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| I had a 10 gallon tank with plant clippings in it. Because like every good fish lover I regularly add more plants where needed, and was tired of paying for plants. After 2 years this tank was a planted tank buy its own right. The tank has no filter and flat worms appeared. Needless to say I didn't want to put my hands in the water. There was hundreds, just like snails and other things. 3 days ago I decided to see if a beta fish could live in this type of water. Sure enough I put him in and watched. He stayed near the glass at first so I tapped the glass and he didn't even twitch. But something caught his eye and he scooted forward abit and swallowed a critter and then another. In two minutes time he was motoring arround hunting. He didn't eat the snails but I had my eyes on the worms that were on the glass and boom beta took him down and that was a mouth full. He loved it so much that he search for them all day. I never seen a beta swim so much. Really cool swimmers. Now I can't see any. I now need to grow some critters for my new beta.
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So is your betta so fat now he sits on the bottom of the tank on his belly and rocks back and forth. My betta reacted the same way the first time i fed him live black worms,man what an appetite
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| I think he is because today I couldn't find him, I finally found him at the bottom nestled in the grass. But he came out to say hello and then went back. Really can't find those worms any more. I only saw 1 little critter today, water mite? But I am cheering for the worms to survive.
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Just one question how is the water circulating? There is no gas exchange when there is no water movement. And I'm sure the Betta was never as happy as it was with the abundance of food!!
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ive had a couple flatworm outbreaks resulting from lack of water changes before.. my gouramis seem to keep them in check even when there's an outbreak.
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| iv never had flat worms. I had a hydra break out but that was it. I just increased water flow and now i dont see many. Does anyone know a natural hydra control
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