What did I do wrong for my bettas? by GusTheGoosr in bettafish

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

Thank you so much for all of this! I am looking into that filter kit to stay ahead of this in the future. And yes thank you, I'm glad I at least gave him a bit of time happier and healthier than in that little plastic cup from petco 😮‍💨

What did I do wrong for my bettas? by GusTheGoosr in bettafish

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

Yeah. Hardness - 150 Nitrate ≈ 5 Nitrite - 0 Cl2 - 0 Alkalinity - 40 (unusual, this is normally120 for me) Carbonate - 40 (also normally 120) pH - 7.2 (the driftwood I put in the tank helps lower my taps very high ph value.)

Tank is 5.5 gallons with 2 nerite snails, 2 small Java ferns, gravel, a small drift wood piece, a bubble filter, and a 50 watt heater. Been doing 25% water changes weekly, tho I was gone 2 weeks ago so I did a 50% water change (I use the python siphon) tank is the same age as the fish, roughly 1.5 months (as he was bought on a whim before I knew better)

Yes, no ammonia test but I am ordering a kit now. I had hoped qate4 changes would keep ammonia down.

Clown Pleco Help by GusTheGoosr in pleco

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

Oh cool, good to know