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Have you checked nitrites? If they're rising, the cycle's working, just slow. My goldfish tank took five weeks once. Hang in there!

I was totally clueless about this aquarium nitrogen cycle thing, but I did let the tank sit for a bit after setting it up and adding conditioner before putting Taki in - I think it was around five hours or maybe more, I was waiting for the heater to warm up the tank too. I'm really glad I did that ...

I did the 75% water change and Taki seems to be doing a bit better. I'm still working on figuring out how to test for nitrates, but I'll get there. He doesn't look bloated, so I'm not too worried about constipation. I'm using a 2.5 Topfin tank with a filter and a tank heater, and I also have a water ...

Hey guys, I'm getting a bit desperate for some advice here. I got my Dragon Scale Betta, Taki, from Pet-smart last Saturday and he was doing great at first. Ate his pellets like a champ for the first two days, then suddenly got picky and only wanted the tiny ones - had to hand-feed him or he'd just ...