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Welcome to the forum. Have you checked water parameters recently? If the Betta is gasping for air, the aquarium water does not have enough oxygen. Bettas can breath ambient air, but they also need to ...
Sometimes, nitrate is present in tap water, which can be tested just like aquarium water. If that's the problem, you can use distilled or reverse osmosis water for some but not all of the partial...
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Marine aquariums are more complicated than freshwater ones. You need to test salinity and other water parameters on a regular basis and make appropriate adjustments. I don'...
you can either add the water conditioner before or after you put the water in the tank. If you add the conditioner before you pour the water in the tank you only need to use the amount for the water y...
You may have been over feeding. Water clarity is not always an indication of good aquarium water. Water test kits are not expensive, and you need to make sure ammonia and nitrite are at zero. If the a...
When you do partial water changes, you need only one water conditioner. Stress Coat, for example neutralises chlorine as well as chloramines.
Fish usually get sick because they are stressed by othe...
I am glad to hear he is doing better. What do you mean by coat protector? Are you referring to a water conditioner like stress coat? A water conditioner should always be added when the tank is first f...
That's interesting. I never gave much thought to water heater contamination. In my house, you have to run the hot water a little before it gets really hot; maybe that moves out some of the gunk. ...
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I am glad to hear that your fish is healing quickly.
The best treatment for injured fins is clean water. Perhaps a 20% water change every day will aid in this.
I personally use the drip acc...
Don't use reverse osmosis water for every partial water change. It lacks the chemical buffers needed to keep pH under control. Using it for some of the partial water changes will help soften the ...
A full aquarium hood will reduce water evaporation even in Phoenix. Before you top off an aquarium to compensate for evaporation, remember that only the water has evaporated. All the minerals and bad ...
John brings up an interesting point. Have you by chance checked the parameters of your tap water? Sometimes, the water company will put different chemicals into the water, scarey but true.
If you...
fish are very very sensitive to their water. try checking the amonia and nitrogen levels of the water. you can buy a test kit or you can take some water to the pet shop and they'll test it for yo...
...inutes. It's also good to have a small filter or aerator in the aquarium.
When you do the weekly water changes, try changing only 25 percent of the water. Replace it with water of about the sa...
A reverse osmosis system takes most minerals and biological materials out of the water. The problem with RO and distilled water is it lacks the chemical buffers needed to keep the pH from changing rap...
A small Betta bowl has has such a small volume of water that it can turn bad very quickly. If there is even a little bit of uneaten food or other waste, it will pollute the water and make the fish sic...
When you "cleaned" the tank, did you change all the water or did you forget to use a water conditioner? Changing a large percentage of the aquarium water will also change the water parameter...
...how that kind of behavior before too. He definitely is not feeling his best. How often do you change his water and at what temperature do you keep it? Sometime the water can make them ill. They can br...
Use the Melafix as directed. Never add salt directly to the water, dissolve it in a separate container.
If you want to remove 25% of the water, just take away 1/4 of the gallon.
Pretend this is t...
... new aquarium with virtually no maintenance can be OK for a few months, but it will eventually develop a water quality problem if it does not get regular, partial water changes. The presence of any am...
Over the past couple of weeks I have been having problems with my betta fish. I checked the water today and his water has 3.0. Should I change half of the water?
I did a 20% water change yesterday...before adding the tap water I added my chlorine eliminator. Could the chlorine eliminator have done it? Also, I read that big water changes can be sensitive to the...
... of over feeding. Have you checked for ammonia and nitrite? How often do you change part of the aquarium water? If it's been a while, get a syphon hose with a large diameter uptake tube, and syph...
...als will also neutralise copper in case you want to keep mystery snails.
Pet shops will sometimes do water tests for free, but not all of them will give you good advice. It's probably best to...
There is really no need to add salt unless you have fish that like brackish water. It's sometimes used as a medication but is subsequently removed by partial water changes. Most freshwater aquari...
...o large for the beneficial bacteria to handle. More live plants, a little less food, and regular partial water changes should take care of the problem. You might also get the spring water checked; wit...
When you tested water parameters, did you check ammonia? It should be zero. Ammonia and nitrite are produced by waste materials and will burn a fish's gills and weaken their immune systems.
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It may be too late, but a partial water change should improve water quality. Make sure there is no ammonia or nitrite in the water, and gradually raise the temperature to 83 or 84.
Even if you replace evaporated water, the chemicals from it remain in your aquarium, as do all the toxins. That's why regular, partial water changes are so important. Most natural freshwater envi...
...hing you hang on the back of the aquarium, you probably need to prime it by filling the uptake tube with water. In any case, the instructions that came with the filter should tell you what to do. The ...
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