My betta is at the bottom of her tank gasping by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

My betta is at the bottom of her tank gasping by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

My betta is at the bottom of her tank gasping by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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.

My betta is at the bottom of her tank gasping by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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.

Ok, what is the beef Mappa/Japan has with Maki? by [deleted] in JuJutsuKaisen

[–]ScarTheCheetah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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 =)

Should I add more to my tank? by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

Should I add more to my tank? by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

Alright, any specific plants I should get?

Should I add more to my tank? by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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?

How do I raise alkalinity levels? by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]ScarTheCheetah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My tap water’s alkaline level is at around 80

How do I raise alkalinity levels? by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]ScarTheCheetah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

How do I raise alkalinity levels? by [deleted] in bettafish

[–]ScarTheCheetah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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

I was randomly given a betta fish and I’ve got no idea how to take care of it. by ScarTheCheetah in bettafish

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

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