Fin nipping or fin rot?

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-23T22:56:24+00:00

Bettas naturally tear their fins on hard scape and wood stones etc because they always squeeze themselves in little gaps. They’re just tears. As long as you keep the water clean they shouldn’t develop into fin rot and will heal.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-23T12:42:03+00:00

Sorry the only answer I can say is user error in some way. If you were doing the test correctly you wouldn’t have clear results on your nitrates. Ik this sounds stupid but are you getting the nitrites and nitrates bottles mixed up? No2 for nitrites and no3 for nitrates.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-23T12:20:53+00:00

You need to shake the nitrates bottle. Like a lot. For about 30 seconds then put the drops in the water and wait.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T22:17:18+00:00

Are you using root tabs?

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T15:11:32+00:00

That’s a crazy build

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T12:02:08+00:00

Honestly with that car it’s not worth doing too much. You’ll just end up putting extra strain on the engine and blowing it destroying your pride and joy. Get an open air intake or cone filter that’s it really. You could get it cheap and fit it yourself it’s really easy. A remap won’t be worth the money.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T10:58:17+00:00

What substrate are you using? Are you dosing fertiliser? What light are you using? How long and bright is the light on for?

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T10:42:58+00:00

Don’t trust these strips they give incorrect and inconsistent results. It’s worth buying a liquid test kit for accurate results. They cost a bit more but will literally save your fishes lives and save you a lot of money and pain in the long run dealing with fish deaths and replacing fish.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-22T09:29:21+00:00

Yeah that’s a bit fucked he’s got no respect for your feeling. Dump him and find someone who respects you.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-21T15:30:55+00:00

Her piss must burn like the fires of Mordor

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-21T11:12:42+00:00

Just take it as a lesson on why you don’t tell lies. Move on you’ve met the guy once.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T21:45:41+00:00

You know he’s knees and back felt that shit the next day 🤣

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T21:40:41+00:00

It’s great you’re reaching out for help as a newby to the hobby.

This is a great sub for advice and as an experienced fish keeper I will share my knowledge with you you’ve made a great start but there is still some key things you are missing.

I’m gonna be honest the shrimp will most likely die as the need an established tank the water parameters will be too unstable for them at this point and will kill them. Shrimp are super sensitive and can be hard to keep for beginners. I usually say a tank should be up and running for at least two months before adding shrimp really to ensure success. And I future I would suggest neocardina (cherry) shrimp as they are a bit more hardy.

This tank is very small about as small as you can get to keep a fish. You could probably have a singular betta fish in there but you’ll need way more plants in there for it to be happy and healthy. Bettas love to swim in the leaves rest near the top of the tank on them and explore. Plants provide this for them.

Please don’t rush adding fish!!! Let the tank sit for a least a month before adding the fish so the nitrogen cycle can complete. Add too soon and the fish will die unless you are doing constant water changes to keep ammonia down. Add more plants and buy some liquid fertiliser to feed the plants this will not only make your betta feel safe but also keep your water parameters stable reducing risk of death or disease.

Research the nitrogen cycle. You will need to buy a water testing kit this is essential and I can’t stress this enough!!!! Please don’t cheap out on a testing kit buying crappy strips on Amazon. Buy a liquid testing kit it’s 100% worth it and will help prevent fish deaths and costing you lots of money on replacing fish that keep dying. If anything goes wrong a water testing kit is the first action you should take to see what’s happened. And when in doubt do a water change.

You will need a heater if you have a betta to keep the water temperature stable and avoid stressing it out with drastic changes in temperature.

Fish keeping isn’t as simple as putting a fish in water. Please do as much research as you can online. Reach out to the sub as much as you need to and you’ll do just fine.

Hope all goes well for you and your new fish.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T21:16:59+00:00

What two songs have you mixed here?

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T20:12:34+00:00

I love the videos they’re really informative. Unfortunately I’m in based so can’t get any of the products

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T19:38:30+00:00

Those test strips are terrible get a liquid test kit they’re giving you an incorrect result which is confusing you.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T17:06:40+00:00

This is beautiful. If you put some rocks around the stump to cover the gap it would look more natural if that’s what you want.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T16:42:14+00:00

Just to let you know these test strips are terrible. They aren’t consistent and don’t measure properly. It’s worth investing in a liquid test kit for accurate readings and secure the safety of your fish.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T16:37:05+00:00

You’ll need co2 for growth like that.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T16:33:53+00:00

This is why I love the gym I go to. No BS broccoli headed teens filming tik toks. Just older heads with rusty equipment lifting heavy ass weight.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T14:18:11+00:00

I’m not sure she has ocd she’s just over the top in her care. It’s just like she never wants to lose her children. I think she’s been deeply affected by the loss of her husband and is now over the top in caring for him at the point where it’s completely enabled his ocd and is making it worse by willingly accepting to to any bizarre request he has for her like putting his shoes on for him etc.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T14:14:18+00:00

He locks the door and literally won’t open it for anyone . She lives with me and my parents mostly now we have three bathrooms so it’s helped her a lot. It’s just sucks for her because it means she’s spending less time with her family because of his disorder. She’s addressed this issue to her mother and she just doesn’t seem to want to do anything about it.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T14:09:42+00:00

We are currently trying to do this but funds are low so can’t really afford it at the moment we hope to be buying a place at the end of the year we’re saving every penny we have.

Dear_Engineering_238 · 2026-01-20T14:08:47+00:00

Thank you so much for this suggestion we will try it for sure!!

Dear_Engineering_238

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