Please help with this question about my betta fish?
You don't need all of that stuff. Each one of those things, in and of themselves, shouldn't hurt your fish, but the combination of all of them may just be too much to handle. Novaqua and Amquel are basically the same thing. You only need one or the other, not both. And the salt is unnecessary as regular maintenance. Regardless of all of this, I can't really believe that all of these things would cause the fins to fall off, especially this quickly. It may just be coincidental and your fish just had fin rot and it's now just showing. But now, because of the damage, the salt probably is necessary, but you still only need one or the other of the amquel or novaqua. Do a 50% water change and see what happens. If you want to treat with medication, you can use Maracyn or Maracyn-2. Administer according to directions. Take the media out of your filter as it filters the medication out of the water. You shouldn't really use salt with medication. Good luck! EDIT: Just doing some off the wall deductive thinking.... amquel and novaqua have slime coat inducers. Salt is also a slime coat inducer. Maybe you oversoftened the skin? I had a friend who thought sleeping all night with conditioner on her hair would make it softer. It did. It softened it so much, it turned to mush and fell all off in the morning. Sooooo.... just a thought....
Betta Fish Questions?
750mL isn't even is just over 1/10 of a gallon... WAY too small. you want at least 2.5 gallons, preferably heated and filtered (you won't have to do full water changes if you get a filter). here a re a few little know facts about bettas, most of what you hear is false, and was spread because it makes bettas seem like maintenance free fish, and who wouldn't want that? 1. betta do NOT naturally live in muddy foot prints. they like in rice paddies and slow moving streams. for a short period (the dry season) the fields dry up, but still leave the bettas with large amounts of water. 2. they are TROPICAL fish. they do best in temps around 78°F to 82°F, room temp weakens them making them more prone to disease. 3. bettas can be kept in community tanks if there are hiding spots and plants they can claim as their territory. (one betta per tank if male. females can have multiple per tank) 4. female bettas can be kept together with proper planting, and space. figure at least 2 gallons per each betta, and no less than 5 bettas to be safe (and before anyone says anything I have a tank of 8 females) anyway, I highly suggest you get a heated and filtered tank. feeding 3 or 4 pellets a day is perfect, so continue with that. if you do not get a filtered tank change the water at least once a week, preferably twice a week. if you do not get a filter keep the water as warm as possible (but do NOT put in direct sunlight). that's pretty much it. I'd be glad to help with any other questions you have, so feel free to email me.
A question about Betta fish?
get a small fish bowl. dont put 2 of them in one tank.(they are also known as: japanese fighting fish) if you get a pretty on and you want them to have babies, get one of tose ugly female ones. DO NOT PUT 2 MALES TOGETHER. THEY WILL KILL EACHOTHER. change the water once a week. feed it once a day. if its stomach gets big and whitish and the scales start falling off, it might be dying. betta fish food is different than regular fish food. no you are not completely ignorant. just dont knock it of your night stand, hit it by mistake when your turning off the alarm clock, and dont overfeed it.
Is it hard to care for a betta fish?
They are easy to care for, provided you did the right amount of research before buying the fish. I say this all the time, with fish keeping, what you are taking care is not the FISH directly, you are taking care of the water. What you have is pet water, not pet fish. You set up a tank, cycle it, and you monitor your water parameters and its chemistry to make sure it is good enough for fish. You are esentially mimicking an ecosystem in a tank. Of course, its not self-sufficient so you need to add in food to the mix, but if your water has issues the fish will suffer. If you can take the time to research: - How to set up a tank - How to cycle a tank - What size tank a Betta needs - What water parameters Bettas thrive in - How to maintain a tank Then yes, keeping a Betta will be easy, fun, and rewarding. If you just rush things and place him in a bowl your next question here will be asking why it is ill. Finally, just because you like fish, doesn't mean you should necessarily buy them. If you buy fish you should be prepared to do water changes every week for AT LEAST 3-5 years! It's not a short term hobby. They are long term pets. That said, you can have a read on Bettas here: http://bettacare101.com Good luck. P.S ---> Watch this answer get like 10 t-down.
Question about Betta fish, Female Bettas?
Unfortunately some females are just more agressive than others and don't play nice. She will have to be isolated. If you just bought them then perhapse you can trade the agressive one and hope for one who is more peaceful, since they need to be kept in a minimum of 3. This of course means removing the other two from the tank, and then doing so rearranging so that the territory appears new and they're all on even footing once again when introductions are made with the new female. Otherwise, with just they two they may pick on each other all the time. The 3rd helps balance out their social order. idk, remove the one and see how the other two do together. Crowntail might just be ignoring her because the Red is posing a bigger threat at this time. If they get picky on each other, refer to the above paragraphs for a possible solution. If you want to keep all three, then another option would be to somehow divide the tank among them. Each gets her own portion, but no interaction with the other gals.
A couple questions about my betta fish. All experienced betta owners, help?
OK, I have a betta fish, and he is doing quite well. I got him about a month ago, and he still seems healthy. But I have a few questions. 1. If I use a different brand of betta fish water purifier (the stuff that makes it safe for betta fish to swim in) will it affect my fish? 2. Sometimes my fish will be very still. Then, when I come in or put my fingers at the top of the tank, he will perk up and start spazzing out. He swims around his tank happily most of the time though. (At least it looks like he's happy) After I clean his tank, he will be kind of zoned out and still for the rest of the day. Also, sometimes he opens up his gills really really wide. (He closes them of course) Area ll these behaviors normal? 3. Just to make sure, does he look healthy? http://i357.photobucket.com/albums/oo11/... Im sorry about his eye, thats from the camera flash. (Dont worry i took it from a ways away and zoomed in so the flash didn't blind him)
How to care for betta fish eggs/babies?!?
Here is a great site that helped me with my first batch. They're about 2 weeks old now and still ALL living and doing well. you take the mother out as soon as they are finished mating but the male stays with the eggs for a few days . Take him out once the fry become free swimming(swim horizontal and not up and down vertically). As for food, if you don't have anything for them at this time. try to find some brine shrimp eggs ASAP! in a pinch boil an egg. yes a regular chicken egg. separate the yolk and and squish a tiny piece between your pointer and thumb. dip it in the tank and rub them together. The fry don't need to eat food until they have been hatched and active for about 2 days. Hope this helps out. :-)