Fish Questions UPDATED!!!

[IRescue452]

A 2 gallon tank is really too small for much of anything. So is a 5 gallon hex. A hex tank, because of the surface to water ratio, should be stocked as if its only half the size. Your 5 gallon hex provides the same space ratio as a 2.5 gallon square tank. You wonder why the water quality went bad. You'll need a filter and you'll need the tank cycled if you want to add any other fish to the betta tank. You really should have a filter and cycled tank for bettas too. They breath air, yes, so they don't need the oxygen a filter provides. But they do suffer from the ammonia levels that build up daily before you change the water. If anything, you could add one platy to the betta tank.

[mousie]

I was thinking that the 2 gallon aquarium (which is square-ish and has a filter and a heater) could house my betta and a small tank mate, possible a little bottom feeder or snail of some sort and that the 5 gallon hex aquarium (which also has a filter and a heater) could house like my neons and 2 mollies or something. The only reason my betta is in the un-filtered bowl right now is because some bug laid eggs in the filtered one (probably because I turn of the filter off at night because it's soooo loud). Don't worry, I know the one inch of fish per gallon and am confident the ammonia levels are back to normal (but I'll still have the water checked). I'll be back tonight with an update on how the day goes.

[Blue Dragonfly]

i dont know if this helps, but try washing the tank with vinegar. it kills all the germs. make sure to rinse it out properly. also, i have had a fighter with some zebra danios, and that worked well. careful though, they are jumpers, and they are pigs. make sure ur betta gets some food too.

[mousie]

UPDATE: Okay, no fishies for me, but instead a message to IRescue452: you were right! The betta bowl tested extremely high for ammonia levels and the hex 5 had extremely high ammonia and nitrate levels, so right now I'm adding enzymes to their water. I decided to not get any more fishies for the hex 5 and when the neons go up to RB I'll just throw out the hex 5. But, for Prince the betta, he got his own 2.5 gallon aquarium with his own filter and a live plant, some little fake plants, a nice rock, and some blue gravel. Although I'm out $65 I definately think it's worth it! I'll update once he goes in the tank (after it's cycled) and then I might get him a little tankmate!