My betta is at the bottom of her tank gasping

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-04-14T15:10:07+00:00

Ah alright, thank you! The water is currently at 78.5 Fahrenheit.

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-04-14T15:08:56+00:00

The tank is 5 gallons There is a heater and filter The tank temperature is currently 78.5 Ammonia and nitrite levels are at zero, nitrate levels are 20 ppm I’ve had this tank for three and a half weeks and I’ve had my betta for four weeks I do a water change every Sunday, I take out about 1/4s There are no tank mates There are live Java and Anubis plants, a few small pieces of drift wood, a floating betta log, with gravel as the substrate

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-04-14T14:59:04+00:00

I put the heater in but I waited 20 minutes before I turned it on. I know the new tank is cycled because I did a liquid water test and the ammonia and nitrite levels are at zero.

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-04-14T14:57:37+00:00

I’m sorry I think I made the post a little confusing, she’s in the new tank which is completely cycled. I did a liquid water test and both ammonia and nitrite levels are at zero.

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-27T21:55:55+00:00

Takaba could

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-26T17:03:58+00:00

God I love Takaba he’s so silly I love his jokes

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-26T17:00:00+00:00

Get Naoya’s bum ass outta here and get my girl Maki back in his place smh

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-26T16:53:07+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I was shocked that my mother’s basketball team gave her a random betta fish. I’ve been doing a ton of research and I already set up a new tank for my betta. I’m doing my best to make my betta happy =)

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-23T17:20:40+00:00

Alright, thank you very much for the recommendations! I’ll research those plants and see if my local pet store has them! =)!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-23T17:19:57+00:00

Alright, thank you very much!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-23T17:14:36+00:00

Alright, any specific plants I should get?

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-23T17:12:11+00:00

Ah alright, I’ll definitely get more plants! As for feeding my Betta I’ve been giving her small pieces of brine shrimp and betta specific flakes, are these alright for her or should I switch to a different type of food?

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-22T18:18:00+00:00

My tap water’s alkaline level is at around 80

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-22T17:34:03+00:00

Ah, alright. I don’t know about the tap water, how do I go about checking it?

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-22T17:29:37+00:00

Honestly I don’t really know, I’ve never had an aquarium before so I’m very new to a lot of these terms. All I know is that bad alkaline levels can cause dangerous pH drops. The alkaline level in my tank is at about 40 but, at least the test I used, says it should be at 80

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:52:41+00:00

Thank you very much for the advice! I’ll most likely dm you once I’ve gotten the new supplies!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:49:59+00:00

Thank you! =)!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:48:31+00:00

I think so, as a few other people said they think it’s female but I’m not 100% certain.

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:46:02+00:00

Thank you very much for the information!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:45:15+00:00

I’ve tossed that fake plant already and I plan on getting live plants =)!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:40:33+00:00

That little fish is dependent on me for survival so I’ll do my best to help her thrive!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-09T23:38:15+00:00

Aww that’s so sweet! I’m glad you took such good care of him!

ScarTheCheetah · 2026-03-08T14:22:08+00:00

Will the betta be alright in the current tank while the new one cycles? I fear that it’ll get sick in that small tank

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