5 gallon tank - contains two female bettas. Did everything right (or so I thought) according to Animal Planet Aquarium Care of Bettas; heater, filter, clean tank once a week, use pellet food, etc. Came home to cloudy water yesterday. Tested the water with strips, and everything was right on the money with the exception of the alkaline - read "moderate" instead of ideal.
So, I syphoned out 20% of tank water, cleaning the gravel as I went along with the tube/hose according to the products instructions. It was still cloudy when I went to bed last night, but I thought for sure when I got up this a.m. the tank would be clear again; wrong. Okay...it'll be clear when I get home from work this evening; wrong again.
What's the problem?
Should I invest in a scum sucker? Are they even compatible with female bettas?
Also, we will be going on vacation in several weeks so I'm trying to think ahead....is there an automatic feeder for bettas? I've seen them in PetSmart for tropical fish, and even though I've read that bettas are considered tropical, is it safe to assume I can use one of these? I don't want to purchase on an assumption.
Thanks....
Mel
So, I syphoned out 20% of tank water, cleaning the gravel as I went along with the tube/hose according to the products instructions. It was still cloudy when I went to bed last night, but I thought for sure when I got up this a.m. the tank would be clear again; wrong. Okay...it'll be clear when I get home from work this evening; wrong again.
What's the problem?
Should I invest in a scum sucker? Are they even compatible with female bettas?
Also, we will be going on vacation in several weeks so I'm trying to think ahead....is there an automatic feeder for bettas? I've seen them in PetSmart for tropical fish, and even though I've read that bettas are considered tropical, is it safe to assume I can use one of these? I don't want to purchase on an assumption.
Thanks....
Mel
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