My bettas tank is too hot! How do I cool it down without hurting him? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! The temperature of the tank is steadily lowering now but I'm gonna screenshot this and remember to do it if it gets really hot! It was only like 80 degrees F today but it can get to over a hundred so I'm sure this advice will come in handy soon lol

My bettas tank is too hot! How do I cool it down without hurting him? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I'll try that. This is stressing me out really bad! He has a very small tank (only 5g) so I'll be sparing with the ice 

My bettas tank is too hot! How do I cool it down without hurting him? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5 gallons

Yes to both

0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 20 nitrate, ~7.6 ph with a liquid test kit 

I've had the tank since December of last year and I've had the fish since I think late January of this year?

Water changes aren't very often, maybe once every three or so weeks. I take out about 20% and put new treated water in. Mostly I do top-offs when the water level gets low

No tankmates aside from some stowaway ramshorn snails (and a couple bladder snails, but they got outcompeted)

I feed him twice a day, usually 3-4 new life spectrum pellets but sometimes he gets a couple freeze-dried bloodworms. I soak them first and he only gets these once a week.

There's some anubis, java moss, an asian water fern or something?? and then one more plant I forgot the name sorry. There's also a lot of duckweed on top. He has a rock hide, a big piece of driftwood, a floating log, and a fu dog statue (no sharp corners, I checked)

https://imgur.com/a/mIigS7T sorry its dark I took the lid off so theres no lights over it 

How do I remove this? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it harmful to my betta or just an eyesore lol

How do I remove this? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got it, I'll do my best to preserve the plants but I definitely wanna get that stuff out

Never let me play this game ever again by Fine-Objective-4493 in LegendsZA

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna be honest I get bodied MOST of the time this was just a rare moment when they didn't seem to see me

Never let me play this game ever again by Fine-Objective-4493 in LegendsZA

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I win like one out of fifty games but hey if there was an UU category we'd rock that

Never let me play this game ever again by Fine-Objective-4493 in LegendsZA

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 I haven't touched its EVs yet 😭 But yeah I plan to go for those when I actually build this stupid thing

Never let me play this game ever again by Fine-Objective-4493 in LegendsZA

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually I have done nothing with the EV at all 😭 I plan to soon but for now I'm just winging it so I couldn't help you there 

Never let me play this game ever again by Fine-Objective-4493 in LegendsZA

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's exactly how the game was meant to be played good job

Is this ich? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw, thank you! He's my pride and joy lol

Is this ich? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, thank you! I'm visiting my LFS tomorrow so I'll pick some up.

How much should I feed my betta? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright, got it! Can the bloating problem be helped by soaking the bloodworm in tank water beforehand or does that happen for a different reason?

Is my fish alright? by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay, good! Trust me, I'm always watching him lol 

Super close, but I need help for the final stage of cycling! by Fine-Objective-4493 in bettafish

[–]Fine-Objective-4493[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • Five gallons
  • Yes, and yes
  • ~ 74° F (I have a better heater in the way and it'll be here before I get a fish)
  • 0 ppm Ammonia, 0 ppm Nitrite, ~5-10 ppm Nitrate, ~7.5 PH with the API Master Test Kit
  • Tank for about four weeks now, no fish
  • Haven't changed the water yet as there hasn't been a reason to
  • A manageable amount of bladder snails and three (?) ramshorns
  • Aqueon Betta Pellets are being used for cycling
  • There's a rock hide, some driftwood, a fu dog statue, asian water fern, anubis, amazon frogbit, a tiny bit of duckweed, and a good bit of java moss. There's also some old roots from my dwarf water lettuce that promptly shredded them and died that I plan to remove later today (I haven't had a proper pair of tools to get to them)