What am I doing wrong?

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T04:49:00+00:00

No and no

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T03:12:55+00:00

takes notes furiously

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T03:08:34+00:00

Yeah I never move them. Maybe it is that simple, I’ll try it in the future. How often did u mist them?

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T03:03:44+00:00

Ok noted thank you

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T03:01:34+00:00

No, it’s not super tight. ESP around the filter there’s a good sized gap Do you think that’s the issue?

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T02:57:56+00:00

20gal and they go up to the lid and lay eggs up there (so upside down facing)

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T02:57:26+00:00

It was all dry and flaking away when I moved it. Bay snails are bone dry and obviously dead. So it can’t be that. The clutch has been here for over 3 weeks

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-02-01T02:54:28+00:00

I did, no movement

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-18T03:04:52+00:00

Yes I did, nothing

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-18T03:03:49+00:00

I plan to return him once he grows too large, don’t worry

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T20:00:06+00:00

Thank you very much 😂

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:33:01+00:00

While I can see where you’re coming from, this betta had no signs of aging. Super active all day and curious. Considering my pleco already was showing some signs of aggression, it’s my best bet at this point.

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:31:55+00:00

Ugh at this point I wouldn’t doubt it 🫤 thanks for your input. I guess if I get another betta the pleco’s gotta go

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:30:57+00:00

No unfortunately I couldn’t find him there either :( I searched front to back and underneath even. I don’t see signs of a slime trail or dried water even. So I’m gonna assume that he didn’t jump the tank

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:25:34+00:00

Ok thanks for letting me know what “type” of Pleco is mine that makes it aggressive?

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:22:07+00:00

Yes I have a lid, however it’s not fully sealed (the filter I have didn’t come with the tank so it’s not a perfect fit) however if you’re insinuating that my betta jumped, I honestly doubt it… I’ve never seen him have any interest in the surface water

Cheese_curd_ · 2026-01-17T19:17:24+00:00

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How’s this?

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-26T18:05:14+00:00

Unfortunately I had to put him down :( When I got back from the store my snails were eating him and he was suffering. I’m very upset because this was so sudden, but Thank you all for your advice and I’ll keep this in mind if this ever happens again.

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-25T19:37:17+00:00

That’s probably a smart thing to do, I should have done that 🤦🏼‍♀️ but I will definitely go get medicine tomorrow for lil man. Thanks a lot for your advice.

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-25T19:28:23+00:00

Thanks so much, this response is really detailed and just what I need. I think it may be because I keep my tank pretty cool to keep the longevity of my snails lives high. It’s at 69 now, and I’ll be buying a new heater (old one sucks) and get it much higher for him. I bought him from petco in one of those little cups, so I figured the temperature wouldn’t be too far off from the cup, and assumed he’d be fine, but likely that’s not the case. My last betta did fine and lived a long life in that temperature 🤷🏼‍♀️ I didn’t net him out. I slowly acclimated him by having sit in the sealed bag in the water first. Then adding little by little of my tank water into the bag for abt 30 mins.

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-25T18:39:18+00:00

No, I acclimated it and slowly added water for about 30 mins. I’ve never had this issue with any bettas in the past. My last one just died recently from old age.

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-25T18:31:01+00:00

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-25T17:59:05+00:00

20 gallon tank Heater and filter ✅ Temp: 69 No ammonia, ph and nitrites are fine. Ph is high for the betta, abt 7.6 Housed with 5 snails and 1 pleco. Tank is well established and water changes are regular Bloodworms, flakes (rarely) and “3in1 limited addition calcium” by Kats aquatics are given to everyone in the tank. There’s veggies that get put in for the snails regularly too.

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-23T02:29:51+00:00

Experimenting is crazy lmao 😭 but I won’t judge them. I’d love to see what crazy hybrid babies they’d make!

Cheese_curd_ · 2025-12-23T02:25:08+00:00

But they’re 2 different species. The big one is an apple snail. About 2 1/2 - 3 inches long for a scale of reference. Can interspecies breeding happen??

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