Pics Of My Betta Tank

First of all, that is a beautiful betta...but he DOES NOT need any salt in his tank....the snails especially dont like salt, in fact you should only use salt when you have a disease in your tank, like ich. When I treated my 55g with salt my snail stayed in his shell and eventually died. You are also overfeeding the betta...he can go a couple of days without food...that would be better than overfeeding him for sure. His belly is only the size of his eye. As far as the algae goes, how often do you turn off the light? What is the temp of the tank? Does the snail even come out of his shell? I am not trying to rant at ya, I am just trying to help ya out...everyone starts somewhere ya know? I have killed many a fish in my time till I learned a few valuable lessons lol.

I'd say it's the 3 day feeder- those things are aweful b/c they disolve A LOT of nutrients in to the water- that's why you get filth and algae

feed your snail a peice of zuccini every day and remove the uneaten stuff before it starts to rot

i feed my bettas a mixed diet but if you want to keep it simple get those little tiny hikari betta foods (the little one are better b/c they last a long time and if you buy the bigger sizes the food gets stale) 2-3 pellets 2-3 times a day- i've taught by bettas to jump[ out of the water for them- feeding time is fun for me and my bettas get a little excersize.

I agree with kyle3 about the 3 day feeder. Your betta will be fine over the weekend without food.

Yep, in fact it will do your betta good to fast for a few days.

As far as salt in the water....I always put aquarium salt in all my change water. I also never have fungus or bacteria issues with any of my fish. However, I don't have snails and I do know that if snails are anything like slugs, which they certainly seem to be....lol....salt is definitely not one of their most favorite earthly delights.

the light period should be fine

yes loose the salt

the algae on the snail should lighten once you stop the three day feeders however they do tend to get a little buy a tooth brush for him and use a little tank water to scrub him up periodically(you shouldn't have to do this anywhere near once a week - every 2 weeks should be fine

don't add any of the algaecides they cause all kinds of trouble

the yellow/ cloudyness in the tank is all the extra nutrients from disolved food it should not return after your water change and scrub if you don't add those feeders

Have you considered a live plant?

This is what I would do with the tank......


Cup your betta and snail......empty out the tank entirely and rinse everything off that was in there...wiping down the sides of the tank as well. Don't worry about the biocycle thing...since you clean it out every week that won't be a problem. If you're concerned about that just empty the water into a bucket and rinse everything off in the old water. That should prevent cleaning out any bio you may have in there. Use a new scrubbrush to scrub off the plants and stuff...may even want to use it gently on your snail to clean him off too.

Set your tank back up and fill it with fresh clean cycled/conditioned water and put the betta and snail back in...you may want to float them a bit in whatever cup you have them in...and reintroduce them to the new water just like you would a new fish...just to be on the safe side.

Oh...I'd ditch the UGF too.....I had them in my tanks too and found that they do much better without them. All that crud that builds up underneath the plate can be a good source of algae food too...and may be adding to your problem.

Then.......don't use anymore of those weekend feeders....lol.....

hmmm

I read on bettatalk.com that salt was always a good thing, and a good preventative of some stuff.

What is the general opinion about that?

And meaghan9930, you have a very beautiful betta!