/r/bettafish
A subreddit for all things related to our colorful finned friends.
Welcome to r/Bettafish!
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Rules
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| 1. BE NICE. | We're all humans with real human feelings. (Most of us.) |
| 2. No spam, selling, advertisements, or social media. | This includes selling equipment, fish, or linking to YouTube channels, seller pages, blog posts, Facebook, Instagram, fundraisers, etc. When it comes to posting on this subreddit, we limit this to two posts per day. If you want to post multiple images, please use an album. If you have videos/gifs to post, please use v.reddit.com, imgur, gyfcat or streamable. Please follow reddits reddiquette. |
| 3. No posts or comments praising or advertising betta fighting. | Seriously, do we need to tell you why? |
| 4. Please include water parameters and tank info in your help posts. | If you have a question or problem, please add a CLEAR picture and some details (tanksize, equipment, ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels etc.). "Everything is fine" is not a tank parameter! |
| 5. Don't post discussions or pics to complain/hate/shit on bad betta tanks/products/care. | This includes bad care in fish stores, bad novelty bowls, someone else's bad betta care. Posts that ask for input on how to deal with someone's bad care are allowed. |
| 6. Don't post irrelevant stuff, ok? | If it doesn't involve a betta fish, it doesn't belong. |
| 7. All posts but memes must be original content. | So no artwork/photos from other artists (known or unknown), or breeder pictures (except when used in a side-by-side comparison of the advertised betta to the one you actually received). Repost those memes, though, you know you want to. |
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parameters
- Temperature: 25 -27 °C / 78 - 80 °F
- pH: 6.0 - 8.0 (or 5.0 - 7.0 for wild-collected)
- Hardness: 18 - 268 ppm
FAQ
- I impulse bought/was gifted a betta, what now?!
- What kind of tank do I need?
- What is cycling?
- How do I deal with an ammonia spike?
- What type of betta do I have?
- Is this a male or a female betta?
- Which other fish can live with a betta?
- What decorations should I get?
- What is wrong with my betta?
Useful links
- Seriouslyfish.com
- Aqadvisor.com
- Bettafish.com
- Fishlore.com
- Fishless cycling
- Suitable tankmates
- What type is my betta?
- Bettafish diseases
- Info-graphic
Related subs
- /r/Aquariums
- /r/PlantedTank
- /r/AquaSwap
- /r/Nanotank
- /r/Paludarium
- /r/Boraras
- /r/corydoras
- /r/AquaticSnails
- /r/Shrimptank
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Is this fungal google says fungal but another human with experience would be baller
The massive white spot on her side is my concern she’s been with me for 5 months now in a 29 gallon with 5 Cory’s the tank sits at a solid 79-80 and is filtered with live plants. When I came home from work about a hour or so ago I checked on everyone per usual and noticed her sleeping on her side In the floaters ( the sleeping there isn’t unusual she loves the little bush even tried a nest in there) and I freaked the fuck out because she died just to realize she’s breathing and my wife said she ate her usual last night. Google says it’s fungal what’s the best Medicine for her so I can treat it as fast as possible
09:21 UTC
My new betta fish. What do you think of him? :)
Hi, I just bought this betta fish, sorry for the blurry pictures lol. What type of betta is he and can I get some name suggestions. He's still in his temporary tank until I clean his 5 gallon tank :)
09:19 UTC
Do you like my tank?
Set it up yesterday and got the fish today!! I think it looks amazing! I am getting the Betta fish tomorrow for it!!!
I want to do a quick tutorial as my nan found it difficult to set it up so for elderlies with bad backs here is a tutorial
- Get the tank.
- Put the tap water
- Put the gravel in
- Put the decorations in
- Put the fish in
Good job!!
08:25 UTC
Help!! Finrot
I need help finding medicine for finrot available in the UK.
https://www.petsathome.com/product/interpet-anti-internal-bacteria-fish-treatment
Would that work? I have heard some controversy with Interpet.
Please give me an answer. I am stressing out.
I also need help with finding medicine for fungal infection, do I use methalyne blue for fungal?
