Photo #1 - ♥ - 1 Male Betta, 2 Otocinclus

4 gallons planted tank (mostly live plants and fish) - ♥

Submitted By: Iulia Georgescu on 11/27/2011

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freshwater fish - betta splendens - betta - male stocking in 4 gallons tank - I think I finally found why Coral's been loafing in the plants. From what I've read, this is most probably black ich (Diplopstomiasis). It took me a while to notice this because he naturally has black spots on him. I only noticed because they got bigger. : But his belly is also bigger than usual (can't see that very well in this picture).. I haven't been feeding him more than usual. Any ideas why? I want to know what is wrong with him before I start any treatments.

freshwater fish - betta splendens - betta - male stocking in 4 gallons tank - King Coral [K.C.]

4 gallons freshwater fish tank (mostly fish and non-living decorations) - My very first aquarium. ♥

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Country: Canada

Description: My first aquarium. :)

Fish Kept: 1 male Betta, 2 Otocinclus

Corals/Plants: 3 plants and a decoration from Dollarama.

Tank Size: 4 gallons

About Yourself: My dad used to have an aquarium when I was a kid. :)

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Okiimiru - Thank you for the information :) For now I'd rather stay with the gravel but I will definitely be more careful when I buy the next plants. I even asked the lady at the pet store why they kept on dying and she just told me to buy some "plant gro". :/

Iulia Georgescu

2011-12-05 01:16:41

This Betta has a lovely home!

Sahira

2011-12-04 02:01:24

Where did you get the candle diffuser?

Carey

2011-11-29 01:43:32

You could also just pick a plant that doesn't use the substrate. For example, anubias, java fern, bolbitis, and the mosses are tied to things aboveground instead of having their roots buried underground. That would let you keep the gravel and have living plants. Floating plants like azolla, water lettuce, and the liverwort riccia fluitans also exist and wouldn't care about your gravel.

Erica Wieser

2011-11-28 05:24:55

The plant is Cabomba caroliniana and the reason why it died is because it is incapable of growing in gravel. If you want it to live, you have to switch to a substrate that is finely grained and contains nutrients. Two examples are kitty litter (pure baked ground clay, like the "special kitty" brand) and soil capped with gravel.

Erica Wieser

2011-11-28 05:19:22

Thank you. :) I've been reading a lot to try to make him as happy as I possibly can. Unfortunately, my plants haven't been so lucky. :( I've been trying really hard to keep them healthy, but no matter what I do, they all seem to fall apart after a while. I would love to have a beautiful planted tank, but I don't know what else to do to keep them nice and healthy. I was never gifted with a green thumb and I'm afraid I will keep on killing every plant I ever buy. Any advice?

Iulia Georgescu

2011-11-28 01:51:57

Beautiful betta tank and beautiful betta. He looks happy.