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Hi everyone, I'm really sorry for my delayed response - I wasn't getting notifications, so I thought the conversation had died down. I'll do my best to respond to each comment individually, rather than writing a long essay.

I'm really disheartened to report that my Betta has now passed away. After carefully examining his body, I couldn't spot anything out of the ordinary, but his fins felt incredibly rigid - I'm pretty sure they would have snapped if I'd applied too much pressure. I gently placed him on a tissue, and ...

I'm curious about the first betta that passed away - how long did you have him for? Were there any changes or additions to the tank in the weeks leading up to his death? Also, do you have any decorations or equipment in the tank that could be leaching toxins? It would be helpful to see a full ...

Hi, I think your betta might be feeling a bit stressed, and that's why his fins are clamped. It's probably not the plants, to be honest, they're usually a good thing. It's more likely something to do with his environment or the water quality. What's the tank size like, and how's the flow? I'd try ...

I'm having a similar issue with my Betta, I've had him for about 4 months now and at first he was doing great, swimming around and whatnot. But over the last month or so, I've noticed he's been hiding more and more, and his fins are all clamped up. I've tried changing the water more frequently, but ...

Hi all,

My tank's fully cycled - ammonia and nitrite are 0.0, pH's between 7-8, and the temperature's stable at 26. I do a 20-25% water change every week, using Tetra AquaSafe and Tetra SafeStart.

The tank's pretty heavily planted with Anubias, Java Fern, and Java Moss, among others. I've also got ...

I've been dealing with this weird issue for a few weeks now - one of my boys has this air bubble thing on his tail. Initially, I was told it's no big deal, but I woke up this morning and it's blown up to like four times its original size.

The weird thing is, he's swimming around just fine and ...