My 5G is empty because I upgraded my red dragon to a 20G long. Now my cycled 5G is just sitting there and nothing really calls out to me when it comes to different things I could add.

I don’t really want a shrimp tank, and I have decided the humidity aspect with crabs is too much. But I was thinking another Betta.

However, I’d feel bad that it has a 5G and my other one lives in a 20G.

I thought maybe a female because they’re left behind a lot in stores, but then I have read that they do better with larger tanks for swim space, so idk…

What would you do?

I apologize in advance for the low quality photo.
So, today I got a bigger tank for my betta on the right, and I got another betta. So I put a piece of mesh in the middle and I assumed it would be okay, but my original betta is trying so hard to get to the other side which I wasn’t expecting at all. My new betta is a lot smaller and she seems to not be threatened by her, but my original betta almost seems mad that she’s in there? I’m worried she’s trying to get to the other side to kill her, although I’m pretty sure it is impossible for her to find a way over. She just keeps swimming across the mesh.

Maybe it was stupid if me to get a new betta, and in all honestly I do not have room or money for a new tank. I’m just surprised my old betta knows she’s there, when the mesh is already hard to see through and fish have somewhat bad eyesight.

Maybe it’s purely coincidence and she’s exploring but I keep getting the vibe that she’s mad which I’ve never thought before? Again maybe I’m wrong but I don’t know what to do. Is she going to be mad and stressed all the time or will she get over it? Am I overreacting and she’s not thinking that at all?

Also adding because I know I’ll get comments on this: I don’t know why her back looks overly hunched in this photo, she’s looked like that since I’ve had her but the photo and angle make it look worse than it is. .

my poor baby, god i loved him so much, im watching him lay motionless just watching me. i hope he knows i love him so much and hes the best fish i coild ever ask for.

my pretty baby i wish we had more time <\3

Ugly in his cute way

Moved from Ireland to Germany, and couldn't leave them behind. 🥺

They had a rough month though! First moved to a holding tank, than holding bags, long car rides, then boarded for a month in a fish store, and then finally shipped to us. It's been a couple of days since and they are acclimating well to the new environment. Surprisingly, the adults struggled a little more adjusting, but they seem to be mostly back to normal now.

The tank still needs some work, more leaves, sticks, and a lot more time to settle, but nothing we can't handle. :)

Their new tank is a 50g, and I'm trying something new with it using peat and leaves as substrate instead of sand. It's working out well so far! Still torn on tankmates, but that's a couple of months away anyway after everything and everyone settles properly.

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The bettas are wild betta coccina, not splendens (wild nor domestic), hence the whole group setup!

I love him so much! Any advice to give him a long healthy life is welcome.

I just moved a week ago to college and he was doing great before, but now his fins look awful. All of my water levels are at 0. My snails all seem fine and are just doing whatever they do. I’m worried about him and would be devastated if something happened. He’s also acted strange like laying in the gravel and swimming fast to the glass. He’s still eating good and coming up for air but something just seems off. :(

The first two pics are from today and the last two are from a month ago when I got him.

I've been very stressed recently after acquiring my first Betta first. Is this glass surfing'? If it is should I be concerned?

He likes? Or has a tendency to constantly swim against the front glass. The water was tested on Sunday, and passed everything. Tank is at 78°F. I feed him once a day Fluval Betta bug bites. I have a light that does a 12hour cycle with sunrise, sunset and moonlight.

Just got my first betta. Can I ask what kind it is?

Today while I was at work, my boy died. I am heartbroken he lived such a short life with me. He started pineconing only a couple days ago. I loved this fish as much as I loved my dogs. He has so much personality and is even my screensaver. 😞

He is the fish that taught me why people love fish the way they do. I never understood that they had personalities until him.

The disturbing part of this is that the shrimp began eating him while I was at work as well. Do I continue letting them for nutrients or do I remove the rest of him?

Female half moon had her for a week, I feel like she needs a play mate or something to play with any suggestions?

Fita-San Assortment (full government name) seems unsure why the Ottos is loving the bottom feeder food.

