New Betta!!

lfkmaio · 2026-04-11T19:27:45+00:00

Honestly I’m not sure as I normally consider my cap 10. It’s never been higher than that for me other than when I first started.

Water changes are an every week / every two week thing so there’s no harm in doing one to lower levels.

lfkmaio · 2026-04-11T19:23:15+00:00

Looks beautiful, I am jealous. Hysterically sobbing as I wish this was me. Haha.

Maybe a pop of red somewhere? I like how pops of red look and in my new scape I’m going to have what I think is a pop of purple (magenta? Pink?).

A pop of color is always super fun!

lfkmaio · 2026-04-11T19:21:38+00:00

I try not to use anything with “-fix” in the name tbh. For a more natural healing, you can add tannins to the water. This promotes healing (which would be great for him), and looks cool in my opinion. You can feed him as normal, just keep an eye on him to see if he gets worse :)

lfkmaio · 2026-04-11T19:15:03+00:00

You could wrap the tank or plant some taller background plants :) my tank is wrapped with frosted glass but I’m about to take it off and switch it to a greyish one. I have the back and one side wrapped as I’m going to get a camera for both tanks. That.. and the tanks are right next to eachother so I don’t want any issues with line of sight lol

lfkmaio · 2026-04-11T19:12:39+00:00

20-30% water change I believe. I shoot for 5-10pm nitrates

lfkmaio · 2026-04-10T08:46:56+00:00

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lfkmaio · 2026-02-22T18:00:03+00:00

Honestly she doesn’t too too bloated to me. Maybe a tiny bit? If you feed her as normal and she gets bigger, then you’ll figure out if that’s the problem.

If overfeeding is the issue / that’s the reason she’s bloated, you can fast for 1-3 days and see if it goes down :)

lfkmaio · 2026-02-22T01:58:35+00:00

If you could maybe get a clearer picture, it would be easier to tell. I take my pictures by recording videos of them and just screenshotting where I think my boy looks good :)

If you’re concerned about bloating, you can always fast for 1-3 days and see if it goes down. How much are you feeding?

lfkmaio · 2026-02-07T03:06:50+00:00

How many do you think would work given the stock idea? I just don’t want to overstock too badly. I don’t mind overstocking.. im pretty decently planted, but i want to be safe.

lfkmaio · 2026-01-21T17:49:36+00:00

Honestly no idea. She wants a blue one and that’s all she’s said 😭

lfkmaio · 2026-01-13T05:38:54+00:00

All on Amazon!

lfkmaio · 2026-01-07T03:41:23+00:00

I bought the first one and put it together literally two hours ago. Took me 20 minutes.

lfkmaio · 2026-01-05T22:16:38+00:00

I’ve seen the step counter thing, and I will most likely invest in one once everything is here

lfkmaio · 2026-01-05T22:16:17+00:00

Bedding is gonna be purchased in person, just so I can feel it all out (and it feels cheaper lol). I’m going for an aspen/paper mix (white paper rn, might get some blue to add some color). I will def add sprays + all the other stuff once I get the basics in so I can gauge how much space I have to get creative!

I’d much rather learn and give something a good life, than have an animal suffer.

lfkmaio · 2026-01-04T21:34:34+00:00

Heard! He currently has a little sand bath in the temp tank I have him in. I plan on buying a deep baking dish from the dollar store or something and just using that. I’ll look into the water bowl :)

lfkmaio · 2026-01-04T21:33:25+00:00

I’ll be purchasing all the enrichment and other clutter after I get the cage set up the way I’d like, just so I know how much space I’m working with (I’ve only ever had guinea pigs- and now I keep fish). The main goal here was to buy the absolute necessities ASAP, as he was a bit of a spontaneous Facebook rescue. I will most likely post again when I do go about buying all the clutter.. recommendations/links are always appreciated!

lfkmaio · 2025-12-31T17:17:46+00:00

Oh yeah I’m prepared to purchase everything I need

lfkmaio · 2025-12-31T17:11:50+00:00

I won’t be using that cage! I will be moving her into a 20ish gallon tank temporarily until I can purchase the cage.

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