with dropsy, and before i realize it, pass away. my most recent betta was a crowntail, and...