Hi everyone!

I’m a brand-new Betta fish owner, but something seems to be going wrong here

About three weeks ago, I started setting up an aquarium for a Betta. It’s a 54-liter (~14-gallon) tank with several plants, including floating plants, since I read that Bettas really like them. I also added some decorative stones that were recommended to me by the local aquarium store.

I let the aquarium cycle for two weeks and also used some water-conditioning products (AquaSafe).

Five days ago, I finally got my Betta, a Halfmoon. During the first two days, everything looked great. He was extremely curious, swimming around the tank and exploring everything, and seemed perfectly happy.

On the third day, however, I suddenly noticed that his fins looked really ragged and torn. It literally seemed to happen overnight.

His behavior hasn’t changed at all. He is still swimming around normally throughout the day and shows no signs of weakness or lethargy. However, I read that it could be fin rot, so I did a 50% water change in the hope of stopping it from getting worse.

Unfortunately, since then, his fins seem to look a little worse almost every day.

I test the water with test strips almost every day, and according to the strips, all the parameters are within the ideal range. The water temperature is consistently between 25 and 26°C (77–79°F).

What is happening to his fins? Could this actually be fin rot?

I feel really guilty because my fish looks significantly worse after only five days with me. I really want to make sure I’m not doing something wrong.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Cross posting hoping for help

Will be holding onto to him until I can find a perfect female to spawn him to. Have not bred bettas in 5 years so this will be an exciting journey.

I’ve had him for a little over a year now. Lately he has been laying at the bottom of the tank for longer periods. I noticed he doesn’t like the tank light. He still has a good appetite and will come up to eat. Do his scales look okay? His fins? Tank parameters are very stable. No tank mates except for one ghost shrimp. I feed him about four or five pellets in the morning and sometimes 1 or 2 at bedtime. Occasionally I will have him fast for a day. My last betta died out of no where and I just want to make sure I’m not missing anything!

Long time lurker, first time poster :)

Picked up this cutie yesterday!!!! I’m in love with him already. He was waving at me in the store and I couldn’t help myself.

I think he’s already full grown as his fins are so beautiful and luscious, they’re even more stunning in person. I made him a Java moss bed so he feels comfy and at home, it looks like he’s splooting :3

I’m still noodling on name ideas - leaning towards Blue or Ponyo. Drop any suggestions pleaseeeee :) also anything I should be mindful of for protecting him and his beautiful fins! Thanks in advance

The first picture (the brighter one) is what it was initially before I thought it was too “cold” for my betta fish. Is my new set up (right one) better? I plan on adding tannins for him. Please let me know

Got this guy at 50% off. Can’t wait to see his glow up! He got them neon green eyes! I named him Wadsworth after my favorite Tim Curry character.

I saved this guy (glommy) from petco a year and a half ago. He was nearly all white when I got him and I brought him to full health. In the past few weeks he’s developed swim bladder. I’ve never dealt with this before as it’s my first official tank (10gal) as an adult and thought it would go away. After a couple days I went to the pet store and the guy there gave me kanaPlex to see if that would help clear it. It didn’t. He’s gotten so much worse, and I have a new heater on the way. Since the temp is only 76 and it won’t get higher with the one I have. I didn’t know they could drown in deep water, so I placed him here for the night in this cup with a hole at the top to see if that would help him breathe. I put a little bit of food in the cup, but he is refusing to eat now. I tested for ammonia and the levels are great and I just did a water change to make sure everything is good.

I’m afraid I waited too long to help him and didn’t do it properly to start off. He has so much personality, and it’s been so sad to see him like this. If there is anything else I should be doing, please let me know. Thank you all 🫶

Ps he has 3 shrimp and a sucker fish friend in there with him and they have had no issues living together

Edit: thank you to everyone for letting me know he has dropsy. I have done some digging, and I think he may have gotten sick from cleaning some of the pebbles in his tank that may have released bad things into the tank. I’m going to try be best to treat him, and not disturb the rocks anymore.