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I will try to make this story as short as I possibly can.
We got a Red male betta, we call him Sparky, in February.
He was in a tiny tank and so we opted to purchase a 5
gallon for him a month ago to keep him happy. We did not
know about the nitrogen cycle at the time. He seemed sick
after the 1st week or 2 so in the 5 gallon tank, so I took
him out and put him in his tiny tank, cleaned out the 5
gallon tank and then put him back in the 5 gallon tank with
conditioners, stress coat, stress zyme, aquarium salt, and
fed him 2-3 x's a day, blood worms, and flakes.

After another week or 2 he began staying at the bottom of
the tank and rushing up for air. I bought water testing
kits for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph. The ammonia was
high, so I used ammolock and the ammonia level tested even
higher, the nitrite levels were in the .50-1.0 range. I
took Sparky to a local pet shop. The woman could not
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Ms Kapper /blockquote>

On 5/18/07, Ann wrote:
> I will try to make this story as short as I possibly can.
> We got a Red male betta, we call him Sparky, in February.
> He was in a tiny tank and so we opted to purchase a 5
> gallon for him a month ago to keep him happy. We did not
> know about the nitrogen cycle at t...See More
May 19, 2007
AIMEE /blockquote>

Hi Ann,

It stresses them when they move into a new tank or bowl. You'd think they'd
love all the space (and they will), but meanwhile, the moves are hard on them.
They're not the heartiest of fish. A larger 5 gallon tank is a little more difficult
to get started (once ammonia levels rise, esp.). I recom...See More
May 23, 2007
Miss_Ellie /blockquote>

i would have to say that if there no improvement in the
betta's health with the current medication, clean out the
tank, give him fresh water and a little salt... but leave it
at that. two days later if tehre isn't much improvement try
the other meds... just remember, sometimes fisg get sick and
in an att...See More
Feb 25, 2008
doreen Hope betta is still alive. You are feeding your fish too often! A betta should eat about 4-5 pellets a day ONCE a day. Your ammonia levels are too high because of excess food and fish waste. Try scaling back on the food and you'll be fine.

On 2/25/08, Miss_Ellie wrote: > i would have to say that if there no improvement in the > bett...See More
Sep 20, 2008


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