Rocky is getting old

[Essjay]

I'd be bound to break the glass during a water change. I am renowned for being clumsy

When I had an internal filter in my betta tank, the betta slept on top of it. Even if I positioned it so the top was level with the water surface he managed to wriggle on top of it. I eventually changed it for an air pump powered sponge filter as I was fed up of getting up in a morning and finding the filter on the bottom of the tank. I never found out if that was due to sucker failure or the betta knocking it down.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I'd be bound to break the glass during a water change. I am renowned for being clumsy

When I had an internal filter in my betta tank, the betta slept on top of it. Even if I positioned it so the top was level with the water surface he managed to wriggle on top of it. I eventually changed it for an air pump powered sponge filter as I was fed up of getting up in a morning and finding the filter on the bottom of the tank. I never found out if that was due to sucker failure or the betta knocking it down.

I don’t see why most people have problems with bettas and internal filters. It seems that there are a lot of threads going on around here that have to do with their bettas getting stuck in the intake of an internal filter.

 

[Essjay]

Mine didn't get stuck to it, he slept on top of it. Even when there wasn't enough water above the filter he still slept on it with his fin out of the water like Jaws

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Mine didn't get stuck to it, he slept on top of it. Even when there wasn't enough water above the filter he still slept on it with his fin out of the water like Jaws

That’s funny actually, lol.

 

[Salty&Onion]

It takes years for Anubias to fill out as they are a slow grower. Here is my 29 gallon tiger barb tank. I initially planted 3 or 4 tiny plants. Here is how they look after about 5 years. I attached them to a large arch shaped piece of malasian driftwood. I use hardly any ferts. The fish like to swim through the arch. A couple of the plants were anubias nana and one was a regular anubias. The other plant is hygrophilia deformis which grows very fast.
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Honestly my anubias heterophylla grows a bit quicker than the regular anubias. It got 7 leaves already since I first bough it.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Honestly my anubias heterophylla grows a bit quicker than the regular anubias. It got 7 leaves already since I first bough it.

My Anubias grows really slow. I bet I’ve only got 5 new leaves in the year I’ve had it. My java fern really took off though.

(It depends on what type of Anubias I have... I have to different types. I can’t tell which is which! Lol.)

 

[Salty&Onion]

(It depends on what type of Anubias I have... I have to different types. I can’t tell which is which! Lol.)

Lol

My Anubias grows really slow. I bet I’ve only got 5 new leaves in the year I’ve had it. My java fern really took off though.

Both of my anubias' grow quite fast for anubias, but I use ferts. Why did you java fern took off? Did you actually murder it?

 

[PheonixKingZ]

No no no, lol. I mean it took off as in growing!

I don’t use fertilizers, I just keep my light in for 14 hours a day.

 

[Salty&Onion]

No no no, lol. I mean it took off as in growing!

Oh ok lol. My JF is just shooting its new babies lol and I just have to get rid of these. Too much job with one little easy to grow plant.
I have been given one job....

I don’t use fertilizers, I just keep my light in for 14 hours a day.

I do use ferts and I keep my lights on for 15 hours a day now since the lockdown

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Oh ok lol. My JF is just shooting its new babies lol and I just have to get rid of these. Too much job with one little easy to grow plant.
I have been given one job....

I do use ferts and I keep my lights on for 15 hours a day now since the lockdown

You actually trim off the new sprouts? I just let mine grow.

 

[Salty&Onion]

You actually trim off the new sprouts? I just let mine grow.

Noo They swim around geting stuck to my hand like they would want to grow on my part lol

 

[FishGuest5123]

I have had a couple of geriatric bettas. I do euthanize fish in pain but I do not euthanize one just for being old. I would have left him in his 5G. Lower the water level a bit so he doesn’t have to swim so far for air. Let him rest on his glass. My purple one, laid in a plant for about the last 6-8 months of his life. I would place pellets right at his nose so he could smell them. I wasn’t sure he could see well anymore. He went peacefully one night while I was sleeping. Just keep loving him.

 

[FishGuest5123]

I don’t see why most people have problems with bettas and internal filters. It seems that there are a lot of threads going on around here that have to do with their bettas getting stuck in the intake of an internal filter.

Not all are internal filters. Many are HOB’s. Most internal filters are cheap and not designed with a betta in mind. I have disposed of all internal filters.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Not all are internal filters. Many are HOB’s. Most internal filters are cheap and not designed with a betta in mind. I have disposed of all internal filters.

I personally have only used internal filters. Even in my betta tanks. I just put pantyhose over the intake.

What I see the most, is someone with a sick betta that is really weak. That is when they get stuck in the intake. I dint suggest keeping the filter on if your betta is that week. I suggest either, 1( Turn the filter off, or, 2( Get a sponge filter.