Homegirl was practicing her MySpace pose., originally uploaded by mandynickel. YC wrote, Hi Christie! I have a quick question for you. When female bettas are pregnant with eggs, and a male is no longer in sight, do they become lethargic and have trouble eating? I was wondering how much energy reabsorption of the eggs cost them. A: Well, my specialty is general health and … [Read more...] about Female Betta: Eggs Causing Lethargy
Heating Betta Bowls
Betta Display, originally uploaded by Joseph Hoetzl. AK wrote, Hey there, Just stumbled across your website and i think its great. I am a first time owner and am so excited. We named him Jean-Michel, after the famous eighties art star:) So we did decide to go with a 1 gal. bowl. I understand that is a little small now and will be changing soon, but for now I wanted to know … [Read more...] about Heating Betta Bowls
Mystery Source of Ammonia Hurting Betta Brood
Blue, originally uploaded by spyzter. EK wrote, I’m also a betta enthusiast, and recently also became a betta breeder… I’m raising my second spawn now. I use beanie boxes because of their convenience — I have a set of shelves holding 96 boxes (24 on each shelf), though I’m only using 72 of them right now. I know you don’t recommend anything smaller than 1gal, but these (a … [Read more...] about Mystery Source of Ammonia Hurting Betta Brood
Installing an Air Stone
Betta Bubble Maker, originally uploaded by devroka. Q: MS wrote, I recently rescued a Betta fish from being the leftover of a center piece at a wedding and I just setup a tank for the little guy in my apartment.I purchased 1.5 gallon tank and the tank came with an airstone system in it. Now I have been trying to read up as much as possible online regarding Betta, and I … [Read more...] about Installing an Air Stone
Unstable PH Looks Like Common Bettas Disease
Q: J wrote, I have a Crowntail Splendid Betta; named Bartholomew, whom I’ve had for 1½ years now. I keep him in a 5½ gallon tank with a filter, heater set at 73 degrees, and an air pump with no added tank mates. The tank environment consists of two plastic plants, four fabric plants, a castle for a hideout, two small Java ferns and blue, white and black aquarium rocks at the … [Read more...] about Unstable PH Looks Like Common Bettas Disease
Abdominal Bleeding in Betta with Dropsy
pastel rainbow / un arcoiris color pastel, originally uploaded by Citlali257. Q: SL wrote, My beta Spooky most definitely has dropsy, but out of all the articles i’ve read on it, none have talked about other problems I’m having with him, which is making me to believe this is a really bad case. He barely eats now and barely moves. He hangs out at the bottom of his bowl. When … [Read more...] about Abdominal Bleeding in Betta with Dropsy
Avoiding Mini-cycles
gustav1, originally uploaded by girlpirate. DW wrote, I just wanted to write to you, and say thank you so much for putting up your site! I’ve learned so much from it! I also am in love with the betta photos you put up with each post. Simply amazing. Make me wanna set up my tripod and take a few rolls of my baby with my SLR since my digi doesn’t do him justice! But now, … [Read more...] about Avoiding Mini-cycles
Betta’s Body Turning Black
Q: YC wrote, Hi Christie! I love your site and your blog! They are very detailed and I admire how much time and effort you dedicate to this hobby. Bettas are beautiful, lovable fish and it’s nice to visit a site whose owner is not only knowledgeable, but with a deep fondness all betta owners can relate to. I have a question, and it’s not too urgent, but any help you can … [Read more...] about Betta’s Body Turning Black
Light Sensitive Goldfish
Q: MM wrote, You’ve helped me in the past with one of my Bettas (he had swim bladder trouble). I have a quick question about one of my goldfish. I have 2 large goldfish (almost about a foot long, each), also one large algae eater and a small bottom feeder (15 yrs. old) lives in this cave and hardly ever comes out. They’re all in a 50-gallon with filters, etc. For the last … [Read more...] about Light Sensitive Goldfish
Aquatic Veterinary Specialists
First 10g, originally uploaded by John_Zhang. Hey Nippyfish Readers! It’s late and I’m sort of tired so rather than posting the usual Q&A, I’m just going to reprint this really nice email I got today from a reader. It was so thoughtful, it made my day. The emails I get from readers are really what make the blog as successful as it is. So thanks again to you all, the … [Read more...] about Aquatic Veterinary Specialists