I just got this little guy last night. I would like name suggestions. He is a blue marble.

Hello!!

I’m setting up my heater (its acclimatising before i turn it on) but I’ve read so many horror stories about heaters melting/blowing up/malfunctioning

What heaters do you guys use/recommend? Just in case something happens

Petco is having its 50% off sale and I'm planning on getting the 5.5 gallon Standard Glass Rectangle Aquarium for my betta. However, I've read lots of recent reviews of the tanks leaking. I stopped by the local Petco and saw the silicone application was sloppy but otherwise had no way to gauge whether it would leak or not. Are there other things I should be inspecting for? Are there things I should I avoid?

We started noticing our friend (3 year old “Blue”) was sick on the 3rd of November. We started him in the hospital tank for 1 hour every day but saw him get worse, so we moved him in on the 6th. He had a very clear fungal infection + swim bladder issue. We were able to get the fungal infection to entirely go away by the 10th. He still has clear balance issues and isn’t able to swim upright very long. The main worry is he hasn’t eaten anything since the 5th, we’ve tried hand feeding various foods including bloodworms.

Aquarium salt, 10-15% water changes daily, fungal medication (now done), antibiotics after fungal infection cleared. Water levels are practically perfect all around (camera + shadow makes it look green in photo).

Upper belly scales near head are a silver color and fins are a little torn - improvement on fins since isolation.

Any advice?

My new fishy friend.

Got it at petco and it says male but idk

I just got my black orchid crown tail betta this past Sunday. I have him in a tank with live plants, a hammock & a log. I’ve noticed his fins have been coming off. Does anyone think the roughness of the log has caused this? I took the log out. I’m also concerned because his underbelly is all white fluff like it’s been shredded. Will his fins grow back? Ive also tried feeding him pellets & frozen bloodworms. He will not eat them, I haven’t seen him eat in the whole 5 days I’ve had him. I bought some betta fix to hopefully help his skin. He seems fine, swims around, loves his hammock, just loosing fins, skin shred & not eating. Just so confused on what could help him. Thank you!

I went away Monday afternoon to house sit for my parents and got back Thursday evening. My boy was left at the dorm and my roommates took care of him, following my feeding schedule and instructions. But this morning I noticed he’s been acting a bit off. I can’t tell if he’s depressed or lonely, or if there’s something wrong. He looked a couple of times like he was floating diagonally towards his side, which worried me, but I’m not sure if that’s due to him laying on a decoration that was leaning down. I really love him and haven’t had him for long. He’s super gorgeous and friendly too! I’m going to spend some time near him so that he’s not as lonely, but I’m not sure what else to do.

Edit: I’d also love to have some recommendations for test strips. I’m not sure which kind/brand to get. I’m looking on Amazon as there’s not a pet store nearby to me.

Hi everyone it seems like the only issue is my water hardness, please let me know if incorrect. I’m assuming with the reading I should add some more betta conditioner. Thank you!

I have had Zeus here about now 1,5 years and in the past 4 days he has lost colour on his sides and one of his eyes look like this. Today I fed him with tweezers and I think that he may be blind on that eye. If anyone can tell me or advise me what to do or someone knows what is going on with him that would mean a lot to me.

This is my dark blue half moon betta named Eric. He’s named after the prince from the Little Mermaid and lives in a 5 gallon tank on my work desk with some ghost shrimp.

It’s day 2: Larry is dying I think :(

Typically, Larry is an extremely energetic boy. Yesterday, I went to feed him and he went absolutely crazy, he looked drunk tbh. After that, he had been in the corner of his tank for the past 24 hours. Every time he swims, he looks like he can’t control himself (swimming sideways or his face directly on the ground). When he’s stationary, it almost looks like his back is curved an odd way.

Today, when I went up to the tank, he didn’t swim up to say hi, which he ALWAYS does. I’m worried he might have an infection or something :/

He has been in this tank for about 6 months now. I do a 10% water tank every week (with water conditioner). His tank has a heater and filter.

Do we think he’s dying? He’s only a year and a bit old :(