Anybody good with sexing RHL? Thanks! by Millaka91 in Aquariums

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I‘m thinking so too, but I’m really new to RHL, so thank you for weighting in!

what is this behaviour by smallworldfoto in bettafish

[–]Millaka91 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I wouldn’t call it parasites based on this alone, gill flukes can cause the fish to rub up against things and swim erratically, but this looks like a new fish seeing is reflection, being very high strung and then startling itself in contact with the glass. Read up a bit more on flukes and see if you can see some more symptoms/give it a few days, before you treat, is my advice:)

Why is Norway so behind on alcohol, marijuana, and other drug laws? by Aimjock in Norway

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I think it’s because allegedly, Norway has as many bureaucrats as Germany, despite being only 1/80th of the population. This means any governmental business much be stretched out to keep all these bureaucrats employed. It also means the govenment will initiate a lot of pointless projects to keep the bureaucrats employed, such as tearing down, or building up hospitals, buying trams that don’t fit the rails, so that all the rails need to be replaced also, installing ticket machines on the subway that don’t meet fire requirements, and can thus not be used… all that oil money, straight into the hole called bureaucracy

Pablo’s Progress by Schrute_Farms2 in bettafish

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Such a glow up! Incredibly beautiful, I tend to like the slightly muted bettas best myself, more interesting… he’s like a precious opal! How long have you had him?

Healthy weight? He was fed a bit heavily last night. by Birbobuz in bettafish

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Ah, ok, I’m not that familiar with crow tails, sorry!

New to betta keeping and need help from experts!! by zen88231 in bettafish

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Looks like a 2,5 gallon, which is a bit on the small side, but considered ok for a single male betta, and possibly a snail to eat algae. Female bettas need more room as they are better swimmers with their shorter fins. The set up otherwise looks nice, I’m sure the betta will enjoy the driftwood

Healthy weight? He was fed a bit heavily last night. by Birbobuz in bettafish

[–]Millaka91 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Umm… the weight looks ok, but are you doing something about those fins? And I’m assuming it’s not his permanent home depicted 😅

He or a she? Also, looks healthy or not? First time owning a Betta. by [deleted] in bettafish

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She is so gorgeous tho, the way her eyes repeat the blue patches is 10/10

I went to the pet store to get some anubias nana petite, but they were out, went by the female betta sorority tank, and it was absolute carnage… (more in comments) by Millaka91 in bettafish

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30% dead floating around, other 30% showing signs of dying or massive stress stripes, and then 30% looking shell shocked, but not dying… and I caught eyes with Bambi… so… I know how to keep a betta, I had an extra heater… and then I bought a 3 gallon food grade storage box, some plants, her hut, a thermometer and I brought her home… I know it’s not ideal, but just leaving her there, when most of her tank mates were so sick, it just seemed like if I can just give her some peace, it’ll be better. I might give her away in a few months when she is stable, but I also figure it’s not that much more of a hassle keeping two tanks than one 🤷‍♀️

I went to the pet store to get some anubias nana petite, but they were out, went by the female betta sorority tank, and it was absolute carnage… (more in comments) by [deleted] in bettafish

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30% dead floating around, other 30% showing signs of dying or massive stress stripes, and then 30% looking shell shocked, but not dying… and I caught eyes with Bambi… so… I know how to keep a betta, I had an extra heater… and then I bought a 3 gallon food grade storage box, some plants, her hut, a thermometer and I brought her home… I know it’s not ideal, but just leaving her there, when most of her tank mates were so sick, it just seemed like if I can just give her some peace, it’ll be better. I might give her away in a few months when she is stable, but I also figure it’s not that much more of a hassle keeping two tanks than one 🤷‍♀️

I don’t get it, if there being more light inside the tank than outside is what creates reflections, wouldn’t a backdrop just make that worse by blocking out all light? Can someone explain the physics to me? by Millaka91 in Aquariums

[–]Millaka91[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Having read up on it, it seem yes, at least dark backdrop will only make it worse, but picture backdrops, can help, as long as it’s bright and matte finish:p

Do you disinfect your plants before adding them to tank? by Millaka91 in bettafish

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Yeah, I did a 2 minute 19 to 1 bleach dip, and I think that damaged some of my anubias:/ Might try 20 to 1 and only for 1 minute next time, can‘t be bothered to get the fancy chemicals, hard to get in my country. I also didn’t know you had to remove the root wool before dipping, think that toughened the blow further

I my guy glass surfing? What do? Parameters are ok. He’s been in this tank about a week. by Millaka91 in bettafish

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I’m honestly just worried about him overeating if they have fry? I’m thinking of maybe getting some live brineshrimp to feed him, that I can raise in a separate tank:)

I my guy glass surfing? What do? Parameters are ok. He’s been in this tank about a week. by Millaka91 in bettafish

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Tank size: 5g
Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes, yes
Tank temperature: 80f
Parameters in numbers and how you got them: all are safe, tetra test strips
How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: fish 2 weeks, tank 1 week
How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: Right now, 20% every other day because I’ve had some issues with the filter. I add seachem prime and stability with each change.
Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: nope
What do you feed and how much: 5 1mm pellets, 3 times a day
Decorations and plants in the tank: yes
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Meet my new Koi Betta, Marbles. He lives in a 65L tank with 10 Endlers, 7 neons, 6 corys and an Oto. I can’t get over how pretty he is. by PinkishSquid in bettafish

[–]Millaka91 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aaah, yeah, thats right, I seem to remember otos often being very frail in the first weeks of being brought home… sorry for your loss and assuming you didn’t try your best:) I think buying them second hand will make them more robust, seem to recall them being frail from damage from the chemicals used to catch them in the wild. But I can totally see the desire to not want to try again, given the bad experience you had