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I should clarify that about @coltin. Don't expect a response from him via PM, just post here and he'll likely chime in when he's back.

I'm not seeing any signs of fin rot, I think it's more likely he's just damaged his tail somehow, possibly from biting or catching it on something.

In a cycled tank, you're not gonna see ammonia, and that's due to the Nitrosomonas bacteria breaking down the ammonia into nitrite, then the Nitrobacter bacteria taking that nitrite and turning it into nitrate - that's the nitrogen cycle for you.

I'm a total newbie, only started buying betta 3 months ago, but I did see one at a local fish store that really caught my eye - it was 7 years old.

I think there's a hole on his tail too, try doing daily water changes and add some salt.

I'm probably overreacting, huh? Got a bad feeling, though. You think it's just me being a paranoid betta mom @essjay

It's probably just his natural coloration, I really don't think it's a disease or anything.

roygun_1 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 15, 2024 9:35 pm I've set up the 3 gal tank for my male and female betta, anacharis is in place, next step?

@luminx

I haven't done that, just been giving them freeze-dried bloodworms once a week.

Next step for me is figuring out how to set up the tank for both betta, got the anacharis down, but that's about it.

I've seen my local fish store use this particular one and it seems to do the job alright.