Hello all! I posted last week about my new betta tank and you were all a great help!! The morning after making some necessary modifications, I was pleasantly surprised to see my boy had blown his first bubble nest!! I’m also in the process of getting some more plants, I know he’d like some better cover.
My main question is, what is the best way to raise carbonate levels in the water? All his other parameters are within good levels! I read that baking soda (bicarbonate) can fix it but like…surely I don’t just sprinkle baking soda into the water. Right?
Also, one more question…my boyfriend just got a good look at my fish last night, and Oscar (fish) got SO angry! I’ve never seen him flare before, but he flared his whole little head and even charged!! Do y’all have any suggestions for acclimating my fish to my boyfriend’s presence? Or other people in general? If I’m out of town and need a friend to come feed him, for example, I don’t want him to be angry/scared the whole time.
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Not sure on the baking soda question. However, in my experience, bettas tend to flare at things unfamiliar rather than out of anger or fear. A precautionary thing, almost. I’m sure if your boyfriend fed him a couple of times, he’d recognize that this human means “food”, too 🙂
Edit: Oh, also! If the baking soda thing really IS putting it in the water, the better thing to do (so the betta doesn’t eat it) is to take some tank water, mix it in, and then slowly drip the new mixture into his tank. 🙂