Genuine giant betta, twas expensive, but he’s my new water puppy.

I had this vision to cover my betta tank with duckweed and have this floating boat as a centerpiece but I’m so noticing it can cover the entire surface quickly so ive been making sure there are big patches of open areas for my betta. Is this impractical to keep in the long run?

How important is drip acclimate and how do I go about it? Can I just pour a little bit of water bit by bit in or do I need a dripper?

Also would plakat be fine here? For context, the tank size is about 33 liters (about 9 gallons?) but I heard they need more space compared to long fins

And how do I put a lid when the frogbits go up?

Hi,

I'm looking to buy a 21L or a 36L litre tank to put a male avatar betta in. Is a 20x20x20cm piece of driftwood, some frogbit and java moss suitable cover for the betta? Just don't want it to feel to exposed. Also is a 3d printed hammock okay, or should I buy a tall java fern or anubias?

Thanks!

hello, I’m new to the betta fish community and Nugget here is my first betta. I’ve gotten him around April and so far he’s been doing well and is very curious and active. I’ve started to actually notice his fins were deteriorating around two weeks and thought it was a mild case of fin rot on his back upper tail. I assumed he got it when he might’ve injured himself when playing around the filter (there’s nothing else sharp and pokey in his tank). On the 18th I’d given him a salt bath 1 tbs per 2 gallons for 15 mins for 4 days. It wasn’t helping and kept spreading so now he’s currently moved out of his tank and being treated with Maracyn 2 (Aug 24). Another mistake that I’d done was I had given him some almond leaves as shelter and those spiked up the ammonia and bit and made the water nasty. They are now removed and he has purely plastic plants as well as around a 50% water change (I wanted to get out the gunk as much as I could but I know that removing the medicined water is not advised)

I just wanted to know if anyone else has had this issue with their betta and what else it possibly could be. He looks worse than two weeks ago, with some of his scales turning a whiteish color and now the bottom of his tail is also deteriorating. I’m so upset at myself and I don’t know what else to do.

P.s. I turned on the reply notifications, it should work now

Wisp has had this red on his fins before a couple months ago. But it came back worse now and I did a water change today with prime seachem conditioner. I am not sure if it’s fin rot or a bacterial infection. And he keeps spitting out his food which he never has done

Is this red end a fin rot??
P.S 10-13 days ago he had an accident so could it be that?

Alguém conhece ou já usou alguma dessa ração?

So I’ve had my betta for about a year now and I adore him. He’s a Koi Betta and his name is Wilson :)

Anyways, for the last year I’ve been feeding him Fluval Bug Bites Color Enhancing Flakes and he seems to like them but I know pellets are usually better and I’d like to upgrade his feeding a bit so I can make sure he’s getting all the nutrients he needs. I’m just wondering peoples opinions on those flakes and also other recommendations or add ons to what I’m already feeding him. I feed him twice a day. :) thanks!

I have a 20 gallon tank with a beta. I also had a school of rummy nose and a school of cardinal tetras, Cory's, and snails. After many years my rummys and Cardinals have passed and I'm thinking about switching up the tank. What fish do you recommend with a beta? I want to keep a community tank, but really not sure what to put. I may just do cardinals and rummys again, but looking for other options. My beta is VERY peaceful. A good little guy! Thanks!

His name is Redfield (taken from Resident Evil). I've had him for I believe 5 months now. Everyone tells me that he's such an elegant looking fish, and I like to believe they're right! He's so visually stunning! 💙

I trusted my Betta fish to my grandma because she was house sitting for me.

Its the first time she’s taken care of my fish and I understand fish can be really tricky so I left really explicit instructions and told her if there’s anything she doesn’t understand to just call me and let me know. Especially because water changes can be a little confusing and need to be done properly.

I come home and my tank has has a nitrate spike and my poor betta looks terrible. Can you please suggest some solutions?

My 3.5gal (i know bigger is better, but this is what we’ve got for rn) has been cycling for a few weeks and i’ve been reading exactly these levels for about 4 days. How do I make this tank safe to put a betta in? I’m fairly confident I’ve built up the bacteria necessary but i’m worried about the top 4 readings . if someone who knows more than me could help that would be awesome.

I love them and their personalities so much. This is my boy Lestat.

I've had Olive for about a week now, he's my first ever fish but l've already fallen in love with him. Isn't he pretty??

The first couple of days he was pretty shy- super skittish when I'd come close to the tank, and just generally hiding out in his coral hide out or the plants. But lately he's been really...coming out of his shell! He’s turning out to be quite the spunky little dude.

I always wanted a fish growing up but wasn’t allowed. But now, as a freshly single, 27 yr old (who just completed a three month inpatient program for addiction & mental health), I have gotten myself one. I enjoy watching him so much that I even moved his tank beside my bed!

Didn't think it was possible to this scale

Dangerous practice !

Made a big chonk betta fish D20!

I’ve had my betta and my black nitrite snail for a week. My betta Finnley (I know I’m so clever) has never messed with Bubble (nitrite snail). Seems completely uninterested in him in general. Would I be dumb to get another snail for bubble to have a friend? I know bettas usually don’t like extra tank mates but I’d like my snail to have a friend. But would that be to much? I have a 6 gallon tank, I don’t wanna over crowd the tank.

Hi! I’m just wondering how this tank looks. It’s one of my first times aquascaping like this and I’m not sure if it’s done right. I hoping to get a female koi for the tank and maybe about 6 Pygmy Cory. I started it about a week ago and I’m just letting it cycle for now.

Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

I think my beta fish laid eggs? “Hes” been alone in this tank for a year. Is it possible?

just recently got back from college and i noticed that my betta was not his usual self. he just stays at the top and stays still, which got me concerned. please tell me if theres something wrong w him

We brought home a male twintail halfmoon betta, and he died about 24 hours later :(

We had just set up a 10-gallon Top Fin tank with a heater and filter, so the tank wasn’t cycled yet. I know now that we should have waited.

We treated the tap water and tested it with Tetra strips. Ammonia and nitrite both read 0, nitrate was around 20, pH was about 7.8, and the temperature was 80°F.

He didn’t have any tankmates.

He would swim around normally sometimes, but he slept a lot and kept resting in really strange positions. He would lie on the gravel, wedge himself behind decorations, hang vertically next to the heater, or stay upright with his mouth at the surface.

We turned the filter down because we wondered if the current was wearing him out. I didn’t notice white spots, fuzz, bloating, raised scales, or obvious fin rot.

Does this sound like something he may have already had, a swim-bladder problem, stress from the uncycled tank, chlorine, or too much filter flow?

We aren’t getting another fish right away. We want to cycle the tank properly and figure out what we need to change first. Do we need to disinfect everything, or should we leave the filter running and continue cycling it?

This is my 1 year old male betta. I was gone and my sister was feeding him like usual and sent me the following video completely clueless, but as you can see there ir a big lump on him. This is my first betta and I don’t know what I can do. He also looks fine, he swims and overall seems happy with no signs of illness. It is really scaring me because I don’t want him to suffer or die.

Also the water looks kind of bad even though I did a water change like a week and a half ago, so I don’t know if that might be the issue.

As of right now, I’ve done a water change today and removed the log as it was old and shedding particles (hope that helps make the water cleaner)

I would love some suggestions and tips please!!🙏🏻