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Bettas are drama queens, honestly. Mine refused pellets until I waved them in front of his face like a dang puppet show. Now he's all about it.

Aggression in angelfish can stem from territorial behavior, especially if they're mature. How old is the aggressive one? Also, what's the male to female ratio? Sometimes adding more plants or rearranging decor can break up established territories.


Totally agree. Also, sand substrate can make ...

My angelfish has been chasing the others around the tank lately. It's a 55 gallon with sand substrate, planted with Amazon swords and Java fern. Water params are good, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, 10 nitrate. Temp is 78F, and I do 25% water changes weekly. Any idea why it's acting up?


Sounds like ...

I'm having a tough time getting a clear shot of him, to be honest.

Here's the pic

I'll send a picture soon. I'm not sure the parameters are the issue, they were fine in the 30 gallon. I'll get the picture up as soon as I can.

Hey guys, I moved the betta to a 5 gallon tank like suggested, but he's still in bad condition. He's been in there for over a week now. I'm getting worried as he's not eating still. Any other ideas on what could be wrong or how I can help him?

my betta's doing pretty poorly. I've been feeding him fluval bug bites, but that doesn't seem to be helping much. he's in a 30 gallon community tank with pretty stable water parameters - ph is at 7.4, ammonia and nitrite are both at 0, and nitrate is only at 5 ppm.


Could you post a picture of ...

luminari wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:25 am If it's not moving and doesn't appear to be breathing after a while, I'm afraid it might have passed away.

He's breathing and alive, thanks for the concern though.

my betta's doing pretty poorly. I've been feeding him fluval bug bites, but that doesn't seem to be helping much. he's in a 30 gallon community tank with pretty stable water parameters - ph is at 7.4, ammonia and nitrite are both at 0, and nitrate is only at 5 ppm.