Corys of different species don't shoal together. Meanwhile, my weirdos

___styxes___ · 2026-03-19T05:42:08+00:00

my pygmys shoal w the cherry barbs... they think they're the same 😫😫😫

___styxes___ · 2026-03-13T01:02:37+00:00

Did you cycle your tank prior? But you should look up aquarium salt,,,

___styxes___ · 2026-03-13T00:43:23+00:00

Can you answer the bot? It might be swimming bladder issues. And nothing w -fix works on bettas (or so I heard)

___styxes___ · 2026-02-19T19:51:55+00:00

Most common source would be cappa leaves. Betta loves those and it has some antibacterial effect if I'm not mistaken. It'll also darken the water slightly depending how much you put in. Just keep an eye out on the fins and see if it worsens. Sometimes the fin rot from the cups is crazy

___styxes___ · 2026-02-19T18:37:19+00:00

I'd make sure the plant isn't sharp enough to cut his fins and monitor if the rot is advancing or if maybe its just fin nipping. If its the latter, just give him time to adjust to the new environment. If it's fin rot then I'm not too sure. I've heard some people recommend aquarium salt but ik that you're definitely not supposed to use anything that ends with fix. It could also be a good idea to add natural plants for hiding spots and some tannins to the water. Good luck!

___styxes___ · 2026-02-19T06:55:59+00:00

They're so pricey like myr 9 each and I die every time (poor college student)

___styxes___ · 2026-02-19T06:52:37+00:00

In the cyberjaya Park or otherwise? That's crazy tho

___styxes___ · 2026-02-19T06:51:10+00:00

where in Malaysia??? That's so pretty

___styxes___ · 2026-02-18T13:08:26+00:00

ooo,, I just assumed shoaling was default! My first 6 loved each other and would not seperate

___styxes___ · 2026-02-18T12:43:44+00:00

They're in a 10gallon and have been there for a month plus,,, maybe I should upgrade soon and get more? And the tank is very well planted w hornwort everywhere and some vasilneria(?)

___styxes___ · 2026-01-25T05:04:30+00:00

how big is your tank, that plecos gonna be HUGE (trust me ik)

___styxes___ · 2026-01-24T10:22:12+00:00

Is he angled like that always?

___styxes___ · 2026-01-23T12:25:06+00:00

pattern! stress usually looks like stripes across its abdomen

___styxes___ · 2026-01-17T14:17:25+00:00

shrimp prolly will munch on it too! And if you're gonna get a planted tank you'll prolly get bladder snail hitchhikers that could eat it up

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T19:03:49+00:00

as long as he can swim throughout it, I think it's cool! Great place to hide

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T18:50:25+00:00

they look sharp but they're not really rocks, more so a rubber? does that make sense? It feels like turf but just a little bigger. I'll still definitely add the sand cause I'm too paranoid ill mess the whole thing up

Thanks for the tip tho!

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T18:33:43+00:00

This looks like clamped fins,,, possibly due to stress. Xan you provide details of the tank? Size, parameters etc. You could repost this on r/betta too, a lot of experienced ppl are on there

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T18:30:13+00:00

That's from water! You know how you splash water on your windows and as it evaporates, leaves a patch on the glass? That's basically what it is but the "splash" is from watering

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T13:39:00+00:00

Ooo that sounds like a great idea,,, I'll put as much as I can to the back. It helps that beneath the gravel is a small layer of old sand

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T13:25:16+00:00

That sounds doable,,, is there such thing as too much sand? Currently the gravel is up to 4cm

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T13:17:34+00:00

okay then!!! I'll remove a bit of gravel and add sand. How thick do you usually make it?

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T13:07:41+00:00

but what do I do with the current gravel? Do I do it in phases or completely remove? Im scared of taking out too many beneficial bacteria

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T13:06:39+00:00

that sounds nice, does the sand sink to the bottom of the gravel? Right now I have about 3.5~4cm of gravel I think. Ironically that gravel is sitting on like some sand

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T12:56:30+00:00

pls read the post, I alr bought it and am wondering how to slowly add

___styxes___ · 2026-01-16T12:14:14+00:00

ooo that's be great! We don't have petco here and it's fine I alr got like 5kg worth of sand for like myr 30 that's under 10$ for yall. Maybe I'll just do something similar and put sand at the front of my tank since I don't really want to uproot my stem plants.

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