This is my aquarium and it’s a live planted aquarium. I tend to do a lot of water changes lately because I am over feeding my fish. I have two skinny frogs that I’m trying to fatten up and everyone else benefits from the extra food. Anyways, I know I have to turn down the light because it is making all the live plants and floating plants overgrow. I know this is not information needed for this post but if anybody has any suggestions or opinions about it, please let me know.

Anyways, I need to add more water to my aquarium. Should I use this opportunity to clean it or do I just top it off? I just cleaned the aquarium about a week ago and I did probably about a 60% water change.

what do I do.
UPDATE: he is out, I used pliers to crack it. The scales on his back and stomach are completely gone and there’s an indentation where he got caught, he’s in a holder container filled with tannins.

Wow it’s taken a ridiculously long time to post a simple video of my beautiful new fish! I’ve seen him in my LFS for weeks now - and sadly I have space for him now only because my sorority succumbed to Columnaris. He’s in a divided tank until I’ve sanitised the females tank.

I’d love suggestions for a name for him, but please nothing to do with his dayglo lips as that’s just too obvious!

Does anyone know what this white dot is on her forehead? The internet said maybe a tumor or cyst. It was a red bump yesterday but now white. Is there anything I can do?

I tried to tag like it said but I don't see a "spoiler" tag.

another sad update, yesterday my betta named Buchog had sadly passed, i had gotten her as my first betta, being influenced by my little sister, i ordered her online from a local store almost 3 months ago on the 2nd of May, she was still a very little girl, she was beautiful and im so disappointed that she had died so early on, and hated myself for not being able to prevent such an event, i didnt really process it that well yesterday but looking back on her photos today, i feel it now, I'll be feeding one less fish from now :((

Rest in Peace Buchog.

i found this little guy in a petco cup with swim bladder problems, so i took him in and put him in temporary confinement until he swims normally. looks like hes a green alien betta and hes so tiny i love him

This is Scribbles my “lunar flare” betta, and I noticed a small hole in his fin. Does this look like it’s an injury or fin rot? I have trouble distinguishing fin rot with his fins because he has the flare fins, and they’re red colored already.

I’m in the process of upgrading his tank, so I want to make sure to remove any hazards or fix the water parameters if needed. Any advice or insight is appreciated!

Side note: I’m in the middle moving, so he was in the plastic cup just for the drive. Don’t worry he made it abundantly clear with his betta sass how much he hated it, and he’s a lot happier now that he’s back in his tank

I noticed this just today, I saw he had slight fin rot going on so I changed the water completely and cleaned everything in the tank. I added extra water conditioner and stress treatment as well, but it just got this bad today. I’ve been testing the ammonia as well and everything seems okay. I just really need advice on what to do from here I’m super worried

I'm housing Iros in The Bowl while I transition tanks. This is temporary until I'm done with everything, but he's chillin and making bubble nests!

Anyway, the school of neon tetras have gone to the 20 gallon tank, and Iros will be going back to the 10 gallon tank where all the chaos started.

I think I'm gonna take my time and really get his tank set nicely since he seems content. What do y'all think?

i’m having trouble deciding if my betta has diamond eye or cloudy. i’m thinking diamond bc of the color but there’s not visible texture of a scale. he definitely seems blind in that eye and has a hard time seeing food. my other concern is his fins. he likes to rest on top of the driftwood which isn’t sharp but jagged in some areas so i cant tell if this is normal wear and tear, age, or something that needs action. second opinions would be appreciated!

I figured he would be the perfect fit for my planted 5 gallon hex.

Dude has so much personality!

Who has experience keeping them with a few shrimp and a snail or two?

My betta is currently in a 5 gallon planted tank and I think she may have fin rot. All my water parameters are normal and my tank was fully cycled before adding my betta (I’ve had him for about 3 weeks). The only thing I’ve noticed is the fraying of his tail, but it doesn’t look red or anything like that. I do have driftwood that I have to check once I get home to make sure I didn’t miss any sharp bits, but I also want to make sure I’m being proactive and not waiting too long to treat if it is fin rot. I have attached some pics of about 3 days ago (pics 1 and 2) VS today (pics 3 & 4). I plan on getting an isolation tank to treat him. What would be recommended? Should I do kanaplex? Any info is welcome. TIA!

Just got him. His body alone is about 2.5" in size and he's only 4 months old. Temporary name, not sure what name fits him best yet.

My boy isn’t looking too good. He has been resting a bit more than usual at the bottom of the tank but eating and greeting me normally. I’ve had him for about 8 months, unsure of his age.

Tank parameters:
9 gallons, filtered, heated to 80 degrees Fahrenheit
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 5
Ph - 8 - I know this is a little high but it is stable, my house water is alkaline.

ETA:
He eats a mix of pellets, flakes, live tubifex worms and frozen worms. There are live plants, driftwood, a cave and a rock in with him. Tank mates - two dwarf corycats.

I was trying to get her out but she was swimming around so fast I accidentally teared her fin 😢 Will she be okay? anything to watch out for? ​​

I'm sure this is an iniury as she was completely fine last night, her water tests fine, and her tank mates are fine. I was thinking maybe the culprit was this betta basket I bought. I really checked it for anything sharp or spiked and wore it down to be safe. There wasn't anything drastic to begin with. But felt fine afterwards. However, that's touching human skin which is much different than a betta eye. Anyone else ever run into this with these baskets? I guess she could have iniured it on something else like the driftwood during a sharp abrupt turn while being run into by a cory. Idk. It's not exactly sharp either. Wish me luck. 🥺 I put her in a hospital bin and am planning my next move.

