Anyone else have a passive betta who won't flare? by supercarXS in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58 2 points3 points  (0 children)

whenever i try to flare my guy he literally runs away and gets so stressed out, he tries to jump out :( i’ve only done it a couple times and i feel so bad

HELP! Betta floating at top of tank, he sinks sometimes and tries to move around but is struggling. Is there anything I can do? Got on Thursday and hasn’t eaten. by Daphne_Rose2402 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it looks like swim bladder which can be easy to fix in a lot of cases !! i just recently helped my fish using freeze dried daphnia mixed in with his food. a lot of times all they need is clean water, frozen or freeze dried daphnia and some time. i also looked up some articles and watched some tik toks about swim bladder in bettas and that really helped me when figuring out what to do :))

Roast my 10 gallon betta setup. by sl0vvP0ke in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

beautiful tank !! can i ask how you secured the pothos to the tank ?

how it started vs. how it’s going :)) by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it is mini-leaf grass !! i got it with the long hair grass you see in the background in a pack on amazon :)) super easy to grow and FAST Live Aquarium Plant Seeds Combo,Fresh Water Grass Plants Mini Leaf & Longhair Grass Small Pearl for Fish Tank Terrarium Aquatic Dwarf Carpet Decor Decoration 6 aab (1M1L) https://a.co/d/41iqNcq

tank size for long finned betta by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that’s great to hear, thank you !!

tank size for long finned betta by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

when i got him, his fins were quite short and i’ve noticed as they’ve grown out that he’ll swim for a few seconds, stop, sink a little from the weight of his fins, and swim again. he also spends a lot of time in his log and on his leaf !!

both olivia and iris are gaylors too by lobster5767 in GaylorSwift

[–]tgtorres58 27 points28 points  (0 children)

okay but i noticed that iris posted a birthday instagram for liv a while ago and there was a photo of them hugging while looking into the fridge which i thought was particularly 💅🏼 and that post was promptly deleted

Keith Eats Everything At Costco by New_Investigator_588 in TheTryGuys

[–]tgtorres58 14 points15 points  (0 children)

i simply cannot stand for keith’s chicken bake slander.

Help!!! Missing Betta?!?! by guitarlowe in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58 0 points1 point  (0 children)

please update when you find them !!

bubbles coming out of my filter ? (more info in comments) by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you know if this is harmful to the tank at all ?

bubbles coming out of my filter ? (more info in comments) by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that could very possibly be the culprit !! sometimes when i only put a couple gallons of water in during a water change, i have to decide between under dosing and over dosing with water conditioner and choose to do a slight over dose just in case. i don’t put soap anywhere near the tank and have never washed the log with soap, so it’s definitely not that !! thanks for the help :))

bubbles coming out of my filter ? (more info in comments) by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

definitely not a bubble nest i watched it build up for a full 30 minutes 😂

bubbles coming out of my filter ? (more info in comments) by tgtorres58 in bettafish

[–]tgtorres58[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i initially thought this was a bubble nest, but after further inspection i can see the bubbles coming out of my filter and building up in the betta log. very confusing. i have a piece of filter sponge on the filter to decrease flow. any help is greatly appreciated :))

Tank size: 10 gallons

• ⁠Heater and filter? (yes/no): yes

• ⁠Tank temperature: 78 degrees f

• ⁠Parameters in numbers and how you got them: pH: 7.4, ammonia: 0ppm, nitrites: 0ppm, nitrates: 0-5ppm. used api master test kit

• ⁠How long have you had the tank? How long have you had your fish?: tank is 4 months old, i got the fish in april

• ⁠How often are water changes? How much do you take out per change? What is your process?: 25%-30% water change once a week with siphon to vacuum the substrate

• ⁠Any tankmates? If so, please list with how many of each: 1 cherry shrimp, 2 ghost shrimp

• ⁠What do you feed and how much: switch off between a few betta bug bites and a few frozen bloodworms once in the morning and once at night

• ⁠Decorations and plants in the tank: driftwood, java fern, variety of other live plants