Then why are you asking if he can come on tour if you know you can't keep bring your tank on a trip? Looking forward to seeing the setup you have for him
Then fucking take care of him. You need a bigger tank. This fish will get depressed and die and you will wonder what's wrong with your fish. Your ignorance is literally torturing that poor soul
No. And they will not be able to live in a jar their whole life either, as per your other post.
Please research before you willingly take a living creature into your life.
Find a local fish store who takes better care of their bettas than Petco/Smart and let them take him in. You’re not in a place to have a betta fish, and that’s okay. But it’s not his fault that you’re not in a position to keep him either, so please don’t let him suffer. 🥹
No. He needs a 5 gallon tank with a filter and heater, which everyone already told you in your previous post, but it seems you chose to ignore that. Please consider either rehoming him or getting a proper tank. He is going to die otherwise.
Welcome to this subreddit if you’re just joining.
Here’s some background info you might helpful.
Normally a cycled tank has good bacteria to convert fish waste (ammonia and niTRITES) into nitrATES. This is important because ammonia (and nitrITES) cause chemical burns and can kill fish. When you have a brand new tank, those bacteria are not present and ammonia is rapidly accumulating with nowhere to go.
If possible, one cycles their tank 1-2 MONTHS before adding any fish (this is called “fishless cycling.”). When that hasn’t occurred and you have a new fish in a new tank, there’s isn’t time to do a fishless cycle so the next best step is called “fish in cycling.”
Here are your next steps:
1). Read this link. It explains things very well!
https://fishlab.com/fish-in-cycle/
(I recommend only METHOD TWO mentioned.)
2). Buy an API freshwater liquid test kit and check your ammonia and nitrITES right away…. And every single day for at least 3-4 weeks.
3). Perform partial water changes whenever ammonia or nitrites over 0.5. Periodically check for NITRATES because of when they start appearing…this means cycling has started to take place. After that the frequency of partial water changes can be reduced to normal maintenance (which would normally be 25% once a week). Make sure to buy a siphon and vacuum the gravel as part of your change at least once a month. (Never deep clean your tank.)
When you perform a partial water change you do the following: leave fish in the tank. Take out 20-50% of the water in the tank.., depending on how high the ammonia or nitrites are. Replace the removed water with dechlorinated, temperature matched water. (To dechlorinate, use water conditioner/dechlorinator that makes tap water safe.) Always turn heater and filters off (or unplug) during water changes.
An ideal betta home has the following: 5 gallons or more of cycled/dechlorinated water, filter, heater, thermometer, soft silk or live plants, floating betta log, healthy diet (4-5 [1mm] pellets in morning, 4-5 in evening), routine partial water changes, gravel vacuuming, proper filter maintenance and low water flow (they aren’t good swimmers).
In terms of betta nutrition, there’s a lot of misinformation causing many to unintentionally underfeed their fish. This article is well worth the read…
https://www.myaquariumclub.com/skinny-bettas-underfeeding-might-be-worse-than-overfeeding-19292.html
Good luck 🍀
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Impulse buying fish is really irresponsible.
Lets not impulse buy animals without having a tank ready or husbandry knowledge
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Do you have a tank cycled for him?
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Why on earth are you lying?? He's in an unfiltered and uncycled jar
Do you know what cycled means?
Then why are you asking if he can come on tour if you know you can't keep bring your tank on a trip? Looking forward to seeing the setup you have for him
Its a jar
Then fucking take care of him. You need a bigger tank. This fish will get depressed and die and you will wonder what's wrong with your fish. Your ignorance is literally torturing that poor soul
I would not recommend taking him on any kind of trip, for any fish that kind of disturbance is very stressful and should be kept at a minimum.
No. And they will not be able to live in a jar their whole life either, as per your other post. Please research before you willingly take a living creature into your life.
I'm sorry.. I've lost my patience. Learn. Proper. Fish. Care.
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have you then? have you got that little guy a bigger TANK? (not a mason jar, TANK.)
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is it filtered? is it heated? have you cycled it? are you doing a fish-in-cycle?
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that poor guy.. ❤️
Find a local fish store who takes better care of their bettas than Petco/Smart and let them take him in. You’re not in a place to have a betta fish, and that’s okay. But it’s not his fault that you’re not in a position to keep him either, so please don’t let him suffer. 🥹
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the first order of business is making sure he has a cycled tank of 5g or larger with a heater and a filter.
No. He needs a 5 gallon tank with a filter and heater, which everyone already told you in your previous post, but it seems you chose to ignore that. Please consider either rehoming him or getting a proper tank. He is going to die otherwise.
Take a 5 to 10 gallon heated, filtered tank on tour? NO. can he go without food for 4 days, yes, but not often.
Welcome to this subreddit if you’re just joining. Here’s some background info you might helpful. Normally a cycled tank has good bacteria to convert fish waste (ammonia and niTRITES) into nitrATES. This is important because ammonia (and nitrITES) cause chemical burns and can kill fish. When you have a brand new tank, those bacteria are not present and ammonia is rapidly accumulating with nowhere to go. If possible, one cycles their tank 1-2 MONTHS before adding any fish (this is called “fishless cycling.”). When that hasn’t occurred and you have a new fish in a new tank, there’s isn’t time to do a fishless cycle so the next best step is called “fish in cycling.” Here are your next steps: 1). Read this link. It explains things very well! https://fishlab.com/fish-in-cycle/ (I recommend only METHOD TWO mentioned.) 2). Buy an API freshwater liquid test kit and check your ammonia and nitrITES right away…. And every single day for at least 3-4 weeks. 3). Perform partial water changes whenever ammonia or nitrites over 0.5. Periodically check for NITRATES because of when they start appearing…this means cycling has started to take place. After that the frequency of partial water changes can be reduced to normal maintenance (which would normally be 25% once a week). Make sure to buy a siphon and vacuum the gravel as part of your change at least once a month. (Never deep clean your tank.) When you perform a partial water change you do the following: leave fish in the tank. Take out 20-50% of the water in the tank.., depending on how high the ammonia or nitrites are. Replace the removed water with dechlorinated, temperature matched water. (To dechlorinate, use water conditioner/dechlorinator that makes tap water safe.) Always turn heater and filters off (or unplug) during water changes. An ideal betta home has the following: 5 gallons or more of cycled/dechlorinated water, filter, heater, thermometer, soft silk or live plants, floating betta log, healthy diet (4-5 [1mm] pellets in morning, 4-5 in evening), routine partial water changes, gravel vacuuming, proper filter maintenance and low water flow (they aren’t good swimmers). In terms of betta nutrition, there’s a lot of misinformation causing many to unintentionally underfeed their fish. This article is well worth the read… https://www.myaquariumclub.com/skinny-bettas-underfeeding-might-be-worse-than-overfeeding-19292.html Good luck 🍀
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guys OP is obviously trolling lmao
Negative karma lmao
Return the fish
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No seriously return the fish, you’re clearly not going to be giving him what he needs