Frenchie's Betta~

Here is one of my new boys!! :>

Hello friend! Please don’t feed your betta here peas, they can do much more harm than good as betta are strict carnivores. :> Try unscented epsom salts instead if fasting doesn’t work! Use 1tsp/gallon for no more than a week.

This is new information to me regarding peas! Do tell me more

Hello friend! Please don't feed your betta here peas, they can do much more harm than good as betta are strict carnivores. :> Try unscented epsom salts instead if fasting doesn't work! Use 1tsp/gallon for no more than a week.

MMm until they're older you're unlikely to be able to tell, 3 months thing is true I'm pretty sure? The best way possible to tell is if they have an egg spot or not (it'll be right between the ventrals) the other ways aren't as reliable, and really, if an egg spot is there after the 3 months you won't really be able to miss it?

Thats fin bitting, "u" shapes are usually the thing that makes if different, if it was plants it would more than likely just be rips.

Ditto bettablogging and betta-adventures. You would have to change the water in a small vase like that every single day to keep ammonia levels at an acceptable level. It is definitely worth investing in a bigger home for your fish, although I don’t agree that 5 gallons is the minimum a betta needs. Mine is happy as can be in his cycled 3 gallon.

The general thing for newbies is 5g cause they are WAY easier to care for, they can be fine in smaller but it takes more work.

Whats his tail type? If its too big sometimes they eat it so they can swim better, can’t do too much for him with this. And the deco thing is because he might be bored! I’d try changing up his deco often to see if it helps. Continue changing the water, its important.

He’s a halfmoon double tail….I know that those guys are infamous for gnawing. I’ll change his water again and switch out his decorations with one of my other bettas. Also, he’s in a 2 gallon tank, I have a 3 gallon tank that another one of my bettas is in, should I try switching him into the bigger tank?

They really are! Yeah, try the deco, if not maybe try a bigger tank? It might make it worse tho, make sure he has lots of spots to sit on the top. If it is the fins tho it'll be pretty hard to make hime stop, lots of tall plants for him to rest on and stuff is the biggest thing, no strong waterflow.

Whats his tail type? If its too big sometimes they eat it so they can swim better, can't do too much for him with this. And the deco thing is because he might be bored! I'd try changing up his deco often to see if it helps. Continue changing the water, its important.

I’m soaking everything from Stitch’s tank in really hot water just in case there may have been any sort of contagions. I believe his bloat led to the dropsy so I don’t think it’s anything contagious but is there anything else safe I can use to clean everything?

From what I remember with popeye AQ salt hurts? Epsom salt will bring down swelling, lots if water changes.