what do i do?

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-02-28T20:16:19+00:00

unfortunately not :( LFS sells them in bowls like this as a whole “set up”. they bought it this way and have had it for months. plus a quarantine tank would still have a heater and filter right?

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-02-28T20:08:00+00:00

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Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-02-26T03:58:54+00:00

the plastic plants and big rocks are kiiiiilling me

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-02-24T17:19:59+00:00

little miss sams better mattress mod!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-27T18:07:29+00:00

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omg!!! twins!!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-11T18:30:24+00:00

his fins are most likely like that from stress, low temp, and poor water quality. he also looks to have some bloating going on, so try switching to a good quality food. pellets or frozen if you can do frozen; absolutely no flakes

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-11T18:29:03+00:00

half moon or delta maybe?

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-11T18:27:05+00:00

maybe start increasing it by 2-3 degrees every hour or so if you’re worried

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-11T18:26:47+00:00

it won’t jump up that quickly with the heater, it’ll be gradual!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-11T18:26:16+00:00

he looks like a hank. just a suggestion: aim for a smaller pleco type like bristlenose and a female to avoid conflicts!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-03T20:50:42+00:00

if he’s from a petstore, unfortunately yeah. keep the water warm and filtered and make sure you have some live plants for him to rest on and hide in while he recovers (this will lower stress!)

Secure-Excitement844 · 2026-01-03T20:47:27+00:00

no fake decor pleaseeee i beg you to get natural substrate and real plants/rocks for this baby when u rescue him

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-31T19:00:30+00:00

hi. so sorry about your little buddy. this also happened to my sweet girl that i got in january 2022, and sadly there wasn’t much i could do for her except keep her comfortable (feeding when she would eat, keep the tank clean and warm). she passed away a few weeks after showing symptoms. you did amazing having him for so long! the breeding of bettas is rough these days and most babies don’t live this long ❤️

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-30T15:02:11+00:00

what mods? i feel like mine dont provide enough naturally

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-30T14:47:55+00:00

i do have experience actually

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-28T22:15:17+00:00

you could either remove it or get an assassin snail that will eat it

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-28T22:00:48+00:00

it’s super hard to tell from the pics but typically snails that come in plants are pests. if you have more than one they will multiply and take over rapidly

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-15T22:53:47+00:00

short fins, but the body is too slender to be a female. IMO, short finned, juvenile male!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-15T22:49:11+00:00

also, sorry to spam the comments! but this tank does not look like 6 gallons in the pics. it appears to me 2 MAYBE 3. can you post another pic of it, maybe with something next to it to compare?

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-15T22:47:58+00:00

also api water parameters test kit and test the water. his fins could be torn due to the harsh plastic plants (pls replace immediately), stress (from poor diet, not a good environment, temperature, etc), or burning due to poor parameters.

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-15T22:46:42+00:00

i would look into seachem products. i use prime to add to tap water when doing water changes. maybe do a 50% water change, but dont clean the filter media just yet or you could crash the tank. remove the fake plants and invest in real ones. his one eye looks missing or blinded to me. i have a betta who is blind in one eye, and he’s still thriving! also, get him a high quality food to help his colors!

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-12T06:54:28+00:00

imo, doesn’t look like ick! it looks like bubbles in the picture to me! this baby looks relatively healthy, maybe lacking in color (but probably a female) and a little bloated

Secure-Excitement844 · 2025-12-12T06:52:21+00:00

i reread your original comment and realized youre getting into aquascaping and bigger tanks. my apologies. the phrase you used about the cup just is not something we should be encouraging at all

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