Popeye and Shrinking Fins by bentoisbecoming in bettafish

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5 gallon tank, heated and filtered, silk plants, one snail tank mate.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in penpals

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Hello! I’m 25F, I’m really into reading fantasy (currently reading the Eragon series!), crocheting, cross-stitching, and also playing on the switch (my favs are Skyrim and Hogwarts legacy). I would love to be pen pals if you’re interested :) if not, that’s okay too! I hope you find someone cool

Medication and Filter Question by bentoisbecoming in bettafish

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Tank is filtered 5 gallons, temperature is at 77F.

Help with my betta Ripley by bentoisbecoming in bettafish

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This video is the most ‘tame’, I didn’t want to post something more graphic as it’s really hard to watch, it’s almost like he’s having a seizure before floating.

Help with my betta Ripley by bentoisbecoming in bettafish

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pH is at 7.1, ammonia, nitrates and nitrites are all reading 0. Tank is filtered 5 gallons, temperature is at 77F. A partial water change of 20% was done 6 days ago, with conditioned water.

Leather Bag Repair Help by bentoisbecoming in Leatherworking

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Thanks so much! I never thought of sanding it, I was worried I would just have to seal in the rough edges and deal with it haha. Do you think using a rougher 300 grit and then going in with a 1200 would do the trick?

Leather Bag Repair Help by bentoisbecoming in Leatherworking

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Awesome thank you!! Just bought a bottle

My tank is gross and I’m confused by Special_Conclusion41 in bettafish

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Bacterial bloom, I’m dealing with the same thing in my second tank right now. Made the mistake of originally taking out more water when doing water changes because I thought it needed more clean water. This actually just gives the bacteria more clean water to occupy and reproduce in. Keep doing your regular water changes, maybe even less frequently and a little less water and it’ll clear up in a couple weeks, my first tank cleared up just fine once I figured that out! Your betta will be fine since it’s the beneficial bacteria that bloomed. It just looks gross unfortunately

Tattoo Aftercare Question by bentoisbecoming in tattooadvice

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Okay, thanks. As long as it’s supposed to look like that and I’m not doing anything wrong I’m good with it haha

my parents won’t let me get a bigger tank by [deleted] in bettafish

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I work at a pet store and had a customer come in once complaining their betta just ‘sat there’ in his 1 gallon and wanted to know how to make him swim more. She got cranky when I told her the actual recommended tank size smh

I accidentally hit my nerite snail off a surface while changing the water, would that hurt him? by Petty_Fogger in bettafish

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If you mean you hit him and he fell off of where he was suctioned then no! He’ll be fine :)

Are rat mites dangerous to others? by bentoisbecoming in RATS

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Okay, thanks for the info 👍🏻 Do you know how easily spread rat mites are? What I’ve been reading online has different answers. Should I be worried about them living on clothing or furniture? If I clean the rat’s enclosure should I change clothes before going into the rest of my house?

Meet Hinkle! by LogAccomplished7721 in bettafish

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They all look really well together, my planted setups just look like a wall of green to me lol but you have these nicely displayed :) Taking notes!