Kamal A asked:


my betta fish had two holes when i first got it from pet co. but the next day they were smaller. then the 3rd day that i had it, i found two new holes. they’re in the middle of her bottom fin. (not close to the edge) and also i found a gray lump on her top fin. the water temperature is consistently 79 degrees. theeres nothing in the tank to cut her, its in a water bowl. i change the water every 3 or 4 days and change a cup of it in between. and it eats 8 pellets a day gradually during the day. it doesnt look sick or anything. its active and shows off its fins when i’m near. and it flares up when it sees its reflection and swims around the bowl aggressively. it even makes bubble nests at night. any idea what the holes couuld be coming from? there isnt anything in the tank that it could catch to. the marbles on the bottom are very smooth. and also the gray lump; is it a parasite or something? i tried taking pictures but its too hard and no details show

lyman

Quest:The journey asked:


I had bought two goldfish a while back and they died lest than a week. I kept the tank clean and fed it once or twice a day. I just had a regular bowl. I was told that i needed some type of chlorophine. I dont know if this was true or not because this is the first i ever heard about this.Is this true and is there any other possible ways the fish could have died. Please help me.

caimile

jenasey asked:


I had my two betta fish for about a week and a half. One lives in a bowl and the other lives in a vase with a lot of air room. They both wont eat the betta pebbles that i give them. I even tried crushing them but they still wont eat they just spit them out.
I think the water is too cold because they’re not swimming very much, but they are making bubbles on top of the water, so does that mean it’s happy??, but if it’s happy why isn’t it eating. They must be hungry because they have not eaten in days.

Also, is there any way I can get the water warmer without buying a heater, because i don’t have the room.

I don’t want them to die!
please help:(

albie

kassy 3 asked:


I am moving “bruiser” from his 1 gal. glass bowl to a Marineland Eclipse Hex 5 . It has a built in filter but no heater. I am wondering if you think a heater is needed for a betta and what other fish (says it can hold 4-6 fish) would do well with a betta?

encarnacion

VIVEK asked:


1.i just purchased a betta fish that i am keeping in a 1 liter plastic bowl full of tap water,i am going to give a permanent home will a 3 liter plastic cylinder shaped bowl be enough

2. what to feed it.some sites say no pellets some say no freeze dried worms.can you set a tine table (monday-sunday) for it.

3. i see bubbles in the walls of the temporary bowl everywhere on top and bottom , what are these and how should i fix this.

4.how to make to grow into a giant.
it’s not a bubble nest as i see bubbles at the foot osf the bowl
please correct its not oft its of

ademola

Jen asked:


I changed his tank water Wednesday and the next day he was swimming erratic and his fins were leaning to the side. He hasn’t touched his food and he either floats to the top or stay s at the bottom. I think the water wasn’t good, so I changed it again, this time with purified bottle water and water conditioner. I think I stressed him out though. I’ve read a few things and it’s saying that he just might be stressed or overfed (which I have done), but everytime I go near the bowl he’s goes crazy, like he’s scared of me. His color is looking not so great either but he doesn’t seem to be dying per say. Any suggestions on what to do?
Let me say that he is in a 10 gallon tank with a light and the water is fairly warm. Not cold. He has two fake plants and a rock to hide under as well.

alistair

Allison Z asked:


i have a betta fish and he is kept in a tank that has a 4 watt light bulb above on all the time and an air pump. The water is now cloudy for some reason. I felt the water and it was a good temp. not cold not hot not to warm. i looked at my fish and he use to be colorful all blue and the fins were a peach color… now the peach is all grey. his fins look a little torn up but not to bad so maybe fin rot but that doesn’t have anything to do with the color. Right now i have moved him into a tuperwear bowl with fresh water and clean rocks. away from any direct light. in his tank i fed him his regular flakes and some new ones that are really healthy and put in some water conditioner that came with the tank to hopefuly take away the cloudyness. what do i do with the tank? do i put salt in it and keep the fish somewhere els for 3 days or so. Its a betta will the salt harm it. i am wondering about the salt… so maybe it would disinfect the tank a bit to help with the fish rot… WHAT DO I DO

leocadia

Nilanjan asked:


i have one red fighting fish [betta] in a fish bowl, it swims well but do not eat in respect to its size. my guppies in another aquarium eats immediately. why is so? how many times should i feed the betta? what else can i do?

emmeline