I am sooo confused
08:15 UTC
i added a new tankmate
i hope they get along
06:57 UTC
I wanna give him a proper life
Hi everyone, I’m just a high schooler guy who wants to give his survivor betta fish a proper and good life after all the shit he’s been gone through. Some months ago, my biology teacher came up with a project that consisted on studying and analyzing male betta splendens fish aggressive behavior which was done by 10th grade students (me and my classmates). To study each betta behavior we put them into a little tank and placed a mirror in front of them (it’s not as bad as a confrontation, but they were getting very stressed and sick, explanation in the next lines) At first I thought it’d be an interesting and even cool project, seeing the bettas grow and expand their beautiful fins when they saw each other was quite bad ass for me, everything was going nice, I was excited whenever we had to film a betta, but the problem began when the fish started dying. Since this project was done in a classroom, we had to give each betta a little tank (they were less than 1 gallon…) for itself so they don’t see the other bettas and also because we needed to give each betta a code so we had specific videos for each one of them. The lack of care such as over feeding them or just forgetting their existence produced some deaths, but the worst event was when we found out that some stupid janitor fumigated the class due to the mosquitoes that came in from the outside, producing the death of the 90% of the bettas, I’m not going to mention how much they were at the beginning because this will be deleted immediately. I really love animals, and I cried a lot during this project, I couldn’t stand seeing the dead fish while we were receiving biology class, the smell was awful and we had to take care of the dead fish. My classmates and even my teacher didn’t even cared about this monstrosity, they just cared about the grade and the money we lost. I decided to do some research (that I should have done way earlier) about betta fish basic care and needs, and I cried 20 minutes when I found out that the minimum amount of water that a betta fish needed in it’s tank is 5 gallons. My teacher told us that they can live in puddles in the rice fields of Thailand, but that was just an excuse for having a stupidly large amount of fish together in a classroom. This project was a very bad idea for the Bettas lives and emotional state, and it’s woven worse when 10th graders are responsible of EVERYTHING. When the project finally ended, I asked my parents to let me take one of the bettas that survived with me, they said yes but they told me it was my responsibility. I immediately got him a 5 gallon tank with a rocks floor, some plastic plants and obviously a filter, I couldn’t afford a heater but i already got the money for it. I know it’s awful but my money is very tight as a teenager and my parents says “it’s just a fish” no he’s not. I found this beautiful community and I filmed my little beloved so y’all can see how beautiful he is (he’s being aggressive because I was using a mirror, I heard it’s good for his fins), he’s been through a lot of shit and stress so I wanna sacrifice my savings to give him the most beautiful and proper tank so he can live happily and hopefully make it to his whole life cycle. I’m such a stupid moron for thinking that these fish were just normal animals and not a gift from the nature, I’m willing to get anything that the good hearted people suggest for it’s health and happiness. Y’all can hate on me, I deserve it, but this is for him, not for my own benefit of fame. If you’ve read the whole story, I hope you forgive me and my stupid classmates and teacher and help my beloved, thank you :)
If my English is not good, I’m sorry i am still in the process of learning the language.
06:36 UTC
Is this diamond eye?
Does it look like my betta has diamond eye?
06:26 UTC
constipated betta
i think i need to feed him green peas but i dont have any is it ok if i feed him green chickpeas instead???(she is constipated and is not active at all just at the top of the water all day long)
06:05 UTC
Advice with betta!?
I’ve had my betta fish for 7 months now, and for the past couple of weeks, he just lays on the bottom of the tank and won’t eat. I think my ammonia level got too high but I corrected it. I want to give him some medicine to help him feel better. Is there anything I can do to help him?
05:16 UTC
Breeding stripes?
Is my girl displaying breeding stripes or has her colour just changed to look stripey?
04:25 UTC
Finrot?
04:14 UTC
Swim bladder? Dropsy? Help!
Yes, I like to take in the messed up bettas that need help… And I usually have great luck fixing them/restoring their health! But this little dude… At the store, the cup was dated when he first got there - almost a year ago. I’ve had him for about 4 months. When I got him, he looked exactly like this, just floating and could not get under the water. I assumed swim bladder. Fasted, fed peas, salt baths. He is under the water now, not floating. But still SO bloated! I’ve tried Seachem Focus in his food (switched back to a bloodworm or brine shrimp every night). Can you all please give me some advice? I want this angel to be healthy! 10G tank, filter, 78°F, regularly test the water, all live plants, air bubbler, etc.
I know he looks so bloated and obese- I’ve tried feeding tiny bits even just every 3 days. (Please be kind, I’m trying to learn. All of my other fish are in great health!)
04:02 UTC
am going to save sisters boyfriends old fish from his mom
now the only thing i’m questioning is how would i get him to acclimate to the water- he’s 1 of those guys in the vases :(
03:40 UTC
Sick or sad?
Our lovely fun Fish Bubbles is sad or sick! We have had bubbles 11months, he is in a 3G tanks which we will be upgrading shortly! He has a filter, heater. In the last week or so he has become less friendly/social, and just lays around most of the day. Can you please off suggestions! Also wondering if this is just his anatomy or does he have fin Rot?
03:00 UTC
Halloween Betta
Was so busy yesterday that I forgot to share my Halloween betta!
02:57 UTC
My boy FernGully 🖤✨
02:40 UTC
my bettas stages of tanks!!
.75 in the top pic, bottom left is a 3.5 gallon, and the newest edition, bottom right that i am finishing setting up right now is a 5 gallon!! gonna put in her filter and her heater in just a sec, i am so proud of myself. letting this tank cycle for 2 days, then she’ll be in! 🩷 she is gonna be so happy.. 🥹
02:33 UTC
Need some guidance on fin rot
I recently noticed my betta’s fins starting to look strange and spiky, I assume this is fin rot?
Currently in a 7 gallon with a couple snails. Can I treat it in the tank with the snails or should I set up a 2 gallon hospital tank?
Should I use methylene blue?
Thanks for any pointers.
02:12 UTC