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Offline wendyjo

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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2012, 01:32:26 PM »
Quote from: LittlePuff on March 15, 2012, 07:28:44 AM
ADF's do need to have access to the air, but so do bettas. The feeding trick is solved by feeding them sinking food. It also stays together longer for them to take their time eating. If you feed the betta at the same time, he won't notice the pellets/wafers sinking.

But ADF's just poke their heads out the water, right?  I don't think they need a platform of any type, do they?  They stay in the water and just come up for air.
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #11 on: March 16, 2012, 07:26:31 AM »
No. They're like cories.
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #12 on: March 16, 2012, 09:33:54 AM »
I just wanted to upload a picture of my tank to show the kind of space I am working with.



Also, I think I'll just stick with Buddy having his tank completely to himself. ADF's are cool but, I would rather not risk a frog -vs- fish altercation. Buddy will just have to remain a bachelor. Thanks for all of the help guys! I really love how awesome this community is!
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #13 on: March 16, 2012, 12:14:42 PM »
If you can find freshwater nerite snails I'd add one, simply because they are so great at algae control and will clean up any uneaten food as well.  And like mentioned before they are small and won't reproduce in fresh water.  They're hard to find without ordering online tho, so I have one that I rotate between my 2 betta tanks every few months.
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2012, 07:23:57 AM »
There can be the same problem with snails. I had a betta that pecked at an apple snail so bad, I had to take it out.
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #15 on: March 17, 2012, 06:52:53 PM »
Nerites seem to be built different tho - no matter what tank they're in I never seem to really see much of their actual bodies at all compared to other snails.  They're like little pebbles moving around in the tank. 
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Re: My Betta looks lonely
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2012, 11:56:46 AM »
Sneaky sneaky snail... sneaky sneaky snail... :hihi: Well then, nerites are assassins and assassin snails aren't!?
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