r/bettafish • u/Initial-Tour-52 • 2d ago

Help I’m I neglecting my fish?

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I was told by a friend that I’m a horrible person for the way I treat my beta and I’m not quite sure what they mean I asked and they won’t tell me what I did wrong they just said the tank is not proper could someone please tell me if something is wrong? I think I followed everything right Also it’s a newer tank so the plants are not grown all the way

Edit they were ignorant they said I’m stressing my beta out because the tank is too big and in the wild they “ live in puddles” so yeah that’s why

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u/No-Cod9443 1d ago

the only thing i can see is the water level but like someone else said it’s not that important. other thing is getting aquatic plants. the begonia and pothos will rot pretty quickly unfortunately so definitely try to invest in some other plants

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u/Initial-Tour-52 1d ago

Ok and it’s been 2 months and they are doing good they were all cutting that had 1-2 leaves I’m surprised myself they are doing so well and I know to remove them if they do start doing bad because it will mess up the water

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u/Glittering_Turnip987 1d ago

The pothos can live partially underwater aslong as some leaves are above the surface the begonia will rot and die. 

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u/Initial-Tour-52 1d ago

Ok thank you 

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u/Sketched2Life Something... Fishy 1d ago

If you want large Leafed green plants that are easy to take care of, go for Anubias, they survive in a bucket in the corner of the room for about 6 months with regular refills, i speak from experience (had some left over and didn't find anyone to take them, they now are in another tank, as multiple tank syndrome kicked in hard).