betta (male)

long story short - I was wondering if you guys could help. I have a new tank with fish they were doing fine I then test for ammonia yesterday. The ammonia was high, come to find out it was rocks that we separated and separately test and each had ammonia. I did a water change last night the ph...

I have a Beta fish he was perfectly fine when I got him a month after I noticed he had this white fuzz and this fluff isn't fluffy so I took ot the internet and Facebook and even is telling me that it's bacterial and fungal so I I treated him with melafix and salt off and on for three weeks till...

I've had my betta for roughly half a year now, he's in his own 5 gal tank with only a black nerite snail as a tank mate. Ever since we moved him from a his original 10 gallon tank he's been the laziest little diva ever. He discovered that he can lay against the filter intake and that is what we...

Hi everyone, I have had a betta fish since February with no problems, he lives with 3 African Dwarf Frogs and there are no issues with his tank mates. I went away back to university for 10 days and (did my usual 25-50% water change before I left) when I came back he was hiding in one corner of...

i made a post last night about how my betta is breathing heavily and pacing after doing a water change. today he isn’t pacing as much but still seems to be breathing heavy. i just tested the water and the ph looks like it’s around 8 - 8.2. yikes! is this what’s causing his behavior? how should i...

i got my very first betta, harry, two weeks ago today. today i did his first water change and took out about half of the water and replaced it with conditioned water (tried to keep it about 80 degrees.) i didn’t notice him doing this immediately after the change, but recently he’s being darting...

Hi guys, I'm new to this forum but I have a problem with one of my fish! I have a young male butterfly half-moon betta in a community tank (he's very a very gentle soul). Yesterday I found him 'stuck' behind the water heater (now I know bettas are notorious for sticking themselves places they...

Hey guys I’m needing some help with my 46l tank, I have baby endler guppies in here at the moment which will be going to my larger tank in a few days, females/male separate, Giving away the females as don’t want anymore breeding. unsure what fish I could keep within the tank as I’ve heard I...

why is my betta have holes on his tail? i attached a picture, hope that helps. water parameter: amonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 25 ph 6.8 he share his tank with 6 cory panda he's in a 17 gal tank he'll be a year old this July he's acting normally, swimming normally, eating normally. if anyone can...

Hey y'all! I'm a happy owner of three bettas, but I've noticed something really interesting. This is more of a trivia question than anything, but I'd love to know because I couldn't find much about it online. I have three Bettas: Puyo, Bonbon, and Isola. I live in a 4+ family but I'm the only...

Hi, I’m new here but am in need of help. I have had a betta fish for a couple months now but I believe he may be suffering with fin rot. I’ve removed all ornaments so don’t believe he has ripped his fins. I have tried partial and full water changes. We have a closed filter system so I...

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I rehomed a male betta fish from a friend. Wejt from 1 gallon skinny tank to 10g. He swam and would come up to glass and try act all tough and talk to me (breathing air lol) then he started acting lethargic, hiding and laying on his side at top of tank. He would get excited for food that about...

I can ramble so I'll try and keep it to the point best I can. This is also my very first aquarium and fish I've EVER taken care of. About 6 months ago a friend of mine bought a Male betta (blue and orange). It was from petsmart, no idea the age. Then she put him in 1g tank for 3-5 days before...

Hello, I foster betta fish, which means I take them in from bad pet stores, rehabilitate them, and find them good forever homes. Our newest rescue is ready to be adopted, and for the past few fish putting up the information on Reddit has worked, but for some reason no one is responding to our...

Hi all, thought I'd share my first Aquascape. Please feel free to add feedback ?

I just got a new beta from a pet store a few days ago and I noticed he was pooping this white stringy stuff. Does anyone know what it is???

Hi guys, pretty sad day, my male fighter (bean) who was just starting get some really cool koi patterns just died, I only noticed him acting lethargic and not eating a day or 2 ago. And the redness pictured has slowly developed, since yesterday, getting really big today. pH, ammonia and nitrite...

Here is some pics below of my betta,is it just me or are his eyes sticking out abnormally? I could very possibly be paranoid, but I don't think his eyes were like that before. Am I catching it early?

Hi! My 8yr old son has had a male betta fish for 2 years. He loves Blub-Blub very much, and says he wants to be a fish doctor when he grows up. One of Blub-Blub’s eyes (the iris only) has recently turned a silvery white, so I’d like to learn the cause, and if he needs treatment. He’s a very...

