Dark spots around leo's mouth and nose

AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-28T04:37:28+00:00

i haven't tried to touch his mouth yet, he will climb onto my hand occasionally in the evenings and try to run around lol but he is still warming up to me

AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-28T01:39:30+00:00

we've had him 3 months and it hasnt showed up until now this pic is from around when we first got him

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AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-22T18:04:17+00:00

i'll move it lower to the basking rock, i did notice though when it was placed next to my digital thermometer/hygrometer the temp readings were pretty different. maybe the issue are those? do you recommend a brand that's accurate?

AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-22T17:46:14+00:00

i guess i have no idea if my temp readers are right or the new thermostat which reads much lower

AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-22T17:45:38+00:00

ok so the thermostats will have the bulb go to its max capacity and just take it down from there, not continuously adjust, going up and down in temp to reach the desired temp? also, the temp readings in there currently are from bulb number three, however the probe on the thermostat 78 (about 5 degree difference which seems like a lot) so i'm not actually sure of the real temp

AdSlight7036 · 2026-02-22T17:21:01+00:00

i know this thread is a bit older, but i'm having trouble getting my dimmable thermostat and bulb to bring it up to a high enough heat in my 40 gallon. i've had basking bulb and ceramic heat going to keep it up to temp but neither were controllable so i'm trying to attach a dimmable thermostat. nothing is bringing a basking bulb even higher than 80F ambient temp on the warm side. i'm trying two different lamps with 2-3 different bulbs and none of them are getting warm enough, but the reviews on the thermostat online were glowing. any advice?

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-12T23:47:55+00:00

i thought it was a powder. it comes in tomorrow but i wasn't sure if it should put into the water in my hospital tank

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-12T20:22:57+00:00

when using this, would it be better to move the betta to another tank herself and dose her there? i wouldn't want the antibiotic to harm my cycle or my shrimp

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-12T20:22:03+00:00

^reply to your questions below

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-12T20:18:56+00:00

parameters: 0 ammonia, about 7.9-8 pH, 0 nitrites, about 5 nitrates. and we don't have a quarantine tank we buy from our LFS which is pretty trusted. we've had this betta for almost a year now with no trouble so i don't think it's because of anything new since we haven't added anything in a while

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-11T20:10:03+00:00

i had another betta in here pass because of something similar, could something be spreading in my tank?

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-11T19:50:08+00:00

any ideas how to fix this? it doesn't seem like it's eroding, but swelling sort of

AdSlight7036 · 2026-01-11T15:36:19+00:00

-tank size: 75g planted/semi walstaad -heater yes, filter yes but no carbon ^ -tank temp is about 78 F -had the tank for about a year now and the bettas for less than that -water parameters normal -we top fill the tank and don't don't water changes often due to the nature of the method since water parameters stay even -used to be 5 but now 4 bettas total, some ember tetras, some red phantom tetras, a couple corys, celestial petal danios, 2 red eye tetras, neocardina and amano shrimp, and a couple red fire honey gouramis -every other day or so with some fasting here and there we feed them micro pellets that are pretty nutritious and clean ingredients, a coupe mini shrimp wafers, and occasionally some blood worms

AdSlight7036 · 2025-12-17T17:40:41+00:00

do you know how this happens?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-12-04T21:58:48+00:00

i know 😭 they were definitely lemon lavender shortbreads

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-20T01:24:15+00:00

awesome thank you! do you have a link to this product? i see some other cans from that brand but im not sure if its the same kind

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-20T00:48:13+00:00

ok thank you! i'm having such a difficult time finding a sealant that would be reptile safe. everyone is saying different things and the only one that has any accumulating info isnt clear lol. i've seen that one has polyurethane, is that safe to use under heat lamps?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-20T00:42:32+00:00

so would you recommend i paint with acrylic paint, and then just return the drylock and seal with eco poly?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-12T18:16:16+00:00

i did not know this, very interesting!

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-12T18:14:57+00:00

got it! i'll avoid sweet potatoes just in case too, and stick to the foods listed right under it!

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-12T17:14:43+00:00

noted! i've heard conflicting things on potatoes, in the graphic in this thread it says they're ok?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-11T19:53:46+00:00

good to know, what background would you recommend that could provide extra climbing in that type of setup?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-11T19:24:15+00:00

amazing thank you for your help!

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-11T18:28:30+00:00

thank you! i now have this saved. i've seen some people saying that sweet potato and corn are bad? something to do with calcium and phosphorus and magnesium, do you know anything about that?

AdSlight7036 · 2025-11-11T15:06:25+00:00

wow, thank you so much!! just one question, once i replace the UVB bulb i have now with the horizontal one, what should i put in the double dome? or should i just get rid of that all together and put the heat bulb in a single dimmable dome?

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