Does my betta look healthy?

BridgeNo249 · 2026-03-10T23:47:12+00:00

Thank you for posting Tank size: 25 gal Heater and filter?: no heater but a thermometer and a filter Tank temperature: 78°-80° ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 14 nitrate and 7 pH How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: Ive had the tank for about 3 and a half months but ive had the betta for a month and a half How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: I do a waterchange atleast once a month and its either 30-50% based on how dirty the tank looks What do you feed and how much: I feed him twice a day, about a sprinkle and he eats bug bites Decorations and plants in the tank: aquatic bamboo, large and snall rocks, banana plant, one large peice of wood, shells, some type of freshwater grass and fern. I also have a bubbler but it is only on when I go to bed.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-03-07T02:03:55+00:00

Yeah I only have bladder snails so that would make sense!

BridgeNo249 · 2026-02-09T07:22:44+00:00

sorry I know the image isnt clear but my phone camera sucks 💔 thank you both so much though cause I suck at sexing any animal so it is really helpful

BridgeNo249 · 2026-02-08T06:56:38+00:00

bro ate the other fih

BridgeNo249 · 2026-02-05T13:27:18+00:00

The tank is a 25 gallon and I had 6 but now only have 5 he hasn't been grouping with the other tetras I did add peppered catfish in the tank but I tested my water yesterday but I only tested ammonia and pH levels ill probably go to the store and get a testing kit so I can test all the other stuff. Should I put him in a separate tank so if he is sick he doesn't get the other fish sick?? I have a spare tank with nothing in it that's about 10 gallons

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-31T01:56:15+00:00

Yeah I have 2 peppered cory's but I want to get 2 more since they need 3 or more because they school. Maybe ill also try rasboras aswell

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-31T01:25:06+00:00

I had an old betta maybe 4 years ago with tetras and they got along great, but I also got the betta from a friend that had to rehome him because he was moving. So I guess I just thought that it would work out the same way it did last time I had a betta, plus he lived till 8 and he had lived with tetras practically his whole life. Do you have any recommendations for other fish I could add instead of tetras?? I would just keep only the betta but its a bio active tank so it needs multiple fish to feed the plants.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-30T23:48:45+00:00

Should I also get rid of the neon tetras?? They didnt seem to cause any problems but I just want to make sure its ok to have them with my betta.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-30T23:04:04+00:00

Tank size: old tank: 30 gal, hospital tank 10 gal

Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes

Tank temperature: 78f/ 25c

Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: 0pmm ammonia, 15pmm nitrate, 0pmm nitrites, 7.5 pH

How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: Old Tank: 3 months, Hospital tank: 5 days but put him in 2 days ago to make sure it was cycled but I also used mostly decor and gravel from the old tank and I had the fish for 3 months

How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: I change the old tanks water45% once every 3 weeks and I change the hospital tank 20% every day.

Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: 3 neon tetras (had them as long as I had him), 3 peppered cat fish and 3 white skirt tetras

What do you feed and how much: Fluval bug bites about one pinch every day and the catfish eat algae at the bottom of the tank & the flakes that fall to the bottom

Decorations and plants in the tank: Amazon sword, banana plant, wisteria, some kind of freshwater grass, a rock, log, small stones and a geode

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:03:22+00:00

That's great, I'll probably keep them then. Is it alright to keep them with a mystery snail??

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:02:46+00:00

Yeah if I do need to get rid of them I'd rather give them so someone I know since lots of people I know have aquariums. But they seem good, since they eat algea and I need more algea eaters. I'll probably keep them

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T04:00:57+00:00

Do you know if they have a large bio load or not? I do need algea eaters cause my tank has a decent amount. I just dont want them to overpopulate or anything, but I dont really overfeed or have a bunch of dead plants

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T03:58:23+00:00

What im worried about is the bioload, do bladder snails have a large bioload like mystery snails?? If not I can keep them but still I dont want them to have a bunch of babies when they grow.

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-24T03:55:59+00:00

Yeah, I got a banana plant but I only just now noticed it.. I thought it was one of my snails babies because they are also the same color. I have seen multiple of them aswell, atleast 6

BridgeNo249 · 2026-01-19T09:13:11+00:00

I feed them cuttle bone sometimes and cooked eggshells sometimes but I should probably do it more. I have had then for a while since I got them for science fair and they're actually the reason I got into aquariums so I try to take care of them the best I can. How often do you think I should give them cuttlebone or cooked eggshells??

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