READ THIS BEFORE ASKING! We will delete questions which do not follow these rules. This is a blog for new betta fish owners, mostly.

spectrology: spectrology: spectrology: sad fishy found left behind in a dorm room…. the student said they couldnt figure out how to take him on the plane & planned to come back and feed him, but was OK with me taking him instead! @justmaghookit has been a great help in helping me find the right stuff i need for this fish. im a bit new to it, but i know the basics and want to give him the best! got him a 10 gallon tank; time to treat the water and install some lights! got a heater going & im warming it up for him! spooning the new water into the old every few minutes to get him used to it. already added the water treatment w that good good bacteria into the new water too! An update to yesterday’s post. I’m glad to see he’s doing well. :)

Inactiat?! Did you just post?!

Uhhhhhhhhhh

Hi! This isn’t a comeback. I’m off writing and doing some other things since I graduated near about 3 years ago. Was diagnosed with a genetic disorder but it’s not so bad with physical therapy.

Even if my fish are gone, I’m diligently maintaining this URL to help new fish keepers. If I need to, the resources provided on this blog will be independently archived from tumblr and hosted seperately to keep them alive with a snapshot of our community here.



I thought at least I’d pop in to say hi while I take care of a couple things planetside (administrator duties). I hope you’re all doing well. 💖

spectrology:

fishblr please help me i am trying to save a betta fish that is living in a fishbowl of its own poop (was left in a room after a student graduated) and need some help. i got a 10 gallon tank and filled it with distilled water. i understand i need to treat the water somehow but i want to get the fish out of its bowl ASAP. help!!! if you send me an ask i will follow you so we can message.

Hey there! You don’t want to use distilled water. Distilled water can be bad for fish for a number of reasons but I’ll spare you the details. You want to use a dechlorinator on tap water. Our blog here has a number of how-to’s to take you from here. Good luck, OP. 💖

tearah999: I like fish. (Also click for ‘betta’ quality) (via truthliesandelephanteyes)

Hello! We recently got a betta for our 75 gallon planted aquarium; he’ll have some mystery snail and shrimp tank mates. From your blog, I’ve learned that betta need to be able to rest near the surface. We have some driftwood and rock piles set up; the rock piles provide a flat resting surface, but they’re still about 8-10 inches from the surface. Some of the driftwood is within 1-3 inches of the surface, but it’s not flat, and might be hard to rest on. Do we need to provide something more?

by Anonymous

That should be fine! They just need to be able to get to the top easily to breathe, especially if they have longer fins.

Hello! I have just acquired a little better fish and want to make sure I am taking good care of him/her. Currently I have him in a 1.5 gal tank with a what seems to be a pump that creates bubbles attached to the tank, as well as a set of 8 lights that illuminate the water. My question is about the tank temp, my home temp ranges between 60-72 throughout the day, currently. Is this safe for a fish? Also, I am wondering if the lights hurt his eyes, as they hurt mine if I look at them directly. Ty!

by Anonymous

Hi! Congrats on your new fish! I’d recommend checking out our care guide to answer some of your questions, but as a quick note, these are tropical fish that should be kept about 80F, and will need a filtration system. Good luck!

frostysaquarium: A beautiful boy ⭐ (via katieskarlette)

i didn't mean to come off as rude, sorry. i was just wondering since a few dragon age(?) posts have been getting reblogged to this blog

by Anonymous

oooh shoot that’s me posting to wrong blog lemme fish that

so is this just like... not a fish blog anymore?

by Anonymous

This blog was started while we were in college; as far as I’m aware we are now all working full time (and/or starting a family/other major life changes). Mari has her own general fish themed @aquariadise if you want something currently active.

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