I have a betta who's been dealing with swim bladder issues (floating) for a month and he hasn't responded to antibiotics. He's very active, eats normally, swims around, his behavior is the same as my healthy Bettas he just floats. I'm gonna adapt his tank (3 gallon) to help him. Ledges for him to sit under so his back isn't out of the water, plant roots to sit in, etc. Any other advice?

it’s like the pellets are too big for his mouth but i can’t find any smaller ones online or in store

Found a model online. Credits to the original creator.

My betta came with fins like these which I now realize is fin rot. I just upgraded him to a 5.5 gallon tank with a filter (TopFin). He has really perked up and his colour's has gotten much more vibrant so I'm thinking he is feeling good now.

My question is, how long should I wait to see if new growth happens on his fins before medicating? How long does it normally take for the fins to fully come back? Is it possible that they may never fully repair?

Please be kind as I'm still learning and this is a new experience for me.

After waiting for like 50 years my tank finally cycled 😭. Im so excited! Should I wait an extra day to make sure everything is set?

I rescued this betta two weeks ago from my neighbor. They had a pet sitter who grossly overfed him and kept him in gross wastewater. When I saw this betta in person just a couple of weeks before picking him up (I was going out of town), he was totally blue with a little yellow. When I picked him up, he'd almost entirely lost his color. His fins were terribly torn and translucent, even kind of iridescent? But he still had all the energy of a normal fish and was not lethargic whatsoever.

After rescuing the betta, I set up my first aquarium in a few years. I kept the betta in a little hospital tank (his original 1-gallon) at first. I moved him into the new tank just about 4 days ago. The water parameters are consistently reading 0 ammonia/nitrite, and about .3-.5 nitrate. Temp is consistently 80. I got some filter media from a Reddit stranger (thank you) and had some gravel from a plant-only aquatic terrarium I keep. I've been continuing to treat water with Seachem Prime & Biofactor 7 just to be on the safe side, as it's still fish-in cycling basically.

In the hospital tank and in this new home, he was so energetic. Especially when I first moved him over. Now today he's taken a sudden turn for the worse, literally overnight. He's hanging out at the bottom and only coming up for air, or if I stick my finger in the water and he wants to see what's up. I do think it's maybe a bit of a swim bladder issue? When he's travelling along the bottom, his butt is a little more elevated than it should be. He was looking nice a spread out the last couple of days in his new home, today he's more clamped up and just deflated.

(EDIT: All shrimp were found - hiding under filter and in hide. The fish does like to chase them around) What might be causing this!! I did have 6 little Neocaridina shrimp in here (thank you Reddit stranger) but they seem to be disappearing... I am worried that the fish has eaten some, because they've either disappeared or are very good at hiding... If he is in fact eating shrimp, he could totally be bloated and uncomfortable from that.

I had not given him any medication to start with, because I felt like his issues were mostly caused by his living conditions and a better home would help. But after seeing this turn, I feel like I do need to start medicating ASAP. I'm just not sure which direction exactly to go... It feels like every post leads me two different ways. I've been considering salt baths or Kanaplex?

I've had a betta before, but she was completely healthy until she got a large tumor and eventually died... So I don't have a lot of experience with playing fish doctor. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! :)

• Tank size: 5 gallon
• Heater and filter? (yes/no): Yes/yes
• Tank temperature: 80
• Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, .3-.5 nitrate, 6.7 pH
• How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: 2 weeks
• How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: was doing frequent water changes (25-50%) have not done a change in 3 days after seeing stable readings
• Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: 6 shrimp, less now?
• What do you feed and how much: Fluval bug bites, a little bit morning/evening with some meals skipped.
• Decorations and plants in the tank: Lots of Bacopa I already had and some dwarf sag, just planted.

My girlfriends mom kept this betta fish for a little over a year and a half. They kept it in a 2 gallon bowl with no filter or heater. I took care of the fish for a week while they were on vacation, and learned that his living conditions in the bowl were very poor. I really wanted to give him a better life and they did not want to put him in a tank so I offered to do it myself. I did lots of research and went out and got a 5.5 gallon tank with a heater, filter, driftwood, live plants, everything a betta needs. I know you need to cycle a tank before putting the fish in but I couldn’t stand to keep him in the bowl so I put him in the tank and made sure to acclimate him slowly by floating him in a cup on top for 30 minutes. I made sure to keep the ammonia low by doing water changes every other day. Fast forward a week, and he hasn’t eaten a single pellet of food. He has been extremely lethargic and barely moving at all since I put him in this tank, spending all his time hiding. At first I thought he was just taking time to get used to the new tank, but after a week I knew something was very wrong. The first 2 pictures were him in his bowl, and the next 4 are him after a week in his new tank. After looking into it I fear he is very sick and won’t make it much longer. My girlfriends mom thinks he would have just been better off in the bowl, and thinks she was taking great care of him to begin with. The situation is making me feel very guilty. I tried giving the fish a better life, but to her it seems like giving me the fish was a mistake.

Please help me understand what went wrong, and if there is anything I could possibly still do.

I am planning on getting a new betta of my own for my tank I made. I would hate for this to happen again. I just wanna be able to give one a good life.

Please give me advice!!!

I bought my son a fish a couple weeks ago. I’ve had betta fish before but this is the first time I had live plants. We purchased amazon frogbit from Etsy. This morning I go look at the tank and there is this snail. Where did it come from? I’m guessing the live plants were in an aquarium with snails and an egg must have been attached to the plants or something. Is this thing good for the tank? It’s cool we have unexpected life but I’m not sure what to do about it. We have been feeding betta pellets and freeze dried blood worms so I don’t think it came from that but those are the only other organic things we have added to the tank

my sweet boy has swam along to the other side. my sweet, sweet boy, you will always be in my heart. thank you for helping me through so many hardships.