I have two questions.
1.) When my husband and I used to live in Oregon, we frequented the fish store owned and ran by a husband and wife team (Is it a specialty store?). There we were chatting about the proper cleaning of tanks. We were told that you should NEVER fully change the water out of a tank. I'm assuming he gave us the following instruction according to our tank size (10-15 gal). The guy told us to only to vacuum and take out an inch or so of water out of the top and then replace the water. I don't really think that was the best of advice because there's still more that can be cleaned out. We have about a 3 gal now. So, what exactly would be the best cleaning procedure? In the past, it's just been (diluted) bleach and water with many MANY rinses and dried, rinsed the rocks, and everything was replaced along with treated water. Also, I put in a couple of pellets for the betta (Soon to be replaced with live and frozen foods) each day. Sometimes, he'll miss a couple and they'll sink to the bottom. How do I retrieve the food that floats to the bottom so it does not rot and cause further dirtiness? Also, there is a filter.
2.) Feesh has really long fins. They change from blue to red in different areas. Recently, within the last couple of days, his fins have started to curl at the ends as a flower petal would, and darkening. This is at the very ends. They are also become slightly stringy, also at the ends.
The only solution that Briana and I could think of is possible fin rot.
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