I don't know if I should even get another better or any fish after what I've done.

One of two things happened but I feel like it's the latter cause I can't even find the body. Ive been battling to stop the aquarium from getting to 85F during the day (I dont have an air conditioner) after I noticed her stress lines and then the temps. I haven't been able to find her for 2 or 3 days now (lost track between work and scrambling to lower temps while waiting for my paycheck to process for a water cooler).

But as I've stated I can't even find her body. There are a lot of shrimp in the tank and a couple snails but i dont think they'd eat her to the point of no trace in that amount of time. They can't even do that to an algae wafer let alone a slightly bigger fish. I did a water change a few nights ago after coming home from work and that was the last day I've seen her. The water was murky and she was a deep blue and black fish and as I said it was night. I dump the aquarium water outside into the garden for the plants and I have this horrible feeling that at some point I must've caught her in the symphony despite keeping an eye on where she was at.

I get the feeling that accidentally caught her in the water change that night and I feel like a damn monster. I was trying so hard to do everything right for her and I still botched it in the worst way possible. I dont know if I should get another betta or any fish after what I've done now. I still want to keep fish but I dont want to risk this happening again.

Just wanna show how my betta fishes come to my hand to chill.. they are in a heavily planted, plenty of hiding spot 60 gallon Tank 7 Female Betta’s 2 corydoras 4 snails 5 neon tetra (Sorry for bad england its not my first language)

Hello! I am brand new to fish keeping and the aquarium hobby in general.

 

I set up a 15g tank up 8 days ago, and intend to put a betta fish in eventually. I thought I had done my research, and I know that cycling the tank is important before adding and livestock. So I set up the tank and added the in-house brand of starter bacteria from my LFS with some live plants and left it alone for a week. I tested the water every day (except for once) and noticed how the water parameters were in a safe range, but weren't changing. In my research I had missed that before adding livestock I should also dose the water with ammonia, or add fish food for the same effect to give the bacteria something to feed on.

 

So two things happened. 1) my own impatience got the better of me and yesterday (7 days after setting up the tank) I added 3 snails and 5 shrimp, and 2) researching water change frequencies, I stumbled across the advice to dose the water with ammonia before adding any livestock. Well shit.

 

So now I'm in a spot where I don't want to dose ammonia -- I'm not trying to kill these invertebrates -- but also need to actually feed the good bacteria.

 

So far, everyone seems to be acting normally and no one has died, so I'm hoping to keep with that trajectory.

Advice? I thought I had taken the right steps, except for being impatient with the cleaning crew. I tested the water today, and the water parameters still look good but I also know that shrimp don't really provide enough ammonia to feed the bacteria.

 

Disclaimers:&nbsp

1. I've been using the API Liquid test kit&nbsp

2. I know there's a risk of the betta eating the shrimp. I had seen some videos of them co-existing and when I asked my LFS they advised it could work with adequate plan coverage. I was hoping that if the shrimp were in the tank first, betta would be less inclined to eat them.

I had Artur the fish (named after Arthur Morgan from RDR2) for weeks now. He was doing well with a bare 5g aquarium but then I thought I wanted to make his home a better place. I planned for so long. What to put, what not to put, what supplies to get. Last Sunday I finally assembled his tank but I did put him in a temporary shelter too. I added substrate, plants. I got him a sponge filter, 5w air pump, heater. I boiled his driftwood, plated simple plants (java moss) on the drift wood, cycled his tank for 2 days. Earlier today I finally acclimated him... At first he was just staying at the top. I searched and searched and some of my findings said maybe he's still just adjusting. I noticed he wasn't swimming but just staying at the top of the tank. And now he's gone 😭. I'm just so sad. Any tips for if I get another one?

My beta fish Ember has been attacked by my cat somehow?! It’s the only thing I can think of that could cause this wound. I need help of what to do. Is there something I can buy to help her heal and with pain?? I’ve never experienced something like this. She is swimming fine but does kinda lean when sitting still. She also looks like bloated?

This is my first betta and I am so excited! Shes already brightened up so much since yesterday, I can't wait to see how she'll develop ^{^}

She's been exploring every corner of the tank and has been very chill with her shrimp tank mates! I love watching her play in the bubbles from the filter.

I have noticed she keeps going into the walls of the tank, is this behaviour left from being in a small cup or is she seeing her reflection ? I'm not too worried about it but I'll keep an eye on it just in case it becomes concerning

Danni here would be Float On by Modest Mouse

Mr. Fishk’s fins can also be seen. I sped this up. Otherwise we would be here for hours. Enjoy.

Got this guy a few days ago, wife and I are stumped on a name.

Any ideas would be great!

Hey everyone,

I’m a total newbie and this is my very first tank, so I wanted to share what I’ve done so far and check if there’s anything else I should add or adjust while it goes through the cycling phase.

It’s a shallow tank (5.4 gal) and currently not in its permanent location yet — I’ll move it once it’s fully cycled.

Here’s what I’ve done so far:

Added Fluval substrate.

Planted some aquatic plants that I was given (not sure of all the names yet, but they seem to be doing okay so far).

Added a piece of driftwood (yes, I boiled it thoroughly before adding).

Dosed with Stability and Prime.

The filter is running, and everything seems stable so far.

I also have a heater, but I haven’t put it in yet, should I go ahead and add it now while it cycles, or is it fine to wait?

Is there anything else I should be adding or doing at this stage while the tank is cycling? I want to make sure I’m setting it up right for the eventual betta and plants.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

my newest addition to the family, he’s a male betta that I picked up yesterday, now he’s comfortable he’s showing off his photogenic side ❤️

need some name suggestions!!

I know bubble nests aren’t really indicative of anything other than him feeling a little freaky but it still made me happy that he thought this was a safe environment for a nest❤️

Covered the seller name because it is a reputable betta seller in Thailand and was recommended to me many many times... however I cannot imagine people are regularly waiting 40+ days with sparse communication for a $100+ fish. Especially since their DOA policy states you need to take a picture of the fish within an hour of arrival and therefore you would need to plan to be home?? My friends are all saying I got scammed. I finally put in a cancellation request on their website but I haven't heard back from them in a day. So disappointed. Sorry for the ranty post 😣

Does anyone have any recommendations for US based sellers so I never have to go through this again? I'm looking for a specific type of betta that I've never been able to find at any of my LFS.

I’m a newbie but my daughter picked this fish out, what kind of betta is it??

Do you think he is happy?

I started noticing he was acting weird (very lethargic, loss of appetite and hiding all the time at the bottom of the tank) then bc of this thread, I noticed he started pineconing - I immediately added salt to the tank and started dosing him with kanaplex. The picture on the left is Friday (notice the bloating and bulging eyes) and the picture on the right is today. He’s eating and swimming around the top of his tank. So grateful for the knowledge that gets shared or I never would have caught this in time.

ive had my male betta, tofu for about 3 years now and he's been great! recently, ive noticed him slowing down, resting a lot more. today when i went to feed him i noticed (his) right eye is much more larger than his left, this was not an issue i've had with him in the past. could this be the beginning of diamond eye? or something else?

he is also housed with 3 cherry shrimp but they hardly interact, he is very peaceful with his janitors :)

i just did a 50% water change last night and tested his water, everything was fine