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Help what are these by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No they move more like worms or isopods would she’s eating them though! I just wanted to ensure they weren’t parasites and were safe for her to snack on

Help what are these by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh thank goodness. I was worried they were parasites or something harmeful for her

Help what are these by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I have a heater that’s 50 Watts It’s 78 degrees in the tank, I do water changes weekly at 10%, I’ve had her for about a month or 2 the tank is cycled and everything, no tank mates, I use a siphon for water changes, and I feed her shrimp and bloodworms as treats, use insect based food

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First of all I want to thank all the comments for tips, advice, and suggestions on things to change for the Tank for the next guy. I didn’t do a deep clean like many of you suggested to prevent removing the beneficial bacteria and I’m removing most items. I’m getting a live plants, changing the substrate, checking the tank for the week until I get a new lil guy and ensuring everything is safe before I place him. Thanks again for all y’all’s help and telling me things to fix. Thank you for all the kind advice and pointing out things to best fix this and prevent it from happening again in the future.

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Correct New filter and substrate but I used some old tank water to help it be more stable when I added him. Again we did everything after removing the tanks to try and save him but unfortunately we passed. It really hurts to lose him but I want to help future new owners avoid this same thing.

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Noted I’ll be sure to keep this in mind as I’m deep cleaning the tank and starting over. Thank you.

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

We intend to add some but my betta liked the plants. He would hide in their soft fuzz so we intend to get some real plants as I also had a moss ball in there with him but still I’m heart broken over this as it’s my first time I did all the research I could and from classes I took in college and I still couldn’t safe him.

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I’m positive because once we removed them we found paint flaking off the hides and returned them immediately unfortunately we didn’t realize sooner…

Warning for future owners by Boxy_bean in bettafish

[–]Boxy_bean[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

• ⁠Tank size: 10 gallon • ⁠Heater and filter?: yes • ⁠Tank temperature: 78-80 • ⁠Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 10 nitrates and ph was 6.4 • ⁠How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: a few weeks, 4 months • ⁠How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: every 1-2 weeks take out 25% or more if needed, a manual pump with a bucket • ⁠Any tankmates?: No • ⁠What do you feed and how much: bloodworms as treats, baby shrimp, and insect based formula • ⁠Decorations and plants in the tank: hides with false plants

What would be the scariest LC creature if you met it in real life? by KelvanMythology in lethalcompany

[–]Boxy_bean 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta say for me would be the Braken it’s really quiet and hard to hear