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Thanks @Colin_T I'll look into PolyGuard

@Colin_T and @Fishfunn Thanks for the help. I think I'll buy API General Cure as it seems to contain both Metro and Prazi

Update: he seems to be doing worse and is particularly skittish and overreactive. He was lying in his 'betta hammock' (a tumbler lid with a suction cup glued to it that I keep near the top) and I tried to approach with a bloodworm; he sprung up and fled to the other side of the tank as fast as...

Hey @Colin_T Thanks again. Would something like Seachem PolyGuard work well as a broad-spectrum medicine? I have been able to get some videos. Here he is ignoring food (frozen bloodworms). Here is an example of weird behaviour for him. He has been super jittery and overreactive, when he's...

Thanks @Colin_T When I went to see him yesterday he seemed to be swimming around slightly more and I did get him to eat one pellet. I had just completed a three dose course of Kanaplex. Is it worth doing another course (perhaps waiting a few days) since he seems to be showing slow improvement...

Hey @Colin_T I’ve had the tank for about a year and the fish since May. Ammonia 0 ppm, Nitrite 0 ppm, Nitrate almost 0 ppm, pH 8.2 It’s a sponge filter which I clean about once a month by squeezing it out in vacuumed out tank water. There is no media besides the sponge. I do weekly 25%...

@Colin_T Thanks for your help! I have had him for 8 months. He was fully grown when I got him; I adopted him from his previous owner as she couldn’t take care of him. She estimated his age at 1 year but isn’t sure. It’s a sponge filter. I clean it about once a month by squeezing it multiple...

Hello! My betta Fineas has been acting weird for a week now. I have been treating him with tannins and Kanaplex as suggested on a forum but I can't tell if he's getting better. Tank size: 10 gallons tank age: 8 months pH: 8.2 ammonia: 0 ppm nitrite: 0 ppm nitrate: 5 ppm kH: gH: tank temp...

Hello, Two weeks ago I noticed that my boy Leopold started showing signs of fin rot. I have been doing daily 40% water changes and adding tannins in the form of rooibos tea bags for a week, but he does not seem to improve. I think he might be losing some pigmentation on his body. His behavior...

That's crazy haha!

So I've been warned haha. I haven't had babies yet so the novelty still hasn't worn off...

Ok thanks! Hopefully I'll start seeing some babies soon :)

Hello. That's odd! Pretty much any info I find online says they can reproduce asexually (https://aquariumbreeder.com/bladder-snail-detailed-guide-care-diet-and-breeding/). Regardless, I do seem to have a lot of eggs...

Hello everyone. I have a single adult bladder snail in one of my betta 10 gals who went on an egg-laying spree recently. I have been monitoring the first clutch I noticed very closely, and it has been over a week at this point (without counting how long passed before I even noticed it). I have...

That's kind of you to say! The reasons I am concerned about a disease is the rapid decline of the state of his fins and his change in behaviour

Hello! I am posting an update concerning my betta, Cornelius, who has been developing a bulge on his side and whose fins have been deteriorating. First pic is when I got him, second and third are from about a month ago, when I made in my last post. @Colin_T advised deworming, which is what I...

I got the plants in a baggie, and all I could see were some tiny bladder snails (which the guy who gave them to me said he had in his tanks). I also am using inert gravel for my substrate; I think my tap pH is just very high. Understood about the cinnamon. That microscope sounds very cool...

Will do, thanks so much for all the advice!

Re: my former reply about cutting back his food. I was concerned he was too fat based on this image that is widely shared

I have been cutting back his food, thinking he’s too fat because he looks chunky from the top. I was stressed by people saying that overfeeding fish is one of the worst things you can do. I think that’s the most likely culprit for him looking skinny. I’ll stop doing that now. I feed him San...

Thanks for your help! So you do agree it’s TB? I was hoping that wasn’t the case as it seems slow progressing :/ I have another fish tank; what are the precautions I need to take to avoid contamination? I’m afraid I use the same tools (water change, testing etc) for both :( I don’t think it...

Hello! I have had my betta for about 4 months, which I rescued from some pretty neglectful conditions (half gallon plastic bowl, no heater or filter, single sharp plastic plant, filthy water). I set him up in a heated an filtered 10 gal right away with 2 hides and a silk plant. The first pic was...

Usually border control has exceptions to water volume for things like medication, baby bottles and pet fish. I looked up requirements for Canada and I would just need to fill a form and get it approved. But regardless since I am moving out of Canada, I think it is up to UK jurisdiction. This...

Yes, I realized that. I'm just a softie and found a listing from a betta who's been injured in his community tank and the owner is desperate to rehome him. I feel like at least with me he'd be safe. That is another consideration for travel; I can put each the betta in a bottle by himself, but...