i have a viet pure blood line fighter plakat in my 10 gallon tank. i have a an insider internal filter. i put sme rubber bands aorund the filter with rubber bands. the water that is coming out of it s not power full but i did put some plants around it to break up the urface of the water, also it makes alot of buubbles around the surface will this distract my male betta from making his bubble nest. also there is a cup for him to build the nest under. please answer

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its a 10 gallon tank with 4 guppies, 4 neon tetras and 2 [VERY HORNY] ivory snails. i put a new filter cartridge and then cleaned the plants, ornaments, and gravel. i stirred up the gravel and replaced 3 gallons. i remember a year ago when i first got the tank the pet store worker said to never do a water change when you add a new filter cartridge. will my fish be okay?

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I love having the tank in my room but I just canNOT sleep with that running water sound! It’s a 10 gallon tank with 1 goldfish and 1 algae eater. I just want to know if it is safe to turn off their filter when I go to bed and turn it back on in the morning.

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I have a small yellow-bellied slider and a 10-gallon tank. I have a Duetto 100 submersible filter. I know a canister filter is the way to go but for a small turtle? Does anyone have a suggestion like getting a small canister filter to go a long with the submersible filter?

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We have chlorinated water. We also have a beta fish. He lives in a fish bowl with a plant. The last time I changed his water; I let it sit over night before I put him in it. I was just wondering how long water needs to sit before it is safe for a fish?
The bowl holds almost two pitchers of water. I bought some Aquasafe but, it gives measurements for a 10 gallon tank.

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I have a 10 gallon tank, with a filter and heater. I was wondering if the water is supposed to be crystal clear like when I first put the water in the tank with the water conditioner & bacteria fighter? Or is it supposed to be slightly cloudy all of the time? I’m on day 4 of the cycling proccess, and I’m supposed to go to Petco for the fish on Friday, so I don’t want the fish to die or anything in my water. Right now it’s slightly cloudy, but the right temperature. Thanks!

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Ok, i have a 10 gallon tank with heater, slightly high ph (well, really at the highest amount for a beta and tetras-7.4), a thermometer, a filter, 1 beta, and 4 (well, NOW four) neon tetras. 2 days ago, i bought 5 neon tetras. they were to go with my beta that i currently had in the 10 gallon tank. the water is pure, i clean it approx. every 4-5 days. when i first got my tetras and put them in, they were fine. yesterday, i noticed the beta was sometimes swiming right next to them, but they were out in the open and he was "stalking" in the plants. occasionally they would swim together in the open, so i figured it was ok. half the time, this one neon tetra (he was a tad longer and slimer than the others, and had more potent coloring) would separate from the others, sometimes swiming side by side with the beta. this morning, i was feeding my fish when i realized only 4 were swiming around in the tank. i couldn’t find the last one! my mom went fishing around the tank with her hand when…
…she accedentally uprooted two plants. when she was re-planting them. she saw a tetra floating around with no tail at the surface. my little "rebel" was dead! he must of been held down by the plants. he definetely wasn’t floating b4. non the less, we think the beta bit off his tail. now, the other fish always stay in a school, but occasionally separate. ever since, ive noticed they are a more aggressive. the beta is always "stalking" in the plants, though it looks as if he is looking for food. but, just now i saw he looked for food right beneath the tetras, and i tapped the tank so that the tetras would see him. then he tried to take a little nip out of them one, but he got away. i really want my fish to stay safe, what should i do???

p.s. i also got these fish from petco, so i still have a warently on the 5 tetras if i should by new to keep the quantity high. thx!
i let my tank go through the cycles and all that already.
oh and also, for the part of the question saying what is wrong with my fish, my beta has this large lump (about the size of his head) right behind his gills.
did i forget to say the dead neon had NO TAIL!!! (when he was found dead , of course.)
im still waiting for answers…desperately!

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It so pisses me off the pure ignorance of some users on here. I’ve seen so many people posting answers saying, "In the wild Bettas live in tiny muddy puddles" Or, "In the wild they live in fields, so they don’t need big tanks." and, "They can breathe air so they don’t need a filter".

GAH!

Ok Betta splendens originate from Siam, hence the name Siamese fighting fish, today Siam is known as Thailand.

Bettas do live in fields, these are called rice paddies, it’s where rice is grown, and these fields are flooded with water.

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They can also be found in rivers.

Bettas can survive in tiny puddles, until something eats them, or until the rains come again….but it’s not through choice.

In the rice paddy their territory is about the same size as a 10 gallon tank.

So they do need a heater (24-30 Celsius or 75-86 Fahrenheit). They need space; at least 5 gallons or 20 litres and they need filtered water. They don’t like strong currents though.
awc: I know a rice paddy is larger than 10 gallons, but there are usually more than one fish in there. They find the best territory they can win the fight for, this territory is about the same size as a 10gallon tank.

In comparison, the territory from an African lion is around 100 square miles, although I think the whole of Africa is bigger than 100 square miles hehehehehe
JME: "You go girl" ???
Austin: Do idea in theory, but if the pet store owners gave a shit about the fish in the first place, we wouldn’t be having this conversation

If it pisses you off too and you see the fish treated badly, take your business elsewhere.
Austin: One minute your on here saying how sad you are that the fish are treated badly, then next minute you’re telling someone that they don’t need a heater for their betta….you’re full of shit.
BettaChris: You’re missing the point; this question isn’t aimed at betta breeders. I know they need to be separated at about 8 weeks, from one spawn alone, you’d need about 50 individual tanks for the fry. I agree with using jars for this purpose. I’m sure you give sound advice on the care for your fish.
I’m talking about the people who bought a Betta from the store and the permanent home is a tiny bowl/vase/jar, because that’s all they know, that’s what they think is the ideal home for the fish.

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I have two betas in a 10 gallon tank, with a tank devider to seperate them. I have a filter, but it doesn’t keep the water on the opposite side of the tank clean. How can I easily clean the water surface, since betas go to the surface to breathe?

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Anyone have any good suggestions to clean hard water and "crusty stuff" off an old 10 gallon tank? I want to clean it up so I can prepare it to once again hold some fish.

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