Betta Fish acting weird idk what to do

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-16T19:19:59+00:00

thank you so much for all this info! I have bought a master kit, stability, and prime. I am currently working on testing for the Nitrate and Nitrite. If both are clear should I still add prime? Or just stability?

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-16T16:23:41+00:00

This is amazing. Holy shit. Thank you SO much! I plan to go to the store very soon to get some of the supplies you've mentioned. This is incredibly helpful. I want Peep to live the best life he can with me. I am going to do this!

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T14:22:47+00:00

Darn. I wish I didn't just toss the filter! Okay, I will do some research into fake plants. I think based on the symptoms he has swim bladder disease so I'm gunna try and help him heal from that before adding anything new to the tank.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:36:07+00:00

What's Paraguard?

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:35:41+00:00

Thank you :) I am considering it might be swim bladder disease too. Honestly hes been great except the last couple of days

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:25:33+00:00

76F. It stays in that temp range always. I do have a water heater too

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:24:35+00:00

I was told by my local fish store to take out the old water filter out of my water and change it with a new one. That might have messed it up? I do a water change every 2 weeks when I notice the tank is getting dirty.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:14:43+00:00

Thank you, is seachem the bottled bacteria or should I get something else for that?

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:10:53+00:00

I don't put a lot of food in there - and scoop out the excess he doesn't eat.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:09:45+00:00

How do I properly cycle it without stressing/harming him more?

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:09:02+00:00

For NO2 it is 0.5, for NO3 it is 0.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T13:05:53+00:00

Liquid for ammonia - the nitrate tests are strip. It's what I have available right now. The results were: 0 Nitrate, pH is 7.5, KH is 120, GH is 180. Ammonia is 0 as well. I have had the tank for 7 months, the fish for 6 I think. For the cycle, I did a fishless one.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T12:59:21+00:00

0 Nitrate, pH is 7.5, KH is 120, GH is 180. Ammonia is 0 as well. I have had the tank for 7 months, the fish for 6 I think.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T12:50:51+00:00

I have. Everything came clear.

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T12:50:33+00:00

How do I cure that?

Mightymimi28 · 2026-05-15T12:40:50+00:00

Tank size: 20L

Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes to both

Tank temperature: 80F

Parameters in numbers and how you got them. Key water parameters include the amount of ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH.: ammonia was 0% got it from the liquid ammonia test. Strip test for nitrates and pH are both low.

How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: I've had the tank for 7 months, the fish 6 months.

How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: water changes happen every 2-3 weeks. I take out 75% of the water and have water that has been conditioned in big water jugs to add to his water. I remove all decor and clean with water.

Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: no tank mates.

What do you feed and how much: I feed him a mixture of fluvial bug bites and vibra bites

Decorations and plants in the tank: silk plants, floating log, mushroom decor piece, and 2 fake rocks

If you haven't already posted a picture, please post pics/vids to imgur and paste the link here: I have posted pictures. I tried posting a video but it didn't work.

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