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I'm not an expert by any means, but to me it looks more like just a torn fin rather than anything else! What's his setup like? Does it have any non-silk fake plants or driftwood with pokey/rough edges that he could've gotten stuck on? He could also be nipping at his own fins cuz he's struggling to get around cuz they're so big.

Either way his color is gorgeous and I love his lil face so much!

Loulou Update

The good news: Loulou is still slowly turning blue, and has recently developed a gorgeous shimmery-blue pearlescent sheen!

The bad news: He was a little sluggish with his dinner yesterday, and at breakfast today I noticed an opaque white mottling on the end tips of his tailfin, and I'm getting mixed results for shat it could be online.

I'm worried because it's sort of rounded at the edges that it may be some kind of fin disease, like fin rot or fungus, but image searches for fin rot show up as transparent patches and other sites say it might be Ich. He didn't have any noticeable behavioural symptoms before yesterday, but I don't know how long it's been there.

Does anyone with more experience with bettas know what this is? I'd like to treat it as soon as possible

#Reblogging it instead of replying to boost to more people to help get you more ppl's opinions!

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everyone has dreams about being lost at school, late to work, cant find bathroom etc but whats yalls most common Uncommon stress dream. ill always have dreams about having various problems with my fish tank

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ive spent hours drawing a fish who wants to see the wip. i may be going insane

#This is seriously phenomenal!! #Fantastic job op!! #This is so beautiful!!

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shrimp activity

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i like when fish look at you like this

my man that is your worst angle im not even sure youre a fish from this perspective i love you very much

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Groups that advocate for the proper care of animals don’t work if they only fixate on people who’ve already met the “standard” of care.

Shunning those who unknowingly have neglected animals needs, put them in danger, or kept them in unfit conditions, rather than helping them, is directly contradictory to that sort of group’s supposed motive. Be empathetic toward other people’s situations, especially if they show willingness to change. Offer cheap alternatives! Give them reliable sources for proper research! Harassment isn’t going to benefit an animal’s wellbeing.

Place your anger on corporations and public figures which promote that neglect, instead of those who were misled.

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who up

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From @cheerfulbettas on tiktok (source)

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I sincerely need people to realize that the walstad method takes a lot more than “no filter and some anubias.” In fact, the substrate is arguable the second most important aspect.

It’s a pretty carefully balanced ecosystem, and it still requires the occasional water change. It’s also only good for specific fish, as most require some sort of current. Contrary to popular belief, you can’t just shove 12 danios in a 6 gallon “walstad” setup that’s been established for a grand total of 15 minutes and expect them to thrive.

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Fuck

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BLOOP by ekud

This artist on Instagram

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I am fundamentally against keeping sororities: and here’s a comprehensive list of reasons why.

- Your fish not attacking one another doesn’t mean shit, and tends to be a sign of severe stress in fish that are otherwise very territorial.

- There’s no actual benefit to doing so. Bettas don’t enjoy being in groups, as they aren’t a schooling nor particularly social fish. Putting them in one is solely done so people can shove more fish in a tank with zero regard for their safety. If you really want to keep bettas with other fish, there are plenty that won’t spend every waking moment thinking about shredding the others.

- It really isn’t much better than a cup. If you have to justify your care with “oh well it could be much worse,” it’s probably inadequate. I could grab 20 dogs from my local shelter and argue that keeping them all on my flat is better than a kennel if I were to apply the same logic.

- There’s a lot of fine print to keeping sororities “correctly.” It’s only really advised you attempt to do so if you can closely monitor your (preferably related) fish for any signs of stress or aggression, and that requires knowing those signs in the first place. So the only people who should be trying are people with serious experience and understanding, such as breeders and seriously devoted hobbyists. Even then, the chances of it failing are there and you always need to be ready in case it does.

Except wait! No one reads the fine print, so you end up with people pouring 10 bettas into a 7 gallon with 3 plastic plants and a spongebob house for their first ever tank.

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☕ shrimps are one of the most beautiful things on planey earth

Agree...

Here's a screenshot of this ask so we can all read it a second time...

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my dad was outside feeding the slugs cucumber slices earlier

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