Hello! I decided to make a journal about my 10 Gallon Betta Tank!
Here is a little story about how it started out as a betta tank.
Originally I kept guppies in this tank with my sister’s female betta and two mystery snails. I did not realize at the time that the different fish needed different water parameters. My guppies started dying, and I couldn’t figure out why. In the meantime, I upgraded my light from a MingDak submersible led light strip to a Nicrew SkyLed Plus, and immediately after plugging it in I find that every one of my guppies is covered in ich. Over the next couple days, as I started taking action to treat it (raising the tank temp and doing substrate vacuums and water changes) I lost all my guppies and my sister decided she didn’t want her betta under my care anymore (I can see why. Sooooooo I found myself with an empty tank. After being around here for a while, I see how strongly @PheonixKingZ and others feel that a 10 gallon tank is the best tank size for a betta, so have decided that this will be a betta tank, no other tank mates except some shrimp and snails. In a bit of an emergency situation, I ended up with a betta much sooner than I was expecting. “Sooner than I was expecting” as in the day after my last guppy died of ich. So, I didn’t really know what to do so I removed all the water from the tank and rinsed my filter pad in it, then scrubbed all plants, rocks, sides of the tank, and the filter (not filter media) with a toothbrush and fresh water, filled the tank and stirred up all the sand, emptied the tank again, then filled it again with dechlorinated water, all in the hopes my new betta would not get ich. I even did daily substrate vacuums, but I missed 2 days and guess what! My betta has ich. The tank is at 86 degrees and I’m doing daily 30% water changes and substrate vacuums to get it under control and the betta is doing well. So! This is where the tank is at right now! I am not that proud of how the plants are looking right now to be honest, but I am very happy with the Dragon Stone layout. I would love to hear people’s thoughts and opinions!
Here is a little story about how it started out as a betta tank.
Originally I kept guppies in this tank with my sister’s female betta and two mystery snails. I did not realize at the time that the different fish needed different water parameters. My guppies started dying, and I couldn’t figure out why. In the meantime, I upgraded my light from a MingDak submersible led light strip to a Nicrew SkyLed Plus, and immediately after plugging it in I find that every one of my guppies is covered in ich. Over the next couple days, as I started taking action to treat it (raising the tank temp and doing substrate vacuums and water changes) I lost all my guppies and my sister decided she didn’t want her betta under my care anymore (I can see why. Sooooooo I found myself with an empty tank. After being around here for a while, I see how strongly @PheonixKingZ and others feel that a 10 gallon tank is the best tank size for a betta, so have decided that this will be a betta tank, no other tank mates except some shrimp and snails. In a bit of an emergency situation, I ended up with a betta much sooner than I was expecting. “Sooner than I was expecting” as in the day after my last guppy died of ich. So, I didn’t really know what to do so I removed all the water from the tank and rinsed my filter pad in it, then scrubbed all plants, rocks, sides of the tank, and the filter (not filter media) with a toothbrush and fresh water, filled the tank and stirred up all the sand, emptied the tank again, then filled it again with dechlorinated water, all in the hopes my new betta would not get ich. I even did daily substrate vacuums, but I missed 2 days and guess what! My betta has ich. The tank is at 86 degrees and I’m doing daily 30% water changes and substrate vacuums to get it under control and the betta is doing well. So! This is where the tank is at right now! I am not that proud of how the plants are looking right now to be honest, but I am very happy with the Dragon Stone layout. I would love to hear people’s thoughts and opinions!
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I am apparently very bad at keeping bettas alive. The betta died, I think it was the ich or something, I really don't know. All the water parameters are fine, he showed no signs of injury, I think he was just too weak to fight off the ich or something... Those pet store bettas have such awful genetics. I feel awful, I killed him
? So I suppose this is the end of the "betta tank journal". Maybe I'll change the title and keep it going, I don't know. I just feel so awful. Somehow my mom and sisters can keep bettas alive in 1 gallon bowls with no filter, no heater, no live plants, and I go out and buy a 10 gallon tank with quality equipment and start growing these nice plants, and I can't keep a betta alive for more than 3 weeks.? I love bettas, but I don't think I will be getting another one.