Hello, I'm Aakash and totally new to this hobby. Yesterday I bought my 1st Aquarium (30 Gallon) Tank. I want to setup a planted community tank for my Betta Shiroi, so please give me suggestions for her tank mates and plants. Thank you in advance ☺️☺️

Hi Everyone, I have decided to seek advice where I can get it because I am out of options for my fish. I got my betta from Petco in September 2020. I have him in a 10-gallon tank with a HOB Fluval 30 filter and a 25W heater. Around December of 2020 he developed horrible fin rot and basically...

so about a month ago I got this lovely betta, I've had a few in the past and never had any issues like this but his tail is not looking as great as when I got him. He's currently in a 10 gallon Fluval Flex, which is really well established- about 4 years old now. It is planted and I have...

hey y'all! ok i'm going to florida for a week tomorrow (wednesday) and coming back next thursday. the problem is i normally clean my tank on sundays. i have a 5 gallon tank with one betta a few moss balls and a plant that has the roots in the water and the leaves outside the tank. so i last...

Sorry if this isn’t an emergency but I’m not sure where to post! I’ve never used this site before. I got this new betta from an aquatics shop on Saturday (now Tuesday). When he first got into the tank he was quite active and his fins looked a bit more showy. Since then he’s been resting and...

Hi guys, picked up this lil guy from my LFS yesterday. Was wandering if anyone could identify the specific type of betta he is and if he’s fully grown, he seems quite small.

Hi there, I recently picked up this triangular prism shaped tank off Facebook marketplace, it came with this light. I wanted to see if any of you knew which light this was as some of the LEDs keep flickering which can be quite frustrating and I’m sure it causes a bit of stress for the fighting...

My betta Finn died today, and i want to give him a proper way out any suggestions or what i do with the tank now hes dead do i do a water change??

Hi everyone, I have a 60 litre rectangular tank and currently it has 12 neon tetras and 1 male crowntail betta, also there is 6 peppered corydoras. Questim is, would it be okay to put 6 or 8 endler guppies in this tank along with what currently is in it? Any information would be great. Thanks

I previously posted about my betta with swim bladder and he hasnt gotten any better which had led me to thinking it could be something else im just worried and its been around a week he wont eat anything either i tried peas and he refused them.

Hi, was just wondering if anyone had some advice for me about my beta, i noticed he stoped eating today and after a closer look i noticed an inflamed gill along with a white spot on the underside interior of the gill. I talked to a local pet store and they recommend mardel maracyn which i have...

Hi All, I have a 15g tank that has 4 dario dario (I believe 2 male 2 female based on their behavior and coloration), 8 ember tetras a mystery snail and some RCS. Its been cycled and established for months now and so far everything is good. Its heavily planted with driftwood, floating plants...

I went to clean my betta’s tank. He is a twintail halfmoon betta. I moved his tank into my kitchen and he jumped out onto the counter without my knowledge. I accidentally placed the tank full of water on top of half his body. I found him within 5 minutes and quickly threw him back into the tank...

I recently got a betta from Petco to be rehabilitated, who appears to have swimbladder disease since he was only swimming at the bottom of his cup. He doesn't look bloated or anything, but he hasn't been able to swim up without his lower half immediately falling back down. And I know this...

Hey, I have a newer hobby of rehabilitating bettas from pet stores and getting them to good new homes. There's this guy in Petco who looks like he could use a chance, and he's only swimming along the bottom of his cup so he might have some swim bladder disease to treat. But my main issue is that...

Good Morning! I think this is the right spot to post my concerns on my King Male betta (if I’m incorrect let me know, I’m new to these threads and am just looking for advice. Will repost accordingly :) ) I have a male King Betta (he is housed alone, too aggressive for tank friends.) that was a...

I got a 5.5 gal tank today as an upgrade for my betta. I need to cycle it but I need to know where to start and what to do. Today I put rocks, water, the filter, and stress coat in the tank and a couple cups of water from my other tank. Is there a way to cycle without buying ammonia? Thanks for...

Hi I wanted to know why has my betta got a pale white bloated stomach. I recently stated feeding my betta with Fluval bug bites tropical flakes I’m not sure if this has something to do with it? What should I do with my male Betta fish? My fish tank is 90l test results taken from API freshwater...

my fish is still recovering from fin rot but i noticed his belly is a bit bigger than usual and he’s not energetic. i read if you diagnose it wrong, it’ll kill the fish. i’m new to this fish thing so i don’t know if it is or isn’t dropsy. here are pictures. pls help

Hello! I’ve got a lovely Betta fish with a strange white spot on the side of his head. I’ve done my best to get photos, but fish are ever hard to photograph. It popped up a month ago and I first thought it was Ich, so I treated the water with Seachem Paraguard for a bit. It faded, came back...