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Basic needs for specific fish, illnesses, best tankmates, breeding, water chemistry, tricks to safely cut corners, and/or “stupid” questions? Maybe I can help! :)
I like to explain why you do things in aquariums (like why to use spring instead of distilled, or what pH numbers mean, ect.) so you understand why and not just taking someone’s word for it. I also like giving answers where you have two choices so you can choose which is best for the time and money you can commit to your fish. I understand how tight money can be and how expensive fish related things get.
I will NEVER leave you with an “I don’t know.” Ever. I hate that. That would waste your time and that's just mean. :)
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Experience I have had tropical fish since 1999. I currently have: a 55gal, ten 10gal, 3 five gallons, three 2gal, and a bunch of jars and bowls. At the time I'm typing this, I have: 14 angels, 13 goldfish, 73 bettas, 12 barbs, 5 catfish, too many guppies, 4 gouramis, 2 plecos, 10 loaches, bunch of swordtails, and probably a few others, lol.
I love to rescue fish. I've had everything from mutant danios, to one eyed goldfish, to my newest adoptee, a 2 year old betta with a MASSIVE tumor problem. He was brought to a pet shop and left there because the lady didn't know what to do with him. He's pretty scary looking. One of the guys at the store there I know let me have him. :D YAY! Elephant Man lives in a gallon bowl with pretty stones in my bathroom.
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I sell: veil, delta, halfmoon, plakat, and crowntail bettas as well as halfblack and blonde tuxedo fancy guppies. Ask me about it sometime.
Expert: Benty Date: 1/9/2008 Subject: HELP MY BETTA......
Question Help parts of my betta's fins are falling off!! He is used to being in a large 15 gallon tank and has been fine in there for almost 7 months but I decided to add 4 guppies to my tank so I knew they would not get along so I put the guppies into my 3-4 gallon breeding tank(without any dividers) I soon realized it was way to small for all of those guppies (By the way the breeding tank is placed in my 15 gallon tank and has tiny slots that are on the sides for the water to filter in and out) so I took my betta out and placed him into a large cup with the same tank water he was in before then I removed the guppies and put him into the breeding tank. About 24 hours later I checked on my tank.....the tails of all of my male guppies were almost ALL GONE so I removed my Betta put him into a cup (for about 2 min.) And I realized parts of his fin had fallen off. So I placed him into my 15 gallon tank (while the guppies were in the breeding tank)AND ANOTHER PART OF HIS FIN FELL OFF
Please help ME!!
Hannah
Answer Is the tail actually in there or just gone?
The betta probably ate the fins of the guppies or they have severe tail rot. Could it have gotten hung on anything in the tank like plastic plants? Rocks? Castles? Those do horrible things sometimes to fins of bettas. If the edge of where the fin fell off is dark, it is tail rot. For this badly of a case, use medicines like: Kanamycin, tetracyclin, and ampicillin. They are pretty powerful against them. Maracyn isn't powerful enough. Pet Supermarket has Tetracyclin.
